diff --git a/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.cpp b/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.cpp
index a42c4e5ed..6844aa3ef 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.cpp
@@ -8,18 +8,15 @@
  */
 
 #include "blackgui/models/actionitem.h"
-
 #include <QtAlgorithms>
 
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Models
     {
-
         ActionItem::ActionItem(const QString &action, const QString &name, ActionItem *parent) :
             m_action(action), m_actionName(name), m_parentItem(parent)
-        {
-        }
+        { }
 
         ActionItem::~ActionItem()
         {
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             m_childItems.append(item);
         }
 
-        ActionItem *ActionItem::findChildByName(const QString &name)
+        ActionItem *ActionItem::findChildByName(const QString &name) const
         {
             for (auto child : m_childItems)
             {
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        ActionItem *ActionItem::getChildByRow(int row)
+        ActionItem *ActionItem::getChildByRow(int row) const
         {
             return m_childItems.value(row);
         }
@@ -50,6 +47,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return m_childItems.count();
         }
 
+        bool ActionItem::hasChildren() const
+        {
+            return getChildCount() > 0;
+        }
+
         int ActionItem::getColumnCount() const
         {
             return 1;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return m_actionName;
         }
 
-        ActionItem *ActionItem::getParentItem()
+        ActionItem *ActionItem::getParentItem() const
         {
             return m_parentItem;
         }
@@ -73,9 +75,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         int ActionItem::getRow() const
         {
             if (m_parentItem) { return m_parentItem->m_childItems.indexOf(const_cast<ActionItem *>(this)); }
-
             return 0;
         }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.h b/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.h
index bc94438c2..97176c9aa 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/models/actionitem.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Models
     {
-
         //! One single action item in a tree
         class ActionItem
         {
@@ -34,14 +33,17 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void appendChild(ActionItem *child);
 
             //! Find child by its name
-            ActionItem *findChildByName(const QString &name);
+            ActionItem *findChildByName(const QString &name) const;
 
             //! Get child by row
-            ActionItem *getChildByRow(int row);
+            ActionItem *getChildByRow(int row) const;
 
-            //! Number of childs
+            //! Number of children
             int getChildCount() const;
 
+            //! Has children?
+            bool hasChildren() const;
+
             //! Number of columns
             int getColumnCount() const;
 
@@ -55,16 +57,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
             int getRow() const;
 
             //! Get parent item
-            ActionItem *getParentItem();
+            ActionItem *getParentItem() const;
 
         private:
             QList<ActionItem *> m_childItems;
             QString m_action;
             QString m_actionName;
-            ActionItem *m_parentItem;
+            ActionItem *m_parentItem = nullptr;
         };
-
     }
-}
+} // ns
 
 #endif // guard