diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
index 441b92cef1b..2f9859d943d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
+#include <coreplugin/iwizardfactory.h>
 
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
 
@@ -392,6 +393,20 @@ void FolderNavigationWidget::removeRootDirectory(const QString &id)
         setCurrentEditor(Core::EditorManager::currentEditor());
 }
 
+void FolderNavigationWidget::addNewItem()
+{
+    const QModelIndex current = m_listView->currentIndex();
+    if (!current.isValid())
+        return;
+    const auto filePath = Utils::FileName::fromString(m_fileSystemModel->filePath(current));
+    const Utils::FileName path = filePath.toFileInfo().isDir() ? filePath : filePath.parentDir();
+    Core::ICore::showNewItemDialog(ProjectExplorerPlugin::tr("New File", "Title of dialog"),
+                                   Utils::filtered(Core::IWizardFactory::allWizardFactories(),
+                                                   Utils::equal(&Core::IWizardFactory::kind,
+                                                                Core::IWizardFactory::FileWizard)),
+                                   path.toString());
+}
+
 void FolderNavigationWidget::editCurrentItem()
 {
     const QModelIndex current = m_listView->currentIndex();
@@ -608,6 +623,7 @@ void FolderNavigationWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev)
     Core::EditorManager::addNativeDirAndOpenWithActions(&menu, &fakeEntry);
 
     if (hasCurrentItem) {
+        menu.addAction(Core::ActionManager::command(Constants::ADDNEWFILE)->action());
         if (!isDir)
             menu.addAction(Core::ActionManager::command(Constants::REMOVEFILE)->action());
         if (m_fileSystemModel->flags(current) & Qt::ItemIsEditable)
@@ -772,6 +788,13 @@ void FolderNavigationWidgetFactory::registerActions()
 {
     Core::Context context(C_FOLDERNAVIGATIONWIDGET);
 
+    auto add = new QAction(this);
+    Core::ActionManager::registerAction(add, Constants::ADDNEWFILE, context);
+    connect(add, &QAction::triggered, Core::ICore::instance(), [] {
+        if (auto navWidget = currentFolderNavigationWidget())
+            navWidget->addNewItem();
+    });
+
     auto rename = new QAction(this);
     Core::ActionManager::registerAction(rename, Constants::RENAMEFILE, context);
     connect(rename, &QAction::triggered, Core::ICore::instance(), [] {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.h
index ba95bd3a753..7cf9900fb88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public:
     void insertRootDirectory(const FolderNavigationWidgetFactory::RootDirectory &directory);
     void removeRootDirectory(const QString &id);
 
+    void addNewItem();
     void editCurrentItem();
     void removeCurrentItem();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index a8568564189..ea8794cdd48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ const char CANCELBUILD[]          = "ProjectExplorer.CancelBuild";
 const char RUN[]                  = "ProjectExplorer.Run";
 const char RUNWITHOUTDEPLOY[]     = "ProjectExplorer.RunWithoutDeploy";
 const char RUNCONTEXTMENU[]       = "ProjectExplorer.RunContextMenu";
-const char ADDNEWFILE[]           = "ProjectExplorer.AddNewFile";
 const char ADDEXISTINGFILES[]     = "ProjectExplorer.AddExistingFiles";
 const char ADDEXISTINGDIRECTORY[] = "ProjectExplorer.AddExistingDirectory";
 const char ADDNEWSUBPROJECT[]     = "ProjectExplorer.AddNewSubproject";
@@ -3119,7 +3118,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::addNewFile()
         map.insert(QLatin1String(Constants::PROJECT_KIT_IDS), QVariant::fromValue(profileIds));
         map.insert(Constants::PROJECT_POINTER, QVariant::fromValue(static_cast<void *>(p)));
     }
-    ICore::showNewItemDialog(tr("New File", "Title of dialog"),
+    ICore::showNewItemDialog(ProjectExplorerPlugin::tr("New File", "Title of dialog"),
                              Utils::filtered(IWizardFactory::allWizardFactories(),
                                              [](IWizardFactory *f) {
                                  return f->supportedProjectTypes().isEmpty();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
index e72c964cfe3..79169c59582 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const char MODE_SESSION[]         = "Project";
 // Actions
 const char BUILD[]                = "ProjectExplorer.Build";
 const char STOP[]                 = "ProjectExplorer.Stop";
+const char ADDNEWFILE[]           = "ProjectExplorer.AddNewFile";
 const char RENAMEFILE[]           = "ProjectExplorer.RenameFile";
 const char REMOVEFILE[]           = "ProjectExplorer.RemoveFile";