diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
index ef17840edf..9ed37b29d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
             if (item.Path.Split(new[] {','}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Contains(RecycleBinId.ToInvariantString()))
             {
                 nodeMenu.DefaultMenuAlias = null;
+                nodeMenu.Items.Insert(2, new MenuItem(ActionRestore.Instance, ui.Text("actions", ActionRestore.Instance.Alias)));
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/Actions/ActionRestore.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/Actions/ActionRestore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..106dc61763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/Actions/ActionRestore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using System;
+using umbraco.interfaces;
+using umbraco.BasePages;
+
+namespace umbraco.BusinessLogic.Actions
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// This action is invoked when the content item is to be restored from the recycle bin
+	/// </summary>
+	public class ActionRestore : IAction
+	{
+		private static readonly ActionRestore m_instance = new ActionRestore();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// A public constructor exists ONLY for backwards compatibility in regards to 3rd party add-ons.
+		/// All Umbraco assemblies should use the singleton instantiation (this.Instance)
+		/// When this applicatio is refactored, this constuctor should be made private.
+		/// </summary>
+		[Obsolete("Use the singleton instantiation instead of a constructor")]
+		public ActionRestore() { }
+
+		public static ActionRestore Instance
+		{
+			get { return m_instance; }
+		}
+
+		#region IAction Members
+
+		public char Letter
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return '8'; // TODO: Check if this char is available? Is it still used?
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string JsFunctionName
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string JsSource
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string Alias
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return "restore";
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string Icon
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return "undo";
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool ShowInNotifier
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool CanBePermissionAssigned
+		{
+			get
+			{
+
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		#endregion
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/umbraco.cms.csproj b/src/umbraco.cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
index b50979975e..ea1d27ce09 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/umbraco.cms.csproj
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Actions\ActionUnPublish.cs">
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Actions\ActionRestore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Actions\LegacyActionMenuItemAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\CMSPreviewNode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="businesslogic\datatype\AbstractDataEditorControl.cs" />