diff --git a/scripts/api/article.ts b/scripts/api/article.ts
index 1c07b756a8..db86468547 100644
--- a/scripts/api/article.ts
+++ b/scripts/api/article.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ import {notify} from 'core/notify/notify';
 import ng from 'core/services/ng';
 import {gettext} from 'core/utils';
 import {flatMap, trim} from 'lodash';
-import {IArticle, IDangerousArticlePatchingOptions, IDesk, IStage, onPublishMiddlewareResult} from 'superdesk-api';
+import {
+    IArticle,
+    IAuthoringActionType,
+    IDangerousArticlePatchingOptions,
+    IDesk,
+    IStage,
+    onPublishMiddlewareResult,
+} from 'superdesk-api';
 import {duplicateItems} from './article-duplicate';
 import {fetchItems, fetchItemsToCurrentDesk} from './article-fetch';
 import {patchArticle} from './article-patch';
@@ -378,6 +385,12 @@ function get(id: IArticle['_id']): Promise<IArticle> {
     return dataApi.findOne<IArticle>('archive', id);
 }
 
+function itemAction(_article: IArticle): {[key in IAuthoringActionType]: boolean} {
+    const authoring = ng.get('authoring');
+
+    return authoring.itemAction(_article);
+}
+
 function isEditable(_article: IArticle): boolean {
     const itemState: ITEM_STATE = _article.state;
     const authoring = ng.get('authoring');
@@ -424,6 +437,7 @@ interface IArticleApi {
      */
     isPublished(article: IArticle, includeScheduled?: boolean): boolean;
 
+    itemAction(article: IArticle): {[key in IAuthoringActionType]: boolean};
     isKilled(article: IArticle): boolean;
     isIngested(article: IArticle): boolean;
     isPersonal(article: IArticle): boolean;
@@ -491,6 +505,7 @@ export const article: IArticleApi = {
     rewrite,
     isLocked,
     isEditable,
+    itemAction,
     isLockedInCurrentSession,
     isLockedInOtherSession,
     isLockedByCurrentUser,
diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar-react.tsx b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar-react.tsx
index 8eb6f525b1..d5402978c7 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar-react.tsx
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar-react.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {IArticle} from 'superdesk-api';
+import {IArticle, IAuthoringActionType} from 'superdesk-api';
 import {flatMap} from 'lodash';
 import {extensions} from 'appConfig';
-import {IAuthoringAction} from './services/AuthoringWorkspaceService';
 import {registerToReceivePatches, unregisterFromReceivingPatches} from 'apps/authoring-bridge/receive-patches';
 import {dataApi} from 'core/helpers/CrudManager';
 
 interface IProps {
     article: IArticle;
-    action: IAuthoringAction;
+    action: IAuthoringActionType;
     onChange(article: IArticle): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar2-react.tsx b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar2-react.tsx
index a8bdcbeee5..aef425f97e 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar2-react.tsx
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/authoring-topbar2-react.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {IArticle} from 'superdesk-api';
+import {IArticle, IAuthoringActionType} from 'superdesk-api';
 import {flatMap} from 'lodash';
 import {extensions} from 'appConfig';
-import {IAuthoringAction} from './services/AuthoringWorkspaceService';
 import {dataApi} from 'core/helpers/CrudManager';
 import {CreatedInfo} from './created-info';
 import {ModifiedInfo} from './modified-info';
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ const defaultToolbarItems: Array<React.ComponentType<{article: IArticle}>> = [Cr
 
 interface IProps {
     article: IArticle;
-    action: IAuthoringAction;
+    action: IAuthoringActionType;
     onChange(article: IArticle): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/services/AuthoringWorkspaceService.ts b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/services/AuthoringWorkspaceService.ts
index 69a5f769b1..6e82484013 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/services/AuthoringWorkspaceService.ts
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring/authoring/services/AuthoringWorkspaceService.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import {includes} from 'lodash';
-import {IArticle} from 'superdesk-api';
+import {IArticle, IAuthoringActionType} from 'superdesk-api';
 import {appConfig, extensions} from 'appConfig';
 import {sdApi} from 'api';
 import {notNullOrUndefined} from 'core/helpers/typescript-helpers';
 
-export type IAuthoringAction = 'view' | 'edit' | 'kill' | 'takedown' | 'correct';
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc service
  * @module superdesk.apps.authoring
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ export class AuthoringWorkspaceService {
     private $window: any;
 
     item: any;
-    action: IAuthoringAction;
+    action: IAuthoringActionType;
     state: any;
 
     widgetVisibilityCheckerFuntions: Array<(arg) => Promise<boolean>>;
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ export class AuthoringWorkspaceService {
      */
     edit(
         item: {_id: IArticle['_id'], _type?: IArticle['_type'], state?: IArticle['state']},
-        action?: IAuthoringAction,
+        action?: IAuthoringActionType,
     ) {
         if (item) {
             // disable edit of external ingest sources that are not editable (editFeaturedImage false or not available)
@@ -320,7 +318,7 @@ export class AuthoringWorkspaceService {
     /**
      * Fetch item by id and start editing it
      */
-    private authoringOpen(itemId, action: IAuthoringAction, repo?, state?) {
+    private authoringOpen(itemId, action: IAuthoringActionType, repo?, state?) {
         return this.authoring.open(itemId, action === 'view', repo, action, state)
             .then((item: IArticle) => {
                 this.item = item;
diff --git a/scripts/core/get-superdesk-api-implementation.tsx b/scripts/core/get-superdesk-api-implementation.tsx
index cb644addfa..b7abd14f29 100644
--- a/scripts/core/get-superdesk-api-implementation.tsx
+++ b/scripts/core/get-superdesk-api-implementation.tsx
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ export function getSuperdeskApiImplementation(
                 patch: patchArticle,
                 isArchived: sdApi.article.isArchived,
                 isPublished: (article) => sdApi.article.isPublished(article),
+                itemAction: (article) => sdApi.article.itemAction(article),
             },
             desk: {
                 getStagesOrdered: (deskId: string) =>
diff --git a/scripts/core/superdesk-api.d.ts b/scripts/core/superdesk-api.d.ts
index c9be4cf1b3..5d14664bf0 100644
--- a/scripts/core/superdesk-api.d.ts
+++ b/scripts/core/superdesk-api.d.ts
@@ -2328,6 +2328,34 @@ declare module 'superdesk-api' {
 
     type IResponseHandler = (res: IRestApiResponse<T>) => any;
 
+    export type IAuthoringActionType =
+        'view'
+        | 'kill'
+        | 'correct'
+        | 'deschedule'
+        | 'unlinkUpdate'
+        | 'cancelCorrection'
+        | 'export'
+        | 'unspike'
+        | 'mark_item_for_desks'
+        | 'mark_item_for_highlight'
+        | 'new_take'
+        | 're_write'
+        | 'save'
+        | 'edit'
+        | 'mark_item'
+        | 'duplicate'
+        | 'duplicateTo'
+        | 'copy'
+        | 'package_item'
+        | 'multi_edit'
+        | 'send'
+        | 'create_broadcast'
+        | 'add_to_current'
+        | 'resend'
+        | 'set_label'
+        | 'takedown';
+
     export interface IDataProvider {
         update: () => void;
         stop: () => void;
@@ -2691,6 +2719,7 @@ declare module 'superdesk-api' {
 
                 isArchived(article: IArticle): boolean;
                 isPublished(article: IArticle): boolean;
+                itemAction(article: IArticle): {[key in IAuthoringActionType]: boolean};
             };
             contentProfile: {
                 get(id: string): Promise<IContentProfile>;