diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/LangActions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/LangActions.xml
index ab6672be5f61..83c2df79e895 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/LangActions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/LangActions.xml
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@
       <reference ref="XDebugger.AddToWatches"/>
     </group>
 
+    <group id="XDebugger.Variables.Tree.Toolbar">
+    </group>
+
     <group id="XDebugger.Watches.Tree.Popup">
       <reference ref="XDebugger.NewWatch"/>
       <reference ref="XDebugger.RemoveWatch"/>
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/XDebuggerActions.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/XDebuggerActions.java
index 5e3de16c1ebd..b3d65c4fd433 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/XDebuggerActions.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/XDebuggerActions.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public interface XDebuggerActions {
   @NonNls String TOOL_WINDOW_LEFT_TOOLBAR_GROUP = "XDebugger.ToolWindow.LeftToolbar";
   @NonNls String EVALUATE_DIALOG_TREE_POPUP_GROUP = "XDebugger.Evaluation.Dialog.Tree.Popup";
   @NonNls String INSPECT_TREE_POPUP_GROUP = "XDebugger.Inspect.Tree.Popup";
+  @NonNls String VARIABLES_TREE_TOOLBAR_GROUP = "XDebugger.Variables.Tree.Toolbar";
   @NonNls String VARIABLES_TREE_POPUP_GROUP = "XDebugger.Variables.Tree.Popup";
   @NonNls String WATCHES_TREE_POPUP_GROUP = "XDebugger.Watches.Tree.Popup";
   @NonNls String WATCHES_TREE_TOOLBAR_GROUP = "XDebugger.Watches.Tree.Toolbar";
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XVariablesView.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XVariablesView.java
index 04f38e0f97c8..ceff94df6b9f 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XVariablesView.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XVariablesView.java
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public class XVariablesView extends XDebugViewBase {
     }
   }
 
+  public XDebuggerTree getTree() {
+    return myDebuggerTreePanel.getTree();
+  }
+
   public JComponent getPanel() {
     return myDebuggerTreePanel.getMainPanel();
   }
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebugSessionTab.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebugSessionTab.java
index 30a204ab41ca..177f04560a45 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebugSessionTab.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebugSessionTab.java
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ public class XDebugSessionTab extends DebuggerSessionTabBase {
                                         XDebuggerBundle.message("debugger.session.tab.variables.title"),
                                         XDebuggerUIConstants.VARIABLES_TAB_ICON, null);
     result.setCloseable(false);
+
+    ActionGroup group = getActionGroup(XDebuggerActions.VARIABLES_TREE_TOOLBAR_GROUP);
+    result.setActions(group, ActionPlaces.DEBUGGER_TOOLBAR, variablesView.getTree());
+
     return result;
   }