--- a/diff/src/org/netbeans/modules/diff/Bundle.properties	
+++ a/diff/src/org/netbeans/modules/diff/Bundle.properties	
@@ -97,3 +97,7 @@ 
 
 # Options Export
 Diff.Options.Export.displayName=Diff
+
+CTL_IgnoreWhitespacesOptionAction=Ignore Leading And Trailing Whitespace
+CTL_IgnoreInnerWhitespacesOptionAction=Ignore Changes In Inner Whitespace
+CTL_IgnoreCaseOptionAction=Ignore Changes In Case
--- a/diff/src/org/netbeans/modules/diff/mf-layer.xml	
+++ a/diff/src/org/netbeans/modules/diff/mf-layer.xml	
@@ -51,6 +51,29 @@ 
           <file name="org-netbeans-modules-diff-DiffAction.instance"/>
           <file name="org-netbeans-modules-diff-PatchAction.instance"/>
       </folder>
+      <folder name="Diff">
+          <file name="toggle-ignore-case-diff-option.instance">
+              <attr bundlevalue="org.netbeans.modules.diff.Bundle#CTL_IgnoreCaseOptionAction" name="displayName"/>
+              <attr name="Name" stringvalue="toggle-ignore-case-diff-option"/>
+              <attr name="preferencesNode" stringvalue="/org/netbeans/modules/diff" />
+              <attr name="preferencesKey" stringvalue="ignoreCase"/>
+              <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.openide.awt.Actions.checkbox"/>
+          </file>
+          <file name="toggle-ignore-inner-whitespace-diff-option.instance">
+              <attr bundlevalue="org.netbeans.modules.diff.Bundle#CTL_IgnoreInnerWhitespacesOptionAction" name="displayName"/>
+              <attr name="Name" stringvalue="toggle-ignore-inner-whitespace-diff-option"/>
+              <attr name="preferencesNode" stringvalue="/org/netbeans/modules/diff" />
+              <attr name="preferencesKey" stringvalue="ignoreInnerWhitespace"/>
+              <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.openide.awt.Actions.checkbox"/>
+          </file>
+          <file name="toggle-ignore-whitespace-diff-option.instance">
+              <attr bundlevalue="org.netbeans.modules.diff.Bundle#CTL_IgnoreWhitespacesOptionAction" name="displayName"/>
+              <attr name="Name" stringvalue="toggle-ignore-whitespace-diff-option"/>
+              <attr name="preferencesNode" stringvalue="/org/netbeans/modules/diff" />
+              <attr name="preferencesKey" stringvalue="ignoreWhitespace"/>
+              <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.openide.awt.Actions.checkbox"/>
+          </file>
+      </folder>
   </folder>
   <folder name="UI">
       <folder name="ToolActions">