diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecute.ui b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecute.ui
index 319e916421..ed756ca81c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecute.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecute.ui
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="addonsButton">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Addons...</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
     </layout>
@@ -298,7 +308,10 @@
   <tabstop>createButton</tabstop>
   <tabstop>deleteButton</tabstop>
   <tabstop>editButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>renameButton</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>addonsButton</tabstop>
   <tabstop>fileChooser</tabstop>
+
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.cpp
index 1f7ada0133..1a46a96e6b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "DlgMacroExecuteImp.h"
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "BitmapFactory.h"
+#include "Command.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "FileDialog.h"
 #include "Macro.h"
@@ -437,5 +438,15 @@ void DlgMacroExecuteImp::on_renameButton_clicked()
         }
     }
 }
+/**
+ * convenience link button to open tools -> addon manager
+ * from within macro dialog
+ */
+void DlgMacroExecuteImp::on_addonsButton_clicked()
+{
+    CommandManager& rMgr=Application::Instance->commandManager();
+    rMgr.runCommandByName("Std_AddonMgr");
+    this->fillUpList();
+}
 
 #include "moc_DlgMacroExecuteImp.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.h b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.h
index 3090fc1721..0f0f3fe0d3 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.h
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgMacroExecuteImp.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void on_deleteButton_clicked();
     void on_editButton_clicked();
     void on_renameButton_clicked();
+    void on_addonsButton_clicked();
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void on_userMacroListBox_currentItemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem*);