diff --git a/actions/animlayers.action b/actions/animlayers.action
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be27f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/animlayers.action
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<ActionCollection version="2" name="Plugins">
+  <Actions category="Plugins">
+    <text>AnimLayers</text>
+    <Action name="animlayers_play">
+      <icon></icon>
+      <text>Play</text>
+      <whatsThis>Start and stop animation</whatsThis>
+      <toolTip>Start and stop animation</toolTip>
+      <iconText></iconText>
+      <activationFlags></activationFlags>
+      <activationConditions></activationConditions>
+      <shortcut></shortcut>
+      <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
+      <statusTip></statusTip>
+    </Action>
+    <Action name="animlayers_stepforth">
+      <icon></icon>
+      <text>Step forth</text>
+      <whatsThis>Step one frame forth</whatsThis>
+      <toolTip>Step one frame forth</toolTip>
+      <iconText></iconText>
+      <activationFlags></activationFlags>
+      <activationConditions></activationConditions>
+      <shortcut></shortcut>
+      <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
+      <statusTip></statusTip>
+    </Action>
+        <Action name="animlayers_stepback">
+      <icon></icon>
+      <text>Step back</text>
+      <whatsThis>Step one frame back</whatsThis>
+      <toolTip>Step one frame back</toolTip>
+      <iconText></iconText>
+      <activationFlags></activationFlags>
+      <activationConditions></activationConditions>
+      <shortcut></shortcut>
+      <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
+      <statusTip></statusTip>
+    </Action>
+  </Actions>
+</ActionCollection>
diff --git a/img/animlayersshortcuts.png b/img/animlayersshortcuts.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f7144
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diff --git a/pykrita/animlayers/animlayers.py b/pykrita/animlayers/animlayers.py
index b1e03a8..5fb5214 100644
--- a/pykrita/animlayers/animlayers.py
+++ b/pykrita/animlayers/animlayers.py
@@ -9,11 +9,45 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QWidget, QLabel, QPushButton, QLineEdit, QGridLayout, QCheckBox)
 from krita import (Krita, Extension, DockWidget, DockWidgetFactory, DockWidgetFactoryBase)
 
+animlayersinst = None
+
 class layer:
 	def __init__(self, node, visible):
 		self.node = node
 		self.visible = visible
 
+def animlayersplay():
+	global animlayersinst
+	if animlayersinst != None:
+		animlayersinst.playClicked()
+
+def animlayersstepforth():
+	global animlayersinst
+	if animlayersinst != None:
+		animlayersinst.stepClicked()
+
+def animlayersstepback():
+	global animlayersinst
+	if animlayersinst != None:
+		animlayersinst.stepBackClicked()
+
+class AnimLayersExtension(Extension):
+	def __init__(self, parent):
+		super(AnimLayersExtension, self).__init__(parent)
+
+	def setup(self):
+		pass
+
+	def createActions(self, window):
+		actionplay = window.createAction("animlayers_play", i18n("Play"))
+		actionplay.triggered.connect(animlayersplay)
+		actionstepforth = window.createAction("animlayers_stepforth", i18n("Step forth"))
+		actionstepforth.triggered.connect(animlayersstepforth)
+		actionstepback = window.createAction("animlayers_stepback", i18n("Step back"))
+		actionstepback.triggered.connect(animlayersstepback)
+
+Scripter.addExtension(AnimLayersExtension(Krita.instance()))
+
 class AnimLayersDocker(DockWidget):
 
 	def __init__(self):
@@ -30,9 +64,12 @@ def __init__(self):
 		self.outputlines = []
 		self.outputlinescnt = []
 		
-		self.setWindowTitle('AnimLayers')
+		self.setWindowTitle(i18n("AnimLayers"))
 		self.initUI()
 
+		global animlayersinst
+		animlayersinst = self		
+
 	def initUI(self):
 		widget = QWidget()
 		widget.setContentsMargins(10, 10 , 10, 10)
@@ -249,5 +286,5 @@ def output(self, text):
 
 	def canvasChanged(self, canvas):
 		pass
-	
+
 Application.addDockWidgetFactory(DockWidgetFactory("animlayers", DockWidgetFactoryBase.DockRight, AnimLayersDocker))