diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.css b/core/modules/node/node.css
index 07540fa..43c2625 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.css
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.css
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@
 td.revision-current {
   background: #ffc;
 }
+.node-type-edit {
+  font-size: .8em;
+  margin-left: .5em;
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc b/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
index cd1eb6d..fcbd3df 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ function node_add_page() {
     $item = array_shift($content);
     drupal_goto($item['href']);
   }
+  else if (user_access('administer content types')) {
+    //Generate links to edit content type if user has proper permissions
+    foreach ($content as $key => $item) {
+      $content[$key]['edit_href'] = str_replace('node/add', 'admin/structure/types/manage', $item['href']);
+    }
+  }
   return theme('node_add_list', array('content' => $content));
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +64,13 @@ function theme_node_add_list($variables) {
   if ($content) {
     $output = '<dl class="node-type-list">';
     foreach ($content as $item) {
-      $output .= '<dt>' . l($item['title'], $item['href'], $item['localized_options']) . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . l($item['title'], $item['href'],
+        $item['localized_options']);
+      if (isset($item['edit_href'])) {
+        $output .= $item['edit_href'] ? '<span class="node-type-edit">['
+          . l(t('Edit content type'), $item['edit_href']) . ']</span>' : '';
+      }
+      $output .= '</dt>';
       $output .= '<dd>' . filter_xss_admin($item['description']) . '</dd>';
     }
     $output .= '</dl>';