diff --git a/kate/data/katepartreadonlyui.rc b/kate/data/katepartreadonlyui.rc
index e1fff590e..430748afe 100644
--- a/kate/data/katepartreadonlyui.rc
+++ b/kate/data/katepartreadonlyui.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KatePartView" version="40">
+<kpartgui name="KatePartView" version="41">
 <MenuBar>
   <Menu name="file" noMerge="1"><text>&amp;File</text>
     <Action name="file_save_as" group="save_merge" />
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     <Action name="tools_lowercase" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_capitalize" group="tools_operations" />
     <Separator group="tools_operations" />
+    <Action name="tools_delete_line" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_join_lines" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_apply_wordwrap" group="tools_operations" />
   </Menu>
diff --git a/kate/data/katepartui.rc b/kate/data/katepartui.rc
index 7a01434e2..7743806d1 100644
--- a/kate/data/katepartui.rc
+++ b/kate/data/katepartui.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KatePartView" version="40">
+<kpartgui name="KatePartView" version="41">
 <MenuBar>
   <Menu name="file" noMerge="1"><text>&amp;File</text>
     <Action name="file_save" group="save_merge" />
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     <Action name="tools_lowercase" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_capitalize" group="tools_operations" />
     <Separator group="tools_operations" />
+    <Action name="tools_delete_line" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_join_lines" group="tools_operations" />
     <Action name="tools_apply_wordwrap" group="tools_operations" />
   </Menu>
diff --git a/kate/part/kateview.cpp b/kate/part/kateview.cpp
index f5593da9a..57c795914 100644
--- a/kate/part/kateview.cpp
+++ b/kate/part/kateview.cpp
@@ -284,8 +284,13 @@ void KateView::setupActions()
     a->setWhatsThis( i18n("Capitalize the selection, or the word under the "
       "cursor if no text is selected.") );
 
+    a = new TDEAction( i18n("Delete Line"), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), 
+      TQT_SLOT( killLine() ), ac, "tools_delete_line");
+    a->setWhatsThis(i18n("Use this to delete the current line."));
+    
     a = new TDEAction( i18n("Join Lines"), CTRL + Qt::Key_J, TQT_TQOBJECT(this),
       TQT_SLOT( joinLines() ), ac, "tools_join_lines" );
+    a->setWhatsThis(i18n("Use this to join lines together."));
   }
   else
   {
@@ -756,8 +761,8 @@ void KateView::slotReadWriteChanged ()
   l << "edit_replace" << "set_insert" << "tools_spelling" << "tools_indent"
       << "tools_unindent" << "tools_cleanIndent" << "tools_align"  << "tools_comment"
       << "tools_uncomment" << "tools_uppercase" << "tools_lowercase"
-      << "tools_capitalize" << "tools_join_lines" << "tools_apply_wordwrap"
-      << "edit_undo" << "edit_redo" << "tools_spelling_from_cursor"
+      << "tools_capitalize" << "tools_delete_line" << "tools_join_lines"
+      << "tools_apply_wordwrap" << "edit_undo" << "edit_redo" << "tools_spelling_from_cursor"
       << "tools_spelling_selection";
 
   TDEAction *a = 0;