Index: source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.c
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--- source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.c	(revision 54254)
+++ source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.c	(working copy)
@@ -129,9 +129,13 @@
 static void sequencer_generic_invoke_xy__internal(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event, int flag)
 {
 	View2D *v2d = UI_view2d_fromcontext(C);
+	Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
 	
+	int frame_current;
 	float mval_v2d[2];
 	
+	frame_current = CFRA;
+	
 	UI_view2d_region_to_view(v2d, event->mval[0], event->mval[1], &mval_v2d[0], &mval_v2d[1]);
 
 	/* effect strips don't need a channel initialized from the mouse */
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@
 		RNA_int_set(op->ptr, "channel", (int)mval_v2d[1] + 0.5f);
 	}
 
-	RNA_int_set(op->ptr, "frame_start", (int)mval_v2d[0]);
+	RNA_int_set(op->ptr, "frame_start", frame_current);
 	
 	if ((flag & SEQPROP_ENDFRAME) && RNA_struct_property_is_set(op->ptr, "frame_end") == 0)
 		RNA_int_set(op->ptr, "frame_end", (int)mval_v2d[0] + 25);  // XXX arbitary but ok for now.