diff --git a/modules/blog/blog.module b/modules/blog/blog.module
index 5e09d50dbe3..b728e439a24 100644
--- a/modules/blog/blog.module
+++ b/modules/blog/blog.module
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ function blog_menu() {
  * Implements hook_menu_local_tasks_alter().
  */
 function blog_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $router_item, $root_path) {
+  global $user;
+
   // Add action link to 'node/add/blog' on 'blog' page.
   if ($root_path == 'blog') {
     $item = menu_get_item('node/add/blog');
@@ -148,6 +150,19 @@ function blog_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $router_item, $root_path) {
       );
     }
   }
+  // Provide a helper action link to the author on the 'blog/%' page.
+  else if ($root_path == 'blog/%' && $router_item['page_arguments'][0]->uid == $user->uid) {
+    $data['actions']['output']['blog'] = array(
+      '#theme' => 'menu_local_action',
+    );
+    if (user_access('create blog content')) {
+      $data['actions']['output']['blog']['#link']['title'] = t('Post new blog entry.');
+      $data['actions']['output']['blog']['#link']['href'] = 'node/add/blog';
+    }
+    else {
+      $data['actions']['output']['blog']['#link']['title'] = t('You are not allowed to post a new blog entry.');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/blog/blog.pages.inc b/modules/blog/blog.pages.inc
index 35556008e23..587fbbf29ba 100644
--- a/modules/blog/blog.pages.inc
+++ b/modules/blog/blog.pages.inc
@@ -14,20 +14,7 @@ function blog_page_user($account) {
 
   drupal_set_title($title = t("@name's blog", array('@name' => format_username($account))), PASS_THROUGH);
 
-  $items = array();
-
-  if (($account->uid == $user->uid) && user_access('create blog content')) {
-    $items[] = l(t('Post new blog entry.'), "node/add/blog");
-  }
-  elseif ($account->uid == $user->uid) {
-    $items[] = t('You are not allowed to post a new blog entry.');
-  }
-
-  $build['blog_actions'] = array(
-    '#items' => $items,
-    '#theme' => 'item_list',
-    '#weight' => -1,
-  );
+  $build = array();
 
   $query = db_select('node', 'n')->extend('PagerDefault');
   $nids = $query