diff --git a/include/SongEditor.h b/include/SongEditor.h
index 8a02d56919a..b9355cc25ca 100644
--- a/include/SongEditor.h
+++ b/include/SongEditor.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class SongEditor : public TrackContainerView
 	enum EditMode
 	{
 		DrawMode,
+		KnifeMode,
 		SelectMode
 	};
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ public slots:
 
 	void setEditMode( EditMode mode );
 	void setEditModeDraw();
+	void setEditModeKnife();
 	void setEditModeSelect();
 	void toggleProportionalSnap();
 
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ private slots:
 	virtual void wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * we );
 
 	virtual bool allowRubberband() const;
+	virtual bool knifeMode() const;
 
 
 	Song * m_song;
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ protected slots:
 
 	ActionGroup * m_editModeGroup;
 	QAction* m_drawModeAction;
+	QAction* m_knifeModeAction;
 	QAction* m_selectModeAction;
 	QAction* m_crtlAction;
 
diff --git a/include/TrackContainerView.h b/include/TrackContainerView.h
index 67575583b51..f1d68719fed 100644
--- a/include/TrackContainerView.h
+++ b/include/TrackContainerView.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class TrackContainerView : public QWidget, public ModelView,
 	const TrackView * trackViewAt( const int _y ) const;
 
 	virtual bool allowRubberband() const;
+	virtual bool knifeMode() const;
 
 	inline bool rubberBandActive() const
 	{
diff --git a/src/core/Track.cpp b/src/core/Track.cpp
index fe66ab4a5e5..a9d229062b6 100644
--- a/src/core/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Track.cpp
@@ -716,7 +716,29 @@ void TrackContentObjectView::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * me )
 {
 	setInitialPos( me->pos() );
 	setInitialOffsets();
-	if( !fixedTCOs() && me->button() == Qt::LeftButton )
+	if ( m_trackView->trackContainerView()->knifeMode()
+	     && me->button() == Qt::LeftButton             )
+	{
+		SampleTCO * leftTCO = dynamic_cast<SampleTCO*>( m_tco );
+		if ( leftTCO )
+		{
+			const float ppt = m_trackView->trackContainerView()->pixelsPerTact();
+			const int x = mapToParent( me->pos() ).x();
+			MidiTime t = qMax<int>( 0, m_trackView->trackContainerView()->currentPosition() + x * MidiTime::ticksPerTact()/ppt);
+			if ( me->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier
+			  || me->modifiers() & Qt::AltModifier    ) {}
+			else { t = t.quantize( gui->songEditor()->m_editor->getSnapSize() ); }
+			leftTCO->copy();
+			SampleTCO * rightTCO = new SampleTCO ( leftTCO->getTrack() );
+			rightTCO->paste();
+
+			leftTCO->changeLength( t - leftTCO->startPosition() );
+			rightTCO->movePosition(t);
+			rightTCO->changeLength( rightTCO->length() - leftTCO->length() );
+			rightTCO->setStartTimeOffset( leftTCO->startTimeOffset() - leftTCO->length() );
+		}
+	}
+	else if( !fixedTCOs() && me->button() == Qt::LeftButton )
 	{
 		if( me->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier )
 		{
diff --git a/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp b/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
index 7c69d5eb824..f37c4dc3880 100644
--- a/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/TrackContainerView.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@ bool TrackContainerView::allowRubberband() const
 
 
 
+bool TrackContainerView::knifeMode() const
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
 void TrackContainerView::setPixelsPerTact( int _ppt )
 {
 	m_ppt = _ppt;
@@ -377,7 +385,7 @@ void TrackContainerView::dropEvent( QDropEvent * _de )
 		//it->toggledInstrumentTrackButton( true );
 		_de->accept();
 	}
-	else if( type == "samplefile" || type == "pluginpresetfile" 
+	else if( type == "samplefile" || type == "pluginpresetfile"
 		|| type == "soundfontfile" || type == "vstpluginfile"
 		|| type == "patchfile" )
 	{
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
index 6e23fcdbef7..dea0b7f712c 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ void SongEditor::setEditModeDraw()
 	setEditMode(DrawMode);
 }
 
+void SongEditor::setEditModeKnife()
+{
+	setEditMode(KnifeMode);
+}
+
 void SongEditor::setEditModeSelect()
 {
 	setEditMode(SelectMode);
@@ -713,6 +718,14 @@ bool SongEditor::allowRubberband() const
 
 
 
+bool SongEditor::knifeMode() const
+{
+	return m_mode == KnifeMode;
+}
+
+
+
+
 ComboBoxModel *SongEditor::zoomingModel() const
 {
 	return m_zoomingModel;
@@ -777,13 +790,16 @@ SongEditorWindow::SongEditorWindow(Song* song) :
 
 	m_editModeGroup = new ActionGroup(this);
 	m_drawModeAction = m_editModeGroup->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("edit_draw"), tr("Draw mode"));
+	m_knifeModeAction = m_editModeGroup->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("edit_knife"), tr("Knife mode (split sample clips)"));
 	m_selectModeAction = m_editModeGroup->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("edit_select"), tr("Edit mode (select and move)"));
 	m_drawModeAction->setChecked(true);
 
 	connect(m_drawModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_editor, SLOT(setEditModeDraw()));
+	connect(m_knifeModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_editor, SLOT(setEditModeKnife()));
 	connect(m_selectModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_editor, SLOT(setEditModeSelect()));
 
 	editActionsToolBar->addAction( m_drawModeAction );
+	editActionsToolBar->addAction( m_knifeModeAction );
 	editActionsToolBar->addAction( m_selectModeAction );
 
 	DropToolBar *timeLineToolBar = addDropToolBarToTop(tr("Timeline controls"));