diff --git a/src/common/globals.js b/src/common/globals.js
index cae27e78f..f5f8e4428 100644
--- a/src/common/globals.js
+++ b/src/common/globals.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define([
     _,
     Q
 ) {
-    var DeepForge = {},
+    var DeepForge = {_actions: []},
         placesTerritoryId,
         client = WebGMEGlobal.Client,
         GetOperationCode = _.template(DefaultCodeTpl),
@@ -310,6 +310,27 @@ define([
         await runArtifactPlugin(IMPORT_PLUGIN, metadata);
     };
 
+    DeepForge.registerActionButton = function(button) {
+        DeepForge._actionButton = button;
+        while (this._actions.length) {
+            this.registerAction(...this._actions.shift());
+        }
+    };
+
+    DeepForge.registerAction = function(name, icon='add', priority=2, action) {
+        if (this._actionButton) {
+            this._actionButton.addAction({name, icon, priority, action});
+        } else {
+            this._actions.push(arguments);
+        }
+    };
+
+    DeepForge.unregisterAction = function(name) {
+        if (this._actionButton) {
+            this._actionButton.removeAction(name);
+        }
+    };
+
     //////////////////// DeepForge prev locations ////////////////////
     // Update DeepForge on project changed
     WebGMEGlobal.State.on('change:' + CONSTANTS.STATE_ACTIVE_PROJECT_NAME,
diff --git a/src/visualizers/panels/ForgeActionButton/ForgeActionButton.js b/src/visualizers/panels/ForgeActionButton/ForgeActionButton.js
index 8fbd07b36..f6e4af592 100644
--- a/src/visualizers/panels/ForgeActionButton/ForgeActionButton.js
+++ b/src/visualizers/panels/ForgeActionButton/ForgeActionButton.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ define([
         Execute.call(this, this.client, this.logger);
         this.initializeKeyListener();
         this.logger.debug('ctor finished');
+        DeepForge.registerActionButton(this);
     };
 
     // inherit from PanelBaseWithHeader
@@ -151,16 +152,36 @@ define([
         for (i = this._actions.length; i--;) {
             delete this.buttons[this._actions[i].name];
         }
+        this._actions = [];
 
         // Get node name and look up actions
         for (i = actions.length; i--;) {
-            this.buttons[actions[i].name] = actions[i];
+            this.addAction(actions[i], false);
         }
 
-        this._actions = actions;
         this.update();
     };
 
+    ForgeActionButton.prototype.addAction = function(action, update=true) {
+        this.buttons[action.name] = action;
+        this._actions.push(action);
+        if (update) {
+            this.update();
+        }
+    };
+
+    ForgeActionButton.prototype.removeAction = function(name, update=true) {
+        const action = this.buttons[name];
+        const index = this._actions.indexOf(action);
+        if (index > -1) {
+            this._actions.indexOf(action);
+        }
+        delete this.buttons[name];
+        if (update) {
+            this.update();
+        }
+    };
+
     // Helper functions REMOVE! FIXME
     ForgeActionButton.prototype.addToMetaSheet = function(nodeId, metasheetName) {
         var root = this.client.getNode(GME_CONSTANTS.PROJECT_ROOT_ID),