diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index 8e7edd0..d21ad58 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ function menu_overview_form($form, &$form_state) {
   menu_tree_check_access($tree, $node_links);
   $menu_admin = FALSE;
 
+  // Inline the add link action so it displays right above the table of links.
+  // No access check needed, since this form has the same access restriction
+  // as adding menu items to the menu.
+  $form['inline_actions'] = array(
+    '#prefix' => '<ul class="action-links">',
+    '#suffix' => '</ul>',
+  );
+  $form['inline_actions']['add'] = array(
+    '#theme' => 'menu_local_action',
+    '#link' => array(
+      'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $form_state['menu']->id() . '/add',
+      'title' => t('Add link'),
+    ),
+  );
   $form = array_merge($form, _menu_overview_tree_form($tree, $delta));
   $form['#empty_text'] = t('There are no menu links yet. <a href="@link">Add link</a>.', array('@link' => url('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $form_state['menu']->id() .'/add')));
 
@@ -282,6 +296,7 @@ function theme_menu_overview_form($variables) {
   if (empty($rows)) {
     $rows[] = array(array('data' => $form['#empty_text'], 'colspan' => '7'));
   }
+  $output .= drupal_render($form['inline_actions']);
   $output .= theme('table', array('header' => $header, 'rows' => $rows, 'attributes' => array('id' => 'menu-overview')));
   $output .= drupal_render_children($form);
   return $output;
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.module b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
index 381800d..3b17c22 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ function menu_menu() {
     'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),
     'file' => 'menu.admin.inc',
   );
+  // Not officially a local action, but displayed as such in
+  // menu_overview_form().
   $items['admin/structure/menu/manage/%menu/add'] = array(
     'title' => 'Add link',
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
     'page arguments' => array('menu_edit_item', 'add', NULL, 4),
     'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),
-    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_ACTION,
     'file' => 'menu.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['admin/structure/menu/manage/%menu/edit'] = array(