diff --git a/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip b/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
index 7a10025ea06..9426c8e71b6 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgisinterface.sip
@@ -359,12 +359,16 @@ class QgisInterface : QObject
     virtual QAction *actionAddPgLayer() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionAddWmsLayer() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSeparator1() = 0 /Deprecated/;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionCopyLayerStyle() = 0;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionPasteLayerStyle() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSaveAs() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSelectionSaveAs() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionRemoveLayer() = 0;
-    /** @note added in 2.0 */
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionDuplicateLayer() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerProperties() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSeparator2() = 0 /Deprecated/;
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.h b/src/app/qgisapp.h
index 40984a4b6cc..61b026b6247 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.h
@@ -280,17 +280,21 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
     QAction *actionAddOgrLayer() { return mActionAddOgrLayer; }
     QAction *actionAddRasterLayer() { return mActionAddRasterLayer; }
     QAction *actionAddPgLayer() { return mActionAddPgLayer; }
-    QAction *actionAddSpatiaLiteLayer() { return mActionAddSpatiaLiteLayer; };
+    QAction *actionAddSpatiaLiteLayer() { return mActionAddSpatiaLiteLayer; }
     QAction *actionAddWmsLayer() { return mActionAddWmsLayer; }
     QAction *actionAddWcsLayer() { return mActionAddWcsLayer; }
     QAction *actionAddWfsLayer() { return mActionAddWfsLayer; }
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    QAction *actionCopyLayerStyle() { return mActionCopyStyle; }
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    QAction *actionPasteLayerStyle() { return mActionPasteStyle; }
     QAction *actionOpenTable() { return mActionOpenTable; }
     QAction *actionToggleEditing() { return mActionToggleEditing; }
     QAction *actionSaveEdits() { return mActionSaveEdits; }
     QAction *actionLayerSaveAs() { return mActionLayerSaveAs; }
     QAction *actionLayerSelectionSaveAs() { return mActionLayerSelectionSaveAs; }
     QAction *actionRemoveLayer() { return mActionRemoveLayer; }
-    /** @note added in 2.0 */
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     QAction *actionDuplicateLayer() { return mActionDuplicateLayer; }
     QAction *actionSetLayerCRS() { return mActionSetLayerCRS; }
     QAction *actionSetProjectCRSFromLayer() { return mActionSetProjectCRSFromLayer; }
@@ -437,13 +441,13 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
                                 (defaults to the active layer on the legend)
      */
     void editPaste( QgsMapLayer * destinationLayer = 0 );
-
+    //! copies style of the active layer to the clipboard
     /**
        \param sourceLayer  The layer where the style will be taken from
                                         (defaults to the active layer on the legend)
      */
     void copyStyle( QgsMapLayer * sourceLayer = 0 );
-    //! copies style on the clipboard to the active layer
+    //! pastes style on the clipboard to the active layer
     /**
        \param destinatioLayer  The layer that the clipboard will be pasted to
                                 (defaults to the active layer on the legend)
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
index 54418b11d38..2b4f6af822c 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionAddRasterLayer() { return qgis->actionAddRaster
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionAddPgLayer() { return qgis->actionAddPgLayer(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionAddWmsLayer() { return qgis->actionAddWmsLayer(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionLayerSeparator1() { return 0; }
+QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionCopyLayerStyle() { return qgis->actionCopyLayerStyle(); }
+QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionPasteLayerStyle() { return qgis->actionPasteLayerStyle(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionOpenTable() { return qgis->actionOpenTable(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionToggleEditing() { return qgis->actionToggleEditing(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionLayerSaveAs() { return qgis->actionLayerSaveAs(); }
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
index 407f178ddd3..0ac8c7b76d1 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
@@ -308,12 +308,16 @@ class QgisAppInterface : public QgisInterface
     virtual QAction *actionAddPgLayer();
     virtual QAction *actionAddWmsLayer();
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSeparator1();
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionCopyLayerStyle();
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionPasteLayerStyle();
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable();
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing();
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSaveAs();
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSelectionSaveAs();
     virtual QAction *actionRemoveLayer();
-    /** @note added in 2.0 */
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionDuplicateLayer();
     virtual QAction *actionLayerProperties();
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSeparator2();
diff --git a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
index 298e5ddb249..a613a47ccf0 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
@@ -461,12 +461,16 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgisInterface : public QObject
     Q_DECL_DEPRECATED
 #endif
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSeparator1() = 0;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionCopyLayerStyle() = 0;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionPasteLayerStyle() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSaveAs() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerSelectionSaveAs() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionRemoveLayer() = 0;
-    /** @note added in 2.0 */
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionDuplicateLayer() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionLayerProperties() = 0;
 #ifndef Q_MOC_RUN