diff --git a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/AdminMenu.cs
index e0893067e1..d00117376f 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Web.Routing;
-using System.Web.Mvc;
+using SmartStore.Collections;
 using SmartStore.Web.Framework.UI;
-using SmartStore.Collections;
 
 namespace SmartStore.DevTools
 {
@@ -20,6 +14,15 @@ protected override void BuildMenuCore(TreeNode<MenuItem> pluginsNode)
 				.ToItem();
 
 			pluginsNode.Prepend(menuItem);
+
+			// uncomment to add to admin menu (see plugin sub-menu)
+			//var backendExtensionItem = new MenuItem().ToBuilder()
+			//	.Text("Backend extension")
+			//	.Icon("area-chart")
+			//	.Action("BackendExtension", "DevTools", new { area = "SmartStore.DevTools" })
+			//	.ToItem();
+
+			//pluginsNode.Append(backendExtensionItem);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Controllers/DevToolsController.cs b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Controllers/DevToolsController.cs
index 89a261690f..20e212472d 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Controllers/DevToolsController.cs
+++ b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Controllers/DevToolsController.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using SmartStore.Core;
+using SmartStore.DevTools.Models;
 using SmartStore.Services;
 using SmartStore.Services.Configuration;
 using SmartStore.Services.Stores;
@@ -86,5 +87,15 @@ public ActionResult WidgetZone(string widgetZone)
             return new EmptyResult();
         }
 
+		[AdminAuthorize]
+		public ActionResult BackendExtension()
+		{
+			var model = new BackendExtensionModel
+			{
+				Welcome = "Hello world!"
+			};
+
+			return View(model);
+		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Models/BackendExtensionModel.cs b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Models/BackendExtensionModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ecaa66c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Models/BackendExtensionModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using SmartStore.Web.Framework.Mvc;
+
+namespace SmartStore.DevTools.Models
+{
+	public class BackendExtensionModel : ModelBase
+	{
+		public string Welcome { get; set; }
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/SmartStore.DevTools.csproj b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/SmartStore.DevTools.csproj
index 6ac06bf786..bb3a9cace1 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/SmartStore.DevTools.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/SmartStore.DevTools.csproj
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Filters\Samples\SampleResultFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\Samples\SampleActionFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DevToolsPlugin.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\BackendExtensionModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProfilerHttpModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RouteProvider.cs" />
@@ -208,6 +209,9 @@
     <Content Include="Views\DevTools\WidgetZone.cshtml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="Views\DevTools\BackendExtension.cshtml">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Views/DevTools/BackendExtension.cshtml b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Views/DevTools/BackendExtension.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2e818b648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugins/SmartStore.DevTools/Views/DevTools/BackendExtension.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@using SmartStore.DevTools.Models;
+@model BackendExtensionModel
+@{
+	Layout = "~/Administration/Views/Shared/_AdminLayout.cshtml";
+
+	ViewBag.Title = "My SmartStore.NET backend extension page";
+}
+
+<div class="section-header">
+	<div class="title">
+		<i class="fa fa-area-chart"></i>
+		My SmartStore.NET backend extension page
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<div>
+	@Model.Welcome
+</div>