diff --git a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/icons/elcl16/watchpoint_co.gif b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/icons/elcl16/watchpoint_co.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b1184d72a8
Binary files /dev/null and b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/icons/elcl16/watchpoint_co.gif differ
diff --git a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.properties b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.properties
index 29b910bb807..041031b96fd 100644
--- a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.properties
+++ b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ view.name.0 = Memory Browser
 view.clearExpressionList = Clear Expressions
 # Pin & Clone
 PinView.name = Pin to Debug Context
-OpenNewView.name = Open New View
\ No newline at end of file
+OpenNewView.name = Open New View
+
+# watch points
+AddWatchpoint.label=Add Watchpoint (C/C++)...
+AddWatchpoint.tooltip=Add Watchpoint (C/C++)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.xml b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.xml
index 31a316f5482..7c328a063b0 100644
--- a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.xml
+++ b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser/plugin.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@
        </action>
      </viewContribution>
    </extension>
-   
-   
+  <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.popupMenus">
+     <viewerContribution
+        id="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser.MemoryBrowser"
+        targetID="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.memorybrowser.MemoryBrowser">
+         <action
+               class="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.breakpoints.AddWatchpointActionDelegate"
+               enablesFor="1"
+               icon="icons/elcl16/watchpoint_co.gif"
+               id="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.ui.actions.AddWatchpointOnMemoryActionDelegate.1"
+               label="%AddWatchpoint.label"
+               menubarPath="additions"
+               tooltip="%AddWatchpoint.tooltip">
+         </action>
+      </viewerContribution>
+  </extension>
 </plugin>