diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 215a78e862..d64f36adc9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -605,5 +605,10 @@ class ActionView(InterfaceActionBase):
     name = 'View'
     actual_plugin = 'calibre.gui2.actions.view:ViewAction'
 
+class ActionFetchNews(InterfaceActionBase):
+    name = 'Fetch News'
+    actual_plugin = 'calibre.gui2.actions.fetch_news:FetchNewsAction'
+
 plugins += [ActionAdd, ActionFetchAnnotations, ActionGenerateCatalog,
-        ActionConvert, ActionDelete, ActionEditMetadata, ActionView]
+        ActionConvert, ActionDelete, ActionEditMetadata, ActionView,
+        ActionFetchNews]
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/fetch_news.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/fetch_news.py
index d161877cea..a63ac6b4a3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/fetch_news.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/fetch_news.py
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 from calibre.gui2 import Dispatcher
 from calibre.gui2.tools import fetch_scheduled_recipe
 from calibre.utils.config import dynamic
+from calibre.gui2.actions import InterfaceAction
 
-class FetchNewsAction(object):
+class FetchNewsAction(InterfaceAction):
+
+    name = 'Fetch News'
+    action_spec = (_('Fetch news'), 'news.svg', None, _('F'))
 
     def location_selected(self, loc):
         enabled = loc == 'library'
@@ -18,10 +22,15 @@ class FetchNewsAction(object):
     def genesis(self):
         self.conversion_jobs = {}
 
+    def connect_scheduler(self, scheduler):
+        self.qaction.setMenu(scheduler.news_menu)
+        self.qaction.triggered.connect(
+                scheduler.show_dialog)
+
     def download_scheduled_recipe(self, arg):
         func, args, desc, fmt, temp_files = \
                 fetch_scheduled_recipe(arg)
-        job = self.job_manager.run_job(
+        job = self.gui.job_manager.run_job(
                 Dispatcher(self.scheduled_recipe_fetched), func, args=args,
                            description=desc)
         self.conversion_jobs[job] = (temp_files, fmt, arg)
@@ -31,16 +40,16 @@ class FetchNewsAction(object):
         temp_files, fmt, arg = self.conversion_jobs.pop(job)
         pt = temp_files[0]
         if job.failed:
-            self.scheduler.recipe_download_failed(arg)
-            return self.job_exception(job)
+            self.gui.scheduler.recipe_download_failed(arg)
+            return self.gui.job_exception(job)
         id = self.gui.library_view.model().add_news(pt.name, arg)
         self.gui.library_view.model().reset()
         sync = dynamic.get('news_to_be_synced', set([]))
         sync.add(id)
         dynamic.set('news_to_be_synced', sync)
-        self.scheduler.recipe_downloaded(arg)
+        self.gui.scheduler.recipe_downloaded(arg)
         self.gui.status_bar.show_message(arg['title'] + _(' fetched.'), 3000)
-        self.email_news(id)
-        self.sync_news()
+        self.gui.email_news(id)
+        self.gui.sync_news()
 
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
index f456201e39..c5ed84ff00 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ class MainWindowMixin(object):
     def init_scheduler(self, db):
         self.scheduler = Scheduler(self, db)
         self.scheduler.start_recipe_fetch.connect(
-                self.download_scheduled_recipe, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
+                self.iactions['Fetch News'].download_scheduled_recipe, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
+        self.iactions['Fetch News'].connect_scheduler(self.scheduler)
 
     def read_toolbar_settings(self):
         pass
@@ -462,7 +463,6 @@ class MainWindowMixin(object):
         ac(-1, 4,  0, 'sync', _('Send to device'), 'sync.svg')
         ac(5,  5,  3, 'choose_library', _('%d books')%0, 'lt.png',
                 tooltip=_('Choose calibre library to work with'))
-        ac(6,  6,  3, 'news', _('Fetch news'), 'news.svg', _('F'))
         ac(7,  7,  0, 'save', _('Save to disk'), 'save.svg', _('S'))
         ac(8,  8,  0, 'conn_share', _('Connect/share'), 'connect_share.svg')
         ac(9,  9,  3, 'del', _('Remove books'), 'trash.svg', _('Del'))
@@ -482,9 +482,6 @@ class MainWindowMixin(object):
         ac(-1, -1, 0, 'books_with_the_same_tags', _('Books with the same tags'),
                 'tags.svg')
 
-        self.action_news.setMenu(self.scheduler.news_menu)
-        self.action_news.triggered.connect(
-                self.scheduler.show_dialog)
         self.share_conn_menu = ShareConnMenu(self)
         self.share_conn_menu.toggle_server.connect(self.toggle_content_server)
         self.share_conn_menu.config_email.connect(partial(self.do_config,
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index f3fa6f743e..2ba2a4ec52 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, # {{{
 
         self.keyboard_interrupt.connect(self.quit, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
 
+
         self.read_settings()
         self.finalize_layout()
         self.donate_button.start_animation()