diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 15c8f3172..22bb54e81 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ if(BUILD_DESKTOP)
     part/xmlgui_helper.cpp
     part/extensions.cpp
     part/embeddedfilesdialog.cpp
+    part/actionbar.cpp
     part/annotationactionhandler.cpp
     part/annotwindow.cpp
     part/annotationmodel.cpp
diff --git a/part/actionbar.cpp b/part/actionbar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1fcb83b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/part/actionbar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2020 by Simone Gaiarin <simgunz@gmail.com>              *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QLayout>
+#include <QList>
+#include <QToolBar>
+#include <QToolButton>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+#include "actionbar.h"
+
+class ActionBarWidget : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ActionBarWidget(QToolBar *parent);
+    void recreateButtons(const QList<QAction *> &actions);
+
+private slots:
+    void onOrientationChanged(Qt::Orientation orientation);
+};
+
+ActionBarWidget::ActionBarWidget(QToolBar *parent)
+    : QWidget::QWidget(parent)
+{
+    QLayout *layout;
+    if (parent->orientation() == Qt::Vertical) {
+        layout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    } else {
+        layout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    }
+    setLayout(layout);
+    connect(parent, &QToolBar::orientationChanged, this, &ActionBarWidget::onOrientationChanged);
+}
+
+void ActionBarWidget::recreateButtons(const QList<QAction *> &actions)
+{
+    QToolBar *parentToolbar = qobject_cast<QToolBar *>(parentWidget());
+    if (!parentToolbar) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for (auto &toolButton : findChildren<QToolButton *>()) {
+        layout()->removeWidget(toolButton);
+        delete toolButton;
+    }
+    for (const auto &action : actions) {
+        QToolButton *toolButton = new QToolButton(this);
+        toolButton->setAutoRaise(true);
+        toolButton->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
+        toolButton->setIconSize(parentToolbar->iconSize());
+        toolButton->setToolButtonStyle(parentToolbar->toolButtonStyle());
+        toolButton->setDefaultAction(action);
+        layout()->addWidget(toolButton);
+        layout()->setAlignment(toolButton, Qt::AlignCenter);
+        connect(parentToolbar, &QToolBar::iconSizeChanged, toolButton, &QToolButton::setIconSize);
+        connect(parentToolbar, &QToolBar::toolButtonStyleChanged, toolButton, &QToolButton::setToolButtonStyle);
+    }
+}
+
+void ActionBarWidget::onOrientationChanged(Qt::Orientation orientation)
+{
+    QLayout *newLayout;
+    if (orientation == Qt::Vertical) {
+        newLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    } else {
+        newLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    }
+    QLayout *oldLayout = layout();
+    for (auto &toolButton : findChildren<QToolButton *>()) {
+        oldLayout->removeWidget(toolButton);
+        newLayout->addWidget(toolButton);
+        newLayout->setAlignment(toolButton, Qt::AlignCenter);
+    }
+    delete oldLayout;
+    setLayout(newLayout);
+}
+
+ActionBar::ActionBar(QObject *parent)
+    : QWidgetAction(parent)
+{
+}
+
+QWidget *ActionBar::createWidget(QWidget *parent)
+{
+    QToolBar *parentToolbar = qobject_cast<QToolBar *>(parent);
+    if (!parentToolbar) {
+        return new QWidget();
+    }
+    ActionBarWidget *widget = new ActionBarWidget(parentToolbar);
+    widget->recreateButtons(m_actions);
+    return widget;
+}
+
+void ActionBar::addAction(QAction *action)
+{
+    m_actions.append(action);
+}
+
+void ActionBar::insertAction(int pos, QAction *action)
+{
+    m_actions.insert(pos, action);
+}
+
+void ActionBar::removeAction(QAction *action)
+{
+    m_actions.removeAll(action);
+}
+
+void ActionBar::recreateWidgets()
+{
+    const auto widgets = createdWidgets();
+    for (auto *widget : widgets) {
+        auto *actionBarWidget = qobject_cast<ActionBarWidget *>(widget);
+        if (actionBarWidget) {
+            actionBarWidget->recreateButtons(m_actions);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#include "actionbar.moc"
diff --git a/part/actionbar.h b/part/actionbar.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ce9c5152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/part/actionbar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2020 by Simone Gaiarin <simgunz@gmail.com>              *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ACTIONBAR_H
+#define ACTIONBAR_H
+
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+
+class QAction;
+class QWidget;
+
+/**
+ * @short A widget action to display a set of actions in a toolbar
+ */
+class ActionBar : public QWidgetAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ActionBar(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    QWidget *createWidget(QWidget *parent) override;
+
+    void addAction(QAction *action);
+    void insertAction(int pos, QAction *action);
+    void removeAction(QAction *action);
+    void recreateWidgets();
+
+private:
+    QList<QAction *> m_actions;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/part/annotationactionhandler.cpp b/part/annotationactionhandler.cpp
index 85ea68191..349d91187 100644
--- a/part/annotationactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/part/annotationactionhandler.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <kwidgetsaddons_version.h>
 
