diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
index fa94f6a2e05..ae1f57e31b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void renameSymbolUnderCursor();
     void renameUsages();
     void findUsages();
+    void showPreProcessorWidget();
     void renameUsagesNow(const QString &replacement = QString());
     void semanticRehighlight(bool force = false);
     void highlighterStarted(QFuture<TextEditor::HighlightingResult> *highlighter,
@@ -187,8 +188,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 
     void onCommentsSettingsChanged(const CppTools::CommentsSettings &settings);
 
-    void showPreProcessorWidget();
-
 private:
     void markSymbols(const QTextCursor &tc, const CppTools::SemanticInfo &info);
     bool sortedOutline() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
index ae87b13ead1..672c7321490 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const char SWITCH_DECLARATION_DEFINITION[] = "CppEditor.SwitchDeclarationDefinit
 const char OPEN_DECLARATION_DEFINITION_IN_NEXT_SPLIT[] = "CppEditor.OpenDeclarationDefinitionInNextSplit";
 const char RENAME_SYMBOL_UNDER_CURSOR[] = "CppEditor.RenameSymbolUnderCursor";
 const char FIND_USAGES[] = "CppEditor.FindUsages";
+const char OPEN_PREPROCESSOR_DIALOG[] = "CppEditor.OpenPreprocessorDialog";
 const char M_REFACTORING_MENU_INSERTION_POINT[] = "CppEditor.RefactorGroup";
 const char UPDATE_CODEMODEL[] = "CppEditor.UpdateCodeModel";
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
index 4ffa0d93d67..e74e926d7f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ bool CppEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *err
     contextMenu->addAction(cmd);
     cppToolsMenu->addAction(cmd);
 
+    QAction *openPreprocessorDialog = new QAction(tr("Additional Preprocessor Directives"), this);
+    cmd = ActionManager::registerAction(openPreprocessorDialog,
+                                        Constants::OPEN_PREPROCESSOR_DIALOG, context);
+    cmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence());
+    connect(openPreprocessorDialog, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showPreProcessorDialog()));
+    cppToolsMenu->addAction(cmd);
+
     QAction *switchDeclarationDefinition = new QAction(tr("Switch Between Function Declaration/Definition"), this);
     cmd = ActionManager::registerAction(switchDeclarationDefinition,
         Constants::SWITCH_DECLARATION_DEFINITION, context, true);
@@ -354,6 +361,13 @@ void CppEditorPlugin::findUsages()
         editor->findUsages();
 }
 
+void CppEditorPlugin::showPreProcessorDialog()
+{
+    CPPEditorWidget *editor = qobject_cast<CPPEditorWidget*>(EditorManager::currentEditor()->widget());
+    if (editor)
+        editor->showPreProcessorWidget();
+}
+
 void CppEditorPlugin::onTaskStarted(Core::Id type)
 {
     if (type == CppTools::Constants::TASK_INDEX) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
index 9dccda100e9..33e32593f4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public slots:
     void openTypeHierarchy();
     void openIncludeHierarchy();
     void findUsages();
+    void showPreProcessorDialog();
     void renameSymbolUnderCursor();
     void switchDeclarationDefinition();