diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
index 70b9ffcdd..c37e749e4 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class EditDeck(QMainWindow):
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionAddCards, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.addCards)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionResetProgress, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.resetProgress)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionSelectFacts, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.selectFacts)
+        self.connect(self.dialog.actionInvertSelection, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.invertSelection)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionUndo, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.onUndo)
         self.connect(self.dialog.actionRedo, SIGNAL("triggered()"), self.onRedo)
         runHook('editor.setupMenus', self)
@@ -580,6 +581,12 @@ where id in (%s)""" % ",".join([
                 sm.select(self.model.index(i, 0),
                           QItemSelectionModel.Select | QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
 
+    def invertSelection(self):
+        sm = self.dialog.tableView.selectionModel()
+        items = sm.selection()
+        self.dialog.tableView.selectAll()
+        sm.select(items, QItemSelectionModel.Deselect | QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
+
     # Undo/Redo
     ######################################################################
 
diff --git a/designer/cardlist.ui b/designer/cardlist.ui
index ae36cc280..b5764844f 100644
--- a/designer/cardlist.ui
+++ b/designer/cardlist.ui
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
     <addaction name="separator" />
     <addaction name="actionSelectAll" />
     <addaction name="actionSelectFacts" />
+    <addaction name="actionInvertSelection" />
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuActions" >
     <property name="title" >
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@
      <normaloff>:/icons/Anki_Card.png</normaloff>:/icons/Anki_Card.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
-    <string>Add &amp;Cards...</string>
+    <string>Generate &amp;Cards...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionResetProgress" >
@@ -274,6 +275,11 @@
     <string>&amp;Redo</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionInvertSelection" >
+   <property name="text" >
+    <string>&amp;Invert Selection</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../icons.qrc" />