diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.cc
index b2b213bd709..38c5842d2de 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_add.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 /* For menu, popup, icons, etc. */
 #include "ED_screen.hh"
 #include "ED_sequencer.hh"
+#include "ED_time_scrub_ui.hh"
 
 #include "UI_interface.hh"
 #include "UI_interface_layout.hh"
@@ -492,13 +493,27 @@ static bool load_data_init_from_operator(seq::LoadData *load_data, bContext *C,
       RNA_property_boolean_get(op->ptr, prop))
   {
     const wmWindow *win = CTX_wm_window(C);
-    const float2 mouse_region(win->eventstate->xy[0] - region->winrct.xmin,
-                              win->eventstate->xy[1] - region->winrct.ymin);
+    int2 mouse_region(win->eventstate->xy[0] - region->winrct.xmin,
+                      win->eventstate->xy[1] - region->winrct.ymin);
+
+    /* Clamp mouse cursor location (strip starting position) to the sequencer region bounds so that
+     * it is immediately visible even if the mouse cursor is out of bounds. For maximums, use 90%
+     * of the bounds instead of 1 frame away, which works well even if zoomed out. */
+    const rcti mask = ED_time_scrub_clamp_scroller_mask(region->v2d.mask);
+    rcti clamp_bounds;
+    BLI_rcti_init(&clamp_bounds,
+                  mask.xmin,
+                  mask.xmin + 0.9 * BLI_rcti_size_x(&mask),
+                  mask.ymin,
+                  mask.ymin + 0.9 * BLI_rcti_size_y(&mask));
+    BLI_rcti_clamp_pt_v(&clamp_bounds, mouse_region);
+
     float2 mouse_view;
     UI_view2d_region_to_view(
         &region->v2d, mouse_region.x, mouse_region.y, &mouse_view.x, &mouse_view.y);
-    load_data->start_frame = mouse_view.x;
-    load_data->channel = mouse_view.y;
+
+    load_data->start_frame = std::trunc(mouse_view.x);
+    load_data->channel = std::trunc(mouse_view.y);
     load_data->image.end_frame = load_data->start_frame + DEFAULT_IMG_STRIP_LENGTH;
     load_data->effect.end_frame = load_data->image.end_frame;
   }