diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/api/widget-api.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/api/widget-api.models.ts
index 548f6cd013..7d0f091739 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/api/widget-api.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/api/widget-api.models.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ export interface IWidgetUtils {
   getEntityDetailsPageURL: (id: string, entityType: EntityType) => string;
 }
 
+export interface PlaceMapItemActionData {
+  action: WidgetAction;
+  additionalParams?: any;
+  afterPlaceItemCallback: ($event: Event, descriptor: WidgetAction, entityId?: EntityId, entityName?: string,
+                           additionalParams?: any, entityLabel?: string) => void;
+}
+
 export interface WidgetActionsApi {
   actionDescriptorsBySourceId: {[sourceId: string]: Array<WidgetActionDescriptor>};
   getActionDescriptors: (actionSourceId: string) => Array<WidgetActionDescriptor>;
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ export interface WidgetActionsApi {
                                 hideDashboardToolbar?: boolean, preferredPlacement?: PopoverPlacement,
                                 hideOnClickOutside?: boolean, popoverWidth?: string,
                                 popoverHeight?: string, popoverStyle?: { [klass: string]: any }) => void;
+  placeMapItem: (action: PlaceMapItemActionData) => void;
 }
 
 export interface AliasInfo {
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map-widget.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map-widget.component.ts
index a020bb1527..a462a01356 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map-widget.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map-widget.component.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class MapWidgetComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   overlayStyle: ComponentStyle = {};
   padding: string;
 
-  map: TbMap<MapSetting>;
+  private map: TbMap<MapSetting>;
 
   constructor(public widgetComponent: WidgetComponent,
               private imagePipe: ImagePipe,
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map.ts
index 51e0d38089..f279a9fb68 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/map.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import {
   additionalMapDataSourcesToDatasources,
   BaseMapSettings,
-  CustomActionData,
   DataKeyValuePair,
   MapBooleanFunction,
   mapDataLayerTypes,
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ import {
   TbLatestMapDataLayer,
   UnplacedMapDataItem,
 } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/data-layer/latest-map-data-layer';
-import { IWidgetSubscription, WidgetSubscriptionOptions } from '@core/api/widget-api.models';
-import { FormattedData, MapItemType, WidgetAction, widgetType } from '@shared/models/widget.models';
+import { IWidgetSubscription, PlaceMapItemActionData, WidgetSubscriptionOptions } from '@core/api/widget-api.models';
+import { FormattedData, MapItemType, WidgetAction, WidgetActionType, widgetType } from '@shared/models/widget.models';
 import { EntityDataPageLink } from '@shared/models/query/query.models';
 import { CustomTranslatePipe } from '@shared/pipe/custom-translate.pipe';
 import { TbMarkersDataLayer } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/data-layer/markers-data-layer';
@@ -64,10 +63,9 @@ import {
   SelectMapEntityPanelComponent
 } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/panels/select-map-entity-panel.component';
 import { TbPopoverComponent } from '@shared/components/popover.component';
-import { createColorMarkerShapeURI, MarkerShape } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models';
+import { createPlaceItemIcon } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models';
 import { MatIconRegistry } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 import { MapTimelinePanelComponent } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/panels/map-timeline-panel.component';
 import { ComponentRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { TbTripsDataLayer } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/data-layer/trips-data-layer';
@@ -138,6 +136,7 @@ export abstract class TbMap<S extends BaseMapSettings> {
   protected constructor(protected ctx: WidgetContext,
                         protected inputSettings: DeepPartial<S>,
                         protected containerElement: HTMLElement) {
+    this.ctx.actionsApi.placeMapItem = this.placeMapItem.bind(this);
     this.settings = mergeDeepIgnoreArray({} as S, this.defaultSettings(), this.inputSettings as S);
 
     $(containerElement).empty();
@@ -550,36 +549,40 @@ export abstract class TbMap<S extends BaseMapSettings> {
   }
 
   private setupCustomActions() {
-    if (!this.settings.mapActionButtons) {
+    const widgetHeaderActions = this.ctx.actionsApi.getActionDescriptors('headerButton');
+    const mapActionButtons = this.settings.mapActionButtons;
+
+    const hasMarkerAction =
+      mapActionButtons?.some(actionButton => actionButton.action.mapItemType === MapItemType.marker) ||
+      widgetHeaderActions.some(action => action.type === WidgetActionType.placeMapItem && action.mapItemType === MapItemType.marker);
+
+    if (hasMarkerAction) {
+      this.setPlaceMarkerStyle();
+    }
+
+    if (!mapActionButtons?.length) {
       return;
     }
+
     this.customActionsToolbar = L.TB.topToolbar({
       mapElement: $(this.mapElement),
       iconRegistry: this.ctx.$injector.get(MatIconRegistry)
     });
 
