diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/plugin.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/plugin.xml
index bdbc3f4d6f9..4472d898748 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -355,6 +355,26 @@
 			        </count>
 			    </with>
 			</activeWhen> 
+      </handler>
+            <handler
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.internal.ui.commands.AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler"
+            commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addLocalsExpression">
+            <activeWhen>
+            <with variable="org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform">
+               <test property="org.eclipse.core.runtime.bundleState"
+            	   args="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui" value="ACTIVE"/>
+            </with>
+            </activeWhen>
+      </handler>
+      <handler
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.internal.ui.commands.AddRegistersExpressionCommandHandler"
+            commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addRegistersExpression">
+            <activeWhen>
+            <with variable="org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform">
+               <test property="org.eclipse.core.runtime.bundleState"
+            	   args="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui" value="ACTIVE"/>
+            </with>
+            </activeWhen>
       </handler>
    </extension>
    <extension
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d35e745ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 QNX Software System and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Elena Laskavaia (QNX Software System) - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.internal.ui.commands;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.IExpressionManager;
+
+/**
+ * Handling of adding group of locals into expression view
+ *  
+ * @since 2.4
+ */
+public class AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler extends AbstractHandler {
+	@Override
+	public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
+		IExpressionManager expressionManager = DebugPlugin.getDefault().getExpressionManager();
+		expressionManager.addExpression(expressionManager.newWatchExpression(getExpression()));
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	protected String getExpression() {
+		return "=*"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddRegistersExpressionCommandHandler.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddRegistersExpressionCommandHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f800487f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/AddRegistersExpressionCommandHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 QNX Software System and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Elena Laskavaia (QNX Software System) - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.internal.ui.commands;
+
+/**
+ * Handling of adding group of registers into expression view
+ *  
+ * @since 2.4
+ */
+public class AddRegistersExpressionCommandHandler extends AddLocalsExpressionCommandHandler {
+	@Override
+	protected String getExpression() {
+		return "=$*"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.properties b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.properties
index 2d4b8761371..d5e833e7b1d 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ popup.resumeAtLine.label=Resume At Li&ne
 popup.moveToLine.label=&Move To Line 
 popup.runToLine.label=Run To &Line
 
+menu.addGroup.label=Add Expression Group
+command.addLocals.label=Local Variables
+command.addRegisters.label=Registers
+command.addLocals.name=Add Expression Group > Local Variables
+command.addRegisters.name=Add Expression Group > Registers
+
 command.refreshAll.name=Refresh Debug Views
 command.refreshAll.description=Refresh all data in debug views
 
diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.xml b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.xml
index ff1d4933573..3e296015d9c 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,31 @@
            	 <separator name="formatting" visible="true"/>
            	 <separator name="updatePolicy" visible="true"/>
        </menuContribution>
+       <menuContribution
+            locationURI="popup:org.eclipse.debug.ui.ExpressionView?after=expressionGroup">
+          <menu 
+                 id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.ui.ExpressionsView_addgroup" 
+            	 label="%menu.addGroup.label">
+               <visibleWhen checkEnabled="true">
+               </visibleWhen>
+         </menu> 
+       </menuContribution>
+       <menuContribution
+            locationURI="popup:org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.ui.ExpressionsView_addgroup">
+		     <command
+                 id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.menu.addRegistersExpression"
+                 commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addRegistersExpression" 
+            	 label="%command.addRegisters.label">
+               <visibleWhen checkEnabled="true"/>
+            </command>       
+
+		     <command
+                 id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.menu.addLocalsExpression"
+                 commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addLocalsExpression" 
+            	 label="%command.addLocals.label">
+            	 <visibleWhen checkEnabled="true"/>  
+            </command>
+       </menuContribution>
        <menuContribution
             locationURI="menu:org.eclipse.debug.ui.ExpressionView?after=updatePolicy">
             <menu 
@@ -327,6 +352,7 @@
             <reference definitionId="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.ui.testAreUpdatePoliciesSupported"/>
          </activeWhen>
       </handler>
+
       <handler
       		class="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.internal.ui.viewmodel.actions.DsfViewMemoryHandler"
       		commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.commands.viewMemory">
@@ -578,6 +604,18 @@
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.ui.disassembly.commands.rulerToggleBreakpoint"
             name="%command.rulerToggleBreakpoint.name">
       </command>
+      <command
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addLocalsExpression"
+            name="%command.addLocals.name"
+            categoryId="org.eclipse.debug.ui.category.run"
+            >
+      </command>
+	  <command
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.addRegistersExpression"
+            name="%command.addRegisters.name"
+            categoryId="org.eclipse.debug.ui.category.run"
+            >
+      </command>
    </extension>
 
    <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.bindings">