diff --git includes/menu.inc includes/menu.inc
index 1daee3c..2ee77b9 100644
--- includes/menu.inc
+++ includes/menu.inc
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ define('MENU_CREATED_BY_ADMIN', 0x0040);
 define('MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK', 0x0080);
 
 /**
+ * Internal menu flag -- menu item is a local action.
+ */
+define('MENU_IS_LOCAL_ACTION', 0x0100);
+
+/**
  * @} End of "Menu flags".
  */
 
@@ -168,6 +173,14 @@ define('MENU_LOCAL_TASK', MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK);
 define('MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK', MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK | MENU_LINKS_TO_PARENT);
 
 /**
+ * Menu type -- An action specific to the parent, usually rendered as a link.
+ *
+ * Local actions are menu items that describe actions on the parent item such
+ * as adding a new user, taxonomy term, etc.
+ */
+define('MENU_LOCAL_ACTION', MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK | MENU_IS_LOCAL_ACTION);
+
+/**
  * @} End of "Menu item types".
  */
 
@@ -1437,27 +1450,36 @@ function menu_navigation_links($menu_name, $level = 0) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Collects the local tasks (tabs) for a given level.
+ * Collects the local tasks (tabs), actions (links) and the root path.
  *
  * @param $level
  *   The level of tasks you ask for. Primary tasks are 0, secondary are 1.
  * @param $return_root
  *   Whether to return the root path for the current page.
  * @return
- *   Themed output corresponding to the tabs of the requested level, or
- *   router path if $return_root == TRUE. This router path corresponds to
+ *   Array containing themed output corresponding to the tabs of the requested
+ *   level and the actions for the current page, and a
+ *   router path. This router path corresponds to
  *   a parent tab, if the current page is a default local task.
  */
-function menu_local_tasks($level = 0, $return_root = FALSE) {
-  $tabs = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
-  $root_path = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . ':root_path');
+function menu_local_tasks($level = 0) {
+  $data = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
+  $root_path = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__ . ':root_path', '');
+  $empty = array(
+    'tabs' => array('count' => 0, 'output' => ''),
+    'actions' => array('count' => 0, 'output' => ''),
+    'root_path' => $root_path,
+  );
 
-  if (!isset($tabs)) {
+  if (!isset($data)) {
+    $data = array();
+    // Set defaults in case there are no actions or tabs.
+    $actions = $empty['actions'];
     $tabs = array();
 
     $router_item = menu_get_item();
     if (!$router_item || !$router_item['access']) {
-      return '';
+      return $empty;
     }
     // Get all tabs and the root page.
     $result = db_select('menu_router', NULL, array('fetch' => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
@@ -1480,7 +1502,6 @@ function menu_local_tasks($level = 0, $return_root = FALSE) {
       // Store the translated item for later use.
       $tasks[$item['path']] = $item;
     }
-
     // Find all tabs below the current path.
     $path = $router_item['path'];
     // Tab parenting may skip levels, so the number of parts in the path may not
@@ -1488,31 +1509,43 @@ function menu_local_tasks($level = 0, $return_root = FALSE) {
     $depth = 1001;
     while (isset($children[$path])) {
       $tabs_current = '';
+      $actions_current = '';
       $next_path = '';
-      $count = 0;
+      $tab_count = 0;
+      $action_count = 0;
       foreach ($children[$path] as $item) {
         if ($item['access']) {
-          $count++;
           // The default task is always active.
           if ($item['type'] == MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK) {
-            // Find the first parent which is not a default local task.
+            // Find the first parent which is not a default local task or action.
             for ($p = $item['tab_parent']; $tasks[$p]['type'] == MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK; $p = $tasks[$p]['tab_parent']);
             $link = theme('menu_item_link', array('href' => $tasks[$p]['href']) + $item);
             $tabs_current .= theme('menu_local_task', $link, TRUE);
             $next_path = $item['path'];
+            $tab_count++;
           }
           else {
             $link = theme('menu_item_link', $item);
-            $tabs_current .= theme('menu_local_task', $link);
+            if ($item['type'] == MENU_LOCAL_TASK) {
+              $tabs_current .= theme('menu_local_task', $link);
+              $tab_count++;
+            }
+            else {
+              // @todo: add a different theme function.
+              $actions_current .= theme('menu_local_task', $link);
+              $action_count++;
+            }
           }
         }
       }
       $path = $next_path;
-      $tabs[$depth]['count'] = $count;
+      $tabs[$depth]['count'] = $tab_count;
       $tabs[$depth]['output'] = $tabs_current;
+      $actions['count'] = $action_count;
+      $actions['output'] = $actions_current;
       $depth++;
     }
-
+    $data['actions'] = $actions;
     // Find all tabs at the same level or above the current one.
     $parent = $router_item['tab_parent'];
     $path = $router_item['path'];
@@ -1524,6 +1557,9 @@ function menu_local_tasks($level = 0, $return_root = FALSE) {
       $next_parent = '';
       $count = 0;
       foreach ($children[$parent] as $item) {
+        if ($item['type'] == MENU_LOCAL_ACTION) {
+          continue;
+        }
         if ($item['access']) {
           $count++;
           if ($item['type'] == MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK) {
@@ -1560,36 +1596,44 @@ function menu_local_tasks($level = 0, $return_root = FALSE) {
     ksort($tabs);
     // Remove the depth, we are interested only in their relative placement.
     $tabs = array_values($tabs);
+    $data['tabs'] = $tabs;
   }
 
