Index: virt-manager-0.9.4/src/vmm-manager.ui
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-0.9.4.orig/src/vmm-manager.ui
+++ virt-manager-0.9.4/src/vmm-manager.ui
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <property name="show_arrow">False</property>
                 <child>
-                  <object class="GtkToolButton" id="vm-new">
+                  <object class="GtkMenuToolButton" id="vm-new">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="expand">False</property>
-                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
Index: virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/manager.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-0.9.4.orig/src/virtManager/manager.py
+++ virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/manager.py
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ class vmmManager(vmmGObjectUI):
                             self.config.is_vmlist_network_traffic_visible())
 
     def init_toolbar(self):
-        self.widget("vm-new").set_icon_name("vm_new")
+        uihelpers.build_new_button_menu(self.widget("vm-new"),
+                                             self.virtinstall_new_vm)
         self.widget("vm-open").set_icon_name("icon_console")
         uihelpers.build_shutdown_button_menu(self.widget("vm-shutdown"),
                                              self.poweroff_vm,
@@ -506,6 +507,9 @@ class vmmManager(vmmGObjectUI):
     def new_vm(self, src_ignore=None):
         self.emit("action-show-create", self.current_conn_uri())
 
+    def virtinstall_new_vm(self, src_ignore=None):
+        self.emit("action-show-create-virtinstall", self.current_conn_uri())
+
     def show_about(self, src_ignore):
         self.emit("action-show-about")
 
@@ -1228,6 +1232,7 @@ vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "actio
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-show-host", [str])
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-show-preferences", [])
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-show-create", [str])
+vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-show-create-virtinstall", [str])
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-suspend-domain", [str, str])
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-resume-domain", [str, str])
 vmmManager.signal_new(vmmManager, "action-run-domain", [str, str])
Index: virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/uihelpers.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-0.9.4.orig/src/virtManager/uihelpers.py
+++ virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/uihelpers.py
@@ -835,6 +835,24 @@ def mediadev_set_default_selection(widge
 
 
 ####################################################################
+# Build toolbar new button menu (manager and details toolbar) #
+####################################################################
+
+def build_new_button_menu(widget, virtinstall_cb):
+    icon_name = util.running_config.get_new_icon_name()
+    widget.set_icon_name(icon_name)
+    menu = gtk.Menu()
+    widget.set_menu(menu)
+
+    virtinstallimg = gtk.image_new_from_icon_name(icon_name, gtk.ICON_SIZE_MENU)
+
+    virtinstall = gtk.ImageMenuItem(_("_Virt-install"))
+    virtinstall.set_image(virtinstallimg)
+    virtinstall.show()
+    virtinstall.connect("activate", virtinstall_cb)
+    menu.add(virtinstall)
+
+####################################################################
 # Build toolbar shutdown button menu (manager and details toolbar) #
 ####################################################################
 
Index: virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/config.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-0.9.4.orig/src/virtManager/config.py
+++ virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/config.py
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ class vmmConfig(object):
 
     # General app wide helpers (gconf agnostic)
 
+    def get_new_icon_name(self):
+        theme = gtk.icon_theme_get_default()
+        iconname = "vm_new"
+        if theme.has_icon(iconname):
+            return iconname
+        return "media-record"
+
     def get_shutdown_icon_name(self):
         theme = gtk.icon_theme_get_default()
         iconname = "system-shutdown"
Index: virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/engine.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-0.9.4.orig/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ virt-manager-0.9.4/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
         obj.connect("action-show-vm", self._do_show_vm)
         obj.connect("action-show-preferences", self._do_show_preferences)
         obj.connect("action-show-create", self._do_show_create)
+        obj.connect("action-show-create-virtinstall", self._do_show_create_virtinstall)
         obj.connect("action-show-help", self._do_show_help)
         obj.connect("action-show-about", self._do_show_about)
         obj.connect("action-show-host", self._do_show_host)
@@ -674,14 +675,17 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
     def _vmmcreate_closing(self,signal,key):
         self.windowCreate = None
 
-    def _do_show_create(self, src, uri):
+    def _do_show_create_virtinstall(self, src, uri):
+        self._do_show_create(src, uri, True)
+
+    def _do_show_create(self, src, uri, use_virtinstall=False):
         if uri is None:
             uri = default_uri()
         conn = self._lookup_conn(uri)
         do_remote = conn.is_remote()
         if self.windowCreate == None or do_remote != self.remote_install:
             try:
-                if do_remote:
+                if do_remote or use_virtinstall:
                     from virtManager.create import vmmCreate
                     create = vmmCreate(self)
                     create.connect("action-show-vm", self._do_show_vm)