diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c59f9d5..873afe4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ index.html
 api.html
 screenshots.html
 *.log
+
+*.userprefs
+
+\.dlangidews\.wssettings
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d b/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
index 7c4ceb3..b0c74fd 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/commands.d
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import dlangui.widgets.editors;
 enum IDEActions : int {
     //ProjectOpen = 1010000,
     FileNew = 1010000,
+    FileNewDirectory,
     FileNewWorkspace,
     FileNewProject,
     FileOpen,
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const Action ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_COLLAPSE_ALL = new Action(IDEActions.ProjectF
 
 const Action ACTION_FILE_WORKSPACE_CLOSE = new Action(IDEActions.CloseWorkspace, "MENU_FILE_WORKSPACE_CLOSE"c).disableByDefault();
 
+const Action ACTION_FILE_NEW_DIRECTORY = new Action(IDEActions.FileNewDirectory, "MENU_FILE_NEW_DIRECTORY"c);
 const Action ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE = new Action(IDEActions.FileNew, "MENU_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE"c, "document-new", KeyCode.KEY_N, KeyFlag.Control);
 const Action ACTION_FILE_NEW_PROJECT = new Action(IDEActions.FileNewProject, "MENU_FILE_NEW_PROJECT"c);
 const Action ACTION_FILE_NEW_WORKSPACE = new Action(IDEActions.FileNewWorkspace, "MENU_FILE_NEW_WORKSPACE"c);
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
index 97fc372..0a6cda6 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
@@ -1367,6 +1367,9 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 case IDEActions.FileNew:
                     addProjectItem(cast(Object)a.objectParam);
                     return true;
+                case IDEActions.FileNewDirectory:
+                    //static assert(false);
+                    return true;
                 case IDEActions.ProjectFolderRemoveItem:
                     removeProjectItem(a.objectParam);
                     return true;
@@ -1488,7 +1491,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
     }
 
     /// add new file to project
-    void addProjectItem(Object obj) {
+    private void addProjectItem(Object obj) {
         if (currentWorkspace is null)
             return;
         if (obj is null && _wsPanel !is null && !currentEditorSourceFile) {
@@ -1515,6 +1518,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
                 project = srcfile.project;
             }
         }
+        //static assert(false, "hier verdergaan okdoei");
         if (project && folder && project.workspace is currentWorkspace) {
             NewFileDlg dlg = new NewFileDlg(this, project, folder);
             dlg.dialogResult = delegate(Dialog dlg, const Action result) {
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/wspanel.d b/src/dlangide/ui/wspanel.d
index 56100e8..27a9ed5 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/wspanel.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/wspanel.d
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class WorkspacePanel : DockWindow {
         _projectPopupMenu.add(ACTION_PROJECT_SET_STARTUP,
                               ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REFRESH,
                               ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE,
+                              ACTION_FILE_NEW_DIRECTORY,
                               //ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_OPEN_ITEM,
                               ACTION_PROJECT_BUILD,
                               ACTION_PROJECT_REBUILD,
@@ -116,14 +117,17 @@ class WorkspacePanel : DockWindow {
                               );
 
         _folderPopupMenu = new MenuItem();
-        _folderPopupMenu.add(ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE, ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REFRESH, ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_OPEN_ITEM,
+        _folderPopupMenu.add(ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE, 
+                             ACTION_FILE_NEW_DIRECTORY,
+                             ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REFRESH, ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_OPEN_ITEM,
                              ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_EXPAND_ALL, ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_COLLAPSE_ALL
                              //ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REMOVE_ITEM, 
                              //ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_RENAME_ITEM
                              );
 
         _filePopupMenu = new MenuItem();
-        _filePopupMenu.add(ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE, ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REFRESH,
+        _filePopupMenu.add(ACTION_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE, 
+                           ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REFRESH,
                            ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_OPEN_ITEM,
                            ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_REMOVE_ITEM,
                            //ACTION_PROJECT_FOLDER_RENAME_ITEM
diff --git a/views/res/i18n/en.ini b/views/res/i18n/en.ini
index 8edd1de..d09c740 100644
--- a/views/res/i18n/en.ini
+++ b/views/res/i18n/en.ini
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NAME=Name
 MENU_FILE=&File
 MENU_FILE_NEW=&Create
 MENU_FILE_NEW_SOURCE_FILE=New file
+MENU_FILE_NEW_DIRECTORY=New directory 
 MENU_FILE_NEW_PROJECT=New project
 MENU_FILE_NEW_WORKSPACE=New workspace
 MENU_FILE_OPEN=&Open file...