diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
index 0abf55c24726..76e3fa9537fb 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
@@ -1189,3 +1189,5 @@ action.ConvertIndentsToSpaces.text=Convert Indents to Spaces
 action.ConvertIndentsToSpaces.description=Convert the indentation in the file or selected block to use spaces instead of tabs
 action.ConvertIndentsToTabs.text=Convert Indents to Tabs
 action.ConvertIndentsToTabs.description=Convert the indentation in the file or selected block to use tabs instead of spaces
+group.Vcs.Import.text=Import into Version Control
+group.Vcs.Browse.text=Browse VCS Repository
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/VcsActions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/VcsActions.xml
index dccf8f677f39..77e87c1011cc 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/VcsActions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/idea/VcsActions.xml
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@
         <action id="Vcs.IntegrateProject" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.update.CommonIntegrateProjectAction"/>
         <action id="Vcs.RefreshStatuses" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.actions.RefreshStatuses"/>
         <separator/>
+        <group id="Vcs.Specific" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.NonEmptyActionGroup"/>
+        <separator/>
         <action id="ChangesView.CreatePatch" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.actions.CreatePatchAction"/>
         <action id="ChangesView.ApplyPatch" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.patch.ApplyPatchAction"/>
         <action id="ChangesView.Shelve" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.shelf.ShelveChangesAction"/>
       </group>
 
+      <separator/>
       <group id="Vcs.Checkout" class="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.checkout.CheckoutActionGroup" popup="true"/>
+      <group id="Vcs.Import" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.NonEmptyActionGroup" popup="true"/>
+      <group id="Vcs.Browse" class="com.intellij.ide.actions.NonEmptyActionGroup" popup="true"/>
 
       <add-to-group group-id="MainMenu" anchor="after" relative-to-action="ToolsMenu"/>
     </group>
diff --git a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index bee7e771d7c0..ea97e0e3a10e 100644
--- a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -44,18 +44,16 @@
   </extensions>
 
   <actions>
+    <action id="Cvs.Import" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.ImportAction">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Import"/>
+    </action>
 
-    <group id="CvsFileGroup">
-      <separator/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="after" relative-to-action="VcsGlobalGroup"/>
-      <action id="Cvs.Import" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.ImportAction"/>
-      <action id="Cvs.BrowseCVSRepository" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.BrowseCvsRepositoryAction"
-        />
-      <separator/>
-    </group>
+    <action id="Cvs.BrowseCVSRepository" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.BrowseCvsRepositoryAction">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Browse"/>
+    </action>
 
     <group id="CvsGlobalGroup" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.Cvs2Group" test="CVS" popup="true">
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="last"/>
+      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGlobalGroup" anchor="after" relative-to-action="Vcs.Specific"/>
       <separator/>
       <action id="GlobalSettings" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.GlobalSettingsAction"/>
       <action id="ConfigureCvsRoots" class="com.intellij.cvsSupport2.actions.ConfigureCvsRootsAction"/>
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/git4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 015fb1579f1b..978e99d85bbb 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@
 
   <actions>
 
-    <group id="GitFileGroup">
-      <separator/>
-      <action id="Git.Init" class="git4idea.actions.GitInit" text="Git Init..."/>
-      />
-      <separator/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="after" relative-to-action="VcsGlobalGroup"/>
-    </group>
-
+    <action id="Git.Init" class="git4idea.actions.GitInit" text="Create Git Repository...">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Import"/>
+    </action>
 
     <group id="Git.Menu" class="git4idea.actions.GitMenu" popup="true" text="_Git">
       <reference ref="CheckinFiles"/>
@@ -65,7 +60,7 @@
       <separator/>
 
       <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroup" anchor="last"/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="last"/>
+      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGlobalGroup" anchor="after" relative-to-action="Vcs.Specific"/>
       <!--           <add-to-group anchor="last" group-id="VcsGlobalGroup" /> -->
     </group>
   </actions>
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/hg4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index b067e6d5d3fa..f95626906463 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@
   </extensions>
 
   <actions>
-    <group id="MercurialFileGroup">
-      <separator/>
-      <action id="Hg.Init" class="org.zmlx.hg4idea.action.HgInit" text="Create Mercurial Repository"/>
-      <separator/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="after" relative-to-action="VcsGlobalGroup"/>
-    </group>
-    
+    <action id="Hg.Init" class="org.zmlx.hg4idea.action.HgInit" text="Create Mercurial Repository">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Import"/>
+    </action>
+
     <group id="hg4idea.file.menu" popup="true" icon="/images/mercurial.png" class="org.zmlx.hg4idea.action.HgMercurialMenu">
       <reference ref="CheckinFiles"/>
       <reference ref="ChangesView.AddUnversioned"/>
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@
       <action id="hg4idea.resolve.mark" class="org.zmlx.hg4idea.action.HgMarkResolved"/>
 
       <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroup" anchor="last"/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="last"/>
+      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGlobalGroup" anchor="after" relative-to-action="Vcs.Specific"/>
     </group>
 
   </actions>
diff --git a/plugins/svn4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/svn4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index e8113d62b94b..83678d867667 100644
--- a/plugins/svn4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/svn4idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -22,18 +22,19 @@
 
   <actions>
 
-    <group id="SubversionFileGroup">
-      <separator/>
-      <action id="Subversion.ImportToSVNRepository" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.ImportToRepositoryAction"/>
-      <action id="Subversion.BrowseSVNRepository" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.BrowseRepositoryAction"/>
-      <action id="Subversion.ShareWholeProject" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.ShareWholeProject"/>
-      <separator/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="after" relative-to-action="VcsGlobalGroup"/>
-    </group>
+    <action id="Subversion.ImportToSVNRepository" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.ImportToRepositoryAction">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Import"/>
+    </action>
+    <action id="Subversion.BrowseSVNRepository" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.BrowseRepositoryAction">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Browse"/>
+    </action>
+    <action id="Subversion.ShareWholeProject" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.ShareWholeProject">
+      <add-to-group group-id="Vcs.Import"/>
+    </action>
 
     <group id="SubversionFilePopupGroup" popup="true" class="org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.SubversionGroup">
       <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroup" anchor="last"/>
-      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGroups" anchor="last"/>      
+      <add-to-group group-id="VcsGlobalGroup" anchor="after" relative-to-action="Vcs.Specific"/>
     </group>