diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
index 28a5dd0111..49e5ecff43 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
@@ -174,6 +174,29 @@ class InterfaceAction(QObject):
 
     def create_menu_action(self, menu, unique_name, text, icon=None, shortcut=None,
             description=None, triggered=None, shortcut_name=None):
+        '''
+        Convenience method to easily add actions to a QMenu.
+
+        :param menu: The QMenu the newly created action will be added to
+        :param unique_name: A unique name for this action, this must be
+        globally unique, so make it as descriptive as possible. If in doubt add
+        a uuid to it.
+        :param text: The text of the action.
+        :param icon: Either a QIcon or a file name. The file name is passed to
+        the I() builtin, so you do not need to pass the full path to the images
+        directory.
+        :param shortcut: A string, a list of strings, None or False. If False,
+        no keyboard shortcut is registered for this action. If None, a keyboard
+        shortcut with no default keybinding is registered. String and list of
+        strings register a shortcut with default keybinding as specified.
+        :param description: A description for this action. Used to set
+        tooltips.
+        :param triggered: A callable which is connected to the triggered signal
+        of the created action.
+        :param shortcut_name: The test displayed to the user when customizing
+        the keyboard shortcuts for this action. By default it is set to the
+        value of ``text``.
+        '''
         if shortcut_name is None:
             shortcut_name = unicode(text)
         ac = menu.addAction(text)