-  if ($return_root) {
-    return $root_path;
-  }
-  else {
-    // We do not display single tabs.
-    return (isset($tabs[$level]) && $tabs[$level]['count'] > 1) ? $tabs[$level]['output'] : '';
-  }
+  return (isset($data['tabs'][$level])) ? array('tabs' => $data['tabs'][$level], 'actions' => $data['actions'], 'root_path' => $root_path) : $empty;
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns the rendered local tasks at the top level.
  */
 function menu_primary_local_tasks() {
-  return menu_local_tasks(0);
+  $links = menu_local_tasks(0);
+  // We do not display single tabs.
+  return ($links['tabs']['count'] > 1) ? $links['tabs']['output'] : '';
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns the rendered local tasks at the second level.
  */
 function menu_secondary_local_tasks() {
-  return menu_local_tasks(1);
+  $links = menu_local_tasks(1);
+  // We do not display single tabs.
+  return ($links['tabs']['count'] > 1) ? $links['tabs']['output'] : '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the rendered local actions at the current level.
+ */
+function menu_local_actions() {
+  $links = menu_local_tasks();
+  return $links['actions']['output'];
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns the router path, or the path of the parent tab of a default local task.
  */
 function menu_tab_root_path() {
-  return menu_local_tasks(0, TRUE);
+  $links = menu_local_tasks();
+  return $links['root_path'];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2586,7 +2630,7 @@ function _menu_router_build($callbacks) {
     );
     $item += array(
       '_visible' => (bool)($item['type'] & MENU_VISIBLE_IN_BREADCRUMB),
-      '_tab' => (bool)($item['type'] & MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK),
+      '_is_task' => (bool)($item['type'] & MENU_IS_LOCAL_TASK),
     );
     if ($move) {
       $new_path = implode('/', $item['_parts']);
@@ -2602,7 +2646,7 @@ function _menu_router_build($callbacks) {
   // Apply inheritance rules.
   foreach ($menu as $path => $v) {
     $item = &$menu[$path];
-    if (!$item['_tab']) {
+    if (!$item['_is_task']) {
       // Non-tab items.
       $item['tab_parent'] = '';
       $item['tab_root'] = $path;
@@ -2617,7 +2661,7 @@ function _menu_router_build($callbacks) {
           // Parent stores the parent of the path.
           $item['tab_parent'] = $parent_path;
         }
-        if (!isset($item['tab_root']) && !$parent['_tab']) {
+        if (!isset($item['tab_root']) && !$parent['_is_task']) {
           $item['tab_root'] = $parent_path;
         }
         // If an access callback is not found for a default local task we use
diff --git modules/menu/menu.module modules/menu/menu.module
index f6daaac..bed0337 100644
--- modules/menu/menu.module
+++ modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function menu_menu() {
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('menu_edit_menu', 'add'),
     'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),
-    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_ACTION,
   );
   $items['admin/structure/menu/settings'] = array(
     'title' => 'Settings',
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function menu_menu() {
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('menu_edit_item', 'add', NULL, 3),
     'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),
-    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_ACTION,
   );
   $items['admin/structure/menu-customize/%menu/edit'] = array(
     'title' => 'Edit menu',
diff --git themes/seven/page.tpl.php themes/seven/page.tpl.php
index 68b73c6..b85e928 100644
--- themes/seven/page.tpl.php
+++ themes/seven/page.tpl.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
           <?php print $help; ?>
         </div>
       <?php endif; ?>
+      <?php if ($local_actions): ?><ul class="local-actions"><?php print $local_actions; ?></ul><?php endif; ?>
       <?php print $content; ?>
     </div>
 
diff --git themes/seven/style.css themes/seven/style.css
index ff02a11..daf035c 100644
--- themes/seven/style.css
+++ themes/seven/style.css
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ div.admin-options div.form-item {
   border: 0;
 }
 
-a.node-admin-add-content {
+a.node-admin-add-content,
+ul.local-actions li a {
   padding-left: 15px;
   background: url(images/add.png) no-repeat 0 center;
   line-height: 30px;
diff --git themes/seven/template.php themes/seven/template.php
index fec6302..2194424 100644
--- themes/seven/template.php
+++ themes/seven/template.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 function seven_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
   $vars['primary_local_tasks'] = menu_primary_local_tasks();
   $vars['secondary_local_tasks'] = menu_secondary_local_tasks();
+  $vars['local_actions'] = menu_local_actions();
   $vars['ie_styles'] = '<!--[if lt IE 7]><style type="text/css" media="screen">@import ' . path_to_theme() . '/ie6.css";</style><![endif]-->';
   $vars['back_to_site'] = l(t('Back to the front page'), '');
 }