diff --git a/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip b/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
index f90d6badb9ff..9eacbf198ddf 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ class QgisInterface : QObject
     virtual QMenu *editMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *viewMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *layerMenu() = 0;
+    /** \note added in 2.0
+    */
+    virtual QMenu *newLayerMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *settingsMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *pluginMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *rasterMenu() = 0;
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.h b/src/app/qgisapp.h
index 49dc265f5f64..cd006b6dbee0 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.h
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
     QMenu *editMenu() { return mEditMenu; }
     QMenu *viewMenu() { return mViewMenu; }
     QMenu *layerMenu() { return mLayerMenu; }
+    //! @note added in 2.0
+    QMenu *newLayerMenu() { return mNewLayerMenu; }
     QMenu *settingsMenu() { return mSettingsMenu; }
     QMenu *pluginMenu() { return mPluginMenu; }
     QMenu *databaseMenu() { return mDatabaseMenu; }
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
index a209cf9ce9c1..579c5873c52f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ QMenu *QgisAppInterface::fileMenu() { return qgis->fileMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::editMenu() { return qgis->editMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::viewMenu() { return qgis->viewMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::layerMenu() { return qgis->layerMenu(); }
+QMenu *QgisAppInterface::newLayerMenu() { return qgis->newLayerMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::settingsMenu() { return qgis->settingsMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::pluginMenu() { return qgis->pluginMenu(); }
 QMenu *QgisAppInterface::rasterMenu() { return qgis->rasterMenu(); }
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
index c20aee3c369f..9c5fb3d45a7f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ class QgisAppInterface : public QgisInterface
     virtual QMenu *editMenu();
     virtual QMenu *viewMenu();
     virtual QMenu *layerMenu();
+    //! @note added in 2.0
+    virtual QMenu *newLayerMenu();
     virtual QMenu *settingsMenu();
     virtual QMenu *pluginMenu();
     virtual QMenu *rasterMenu();
diff --git a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
index 7052e9bb9287..475039c6c40a 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgisInterface : public QObject
     virtual QMenu *editMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *viewMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *layerMenu() = 0;
+    /** \note added in 2.0
+    */
+    virtual QMenu *newLayerMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *settingsMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *pluginMenu() = 0;
     virtual QMenu *rasterMenu() = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp
index becdc4fe24c1..e2c1fcb3d872 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/gps_importer/qgsgpsplugin.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QMenu>
 #include <QToolBar>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QProgressDialog>
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ void QgsGPSPlugin::initGui()
   connect( mCreateGPXAction, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( createGPX() ) );
 
   mQGisInterface->layerToolBar()->addAction( mCreateGPXAction );
-  mQGisInterface->insertAddLayerAction( mCreateGPXAction );
+  mQGisInterface->newLayerMenu()->addAction( mCreateGPXAction );
   mQGisInterface->addPluginToVectorMenu( tr( "&GPS" ), mQActionPointer );
   mQGisInterface->addVectorToolBarIcon( mQActionPointer );
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ void QgsGPSPlugin::unload()
 {
   // remove the GUI
   mQGisInterface->layerToolBar()->removeAction( mCreateGPXAction );
-  mQGisInterface->removeAddLayerAction( mCreateGPXAction );
+  mQGisInterface->newLayerMenu()->removeAction( mCreateGPXAction );
   mQGisInterface->removePluginVectorMenu( tr( "&GPS" ), mQActionPointer );
   mQGisInterface->removeVectorToolBarIcon( mQActionPointer );
   delete mQActionPointer;
diff --git a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui b/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
index bdaefda8b701..0590101b95d8 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1052</width>
-     <height>25</height>
+     <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="mEditMenu">
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>&amp;Layer</string>
     </property>
-    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuNew">
+    <widget class="QMenu" name="mNewLayerMenu">
      <property name="title">
       <string>New</string>
      </property>
      <addaction name="mActionNewVectorLayer"/>
      <addaction name="mActionNewSpatialiteLayer"/>
     </widget>
-    <addaction name="menuNew"/>
+    <addaction name="mNewLayerMenu"/>
     <addaction name="mActionEmbedLayers"/>
     <addaction name="mActionAddOgrLayer"/>
     <addaction name="mActionAddRasterLayer"/>
@@ -1970,19 +1970,19 @@ Acts on currently active editable layer</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="mActionRotateFeature">
-  <property name="checkable">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="icon">
-      <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
-       <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionRotateFeature.png</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionRotateFeature.png</iconset>
-     </property>
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Rotate Feature(s)</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Rotate Feature(s)</string>
-     </property>
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionRotateFeature.png</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionRotateFeature.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Rotate Feature(s)</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Rotate Feature(s)</string>
+   </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>