diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/edit_bird.scss b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/edit_bird.scss
index 99d4a1101..3f3247147 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/edit_bird.scss
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/edit_bird.scss
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ body{
 
 nav{
     float:right;
+
     &:hover ul{
-        height:200px;
+        height:300px;
     }
 }
 
@@ -42,34 +43,66 @@ ul{
 
 li{
     @include transition(width 0.2s ease);
+    float:right;
+    clear:both;
     width:3.5em;
     overflow:hidden;
-    margin-bottom:1px;
     position:relative;
+    padding-bottom:1px;
 
     &:hover{
-        width:8em;
+        width:10em;
     }
 }
 
-a{
+.action{
     @include transition(background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease);
-    display:block;
     background-color:$color-teal;
     color:white;
+
+    &:before{
+        margin-right:0.3em;
+    }
+
+    &:hover{
+        background-color:$color-teal-darker;
+        color:white;
+    }
+}
+
+/* actions which can be accomplished just with a link tag */
+a.action, a{
+    display:block;
     width:10em;
     height:1.5em;
     text-align:left;
     overflow:hidden;
     text-decoration:none;
     text-transform:uppercase;
-    padding:1em;
+    padding:1em;   
+}
 
-    &:before{
-        margin-right:0.3em;
-    }
-    &:hover{
-        background-color:$color-teal-darker;
+/* actions which require wrapping a form input */
+div.action{
+    input{
         color:white;
+        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; /* Do not remove! */
+        font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif;
+        border:0;
+        background:none;
+        display:block;
+        text-transform:uppercase;
+        padding:1em;
+        width:100%;
+        position:relative;
+        z-index:1;
+        text-align:left;
+        padding-left:3.5em;
+    }
+    &:before{
+        position:absolute;
+        top:0.6em;
+        left:0.6em;
+        z-index:0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/approve_moderation_item.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/approve_moderation_item.html
index a2e03a3e5..a02669575 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/approve_moderation_item.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/approve_moderation_item.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/userbar/base_item.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
 
 {% block item_content %}
-	<form action="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_approve_moderation' self.revision_id %}" method="post">
-		{% csrf_token %}
-		<input type="submit" value="Approve" />
-	</form>
+    <form action="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_approve_moderation' self.revision.id %}" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <div class="action icon icon-tick">
+            <input type="submit" value="{% trans 'Approve' %}" />
+        </div>
+    </form>
 {% endblock %}
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diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_bird.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_bird.html
index 497e61ea1..f937e20e5 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_bird.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_bird.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {% block furniture %}
     <div class="wagtail-userbar">
         <nav>
-            <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_home' %}" class="home icon icon-wagtail">Admin interface</a>
+            <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_home' %}" class="home icon icon-wagtail" title="{% trans 'Go to Wagtail admin interface' %}">{% trans 'Go to Wagtail admin interface' %}</a>
             <ul>
                 {% for item in items %}
                     {{ item|safe }}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_page_item.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_page_item.html
index 4c8acd5d7..4f6ee9ff1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_page_item.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/edit_page_item.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/userbar/base_item.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
 
 {% block item_content %}
-    <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' self.page.id %}" class="icon icon-edit">Edit</a>
+    <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' self.page.id %}" class="action icon icon-edit">{% trans 'Edit' %}</a>
 {% endblock %}
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diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/frame.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/frame.html
index 263c9c9b7..adfbf958b 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/frame.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/frame.html
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
         right:0;
         z-index:9000;
         border:0;
-        width:100px;
-        height:100px;
+        width:150px;
+        height:300px;
+        transition
     }
 </style>
 <iframe id="wagtail-userbar" src="{% url 'wagtailadmin_userbar' page.self.id %}" width="1000px" height="1000px" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" style="background:transparent"></iframe>
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diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/reject_moderation_item.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/reject_moderation_item.html
index a66c6f8a0..8a1031c22 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/reject_moderation_item.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/reject_moderation_item.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/userbar/base_item.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
 