-    const mapActionButtons = this.settings.mapActionButtons;
+    const customTranslate = this.ctx.$injector.get(CustomTranslatePipe);
 
-    if (mapActionButtons.length) {
-      const customTranslate = this.ctx.$injector.get(CustomTranslatePipe);
-
-      if (mapActionButtons.some(actionButton => actionButton.action.mapItemType === MapItemType.marker)) {
-        this.setPlaceMarkerStyle();
-      }
-
-      mapActionButtons.forEach(actionButton => {
-        const actionButtonConfig = {
-          icon: actionButton.icon,
-          color: actionButton.color,
-          title: customTranslate.transform(actionButton.label)
-        };
-        const toolbarButton = this.customActionsToolbar.toolbarButton(actionButtonConfig);
-        toolbarButton.onClick((e, button) => this.ctx.actionsApi.handleWidgetAction(e, actionButton.action, null, null, {button}));
-      });
-    }
+    mapActionButtons.forEach(actionButton => {
+      const actionButtonConfig = {
+        icon: actionButton.icon,
+        color: actionButton.color,
+        title: customTranslate.transform(actionButton.label)
+      };
+      const toolbarButton = this.customActionsToolbar.toolbarButton(actionButtonConfig);
+      toolbarButton.onClick((e, button) => this.ctx.actionsApi.handleWidgetAction(e, actionButton.action, null, null, {button}));
+    });
   }
 
-  public placeMapItem(actionData: CustomActionData): void {
+  public placeMapItem(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData): void {
     switch (actionData.action.mapItemType) {
       case MapItemType.marker:
         this.createMarker(actionData);
@@ -596,20 +599,20 @@ export abstract class TbMap<S extends BaseMapSettings> {
     }
   }
 
-  private createMarker(actionData: CustomActionData) {
+  private createMarker(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData) {
     this.createItem(actionData, () => this.prepareDrawMode('Marker', {
       placeMarker: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.marker.place-marker-hint')
     }));
   }
 
-  private createRectangle(actionData: CustomActionData): void {
+  private createRectangle(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData): void {
     this.createItem(actionData, () => this.prepareDrawMode('Rectangle', {
       firstVertex: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.polygon.rectangle-place-first-point-hint'),
       finishRect: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.polygon.finish-rectangle-hint')
     }));
   }
 
-  private createPolygon(actionData: CustomActionData): void {
+  private createPolygon(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData): void {
     this.createItem(actionData, () => this.prepareDrawMode('Polygon', {
       firstVertex: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.polygon.polygon-place-first-point-hint'),
       continueLine: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.polygon.continue-polygon-hint'),
@@ -617,24 +620,24 @@ export abstract class TbMap<S extends BaseMapSettings> {
     }));
   }
 
-  private createCircle(actionData: CustomActionData): void {
+  private createCircle(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData): void {
     this.createItem(actionData, () => this.prepareDrawMode('Circle', {
       startCircle: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.circle.place-circle-center-hint'),
       finishCircle: this.ctx.translate.instant('widgets.maps.data-layer.circle.finish-circle-hint')
     }));
   }
 
-  private createItem(actionData: CustomActionData, prepareDrawMode: () => void) {
+  private createItem(actionData: PlaceMapItemActionData, prepareDrawMode: () => void) {
     if (this.isPlacingItem) {
       return;
     }
-    this.updatePlaceItemState(actionData.button, true);
+    this.updatePlaceItemState(actionData.additionalParams?.button, true);
 
     this.map.once('pm:create', (e) => {
       actionData.afterPlaceItemCallback(e as any, actionData.action, null, null, {
         coordinates: convertLayerToCoordinates(actionData.action.mapItemType, e.layer),
         layer: e.layer,
-        button: actionData.button
+        button: actionData.additionalParams?.button
       });
 
