diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/create-user-entity-action.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/create-user-entity-action.ts
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/create-user-entity-action.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { UMB_USER_CREATE_OPTIONS_MODAL } from './modal/index.js';
+import { UmbEntityActionBase } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity-action';
+import { UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/modal';
+
+export class UmbCreateUserEntityAction extends UmbEntityActionBase<never> {
+	override async execute() {
+		const modalManager = await this.getContext(UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT);
+		const modalContext = modalManager.open(this, UMB_USER_CREATE_OPTIONS_MODAL, {
+			data: {
+				parent: {
+					unique: this.args.unique,
+					entityType: this.args.entityType,
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		await modalContext.onSubmit();
+	}
+}
+
+export { UmbCreateUserEntityAction as api };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/manifests.ts
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/manifests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE } from '../../entity.js';
+
+import { manifests as modalManifests } from './modal/manifests.js';
+
+import type { ManifestTypes, UmbBackofficeManifestKind } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
+
+export const manifests: Array<ManifestTypes | UmbBackofficeManifestKind> = [
+	{
+		type: 'entityAction',
+		kind: 'default',
+		alias: 'Umb.EntityAction.User.Create',
+		name: 'Create User Entity Action',
+		weight: 1200,
+		api: () => import('./create-user-entity-action.js'),
+		forEntityTypes: [UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE],
+		meta: {
+			icon: 'icon-add',
+			label: '#actions_create',
+		},
+	},
+	...modalManifests,
+];
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/index.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/index.ts
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index 0000000000..778a1fe38d
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { UmbModalToken } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/modal';
+
+export const UMB_USER_CREATE_OPTIONS_MODAL = new UmbModalToken('Umb.Modal.User.CreateOptions', {
+	modal: {
+		type: 'sidebar',
+		size: 'small',
+	},
+});
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/manifests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c736c75fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/manifests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { ManifestTypes, UmbBackofficeManifestKind } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
+
+export const manifests: Array<ManifestTypes | UmbBackofficeManifestKind> = [
+	{
+		type: 'modal',
+		alias: 'Umb.Modal.User.CreateOptions',
+		name: 'User Create Options Modal',
+		element: () => import('./user-create-options-modal.element.js'),
+	},
+];
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/user-create-options-modal.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/user-create-options-modal.element.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29932ea273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/create/modal/user-create-options-modal.element.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { UMB_CREATE_USER_MODAL } from '../../../modals/create/create-user-modal.token.js';
+import { UmbUserKind, type UmbUserKindType } from '../../../utils/index.js';
+import { html, customElement, map } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
+import { UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT, UmbModalBaseElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/modal';
+import type { UmbEntityModel } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity';
+import { UMB_ENTITY_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity';
+import { UMB_ACTION_EVENT_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/action';
+import { UmbRequestReloadChildrenOfEntityEvent } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity-action';
+
+interface UmbUserCreateOptionModel {
+	label: string;
+	description: string;
+	icon: string;
+	kind: UmbUserKindType;
+}
+
+const elementName = 'umb-user-create-options-modal';
+@customElement(elementName)
+export class UmbUserCreateOptionsModalElement extends UmbModalBaseElement {
+	#options: Array<UmbUserCreateOptionModel> = [
+		{
+			label: this.localize.term('user_userKindDefault'),
+			description: 'Donec augue nunc, ullamcorper non turpis ut, maximus facilisis lorem. Nunc id sagittis magna.',
+			icon: 'icon-user',
+			kind: UmbUserKind.DEFAULT,
+		},
+		{
+			label: this.localize.term('user_userKindApi'),
+			description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.',
+			icon: 'icon-unplug',
+			kind: UmbUserKind.API,
+		},
+	];
+
+	async #onClick(event: Event, kind: UmbUserKindType) {
+		event.stopPropagation();
+		const modalManager = await this.getContext(UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT);
+		const entityContext = await this.getContext(UMB_ENTITY_CONTEXT);
+
+		const unique = entityContext.getUnique();
+		const entityType = entityContext.getEntityType();
+
+		if (unique === undefined) throw new Error('Missing unique');
+		if (!entityType) throw new Error('Missing entityType');
+
+		const modalContext = modalManager.open(this, UMB_CREATE_USER_MODAL, {
+			data: {
+				user: {
+					kind,
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		modalContext
+			?.onSubmit()
+			.then(() => {
+				this.#requestReloadChildrenOfEntity({ entityType, unique });
+			})
+			.catch(async () => {
+				// modal is closed after creation instead of navigating to the new user.
