diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/bindings.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/bindings.cc
index 1c84a5a5ca..cf98bbca4d 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/bindings.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/bindings.cc
@@ -1188,6 +1188,30 @@ ActionMap::find_action (const string& name)
 	return RefPtr<Action>();
 }
 
+RefPtr<ToggleAction>
+ActionMap::find_toggle_action (const string& name)
+{
+	RefPtr<Action> act = find_action (name);
+
+	if (!act) {
+		return RefPtr<ToggleAction>();
+	}
+
+	return Glib::RefPtr<ToggleAction>::cast_dynamic (act);
+}
+
+RefPtr<RadioAction>
+ActionMap::find_radio_action (const string& name)
+{
+	RefPtr<Action> act = find_action (name);
+
+	if (!act) {
+		return RefPtr<RadioAction>();
+	}
+
+	return Glib::RefPtr<RadioAction>::cast_dynamic (act);
+}
+
 RefPtr<Action>
 ActionMap::find_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name)
 {
@@ -1205,6 +1229,31 @@ ActionMap::find_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name)
 	return RefPtr<Action>();
 }
 
+RefPtr<ToggleAction>
+ActionMap::find_toggle_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name)
+{
+	RefPtr<Action> act = find_action (group_name, action_name);
+
+	if (!act) {
+		return RefPtr<ToggleAction>();
+	}
+
+	return Glib::RefPtr<ToggleAction>::cast_dynamic (act);
+}
+
+RefPtr<RadioAction>
+ActionMap::find_radio_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name)
+{
+	RefPtr<Action> act = find_action (group_name, action_name);
+
+	if (!act) {
+		return RefPtr<RadioAction>();
+	}
+
+	return Glib::RefPtr<RadioAction>::cast_dynamic (act);
+}
+
+
 RefPtr<ActionGroup>
 ActionMap::create_action_group (const string& name)
 {
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
index 93e8f4c1f5..1cbb6af904 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class LIBGTKMM2EXT_API ActionMap {
 
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action> find_action (const std::string& name);
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action> find_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name);
+	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ToggleAction> find_toggle_action (const std::string& name);
+	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ToggleAction> find_toggle_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name);
+	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::RadioAction> find_radio_action (const std::string& name);
+	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::RadioAction> find_radio_action (char const * group_name, char const * action_name);
 
 	void set_bindings (Bindings*);
 	Bindings* bindings() const { return _bindings; }