diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/ManageEventTypesActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/ManageEventTypesActivity.kt
index 679f74199..e7aac1b7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/ManageEventTypesActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/ManageEventTypesActivity.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.calendar.activities
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.Menu
+import android.view.MenuItem
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.adapters.EventTypeAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.dialogs.NewEventTypeDialog
@@ -19,11 +21,7 @@ class ManageEventTypesActivity : SimpleActivity(), DeleteItemsListener {
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_manage_event_types)
 
         getEventTypes()
-        manage_event_types_fab.setOnClickListener {
-            showEventTypeDialog()
-        }
-
-        updateTextColors(manage_event_types_coordinator)
+        updateTextColors(manage_event_types_list)
     }
 
     private fun showEventTypeDialog(eventType: EventType? = null) {
@@ -42,6 +40,19 @@ class ManageEventTypesActivity : SimpleActivity(), DeleteItemsListener {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu?): Boolean {
+        menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_event_types, menu)
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
+        when (item.itemId) {
+            R.id.add_event_type -> showEventTypeDialog()
+            else -> return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
     override fun deleteItems(ids: ArrayList<Int>) {
         if (ids.contains(DBHelper.REGULAR_EVENT_TYPE_ID)) {
             toast(R.string.cannot_delete_default_type)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_event_types.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_event_types.xml
index 67f9209b3..c897ce022 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_event_types.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_event_types.xml
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
+<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:id="@+id/manage_event_types_coordinator"
+    android:id="@+id/manage_event_types_list"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/manage_event_types_list"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:clipToPadding="false"
-        app:layoutManager="android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager"/>
-
-    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyFloatingActionButton
-        android:id="@+id/manage_event_types_fab"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
-        android:layout_margin="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus"
-        app:backgroundTint="@color/color_primary"
-        app:rippleColor="@color/pressed_item_foreground"/>
-
-</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:clipToPadding="false"
+    app:layoutManager="android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_event_types.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_event_types.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22289485b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_event_types.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+      xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/add_event_type"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_plus"
+        android:title="@string/add_new_type"
+        app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
+</menu>