diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.cpp
index 5cd4daecf945de29a8c1b054f1776b44ca2e99dc..a0434e46808da1ef0934f7b7e4b27bf7009b469a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.cpp
@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ void ApplicationWindow::initMainMenu()
   help->addAction(actionmantidplotHelp);
   help->insertSeparator();
   help->addAction(actionHelpBugReports);
+  help->addAction(actionAskHelp);
   help->insertSeparator();
   help->addAction(actionFirstTimeSetup);
   help->insertSeparator();
@@ -13189,6 +13190,9 @@ void ApplicationWindow::createActions()
   actionHelpBugReports = new QAction(tr("Report a &Bug"), this);
   connect(actionHelpBugReports, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showBugTracker()));
 
+  actionAskHelp = new QAction(tr("Ask for Help"), this);
+  connect(actionAskHelp, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showBugTracker()));
+
   //actionDownloadManual = new QAction(tr("Download &Manual"), this); // Mantid change
   //connect(actionDownloadManual, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(downloadManual())); // Mantid change
 
@@ -13794,6 +13798,7 @@ void ApplicationWindow::translateActionsStrings()
   //actionCheckUpdates->setMenuText(tr("Search for &Updates")); //Mantid change - commented out
   //actionHelpForums->setText(tr("Visit QtiPlot &Forums"));
   actionHelpBugReports->setText(tr("Report a &Bug"));
+  actionAskHelp->setText(tr("Ask for Help"));
   //actionDownloadManual->setMenuText(tr("Download &Manual"));//Mantid change - commented out
   //actionTranslations->setMenuText(tr("&Translations"));//Mantid change - commented out
   //actionDonate->setMenuText(tr("Make a &Donation"));
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.h b/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.h
index 36d383abd666dec7bdeacf3230c6cfac73e0e5f0..bf12f07942a2f2d607624bb801ea28ef1b451e10 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/ApplicationWindow.h
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ private:
   QAction *actionSetXCol, *actionSetYCol, *actionSetZCol, *actionSetLabelCol, *actionDisregardCol, *actionSetXErrCol, *actionSetYErrCol;
   QAction *actionBoxPlot, *actionMultiPeakGauss, *actionMultiPeakLorentz, *actionCheckUpdates;
   QAction *actionDonate, *actionHomePage, *actionDownloadManual, *actionTechnicalSupport, *actionTranslations;
-  QAction *actionHelpForums, *actionHelpBugReports;
+  QAction *actionHelpForums, *actionHelpBugReports, *actionAskHelp;
   QAction *actionShowPlotDialog, *actionShowScaleDialog, *actionOpenTemplate, *actionSaveTemplate;
   QAction *actionNextWindow, *actionPrevWindow;
   QAction *actionScriptingLang,*actionClearTable, *actionGoToRow, *actionGoToColumn;