diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index afd5ca0..06ec16c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     content_tag('select', options.html_safe, :name => 'project[parent_id]', :id => 'project_parent_id')
   end
 
+  def render_project_action_links
+    links = []
+    links << link_to(l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'new'}, :class => 'icon icon-add') if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true)
+    links << link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), issues_path) if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true)
+    links << link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), time_entries_path) if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true)
+    links << link_to(l(:label_overall_activity), { :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index', :id => nil })
+    links.join(" | ").html_safe
+  end
+
   # Renders the projects index
   def render_project_hierarchy(projects)
     render_project_nested_lists(projects) do |project|
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index.html.erb b/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
index 504ac02..a223bde 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="contextual">
-    <%= link_to(l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'new'}, :class => 'icon icon-add') + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true) %>
-    <%= link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), issues_path) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true) %>
-    <%= link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), time_entries_path) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true) %>
-    <%= link_to l(:label_overall_activity),
-                { :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index',
-                  :id => nil } %>
+    <%= render_project_action_links %>
 </div>
 
 <h2><%= l(:label_project_plural) %></h2>