diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Command.cpp
index 792e5115ba..7570db7eb9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -758,6 +758,114 @@ bool CmdPartCompSplitFeatures::isActive(void)
         return false;
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+// Part_CompCompoundTools (dropdown toolbar button for BooleanFragments, Slice)
+//===========================================================================
+
+DEF_STD_CMD_ACL(CmdPartCompCompoundTools);
+
+CmdPartCompCompoundTools::CmdPartCompCompoundTools()
+  : Command("Part_CompCompoundTools")
+{
+    sAppModule      = "Part";
+    sGroup          = QT_TR_NOOP("Part");
+    sMenuText       = QT_TR_NOOP("Counpound tools");
+    sToolTipText    = QT_TR_NOOP("Compound tools: working with lists of shapes.");
+    sWhatsThis      = "Part_CompCompoundTools";
+    sStatusTip      = sToolTipText;
+}
+
+void CmdPartCompCompoundTools::activated(int iMsg)
+{
+    Gui::CommandManager &rcCmdMgr = Gui::Application::Instance->commandManager();
+    if (iMsg==0)
+        rcCmdMgr.runCommandByName("Part_Compound");
+    else if (iMsg==1)
+        rcCmdMgr.runCommandByName("Part_ExplodeCompound");
+    else if (iMsg==2)
+        rcCmdMgr.runCommandByName("Part_CompoundFilter");
+    else
+        return;
+
+    // Since the default icon is reset when enabing/disabling the command we have
+    // to explicitly set the icon of the used command.
+    Gui::ActionGroup* pcAction = qobject_cast<Gui::ActionGroup*>(_pcAction);
+    QList<QAction*> a = pcAction->actions();
+
+    assert(iMsg < a.size());
+    pcAction->setIcon(a[iMsg]->icon());
+}
+
+Gui::Action * CmdPartCompCompoundTools::createAction(void)
+{
+    Gui::ActionGroup* pcAction = new Gui::ActionGroup(this, Gui::getMainWindow());
+    pcAction->setDropDownMenu(true);
+    applyCommandData(this->className(), pcAction);
+
+    QAction* cmd0 = pcAction->addAction(QString());
+    cmd0->setIcon(Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap("Part_Compound"));
+    QAction* cmd1 = pcAction->addAction(QString());
+    cmd1->setIcon(Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap("Part_ExplodeCompound"));
+    QAction* cmd2 = pcAction->addAction(QString());
+    cmd2->setIcon(Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap("Part_CompoundFilter"));
+
+    _pcAction = pcAction;
+    languageChange();
+
+    pcAction->setIcon(cmd0->icon());
+    int defaultId = 0;
+    pcAction->setProperty("defaultAction", QVariant(defaultId));
+
+    return pcAction;
+}
+
+void CmdPartCompCompoundTools::languageChange()
+{
+    Command::languageChange();
+
+    if (!_pcAction)
+        return;
+
+    Gui::CommandManager &rcCmdMgr = Gui::Application::Instance->commandManager();
+
+    Gui::ActionGroup* pcAction = qobject_cast<Gui::ActionGroup*>(_pcAction);
+    QList<QAction*> a = pcAction->actions();
+
+    Gui::Command* cmdCompound = rcCmdMgr.getCommandByName("Part_Compound");
+    if (cmdCompound) {
+        QAction* cmd0 = a[0];
+        cmd0->setText(QApplication::translate("CmdPartCompound", cmdCompound->getMenuText()));
+        cmd0->setToolTip(QApplication::translate("CmdPartCompound", cmdCompound->getToolTipText()));
+        cmd0->setStatusTip(QApplication::translate("CmdPartCompound", cmdCompound->getStatusTip()));
+    }
+
+    Gui::Command* cmdExplode = rcCmdMgr.getCommandByName("Part_ExplodeCompound");
+    if (cmdExplode) {
+        QAction* cmd1 = a[1];
+        cmd1->setText(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdExplode->getMenuText()));
+        cmd1->setToolTip(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdExplode->getToolTipText()));
+        cmd1->setStatusTip(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdExplode->getStatusTip()));
+    }
+
+    Gui::Command* cmdCompoundFilter = rcCmdMgr.getCommandByName("Part_CompoundFilter");
+    if (cmdCompoundFilter) {
+        QAction* cmd2 = a[2];
+        cmd2->setText(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdCompoundFilter->getMenuText()));
+        cmd2->setToolTip(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdCompoundFilter->getToolTipText()));
+        cmd2->setStatusTip(QApplication::translate("Part_CompoundTools", cmdCompoundFilter->getStatusTip()));
+    }
+}
+
+bool CmdPartCompCompoundTools::isActive(void)
+{
+    if (getActiveGuiDocument())
+        return true;
+    else
+        return false;
+}
+
+
+
 //===========================================================================
 // Part_Compound
 //===========================================================================
@@ -2271,6 +2379,7 @@ void CreatePartCommands(void)
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartFuse());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartCompJoinFeatures());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartCompSplitFeatures());
+    rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartCompCompoundTools());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartCompound());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartSection());
     //rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartBox2());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 0eb5bd3803..f252a2ce2b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
     Gui::MenuItem* compound = new Gui::MenuItem;
     compound->setCommand("Compound");
     *compound << "Part_Compound"
+              << "Part_ExplodeCompound"
               << "Part_CompoundFilter";
 
     Gui::MenuItem* part = new Gui::MenuItem;
@@ -188,7 +189,8 @@ Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
 
     Gui::ToolBarItem* boolop = new Gui::ToolBarItem(root);
     boolop->setCommand("Boolean");
-    *boolop << "Part_Boolean"
+    *boolop << "Part_CompCompoundTools"
+            << "Part_Boolean"
             << "Part_Cut"
             << "Part_Fuse"
             << "Part_Common"