Abstract: A handle for use in conjunction with a standard paint tray, which, while not requiring any alteration to the paint tray, provides a stable, rigid support for the tray allowing it to be carried with one hand. The handle itself, once mounted on the tray, can be placed in two positions, the first, collapsed and adjacent the paint tray edge itself and therefore out of the way for loading the tray or the like and a second locked position for carrying the tray and further serving as a support for the handle of the roller when the painter needs both hands free for a short period.