diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c b/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
index f540d14d18..0437be1aaa 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "widgets-types.h"
 
 #include "core/gimp.h"
+#include "core/gimpmarshal.h"
 #include "core/gimpviewable.h"
 
 #include "gimpactiongroup.h"
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@
 
 #include "gimp-intl.h"
 
+enum
+{
+  ACTION_ADDED,
+  LAST_SIGNAL
+};
 
 enum
 {
@@ -66,6 +72,8 @@ static void   gimp_action_group_get_property  (GObject      *object,
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GimpActionGroup, gimp_action_group, GTK_TYPE_ACTION_GROUP)
 
+static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0, };
+
 #define parent_class gimp_action_group_parent_class
 
 
@@ -102,6 +110,16 @@ gimp_action_group_class_init (GimpActionGroupClass *klass)
                                                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
 
   klass->groups = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, NULL);
+
+  signals[ACTION_ADDED] =
+    g_signal_new ("action-added",
+                  G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (klass),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GimpActionGroupClass, action_added),
+                  NULL, NULL,
+                  gimp_marshal_VOID__OBJECT,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+                  GTK_TYPE_ACTION);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -367,6 +385,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_actions (GimpActionGroup       *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
@@ -422,6 +441,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_toggle_actions (GimpActionGroup             *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
@@ -484,6 +504,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_radio_actions (GimpActionGroup            *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
@@ -547,6 +568,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_enum_actions (GimpActionGroup           *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
@@ -602,6 +624,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_string_actions (GimpActionGroup             *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
@@ -643,6 +666,7 @@ gimp_action_group_add_plug_in_actions (GimpActionGroup             *group,
       gtk_action_group_add_action_with_accel (GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                               GTK_ACTION (action),
                                               entries[i].accelerator);
+      g_signal_emit (group, signals[ACTION_ADDED], 0, action);
 
       if (entries[i].help_id)
         g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (action), GIMP_HELP_ID,
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.h b/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.h
index 2ffc5008f6..298ce873ae 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.h
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpactiongroup.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ struct _GimpActionGroupClass
   GtkActionGroupClass  parent_class;
 
   GHashTable          *groups;
+
+  /* signals */
+  void (* action_added) (GimpActionGroup *group,
+                         GtkAction       *action);
 };
 
 struct _GimpActionEntry
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpmenufactory.c b/app/widgets/gimpmenufactory.c
index 6aaaf51626..9db82b8546 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpmenufactory.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpmenufactory.c
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ gimp_menu_factory_get_registered_menus (GimpMenuFactory *factory)
   return factory->p->registered_menus;
 }
 
+static void
+gimp_menu_factory_manager_action_added (GimpActionGroup *group,
+                                        GtkAction       *action,
+                                        GtkAccelGroup   *accel_group)
+{
+  gtk_action_set_accel_group (action, accel_group);
+  gtk_action_connect_accelerator (action);
+}
+
 GimpUIManager *
 gimp_menu_factory_manager_new (GimpMenuFactory *factory,
                                const gchar     *identifier,
@@ -240,6 +249,10 @@ gimp_menu_factory_manager_new (GimpMenuFactory *factory,
 
               g_list_free (actions);
 
+              g_signal_connect_object (group, "action-added",
+                                       G_CALLBACK (gimp_menu_factory_manager_action_added),
+                                       accel_group, 0);
+
               gtk_ui_manager_insert_action_group (GTK_UI_MANAGER (manager),
                                                   GTK_ACTION_GROUP (group),
                                                   -1);