diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -637,6 +637,13 @@
      */
     QStringList supportedSchemes() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Public interface to the actionMenu, so that subclasses and clients
+     * can add things to it
+     * @since 5.46
+     */
+    KActionMenu* actionMenu() const;
+
 protected:
     /**
      * A view factory for creating predefined fileviews. Called internally by setView,
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -2664,5 +2664,10 @@
     return d->supportedSchemes;
 }
 
+KActionMenu* KDirOperator::actionMenu() const
+{
+    return d->actionMenu;
+}
+
 #include "moc_kdiroperator.cpp"
 #include "kdiroperator.moc"