diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
index 1fbe1b64..a0b5be55 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ void NewMenu::open() noexcept {
 	m_selectedType = 0;
 	m_itemName = "";
 	m_typeName = "";
+	m_path = "";
+}
+
+void NewMenu::openPath(ox::StringParam path) noexcept {
+	open();
+	m_path = std::move(path);
 }
 
 void NewMenu::close() noexcept {
@@ -158,14 +164,14 @@ void NewMenu::finish(StudioContext &sctx) noexcept {
 		oxLogError(ox::Error{1, "New file error: no file name"});
 		return;
 	}
-	auto const&im = *m_types[static_cast<std::size_t>(m_selectedType)];
-	if (sctx.project->exists(im.itemPath(m_itemName))) {
+	auto const&im = *m_types[m_selectedType];
+	auto const path = m_path.len() ?
+		im.itemPath(m_itemName, m_path) : im.itemPath(m_itemName);
+	if (sctx.project->exists(path)) {
 		oxLogError(ox::Error{1, "New file error: file already exists"});
 		return;
 	}
-	auto const [path, err] =
-		im.write(sctx, m_itemName, m_selectedTemplate);
-	if (err) {
+	if (auto const err = im.write(sctx, path, m_selectedTemplate)) {
 		oxLogError(err);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
index c535764a..30ebb685 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/newmenu.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class NewMenu final: public Popup {
 		Stage m_stage = Stage::Closed;
 		ox::String m_typeName;
 		ox::IString<255> m_itemName;
+		ox::String m_path;
 		ox::Vector<ox::UPtr<studio::ItemMaker>> m_types;
 		size_t m_selectedType = 0;
 		size_t m_selectedTemplate = 0;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ class NewMenu final: public Popup {
 	public:
 		NewMenu() noexcept;
 
+		void openPath(ox::StringParam path) noexcept;
+
 		void open() noexcept override;
 
 		void close() noexcept override;
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.hpp
index 87680e36..9e1981b6 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projectexplorer.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class ProjectExplorer: public Widget {
 
 	public:
 		// slots
-		ox::Signal<ox::Error(ox::StringView const&)> fileChosen;
+		ox::Signal<ox::Error(ox::StringViewCR)> fileChosen;
+		ox::Signal<ox::Error(ox::StringViewCR)> addItem;
 
 		explicit ProjectExplorer(turbine::Context &ctx) noexcept;
 
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
index 48ced550..73b60ac8 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <imgui.h>
 
+#include <studio/imguiutil.hpp>
+
 #include "projectexplorer.hpp"
 #include "projecttreemodel.hpp"
 
@@ -30,10 +32,14 @@ bool ProjectTreeModel::draw(turbine::Context &ctx) const noexcept {
 	constexpr auto dirFlags = ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_OpenOnArrow | ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_OpenOnDoubleClick;
 	if (!m_children.empty()) {
 		if (ImGui::TreeNodeEx(m_name.c_str(), dirFlags)) {
+            drawDirContextMenu();
 			for (auto const&child : m_children) {
 				updated = child->draw(ctx) || updated;
 			}
 			ImGui::TreePop();
+		} else {
+			ig::IDStackItem const idStackItem{m_name};
+            drawDirContextMenu();
 		}
 	} else {
 		auto const path = fullPath();
@@ -58,6 +64,15 @@ void ProjectTreeModel::setChildren(ox::Vector<ox::UPtr<ProjectTreeModel>> childr
 	m_children = std::move(children);
 }
 
+void ProjectTreeModel::drawDirContextMenu() const noexcept {
+    if (ImGui::BeginPopupContextItem("DirMenu", ImGuiPopupFlags_MouseButtonRight)) {
+        if (ImGui::MenuItem("Add Item")) {
+            m_explorer.addItem.emit(fullPath());
+        }
+        ImGui::EndPopup();
+    }
+}
+
 ox::BasicString<255> ProjectTreeModel::fullPath() const noexcept {
 	if (m_parent) {
 		return m_parent->fullPath() + "/" + ox::StringView(m_name);
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.hpp
index 2d9313d5..f3ae3743 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class ProjectTreeModel {
 		void setChildren(ox::Vector<ox::UPtr<ProjectTreeModel>> children) noexcept;
 
 	private:
+		void drawDirContextMenu() const noexcept;
+
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		ox::BasicString<255> fullPath() const noexcept;
 