 {% block item_content %}
-	<form action="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_reject_moderation' self.revision_id %}" method="post">
-		{% csrf_token %}
-		<input type="submit" value="Reject" />
-	</form>
+    <form action="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_reject_moderation' self.revision.id %}" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <div class="action icon icon-cross">
+            <input type="submit" value="{% trans 'Reject' %}" />
+        </div>
+    </form>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/userbar.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/userbar.py
index 03434dfc2..9a4582c1a 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/userbar.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/userbar.py
@@ -18,15 +18,43 @@ class EditPageItem(BaseItem):
     def render(self, request):
         # Don't render if the page doesn't have an id
         if not self.page.id:
-            return
+            return ""
 
         # Don't render if user doesn't have permission to access the admin area
         if not request.user.has_perm('wagtailadmin.access_admin'):
-            return
-
+            return ""
+ 
         # Don't render if the user doesn't have permission to edit this page
         permission_checker = self.page.permissions_for_user(request.user)
         if not permission_checker.can_edit():
-            return
+            return ""
 
-        return super(EditPageItem, self).render(request)
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+        return super(EditPageItem, self).render(request)
+
+class ModeratePageItem(BaseItem):
+
+    def __init__(self, page):
+        self.page = page
+
+    def render(self, request):
+        if not self.page.id:
+            return ""
+
+        if not self.page.get_latest_revision().submitted_for_moderation:
+            return ""
+
+        self.revision = self.page.get_latest_revision()
+
+        if not request.user.has_perm('wagtailadmin.access_admin'):
+            return ""
+
+        if not self.page.permissions_for_user(request.user).can_publish():
+            return ""
+       
+        return super(ModeratePageItem, self).render(request)
+
+class ApproveModerationEditPageItem(ModeratePageItem):
+    template = 'wagtailadmin/userbar/approve_moderation_item.html'
+
+class RejectModerationEditPageItem(ModeratePageItem):
+    template = 'wagtailadmin/userbar/reject_moderation_item.html'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
index 5c9f63810..dd8024682 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
@@ -611,19 +611,6 @@ def reject_moderation(request, revision_id):
     return redirect('wagtailadmin_home')
 
 
-class ModerationEditBirdItem(edit_bird.BaseItem):
-    def __init__(self, revision_id):
-        self.revision_id = revision_id
-
-
-class ApproveModerationEditBirdItem(ModerationEditBirdItem):
-    template = 'wagtailadmin/edit_bird/approve_moderation_item.html'
-
-
-class RejectModerationEditBirdItem(ModerationEditBirdItem):
-    template = 'wagtailadmin/edit_bird/reject_moderation_item.html'
-
-
 @permission_required('wagtailadmin.access_admin')
 def preview_for_moderation(request, revision_id):
     revision = get_object_or_404(PageRevision, id=revision_id)
@@ -636,10 +623,4 @@ def preview_for_moderation(request, revision_id):
 
     page = revision.as_page_object()
 
-    request.wagtail_edit_bird_items = [
-        edit_bird.EditPageItem(page),
-        ApproveModerationEditBirdItem(revision.id),
-        RejectModerationEditBirdItem(revision.id),
-    ]
-
     return page.serve(request)
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
index 462c5f701..e4a45c270 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.forms import SetPasswordForm
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ 
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin.userbar import EditPageItem
+from wagtail.wagtailadmin.userbar import EditPageItem, ApproveModerationEditPageItem, RejectModerationEditPageItem
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ def render_edit_frame(request, context):
 def userbar(request, page_id):
     items = [
         EditPageItem(Page.objects.get(id=page_id)),
+        ApproveModerationEditPageItem(Page.objects.get(id=page_id)),
+        RejectModerationEditPageItem(Page.objects.get(id=page_id)),
     ]
 
     for fn in hooks.get_hooks('construct_wagtail_edit_bird'):
         fn(request, items)
 
+
+    for item in items:
+        print item.render(request)
+
     # Render the items
     rendered_items = [item.render(request) for item in items]