diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 3b2e30a1761af381c4a3a52e660f8d26dc043ce8..7e633a40e6525668d76ab95d2163a615c296a6e0 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
     cx.observe_new(
         |workspace: &mut Workspace, _: Option<&mut Window>, _cx: &mut Context<Workspace>| {
             workspace.register_action(Editor::new_file);
+            workspace.register_action(Editor::new_file_split);
             workspace.register_action(Editor::new_file_vertical);
             workspace.register_action(Editor::new_file_horizontal);
             workspace.register_action(Editor::cancel_language_server_work);
@@ -2683,6 +2684,15 @@ impl Editor {
         Self::new_file_in_direction(workspace, SplitDirection::horizontal(cx), window, cx)
     }
 
+    fn new_file_split(
+        workspace: &mut Workspace,
+        action: &workspace::NewFileSplit,
+        window: &mut Window,
+        cx: &mut Context<Workspace>,
+    ) {
+        Self::new_file_in_direction(workspace, action.0, window, cx)
+    }
+
     fn new_file_in_direction(
         workspace: &mut Workspace,
         direction: SplitDirection,
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 053b578ff9082bd933440a36abab47c9b84928bd..85a17c244bebe5d3c33d1bda1fe4ae5758038e56 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ pub struct MoveItemToPaneInDirection {
     pub clone: bool,
 }
 
+/// Creates a new file in a split of the desired direction.
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, JsonSchema, Action)]
+#[action(namespace = workspace)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct NewFileSplit(pub SplitDirection);
+
 fn default_right() -> SplitDirection {
     SplitDirection::Right
 }
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 4a57939c407ee21bed48e12f7af2c44c6d51a1db..e2116415d4b882b66728c43cee90b251b3448013 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -4563,6 +4563,7 @@ mod tests {
                     | "workspace::ActivatePane"
                     | "workspace::MoveItemToPane"
                     | "workspace::MoveItemToPaneInDirection"
+                    | "workspace::NewFileSplit"
                     | "workspace::OpenTerminal"
                     | "workspace::SendKeystrokes"
                     | "agent::NewNativeAgentThreadFromSummary"