 // local includes
+#include "actionbar.h"
 #include "annotationwidgets.h"
 #include "guiutils.h"
 #include "pageview.h"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public:
         , agTools(nullptr)
         , agLastAction(nullptr)
         , aQuickTools(nullptr)
+        , aQuickToolsBar(nullptr)
         , aGeomShapes(nullptr)
         , aStamp(nullptr)
         , aAddToQuickTools(nullptr)
@@ -105,12 +107,14 @@ public:
 
     PageViewAnnotator *annotator;
 
+    QList<QAction *> quickTools;
     QList<QAction *> textTools;
     QList<QAction *> textQuickTools;
     QActionGroup *agTools;
     QAction *agLastAction;
 
     ToggleActionMenu *aQuickTools;
+    ActionBar *aQuickToolsBar;
     ToggleActionMenu *aGeomShapes;
     ToggleActionMenu *aStamp;
     QAction *aAddToQuickTools;
@@ -351,20 +355,19 @@ void AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::populateQuickAnnotations()
         q->deselectAllAnnotationActions();
     }
 
-    const QList<QAction *> quickToolActions = aQuickTools->menu()->actions();
-    for (QAction *action : quickToolActions) {
-        if (action->isCheckable()) {
-            aQuickTools->removeAction(action);
-            delete action;
-        }
+    for (QAction *action : qAsConst(quickTools)) {
+        aQuickTools->removeAction(action);
+        aQuickToolsBar->removeAction(action);
+        delete action;
     }
-    QAction *aSeparator = aQuickTools->menu()->actions().first();
+    quickTools.clear();
     textQuickTools.clear();
 
     int favToolId = 1;
     QList<int>::const_iterator shortcutNumber = numberKeys.begin();
     QDomElement favToolElement = annotator->quickTool(favToolId);
-    QList<QAction *> quickTools;
+    int actionBarInsertPosition = 0;
+    QAction *aSeparator = aQuickTools->menu()->actions().first();
     while (!favToolElement.isNull()) {
         QString itemText = favToolElement.attribute(QStringLiteral("name"));
         if (favToolElement.attribute(QStringLiteral("default"), QStringLiteral("false")) == QLatin1String("true")) {
@@ -376,6 +379,7 @@ void AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::populateQuickAnnotations()
         QIcon toolIcon = QIcon(PageViewAnnotator::makeToolPixmap(favToolElement));
         QAction *annFav = new KToggleAction(toolIcon, itemText, q);
         aQuickTools->insertAction(aSeparator, annFav);
+        aQuickToolsBar->insertAction(actionBarInsertPosition++, annFav);
         agTools->addAction(annFav);
         quickTools.append(annFav);
         if (shortcutNumber != numberKeys.end())
@@ -392,6 +396,7 @@ void AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::populateQuickAnnotations()
         }
         favToolElement = annotator->quickTool(++favToolId);
     }
+    aQuickToolsBar->recreateWidgets();
 
     // set the default action
     if (quickTools.isEmpty()) {
@@ -518,7 +523,7 @@ void AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::slotToolBarVisibilityChanged(bool checked)
 
 bool AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::isQuickToolAction(QAction *aTool)
 {
-    return aQuickTools->menu()->actions().contains(aTool) && aTool->isCheckable();
+    return quickTools.contains(aTool);
 }
 
 bool AnnotationActionHandlerPrivate::isQuickToolStamp(int toolId)
@@ -650,6 +655,10 @@ AnnotationActionHandler::AnnotationActionHandler(PageViewAnnotator *parent, KAct
             d->aQuickTools->setDefaultAction(action);
         }
     });
+
+    d->aQuickToolsBar = new ActionBar(this);
+    d->aQuickToolsBar->setText(i18n("Quick Annotation Bar"));
+
     QAction *aQuickToolsSeparator = new QAction(this);
     aQuickToolsSeparator->setSeparator(true);
     d->aQuickTools->addAction(aQuickToolsSeparator);
@@ -657,6 +666,7 @@ AnnotationActionHandler::AnnotationActionHandler(PageViewAnnotator *parent, KAct
     QAction *aConfigAnnotation = ac->action(QStringLiteral("options_configure_annotations"));
     if (aConfigAnnotation) {
         d->aQuickTools->addAction(aConfigAnnotation);
+        d->aQuickToolsBar->addAction(aConfigAnnotation);
     }
     d->populateQuickAnnotations();
 
@@ -721,6 +731,7 @@ AnnotationActionHandler::AnnotationActionHandler(PageViewAnnotator *parent, KAct
 
     ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("mouse_toggle_annotate"), d->aToolBarVisibility);
     ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("hide_annotation_toolbar"), d->aHideToolBar);
+    ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("quick_annotation_action_bar"), d->aQuickToolsBar);
     ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("annotation_highlighter"), aHighlighter);
     ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("annotation_underline"), aUnderline);
     ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("annotation_squiggle"), aSquiggle);