diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
index 459ea64ef8e..764eb02cce5 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -87,3 +87,9 @@ Make.targets.menu=Make targets
 # Makefile compare font
 makeCompareFontDefinition.label= Makefile compare text font
 makeCompareFontDefinition.description= The Makefile compare text font is used by Makefile compare/merge tools.
+
+# Common Editor ruler actions
+AddTask.label=Add &Task...
+AddTask.tooltip=Add Task...
+AddBookmark.label=Add Boo&kmark...
+AddBookmark.tooltip=Add Bookmark...
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
index 1cf3d34177f..d05eb8751a4 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@
             </or>
          </visibility>
       </objectContribution>
+      <viewerContribution
+            targetID="#MakefileRulerContext"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.editor.MakefileEditorRulerPopupActions">
+         <action
+               label="%AddTask.label"
+               helpContextId="org.eclipse.ui.AddTask_action_context"
+               class="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.TaskRulerAction"
+               tooltip="%AddTask.tooltip"
+               menubarPath="add"
+               id="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.TaskRulerAction">
+         </action>
+         <action
+               label="%AddBookmark.label"
+               helpContextId="org.eclipse.ui.bookmark_action_context"
+               class="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.BookmarkRulerAction"
+               tooltip="%AddBookmark.tooltip"
+               menubarPath="add"
+               id="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.BookmarkRulerAction">
+         </action>
+      </viewerContribution>
    </extension>
    <extension
    		 point="org.eclipse.ui.contexts">