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
index c4193a8d..40111f8a 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ StudioUI::StudioUI(turbine::Context &ctx, ox::StringParam projectDataDir) noexce
 		m_aboutPopup(m_tctx) {
 	turbine::setApplicationData(m_tctx, &m_sctx);
 	m_projectExplorer.fileChosen.connect(this, &StudioUI::openFile);
+	m_projectExplorer.addItem.connect(this, &StudioUI::addFile);
 	m_newProject.finished.connect(this, &StudioUI::createOpenProject);
 	m_newMenu.finished.connect(this, &StudioUI::openFile);
 	ImGui::GetIO().IniFilename = nullptr;
@@ -342,6 +343,11 @@ void StudioUI::handleKeyInput() noexcept {
 	}
 }
 
+ox::Error StudioUI::addFile(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept {
+	m_newMenu.openPath(path);
+	return {};
+}
+
 ox::Error StudioUI::createOpenProject(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept {
 	std::error_code ec;
 	std::filesystem::create_directories(toStdStringView(path), ec);
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
index 64907860..32c4e44a 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class StudioUI: public ox::SignalHandler {
 
 		void handleKeyInput() noexcept;
 
+		ox::Error addFile(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept;
+
 		ox::Error createOpenProject(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept;
 
 		ox::Error openProjectPath(ox::StringParam path) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
index edc536da..e0b70e61 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ class ItemMaker {
 			return m_templates;
 		}
 
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		ox::String const&defaultPath() const noexcept {
+			return m_parentDir;
+		}
+
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		ox::String itemPath(ox::StringViewCR pName, ox::StringViewCR pPath) const noexcept {
+			return ox::sfmt("/{}/{}.{}", pPath, pName, m_fileExt);
+		}
+
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		ox::String itemPath(ox::StringViewCR pName) const noexcept {
 			return ox::sfmt("/{}/{}.{}", m_parentDir, pName, m_fileExt);
@@ -142,12 +152,40 @@ class ItemMaker {
 		/**
 		 * Returns path of the file created.
 		 * @param ctx
+		 * @param pPath
+		 * @param pTemplateIdx
+		 * @return path of file or error in Result
+		 */
+		ox::Error write(
+			StudioContext &ctx,
+			ox::StringViewCR pPath,
+			size_t pTemplateIdx) const noexcept {
+			return writeItem(ctx, pPath, pTemplateIdx);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns path of the file created.
+		 * @param ctx
+		 * @param pPath
 		 * @param pName
 		 * @param pTemplateIdx
 		 * @return path of file or error in Result
 		 */
-		virtual ox::Result<ox::String> write(
-			StudioContext &ctx, ox::StringViewCR pName, size_t pTemplateIdx) const noexcept = 0;
+		ox::Error write(
+			StudioContext &ctx,
+			ox::StringViewCR pPath,
+			ox::StringViewCR pName,
+			size_t pTemplateIdx) const noexcept {
+			auto const path = itemPath(pName, pPath);
+			return writeItem(ctx, path, pTemplateIdx);
+		}
+
+	protected:
+		virtual ox::Error writeItem(
+			StudioContext &ctx,
+			ox::StringViewCR pPath,
+			size_t pTemplateIdx) const noexcept = 0;
+
 };
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -205,20 +243,19 @@ class ItemMakerT final: public ItemMaker {
 			return ox::ModelTypeVersion_v<T>;
 		}
 
-		ox::Result<ox::String> write(
-			StudioContext &sctx,
-			ox::StringViewCR pName,
+		ox::Error writeItem(
+			StudioContext &ctx,
+			ox::StringViewCR pPath,
 			size_t const pTemplateIdx) const noexcept override {
-			auto const path = itemPath(pName);
-			createUuidMapping(keelCtx(sctx.tctx), path, ox::UUID::generate().unwrap());
+			createUuidMapping(keelCtx(ctx.tctx), pPath, ox::UUID::generate().unwrap());
 			auto const&templates = itemTemplates();
 			auto const tmplIdx = pTemplateIdx < templates.size() ? pTemplateIdx : 0;
 			OX_REQUIRE_M(tmpl, templates[tmplIdx]->getItem(
-				keelCtx(sctx), typeName(), typeVersion()));
+				keelCtx(ctx), typeName(), typeVersion()));
 			auto item = tmpl.template get<T>();
-			OX_RETURN_ERROR(sctx.project->writeObj(path, *item, m_fmt));
+			OX_RETURN_ERROR(ctx.project->writeObj(pPath, *item, m_fmt));
 			tmpl.free();
-			return path;
+			return {};
 		}
 
 };