diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
index f4f9a2cc..b2bb1a2f 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ class NodeFolderRestoreAction(NodeFolderAbstractAction):
         super().__init__(manager, num_nodes=num_nodes, num_folders=num_folders, **kwargs)
         self.verb: str = "restore"
 
+class NodeFolderFileCreateAction(NodeFolderAbstractAction):
+    """Action which creates a new file in a given folder."""
+
+    def __init__(self, manager: "ActionManager", num_nodes: int, num_folders: int, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(manager, num_nodes=num_nodes, num_folders=num_folders, **kwargs)
+        self.verb: str = "create"
+
 
 class NodeFileAbstractAction(AbstractAction):
     """Abstract base class for file actions.
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
index 90ad4425..6107c655 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/file_system/folder.py
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ class Folder(FileSystemItemABC):
                 func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(self.remove_file_by_name(file_name=request[0]))
             ),
         )
+        rm.add_request(
+            name="create",
+            request_type=RequestType(
+                func=lambda request, context: RequestResponse.from_bool(self.create_file(file_name=request[0]))
+            ),
+        ) 
         self._file_request_manager = RequestManager()
         rm.add_request(
             name="file",