diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
index b5cfbe19466..997ac8b78c6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
@@ -444,6 +444,20 @@ int uiDefIDPoinButs(uiBlock *block, Main *bmain, ID *parid, ID *id, int id_code,
 			uiBlockClearButLock(block);
 		}
 		
+		/* add button */
+		if(events & UI_ID_ADD_NEW) {
+			uiBlockSetButLock(block, (events & UI_ID_PIN) && *pin_p, "Can't unlink pinned data");
+			if(parid && parid->lib);
+			else {
+				dup_params= MEM_dupallocN(params);
+				but= uiDefIconBut(block, BUT, 0, ICON_ZOOMIN, x,y,DEF_ICON_BUT_WIDTH,DEF_BUT_HEIGHT, &dup_params->browsenr, params->browsenr, 32767.0, 0, 0, "Add new data block");
+				uiButSetNFunc(but, idpoin_cb, MEM_dupallocN(params), SET_INT_IN_POINTER(UI_ID_ADD_NEW));
+				x+= DEF_ICON_BUT_WIDTH;
+			}
+			
+			uiBlockClearButLock(block);
+		}
+		
 		/* delete button */
 		if(events & UI_ID_DELETE) {
 			uiBlockSetButLock(block, (events & UI_ID_PIN) && *pin_p, "Can't unlink pinned data");
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_header.c b/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_header.c
index 33a97b5a80a..e2a725164c9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_header.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_header.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "BLI_blenlib.h"
 
 #include "BKE_animsys.h"
+#include "BKE_action.h"
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_screen.h"
 
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ static void saction_idpoin_handle(bContext *C, ID *id, int event)
 				/* set action */
 				printf("\tset action \n");
 				adt->action= saction->action;
+				adt->action->id.us++;
 			}
 			
 			ED_area_tag_redraw(CTX_wm_area(C));
@@ -282,7 +284,14 @@ static void saction_idpoin_handle(bContext *C, ID *id, int event)
 			break;
 		case UI_ID_ADD_NEW:
 			printf("actedit addnew \n");
-			/* XXX not implemented */
+			if (saction->pin == 0) {
+				AnimData *adt= BKE_id_add_animdata(&obact->id); /* this only adds if non-existant */
+				
+				/* set new action */
+				// XXX need to restore behaviour to copy old actions...
+				printf("\tset new action \n");
+				adt->action= saction->action= add_empty_action("Action");
+			}
 			break;
 		case UI_ID_OPEN:
 			printf("actedit open \n");