diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.cpp
index 151012e9a..58abc9f12 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ ButtonBar::append(MiniButton& button)
   pack_start(button, PACK_SHRINK);
 }
 
+void
+ButtonBar::append(MiniButton& button,
+  const sigc::slot<void>& clicked_slot)
+{
+  button.signal_clicked().connect(clicked_slot);
+  append(button);
+}
+
 void
 ButtonBar::append(SeparatorToolItem &seperator)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.hpp b/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.hpp
index f9b638fd5..91068ac44 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/button-bar.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ public:
   
   void append(MiniButton& button);
   
+  void append(MiniButton& button,
+    const sigc::slot<void>& clicked_slot);
+  
   void append(Gtk::SeparatorToolItem &seperator);
 };