diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
index 7d9be86022..e60fd4be74 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function UsersController($scope, $timeout, $location, usersResource, userGroupsResource, userService, localizationService, contentEditingHelper, usersHelper, formHelper, notificationsService, dateHelper) {
+    function UsersController($scope, $timeout, $location, $routeParams, usersResource, userGroupsResource, userService, localizationService, contentEditingHelper, usersHelper, formHelper, notificationsService, dateHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
         var localizeSaving = localizationService.localize("general_saving");
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@
             vm.usersOptions.orderBy = "Name";
             vm.usersOptions.orderDirection = "Ascending";
 
+            if ($routeParams.create) {
+                setUsersViewState("createUser");
+            }
+            else if ($routeParams.invite) {
+                setUsersViewState("inviteUser");
+            }
+
             // Get users
             getUsers();
 
@@ -168,6 +175,17 @@
 
             if (state === "createUser") {
                 clearAddUserForm();
+
+                $location.search("create", "true");
+                $location.search("invite", null);
+            }
+            else if (state === "inviteUser") {
+                $location.search("create", null);
+                $location.search("invite", "true");
+            }
+            else if (state === "overview") {
+                $location.search("create", null);
+                $location.search("invite", null);
             }
 
             vm.usersViewState = state;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/UserTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/UserTreeController.cs
index 8b70be9c95..7cbca30e04 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/UserTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/UserTreeController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
 using umbraco;
+using umbraco.BusinessLogic.Actions;
+using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees;
 using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
 using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters;
@@ -53,6 +56,31 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         protected override MenuItemCollection GetMenuForNode(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             var menu = new MenuItemCollection();
+
+            if (id == Constants.System.Root.ToInvariantString())
+            {
+                //Create User
+                var createMenuItem = menu.Items.CreateMenuItem<ActionNew>(Services.TextService.Localize("user/createUser"));
+                createMenuItem.Icon = "add";
+                createMenuItem.NavigateToRoute("users/users/overview?subview=users&create=true");
+                menu.Items.Add(createMenuItem);
+                
+                //This is the same setting used in the global JS for 'showUserInvite'
+                if (EmailSender.CanSendRequiredEmail)
+                {
+                    //Invite User (Action import closest type of action to an invite user)
+                    var inviteMenuItem = menu.Items.CreateMenuItem<ActionImport>(Services.TextService.Localize("user/inviteUser"));
+                    inviteMenuItem.Icon = "message-unopened";
+                    inviteMenuItem.NavigateToRoute("users/users/overview?subview=users&invite=true");
+
+                    menu.Items.Add(inviteMenuItem);
+                }
+
+                return menu;
+            }
+
+            //There is no context menu options for editing a specific user
+            //Also we no longer list each user in the tree & in theory never hit this
             return menu;
         }
     }