diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index ff077212..31ea4e65 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ function islandora_menu() {
     'access arguments' => array(ISLANDORA_VIEW_OBJECTS, 2),
   );
   $items['islandora/object/%islandora_object/print_object'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Print Object',
+    'weight' => 20,
     'page callback' => 'islandora_printer_object',
     'page arguments' => array(2),
-    'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'access callback' => 'islandora_object_access',
     'access arguments' => array(ISLANDORA_VIEW_OBJECTS, 2),
   );
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ function islandora_menu() {
         ISLANDORA_INGEST,
       ), 2),
   );
+  $islandora_path = drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora');
   $items['islandora/object/%islandora_object/manage/overview'] = array(
     'title' => 'Overview',
     'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK,
@@ -1024,17 +1027,6 @@ function islandora_view_object(AbstractObject $object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/breadcrumb');
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/utilities');
 
-  // Add the print button via JavaScript.
-  $path = drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora');
-  drupal_add_js(array(
-    'islandora' => array(
-      'print_img' => $path . '/images/print-icon.png'),
-      ), array(
-        'type' => 'setting'));
-
-  drupal_add_js(array('islandora' => array('print_link' => 'islandora/object/' . $object->id . '/print_object')), array('type' => 'setting'));
-  drupal_add_js($path . '/js/add_print.js');
-
   drupal_set_title($object->label);
   drupal_set_breadcrumb(islandora_get_breadcrumbs($object));
 
@@ -1913,3 +1905,37 @@ function islandora_find_package($package_name) {
   }
   return $found && user_access('administer site configuration');
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu_local_tasks_alter().
+ */
+function islandora_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $router_item, $root_path) {
+  if (strpos($root_path, 'islandora/object/%') === 0) {
+    if (isset($data['tabs'][0]['output'])) {
+      foreach ($data['tabs'][0]['output'] as $key => &$tab) {
+        if ($tab['#link']['path'] == 'islandora/object/%/print_object') {
+          if ($root_path == 'islandora/object/%') {
+            $islandora_path = drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora');
+            $tab['#theme'] = 'link';
+            $tab['#text'] = theme('image', array(
+              'path' => "$islandora_path/images/print-icon.png",
+              'alt' => t('Print Object'),
+              'attributes' => array(
+                'id' => 'print_btn',
+              ),
+            ));
+            $tab['#path'] = "{$router_item['href']}/print_object";
+            $tab['#options'] = array(
+              'attributes' => array(),
+              'html' => TRUE,
+            );
+          }
+          else {
+            unset($data['tabs'][0]['output'][$key]);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/js/add_print.js b/js/add_print.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0059ed88..00000000
--- a/js/add_print.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file
-* JavaScript file responsable for the print button behaviour.
-* 
-* The print button is added automatically to every view, as metadata
-* can be printed from every object.
-*
-*/
-(function ($) {
-  $(document).ready(function() {
-    $('.tabs .primary').append('<img id="print_btn" title="Print" src="' + Drupal.settings.basePath + Drupal.settings.islandora.print_img + '"></img>');
-    $('#print_btn').css("cursor","pointer");
-    $('#print_btn').click(function() {
-      window.location=Drupal.settings.basePath + Drupal.settings.islandora.print_link;
-    });
-  });
-})(jQuery);
-