diff --git a/admin_menu.inc b/admin_menu.inc
index 80b4253..ff12372 100644
--- a/admin_menu.inc
+++ b/admin_menu.inc
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ function admin_menu_links_menu($tree) {
     // Remove description to prevent mouseover tooltip clashes.
     unset($data['link']['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
 
+    // Make action links (typically "Add ...") appear first in dropdowns.
+    // They might appear first already, but only as long as there is no link
+    // that comes alphabetically first (e.g., a node type with label "Ad").
+    if ($data['link']['type'] & MENU_IS_LOCAL_ACTION) {
+      $data['link']['weight'] -= 1000;
+    }
+
     $links[$data['link']['href']] = array(
       '#title' => $data['link']['title'],
       '#href' => $data['link']['href'],