diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
index 0242ea82b33..01500764c61 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-03-30 Alain Magloire
+
+	Show the import/export menu even when no selection.
+	PR 56650
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/cview/MainActiongroup.java
+
 2004-03-30 Alain Magloire
 
 	Change the filter implementation of the CView to match
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/cview/MainActionGroup.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/cview/MainActionGroup.java
index 31646db11ae..b39c6198cf4 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/cview/MainActionGroup.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/cview/MainActionGroup.java
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ public class MainActionGroup extends CViewActionGroup {
 			new NewWizardMenu(menu, getCView().getSite().getWorkbenchWindow(), false);
 			menu.add(new Separator(IContextMenuConstants.GROUP_REORGANIZE));
 			refactoringActionGroup.fillContextMenu(menu);						
+			menu.add(new Separator());
+			importAction.selectionChanged(resources);
+			menu.add(importAction);
+			exportAction.selectionChanged(resources);
+			menu.add(exportAction);
 			menu.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
 			menu.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS + "-end")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			menu.add(new Separator());
@@ -360,6 +365,8 @@ public class MainActionGroup extends CViewActionGroup {
 
 	public void dispose() {
 		IWorkspace workspace = CUIPlugin.getWorkspace();
+		importAction.dispose();
+		exportAction.dispose();
 		refactorGroup.dispose();
 		openFileGroup.dispose();
 		openProjectGroup.dispose();