diff --git a/app/views/projects/index.rhtml b/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
index e47e552..b4952e9 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 <div class="contextual">
     <%= link_to(l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'add'}, :class => 'icon icon-add') + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true) %>
     <%= link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), { :controller => 'issues' }) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true) %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), { :controller => 'time_entries' }) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true) %>
     <%= link_to l(:label_overall_activity), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'activity' }%>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 1337edd..0e7e4c0 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ de:
   label_changes_details: Details aller Änderungen
   label_issue_tracking: Tickets
   label_spent_time: Aufgewendete Zeit
+  label_overall_spent_time: Aufgewendete Zeit aller Projekte anzeigen
   label_f_hour: "{{value}} Stunde"
   label_f_hour_plural: "{{value}} Stunden"
   label_time_tracking: Zeiterfassung
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index c3fc52e..91ef3fa 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ en:
   label_changes_details: Details of all changes
   label_issue_tracking: Issue tracking
   label_spent_time: Spent time
+  label_overall_spent_time: Overall spent time
   label_f_hour: "{{value}} hour"
   label_f_hour_plural: "{{value}} hours"
   label_time_tracking: Time tracking
diff --git a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
index ac639d7..988496c 100644
--- a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,33 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_select 'feed>entry', :count => Project.count(:conditions => Project.visible_by(User.current))
   end
   
+  context "#index" do
+    context "by non-admin user with view_time_entries permission" do
+      setup do
+        @request.session[:user_id] = 3
+      end
+      should "show overall spent time link" do
+        get :index
+        assert_template 'index'
+        assert_tag :a, :attributes => {:href => '/time_entries'}
+      end
+    end
+    
+    context "by non-admin user without view_time_entries permission" do
+      setup do
+        Role.find(2).remove_permission! :view_time_entries
+        Role.non_member.remove_permission! :view_time_entries
+        Role.anonymous.remove_permission! :view_time_entries
+        @request.session[:user_id] = 3
+      end
+      should "not show overall spent time link" do
+        get :index
+        assert_template 'index'
+        assert_no_tag :a, :attributes => {:href => '/time_entries'}
+      end
+    end 
+  end
+  
   context "#add" do
     context "by admin user" do
       setup do