diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31089f4281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * @ngdoc controller
+ * @name Umbraco.Editors.ContentBlueprint.CreateController
+ * @function
+ *
+ * @description
+ * The controller for creating content blueprints
+ */
+function ContentBlueprintCreateController($scope, $location, contentTypeResource, navigationService) {
+
+    var vm = this;
+    var node = $scope.dialogOptions.currentNode;
+
+    vm.createBlueprint = createBlueprint;
+
+    function onInit() {
+
+        vm.loading = true;
+
+        contentTypeResource.getAll()
+            .then(function (documentTypes) {
+                vm.documentTypes = documentTypes;
+                vm.loading = false;
+            });
+    }
+
+    function createBlueprint(documentType) {
+        $location.path("/settings/contentBlueprints/edit/" + node.id).search("create", "true").search("doctype", documentType.alias);
+        navigationService.hideMenu();
+    }
+
+    onInit();
+}
+
+angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Editors.ContentBlueprint.CreateController", ContentBlueprintCreateController);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d04dfa771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/contentblueprints/create.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<div ng-controller="Umbraco.Editors.ContentBlueprint.CreateController as vm">
+
+    <div class="umbracoDialog umb-dialog-body with-footer" ng-cloak>
+        
+        <div class="umb-pane">
+            
+            <h5><localize key="create_createUnder">Create an item under</localize> {{currentNode.name}}</h5>
+            <p class="abstract" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><localize key="create_createContentBlueprint">Select the document type you want to make a content template for</localize></p>
+
+            <umb-load-indicator ng-if="vm.loading"></umb-load-indicator>
+
+            <ul class="umb-actions umb-actions-child">
+                <li ng-repeat="documentType in vm.documentTypes | orderBy:'name':false">
+                    <a href="" ng-click="vm.createBlueprint(documentType)" prevent-default>
+                        <i class="large {{documentType.icon}}"></i>
+                        <span class="menu-label">
+                            {{documentType.name}}
+                            <small>
+                                {{documentType.description}}
+                            </small>
+                        </span>
+                    </a>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="umb-dialog-footer btn-toolbar umb-btn-toolbar">
+
+        <umb-button
+            label-key="buttons_somethingElse"
+            action="nav.hideDialog(true)"
+            type="button"
+            button-style="info">
+        </umb-button>
+
+    </div>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 7b23ebfdb7..6ed1e9d4e8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
   <area alias="create">
     <key alias="chooseNode">Where do you want to create the new %0%</key>
     <key alias="createUnder">Create an item under</key>
+    <key alias="createContentBlueprint">Select the document type you want to make a content template for</key>
     <key alias="updateData">Choose a type and a title</key>
     <key alias="noDocumentTypes" version="7.0"><![CDATA[There are no allowed document types available. You must enable these in the settings section under <strong>"document types"</strong>.]]></key>
     <key alias="noMediaTypes" version="7.0"><![CDATA[There are no allowed media types available. You must enable these in the settings section under <strong>"media types"</strong>.]]></key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentBlueprintTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentBlueprintTreeController.cs
index 12fcff2f56..0f9da51e63 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentBlueprintTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentBlueprintTreeController.cs
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
             var menu = new MenuItemCollection();
 
             if (id == Constants.System.Root.ToInvariantString())
-            {
-                // root actions
+            {
+                // root actions
+                menu.Items.Add<ActionNew>(Services.TextService.Localize(string.Format("actions/{0}", ActionNew.Instance.Alias)));
                 menu.Items.Add<RefreshNode, ActionRefresh>(Services.TextService.Localize(string.Format("actions/{0}", ActionRefresh.Instance.Alias)), true);
                 return menu;
             }