diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
index 113aa1f098..d4b06a1cf3 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@
 	};
 
 	// ── File creation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const startNewFileIn = async (path: string) => {
+		if (await loadDir(path)) await startNewFile();
+	};
+
 	const startNewFile = async () => {
 		if (!currentWritable) return;
 		creatingFile = true;
@@ -2556,6 +2560,7 @@
 										: undefined}
 									onDownload={downloadFile}
 									onNewFolder={startNewFolderIn}
+									onNewFile={startNewFileIn}
 									onDelete={requestDelete}
 									onMove={handleMovePaths}
 									onRename={handleRename}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
index c85d0d7772..aa93e41cac 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 	export let onOpen: (entry: FileEntry) => void = () => {};
 	export let onNewFolder: ((path: string) => void) | undefined = undefined;
+	export let onNewFile: ((path: string) => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let onSelectForComparison: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let onCompareWithSelected: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let comparisonPath: string | null = null;
@@ -406,6 +407,21 @@
 							<div class="flex items-center">{$i18n.t('New Folder')}</div>
 						</button>
 					{/if}
+					{#if entry.type === 'directory' && onNewFile}
+						<button
+							type="button"
+							class="{menuItemClass} disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:bg-transparent"
+							disabled={!writable}
+							on:click|stopPropagation={() => {
+								if (!writable) return;
+								menuOpen = false;
+								onNewFile?.(directoryPath);
+							}}
+						>
+							<Icon name="plus" size={12} strokeWidth={1.4} />
+							<div class="flex items-center">{$i18n.t('New File')}</div>
+						</button>
+					{/if}
 					{#if entry.type === 'file' && onSelectForComparison}
 						<button
 							type="button"