diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 00fcb6ecc..dbebe4be0 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "requirejs": "~2.1",
     "term.js": "chjj/term.js#~0.0.4",
     "text-encoding": "~0.1",
-    "underscore": "components/underscore#~1.5"
+    "underscore": "components/underscore#~1.5",
+    "jquery-typeahead": "~2.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
index 664f50b5e..240a3c79b 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 define(function(require){
     "use strict";
+
+    var dialog = require("base/js/dialog");
     
     var ActionHandler = function (env) {
         this.env = env || {};
@@ -329,10 +331,26 @@ define(function(require){
             handler : function (env) {
                 env.pager.collapse();
             }
+        },
+        'quick-menu': {
+            help_index : 'aa', 
+            handler : function(env){
+                var searchfield = $('input').attr('type', 'text'); 
+
+                dialog.modal({
+                        title: 'Execute Action',
+                        body: $('<div/>')
+                            .append(searchfield)
+                        buttons: {
+                            OK: {'class': 'btn-primary'}
+                        }
+                    });
+            }
         }
 
     };
 
+
     /**
      * A bunch of `Advance actions` for Jupyter.
      * Cf `Simple Action` plus the following properties.
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
index 71f3567f7..52a51aed8 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require([
     'notebook/js/kernelselector',
     'codemirror/lib/codemirror',
     'notebook/js/about',
+    'typeahead',
     // only loaded, not used, please keep sure this is loaded last
     'custom/custom'
 ], function(
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ require([
     kernelselector,
     CodeMirror,
     about,
+    typeahead,
     // please keep sure that even if not used, this is loaded last
     custom
     ) {
diff --git a/notebook/templates/page.html b/notebook/templates/page.html
index 415d9922a..026342d12 100644
--- a/notebook/templates/page.html
+++ b/notebook/templates/page.html
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@
             moment: 'components/moment/moment',
             codemirror: 'components/codemirror',
             termjs: 'components/term.js/src/term',
+            typeahead: 'components/jquery-typeahead/dist/jquery.typeahead'
           },
           shim: {
+            typeahead: {
+              deps: ["jquery"],
+              exports: "typeahead"
+            },
             underscore: {
               exports: '_'
             },
diff --git a/tools/build-main.js b/tools/build-main.js
index 09ee6853f..00763b9b8 100644
--- a/tools/build-main.js
+++ b/tools/build-main.js
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ var rjs_config = {
     moment: 'components/moment/moment',
     codemirror: 'components/codemirror',
     termjs: 'components/term.js/src/term',
+    typeahead: 'components/jquery-typeahead/dist/jquery.typeahead',
     contents: 'empty:'
   },
   shim: {
+    typeahead: {
+            deps: ["jquery"],
+            exports: "typeahead"
+          },
     underscore: {
       exports: '_'
     },