diff --git a/lib/naughty/action.lua b/lib/naughty/action.lua
index abc24c4da..17d7874fe 100644
--- a/lib/naughty/action.lua
+++ b/lib/naughty/action.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ local action = {}
 -- @tparam gears.surface|string icon
 
 --- If the action should hide the label and only display the icon.
+--
+-- @DOC_wibox_nwidget_actionlist_icon_only_EXAMPLE@
+--
 -- @property icon_only
 -- @param[opt=false] boolean
 
@@ -125,10 +128,13 @@ local function new(_, args)
         position     = args.position,
         icon         = args.icon,
         notification = args.notification,
+        icon_only    = args.icon_only or false,
     }
 
     rawset(ret, "_private", default)
 
+    gtable.crush(ret, args)
+
     return ret
 end
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/wibox/nwidget/actionlist/icon_only.lua b/tests/examples/wibox/nwidget/actionlist/icon_only.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..483d5ba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/wibox/nwidget/actionlist/icon_only.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--DOC_GEN_IMAGE
+local parent    = ... --DOC_HIDE --DOC_NO_USAGE
+local naughty = { --DOC_HIDE
+    list         = {actions = require("naughty.list.actions")}, --DOC_HIDE
+    notification = require("naughty.notification"), --DOC_HIDE
+    action       = require("naughty.action") --DOC_HIDE
+} --DOC_HIDE
+local wibox = require("wibox") --DOC_HIDE
+local beautiful = require("beautiful") --DOC_HIDE
+
+    local notif = naughty.notification {
+        title   = "A notification",
+        message = "This notification has actions!",
+        actions = {
+            naughty.action {
+                name = "Accept",
+                icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
+                icon_only = true,
+            },
+            naughty.action {
+                name = "Refuse",
+                icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
+                icon_only = true,
+            },
+            naughty.action {
+                name = "Ignore",
+                icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
+                icon_only = true,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+--DOC_NEWLINE
+
+parent:add( wibox.container.background(--DOC_HIDE
+    wibox.widget {
+        notification = notif,
+        widget = naughty.list.actions,
+    }
+,beautiful.bg_normal)) --DOC_HIDE