diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
index be6f28bc8..949e31ca1 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ class EditDeck(QMainWindow):
 
     def setupMenus(self):
         # actions
+        self.connect(self.dialog.actionAddItems, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.parent.onAddCard)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionDelete, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.deleteCards)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionAddTag, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.addTags)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionDeleteTag, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.deleteTags)
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 3b7414dcb..71612666d 100755
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -2497,7 +2497,6 @@ it to your friends.
         anki.sound.checkForNoiseProfile()
         if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
             self.mainWin.actionRecordNoiseProfile.setEnabled(False)
-        addHook("soundQueued", self.onSoundQueued)
 
     def onRepeatAudio(self):
         clearAudioQueue()
@@ -2511,20 +2510,6 @@ it to your friends.
         from ui.sound import recordNoiseProfile
         recordNoiseProfile(self)
 
-    def onSoundQueued(self):
-        pass
-        # this doesn't work
-#         if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
-#             # because the gui doesn't return focus, manually focus anki again
-#             t = QTimer(self)
-#             t.setSingleShot(True)
-#             t.start(1000)
-#             self.connect(t, SIGNAL("timeout()"),
-#                          self.onSoundTimer)
-
-    def onSoundTimer(self):
-        self.activateWindow()
-
     # Progress info
     ##########################################################################
 
diff --git a/designer/cardlist.ui b/designer/cardlist.ui
index e71fe6db3..79a082cef 100644
--- a/designer/cardlist.ui
+++ b/designer/cardlist.ui
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>&amp;Actions</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="actionAddItems"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionAddTag"/>
     <addaction name="actionDeleteTag"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
@@ -474,6 +476,18 @@
     <string>Ctrl+Shift+S</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionAddItems">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/icons/list-add.png</normaloff>:/icons/list-add.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Add &amp;Items</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+D</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../icons.qrc"/>