+				// We therefore need to reload the children of the entity
+				this.#requestReloadChildrenOfEntity({ entityType, unique });
+			});
+	}
+
+	async #requestReloadChildrenOfEntity({ entityType, unique }: UmbEntityModel) {
+		const eventContext = await this.getContext(UMB_ACTION_EVENT_CONTEXT);
+		const event = new UmbRequestReloadChildrenOfEntityEvent({
+			entityType,
+			unique,
+		});
+
+		eventContext.dispatchEvent(event);
+	}
+
+	override render() {
+		return html`
+			<umb-body-layout headline="${this.localize.term('user_createUser')}">
+				<uui-box>
+					<uui-ref-list>
+						${map(
+							this.#options,
+							(item) => html`
+								<umb-ref-item
+									name=${item.label}
+									detail=${item.description}
+									icon=${item.icon}
+									@click=${(event: Event) => this.#onClick(event, item.kind)}></umb-ref-item>
+							`,
+						)}
+					</uui-ref-list>
+				</uui-box>
+				<uui-button
+					slot="actions"
+					label=${this.localize.term('general_cancel')}
+					@click=${this._rejectModal}></uui-button>
+			</umb-body-layout>
+		`;
+	}
+}
+
+export { UmbUserCreateOptionsModalElement as element };
+
+declare global {
+	interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+		[elementName]: UmbUserCreateOptionsModalElement;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/invite-user-entity-action.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/invite-user-entity-action.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ac61a28d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/invite-user-entity-action.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { UmbEntityActionBase } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity-action';
+import { UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/modal';
+
+export class UmbCreateUserEntityAction extends UmbEntityActionBase<never> {
+	override async execute() {
+		const modalManager = await this.getContext(UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT);
+		debugger;
+	}
+}
+
+export { UmbCreateUserEntityAction as api };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/manifests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fc1e67e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/invite/manifests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE } from '../../entity.js';
+
+import type { ManifestTypes, UmbBackofficeManifestKind } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
+
+export const manifests: Array<ManifestTypes | UmbBackofficeManifestKind> = [
+	{
+		type: 'entityAction',
+		kind: 'default',
+		alias: 'Umb.EntityAction.User.Invite',
+		name: 'Invite User Entity Action',
+		weight: 1000,
+		api: () => import('./invite-user-entity-action.js'),
+		forEntityTypes: [UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE],
+		meta: {
+			icon: 'icon-paper-plane',
+			label: '#user_invite',
+		},
+	},
+];
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/manifests.ts
index b67955449e..493f108ff1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/manifests.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/entity-actions/manifests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { UMB_USER_DETAIL_REPOSITORY_ALIAS, UMB_USER_ITEM_REPOSITORY_ALIAS } from '../repository/index.js';
 import { UMB_USER_ENTITY_TYPE } from '../entity.js';
-import type { ManifestTypes } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
+
+import { manifests as createManifests } from './create/manifests.js';
+import { manifests as inviteManifests } from './invite/manifests.js';
+
+import type { ManifestTypes, UmbBackofficeManifestKind } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
 
 const entityActions: Array<ManifestTypes> = [
 	{
@@ -93,4 +97,8 @@ const entityActions: Array<ManifestTypes> = [
 	},
 ];
 
-export const manifests: Array<ManifestTypes> = [...entityActions];
+export const manifests: Array<ManifestTypes | UmbBackofficeManifestKind> = [
+	...entityActions,
+	...createManifests,
+	...inviteManifests,
+];