diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 66e9ee5c9c4..a17869e4a1e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@
                actionID="RulerDoubleClick"
                id="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.BookmarkRulerAction">
          </action>
+         <action
+               label="%Dummy.label"
+               class="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.SelectRulerAction"
+               actionID="RulerClick"
+               id="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.SelectRulerAction">
+         </action>
       </editorContribution>
    </extension>
    <extension