diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
index 1fbf2308668..561f2d36f69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ using namespace Utils;
 namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
-FancyToolButton::FancyToolButton(QWidget *parent)
+FancyToolButton::FancyToolButton(QAction *action, QWidget *parent)
     : QToolButton(parent), m_fader(0)
 {
+    setDefaultAction(action);
+    connect(action, &QAction::changed, this, &FancyToolButton::actionChanged);
+
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_Hover, true);
     setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
 }
@@ -336,18 +339,12 @@ FancyActionBar::FancyActionBar(QWidget *parent)
 
 void FancyActionBar::addProjectSelector(QAction *action)
 {
-    FancyToolButton* toolButton = new FancyToolButton(this);
-    toolButton->setDefaultAction(action);
-    connect(action, SIGNAL(changed()), toolButton, SLOT(actionChanged()));
-    m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(0, toolButton);
+    m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(0, new FancyToolButton(action, this));
 
 }
 void FancyActionBar::insertAction(int index, QAction *action)
 {
-    FancyToolButton *toolButton = new FancyToolButton(this);
-    toolButton->setDefaultAction(action);
-    connect(action, SIGNAL(changed()), toolButton, SLOT(actionChanged()));
-    m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(index, toolButton);
+    m_actionsLayout->insertWidget(index, new FancyToolButton(action, this));
 }
 
 QLayout *FancyActionBar::actionsLayout() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
index b665c61050b..15f2052b5d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fancyactionbar.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class FancyToolButton : public QToolButton
     Q_PROPERTY(float fader READ fader WRITE setFader)
 
 public:
-    FancyToolButton(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    FancyToolButton(QAction *action, QWidget *parent = 0);
 
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
     bool event(QEvent *e);