       // @ts-ignore
@@ -916,7 +919,7 @@ export abstract class TbMap<S extends BaseMapSettings> {
   }
 
   private setPlaceMarkerStyle() {
-    createColorMarkerShapeURI(this.getCtx().$injector.get(MatIconRegistry), this.getCtx().$injector.get(DomSanitizer), MarkerShape.markerShape1, tinycolor('rgba(255,255,255,0.75)')).subscribe(
+    createPlaceItemIcon(this.getCtx().$injector.get(MatIconRegistry), this.getCtx().$injector.get(DomSanitizer)).subscribe(
       ((iconUrl) => {
         const icon = L.icon({
           iconUrl,
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/map.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/map.models.ts
index 77a25ddb5f..d28e04b4fc 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/map.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/map.models.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ImagePipe } from '@shared/pipe/image.pipe';
 import { MarkerShape } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models';
 import { DateFormatSettings, simpleDateFormat } from '@shared/models/widget-settings.models';
-import { EntityId } from '@shared/models/id/entity-id';
 
 export enum MapType {
   geoMap = 'geoMap',
@@ -1035,13 +1034,6 @@ export interface MarkerIconInfo {
   size: [number, number];
 }
 
-export interface CustomActionData {
-  button?: L.TB.TopToolbarButton;
-  action: WidgetAction;
-  afterPlaceItemCallback: ($event: Event, descriptor: WidgetAction, entityId?: EntityId, entityName?: string,
-                           additionalParams?: any, entityLabel?: string) => void
-}
-
 export type MapStringFunction = (data: FormattedData<TbMapDatasource>,
                                  dsData: FormattedData<TbMapDatasource>[]) => string;
 
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models.ts
index 1948ff6fe7..fa7007b886 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/lib/maps/models/marker-shape.models.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 import { MatIconRegistry } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { Observable, of, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of, shareReplay, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { isSvgIcon, splitIconName } from '@shared/models/icon.models';
-import { Element, Text, G } from '@svgdotjs/svg.js';
+import { Element, G, Text } from '@svgdotjs/svg.js';
 
 export enum MarkerShape {
   markerShape1 = 'markerShape1',
@@ -203,3 +203,14 @@ export const createColorMarkerIconElement = (iconRegistry: MatIconRegistry, domS
   );
 }
 
+let placeItemIconURI$: Observable<string>;
+
+export const createPlaceItemIcon= (iconRegistry: MatIconRegistry, domSanitizer: DomSanitizer): Observable<string> => {
+  if (placeItemIconURI$) {
+    return placeItemIconURI$;
+  }
+  placeItemIconURI$ = createColorMarkerShapeURI(iconRegistry, domSanitizer, MarkerShape.markerShape1, tinycolor('rgba(255,255,255,0.75)')).pipe(
+    shareReplay({refCount: true, bufferSize: 1})
+  );
+  return placeItemIconURI$;
+}
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/widget.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/widget.component.ts
index 2ac0a6a0e7..da56004ae2 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/widget.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/widget/widget.component.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ import { IModulesMap } from '@modules/common/modules-map.models';
 import { DashboardUtilsService } from '@core/services/dashboard-utils.service';
 import { CompiledTbFunction, compileTbFunction, isNotEmptyTbFunction } from '@shared/models/js-function.models';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import type { MapWidgetComponent } from '@home/components/widget/lib/maps/map-widget.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'tb-widget',
@@ -274,7 +273,8 @@ export class WidgetComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges,
       click: this.click.bind(this),
       getActiveEntityInfo: this.getActiveEntityInfo.bind(this),
       openDashboardStateInSeparateDialog: this.openDashboardStateInSeparateDialog.bind(this),
-      openDashboardStateInPopover: this.openDashboardStateInPopover.bind(this)
+      openDashboardStateInPopover: this.openDashboardStateInPopover.bind(this),
+      placeMapItem: () => {}
     };
 
     this.widgetContext.customHeaderActions = [];
@@ -1151,14 +1151,11 @@ export class WidgetComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges,
         }
         break;
       case WidgetActionType.placeMapItem:
-        const mapWidget: MapWidgetComponent = this.widgetContext.$scope.mapWidget
-        if (mapWidget) {
-          mapWidget.map.placeMapItem({
-            action: descriptor,
-            afterPlaceItemCallback: this.executeCustomPrettyAction.bind(this),
-            button: additionalParams?.button
-          });
-        }
+        this.widgetContext.actionsApi.placeMapItem({
+          action: descriptor,
+          afterPlaceItemCallback: this.executeCustomPrettyAction.bind(this),
+          additionalParams: additionalParams
+        });
         break;
       case WidgetActionType.customPretty:
         this.executeCustomPrettyAction($event, descriptor, entityId, entityName, additionalParams, entityLabel);