diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/PhoebusApplication.java b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/PhoebusApplication.java
index de2a5a3c02..3a3851fe4c 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/PhoebusApplication.java
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/PhoebusApplication.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class PhoebusApplication extends Application {
     /**
      * Menu to add a layout to the current layout
      */
-    private final Menu add_layout = new Menu(Messages.AddLayout, ImageCache.getImageView(ImageCache.class, "/icons/layouts.png"));
+    private final Menu add_layout = new Menu(Messages.AddLayout, ImageCache.getImageView(ImageCache.class, "/icons/add_layout.png"));
     
     /**
      * List of memento names
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ public class PhoebusApplication extends Application {
      */
     private MenuButton layout_menu_button;
 
+    /**
+     * Toolbar button for adding past layouts
+     */
+    private MenuButton add_layout_menu_button;
+
     /**
      * Last file used by 'File, Open' menu
      * (the _directory_ is actually used by the file-open dialog)
@@ -759,6 +764,7 @@ void createLoadLayoutsMenu() {
             final List<MenuItem> menuItemList = new ArrayList<>();
             final List<MenuItem> toolbarMenuItemList = new ArrayList<>();
             final List<MenuItem> addLayoutMenuItemList = new ArrayList<>();
+            final List<MenuItem> toolbarAddLayoutMenuItemList = new ArrayList<>();
 
             final Map<String, File> layoutFiles = new HashMap<String, File>();
 
@@ -822,6 +828,12 @@ void createLoadLayoutsMenu() {
                                 addLayoutMenuItem.setMnemonicParsing(false);
                                 addLayoutMenuItem.setOnAction(event -> startAddingLayout(file));
                                 addLayoutMenuItemList.add(addLayoutMenuItem);
+
+                                // Repeat for the same menu in the toolbar. They can't share menu items.
+                                final MenuItem toolbarAddLayoutMenuItem = new MenuItem(filename);
+                                toolbarAddLayoutMenuItem.setMnemonicParsing(false);
+                                toolbarAddLayoutMenuItem.setOnAction(event -> startAddingLayout(file));
+                                toolbarAddLayoutMenuItemList.add(toolbarAddLayoutMenuItem);
                             }
                         });
             }
@@ -832,6 +844,7 @@ void createLoadLayoutsMenu() {
                 load_layout.getItems().setAll(menuItemList);
                 add_layout.getItems().setAll(addLayoutMenuItemList);
                 layout_menu_button.getItems().setAll(toolbarMenuItemList);
+                add_layout_menu_button.getItems().setAll(toolbarAddLayoutMenuItemList);
                 delete_layouts.setDisable(memento_files.isEmpty());
             });
         });
@@ -965,6 +978,12 @@ private ToolBar createToolbar() {
         if (! Preferences.toolbar_entries.contains("!Layouts"))
             toolBar.getItems().add(layout_menu_button);
 
+        add_layout_menu_button = new MenuButton(null, ImageCache.getImageView(getClass(), "/icons/add_layout.png"));
+        add_layout_menu_button.setTooltip(new Tooltip(Messages.AddLayout));
+        if (Preferences.toolbar_entries.contains("Add Layouts") && !Preferences.toolbar_entries.contains("!Add Layouts")) {
+            toolBar.getItems().add(add_layout_menu_button);
+        }
+
         // Contributed Entries
         ToolbarEntryService.getInstance().listToolbarEntries().forEach((entry) -> {
             final AtomicBoolean open_new = new AtomicBoolean();
diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/ToolbarEntryService.java b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/ToolbarEntryService.java
index 9872637359..d46e54193d 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/ToolbarEntryService.java
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/ui/application/ToolbarEntryService.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ private ToolbarEntryService() {
             if (suppress)
                 desired = desired.substring(1);
             // Skip entries handled in PhoebusApplication
-            if (desired.equals("Home") ||  desired.equals("Top Resources")  ||  desired.equals("Layouts"))
+            if (desired.equals("Home") ||  desired.equals("Top Resources")  ||  desired.equals("Layouts") || desired.equals("Add Layouts"))
                 continue;
             // Add specific 'desired' entry
             ToolbarEntry found = null;
diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/resources/icons/add_layout.png b/core/ui/src/main/resources/icons/add_layout.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f47a4e89c
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/ui/src/main/resources/icons/add_layout.png differ
diff --git a/core/ui/src/main/resources/phoebus_ui_preferences.properties b/core/ui/src/main/resources/phoebus_ui_preferences.properties
index f4fdbd0cda..3c840dd285 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/main/resources/phoebus_ui_preferences.properties
+++ b/core/ui/src/main/resources/phoebus_ui_preferences.properties
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ home_display=examples:/01_main.bob?app=display_runtime,Example Display
 #
 # The special entry "*" adds all remaining available toolbar entries.
 # An entry starting with "!" removes that item from the available entries.
-# The order of the initial buttons "Home, Top Resources, Layouts"
+# The order of the initial buttons "Home, Top Resources, Layouts, Add Layouts"
 # cannot be changed, but they can be suppressed by adding "!",
-# for example "Home, !Top Resources, !Layouts".
+# for example "Home, !Top Resources, !Layouts, !Add Layouts".
+#
+# The special entry "Add Layouts" is NOT added to the toolbar by default. It
+# can be added to the toolbar by specifying "Add Layouts".
 #
 # The strings in the list of entries MUST match what is returned from
 # ToolbarEntry#getId(). This allows for customization/localization of app name