diff --git a/src/LyXFunc.cpp b/src/LyXFunc.cpp
index 92e83f05cf..c1ec1ae590 100644
--- a/src/LyXFunc.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXFunc.cpp
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ FuncStatus LyXFunc::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd) const
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_TOOLBAR_TOGGLE: {
-		bool const current = lyx_view_->getToolbars().visible(cmd.getArg(0));
+		bool const current = lyx_view_->isToolbarVisible(cmd.getArg(0));
 		flag.setOnOff(current);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -888,8 +888,7 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 
 		case LFUN_COMMAND_EXECUTE:
 			BOOST_ASSERT(lyx_view_);
-			lyx_view_->getToolbars().display("minibuffer", true);
-			lyx_view_->focus_command_buffer();
+			lyx_view_->showMiniBuffer(true);
 			break;
 
 		case LFUN_CANCEL:
@@ -1294,7 +1293,7 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 
 		case LFUN_DROP_LAYOUTS_CHOICE:
 			BOOST_ASSERT(lyx_view_);
-			lyx_view_->getToolbars().openLayoutList();
+			lyx_view_->openLayoutList();
 			break;
 
 		case LFUN_MENU_OPEN:
diff --git a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
index af322ba092..895704aa8e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
@@ -431,5 +431,17 @@ Buffer const * const LyXView::updateInset(Inset const * inset)
 	return &work_area->bufferView().buffer();
 }
 
+
+void LyXView::openLayoutList()
+{
+	toolbars_->openLayoutList();
+}
+
+
+bool LyXView::isToolbarVisible(std::string const & id)
+{
+	return toolbars_->visible(id);
+}
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
diff --git a/src/frontends/LyXView.h b/src/frontends/LyXView.h
index 7bf5ae9245..912e3880be 100644
--- a/src/frontends/LyXView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/LyXView.h
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ public:
 	Buffer * buffer();
 	Buffer const * buffer() const;
 
-	/// return the toolbar for this view
-	Toolbars & getToolbars() { return *toolbars_.get(); }
 	///
-	Toolbars const & getToolbars() const { return *toolbars_.get(); }
+	void openLayoutList();
+	///
+	bool isToolbarVisible(std::string const & id);
+	///
+	virtual void showMiniBuffer(bool visible) = 0;
 
 	/// return the menubar for this view
 	Menubar & getMenubar() { return *menubar_.get(); }
@@ -162,9 +164,6 @@ public:
 	/// update the status bar
 	virtual void updateStatusBar() = 0;
 
-	/// focus the command buffer (minibuffer)
-	boost::signal<void()> focus_command_buffer;
-
 	/// display a message in the view
 	virtual void message(docstring const &) = 0;
 
@@ -203,6 +202,8 @@ protected:
 
 	/// view's menubar
 	boost::scoped_ptr<Menubar> menubar_;
+	/// view's toolbar
+	boost::scoped_ptr<Toolbars> toolbars_;
 
 private:
 	/**
@@ -215,8 +216,6 @@ private:
 	/// called on timeout
 	void autoSave();
 
-	/// view's toolbar
-	boost::scoped_ptr<Toolbars> toolbars_;
 	/// auto-saving of buffers
 	boost::scoped_ptr<Timeout> const autosave_timeout_;
 	/// our function handler
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommandBuffer.cpp b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommandBuffer.cpp
index 959bfb7326..6ed5a51a78 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommandBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommandBuffer.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ docstring const ControlCommandBuffer::getCurrentState() const
 
 void ControlCommandBuffer::hide() const
 {
-	lv_.getToolbars().display("minibuffer", false);
+	lv_.showMiniBuffer(false);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index cb9114f1c7..ab3307068d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void GuiView::init()
 	QObject::connect(menuBar(), SIGNAL(triggered(QAction *)),
 		this, SLOT(updateMenu(QAction *)));
 
-	getToolbars().init();
+	toolbars_->init();
 
 	statusBar()->setSizeGripEnabled(true);
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void GuiView::saveGeometry()
 		session.sessionInfo().save("WindowPosX", convert<string>(normal_geometry.x() + d.posx_offset));
 		session.sessionInfo().save("WindowPosY", convert<string>(normal_geometry.y() + d.posy_offset));
 	}
-	getToolbars().saveToolbarInfo();
+	toolbars_->saveToolbarInfo();
 }
 
 
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ void GuiView::setWindowTitle(docstring const & t, docstring const & it)
 void GuiView::addCommandBuffer(QToolBar * toolbar)
 {
 	commandbuffer_ = new QCommandBuffer(this, *controlcommand_);
-	focus_command_buffer.connect(boost::bind(&GuiView::focus_command_widget, this));
 	toolbar->addWidget(commandbuffer_);
 }
 
@@ -623,13 +622,6 @@ void GuiView::bigSizedIcons()
 }
 
 
-void GuiView::focus_command_widget()
-{
-	if (commandbuffer_)
-		commandbuffer_->focus_command();
-}
-
-
 void GuiView::update_view_state_qt()
 {
 	if (!hasFocus())
@@ -946,6 +938,15 @@ void GuiView::removeWorkArea(WorkArea * work_area)
 }
 
 
+void GuiView::showMiniBuffer(bool visible)
+{
+	if (!commandbuffer_)
+		return;
+
+	toolbars_->display("minibuffer", visible);
+	commandbuffer_->focus_command();
+}
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
index dd5a425de0..0c67e34073 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void message(docstring const & str);
 	virtual void clearMessage();
 	virtual bool hasFocus() const;
+	void showMiniBuffer(bool);
 
 	/// show - display the top-level window
 	void show();
@@ -130,9 +131,6 @@ private:
 	///
 	void dropEvent(QDropEvent * ev);
 
-	/// focus the command buffer widget
-	void focus_command_widget();
-
 	/**
 	 * setWindowTitle - set title of window
 	 * @param t main window title