diff --git a/include/AutomationTrack.h b/include/AutomationTrack.h
index f7918cfb038..d010d0231c3 100644
--- a/include/AutomationTrack.h
+++ b/include/AutomationTrack.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class AutomationTrack : public Track
 
 	gui::TrackView * createView( gui::TrackContainerView* ) override;
 	Clip* createClip() override;
+	bool canAddClip(Clip* clip) override;
 
 	void saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& parent, bool presetMode) override;
 	void loadTrackSpecificSettings( const QDomElement & _this ) override;
diff --git a/include/InstrumentTrack.h b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
index 0c5d162eff5..5caad67bdee 100644
--- a/include/InstrumentTrack.h
+++ b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT InstrumentTrack : public Track, public MidiEventProcessor
 	// create new track-content-object = clip
 	Clip* createClip() override;
 
+	bool canAddClip(Clip* clip) override;
 
 	// called by track
 	void saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& parent, bool presetMode) override;
diff --git a/include/PatternTrack.h b/include/PatternTrack.h
index 3cac3ae65a6..a05c25764a7 100644
--- a/include/PatternTrack.h
+++ b/include/PatternTrack.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT PatternTrack : public Track
 						const f_cnt_t _frame_base, int _clip_num = -1 ) override;
 	gui::TrackView * createView( gui::TrackContainerView* tcv ) override;
 	Clip* createClip() override;
+	bool canAddClip(Clip* clip) override;
 
 	void saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& parent, bool presetMode) override;
 	void loadTrackSpecificSettings( const QDomElement & _this ) override;
diff --git a/include/SampleTrack.h b/include/SampleTrack.h
index 55feb03e7c1..63cd0ae8023 100644
--- a/include/SampleTrack.h
+++ b/include/SampleTrack.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class SampleTrack : public Track
 						const f_cnt_t _frame_base, int _clip_num = -1 ) override;
 	gui::TrackView * createView( gui::TrackContainerView* tcv ) override;
 	Clip* createClip() override;
+	bool canAddClip(Clip* clip) override;
 
 	void saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& parent, bool presetMode) override;
 	void loadTrackSpecificSettings( const QDomElement & _this ) override;
diff --git a/include/Track.h b/include/Track.h
index 7db19f1a8d2..a07f7324782 100644
--- a/include/Track.h
+++ b/include/Track.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT Track : public Model, public JournallingObject
 
 	virtual gui::TrackView * createView( gui::TrackContainerView * view ) = 0;
 	virtual Clip* createClip() = 0;
+	virtual bool canAddClip(Clip* clip) = 0;
 
 	virtual void saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& parent, bool presetMode) = 0;
 	virtual void loadTrackSpecificSettings( const QDomElement & element ) = 0;
@@ -118,7 +119,10 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT Track : public Model, public JournallingObject
 	T* addClip(Args&&... args)
 	{
 		static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<Clip, T>, "T must be a kind of Clip");
+
 		auto clip = new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		assert(canAddClip(clip) && "This clip cannot be added to this track (incompatible types?)");
+
 		m_clips.push_back(clip);
 		clip->setTrack(this);
 		clip->onAddedToTrack(this);
diff --git a/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
index 8d5e6c31ec0..36bc32afddd 100644
--- a/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Clip* AutomationTrack::createClip()
 
 
 
+bool AutomationTrack::canAddClip(Clip* clip)
+{
+	return dynamic_cast<AutomationClip*>(clip) != nullptr;
+}
 
 void AutomationTrack::saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& _this, bool presetMode)
 {
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index ba3305eb21d..f4e5606f2c3 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@ Clip* InstrumentTrack::createClip()
 }
 
 
+bool InstrumentTrack::canAddClip(Clip* clip)
+{
+	return dynamic_cast<MidiClip*>(clip) != nullptr;
+}
 
 
 gui::TrackView* InstrumentTrack::createView( gui::TrackContainerView* tcv )
diff --git a/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
index 007e873d175..f4f87d4a59c 100644
--- a/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ Clip* PatternTrack::createClip()
 }
 
 
+bool PatternTrack::canAddClip(Clip* clip)
+{
+	return dynamic_cast<PatternClip*>(clip) != nullptr;
+}
 
 
 void PatternTrack::saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& _this, bool presetMode)
diff --git a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
index ef4410159b8..6b50cbb54c3 100644
--- a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ Clip * SampleTrack::createClip()
 
 
 
+bool SampleTrack::canAddClip(Clip* clip)
+{
+	return dynamic_cast<SampleClip*>(clip) != nullptr;
+}
 
 void SampleTrack::saveTrackSpecificSettings(QDomDocument& _doc, QDomElement& _this, bool presetMode)
 {