diff --git a/headers/private/shared/ToolBar.h b/headers/private/shared/ToolBar.h
index c7122ac4c6..71864290e3 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/ToolBar.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/ToolBar.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class BToolBar : public BGroupView {
 public:
 								BToolBar(BRect frame,
 										 orientation ont = B_HORIZONTAL);
+								BToolBar(orientation ont = B_HORIZONTAL);
 	virtual						~BToolBar();
 
 	virtual	void				Hide();
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public:
 									bool lockable = false);
 			void				AddSeparator();
 			void				AddGlue();
+			void				AddView(BView* view);
 
 			void				SetActionEnabled(uint32 command, bool enabled);
 			void				SetActionPressed(uint32 command, bool pressed);
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ private:
 	virtual	void				Pulse();
 	virtual	void				FrameResized(float width, float height);
 
-			void				_AddView(BView* view);
+			void				_Init();
 			BButton*			_FindButton(uint32 command) const;
 			void				_HideToolTips() const;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/ToolBar.cpp b/src/kits/shared/ToolBar.cpp
index 130e40efd1..6ae093c894 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/ToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/ToolBar.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ BToolBar::BToolBar(BRect frame, orientation ont)
 	BGroupView(ont),
 	fOrientation(ont)
 {
-	float inset = ceilf(be_control_look->DefaultItemSpacing() / 2);
-	GroupLayout()->SetInsets(inset, 0, inset, 0);
-	GroupLayout()->SetSpacing(1);
-
-	SetFlags(Flags() | B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_PULSE_NEEDED);
+	_Init();
 
 	MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 	ResizeTo(frame.Width(), frame.Height());
@@ -61,6 +57,15 @@ BToolBar::BToolBar(BRect frame, orientation ont)
 }
 
 
+BToolBar::BToolBar(orientation ont)
+	:
+	BGroupView(ont),
+	fOrientation(ont)
+{
+	_Init();
+}
+
+
 BToolBar::~BToolBar()
 {
 }
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ BToolBar::AddAction(BMessage* message, BHandler* target,
 	button->SetFlat(true);
 	if (toolTipText != NULL)
 		button->SetToolTip(toolTipText);
-	_AddView(button);
+	AddView(button);
 	button->SetTarget(target);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ BToolBar::AddSeparator()
 {
 	orientation ont = (fOrientation == B_HORIZONTAL) ?
 		B_VERTICAL : B_HORIZONTAL;
-	_AddView(new BSeparatorView(ont, B_PLAIN_BORDER));
+	AddView(new BSeparatorView(ont, B_PLAIN_BORDER));
 }
 
 
@@ -119,6 +124,13 @@ BToolBar::AddGlue()
 }
 
 
+void
+BToolBar::AddView(BView* view)
+{
+	GroupLayout()->AddView(view);
+}
+
+
 void
 BToolBar::SetActionEnabled(uint32 command, bool enabled)
 {
@@ -150,6 +162,9 @@ BToolBar::SetActionVisible(uint32 command, bool visible)
 }
 
 
+// #pragma mark - Private methods
+
+
 void
 BToolBar::Pulse()
 {
@@ -170,9 +185,13 @@ BToolBar::FrameResized(float width, float height)
 
 
 void
-BToolBar::_AddView(BView* view)
+BToolBar::_Init()
 {
-	GroupLayout()->AddView(view);
+	float inset = ceilf(be_control_look->DefaultItemSpacing() / 2);
+	GroupLayout()->SetInsets(inset, 0, inset, 0);
+	GroupLayout()->SetSpacing(1);
+
+	SetFlags(Flags() | B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_PULSE_NEEDED);
 }