diff --git a/src/keybindings.c b/src/keybindings.c
index e55f40ea6b..e0f8db0de8 100644
--- a/src/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/keybindings.c
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ static void init_default_kb(void)
 
 	add_kb(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_NEW, NULL,
 		0, 0, "project_new", _("New"), "project_new1");
+	add_kb(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_NEW_FROM_FOLDER, NULL,
+		0, 0, "project_new_from_folder", _("New from Folder"), "project_new_from_folder1");
 	add_kb(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_OPEN, NULL,
 		0, 0, "project_open", _("Open"), "project_open1");
 	add_kb(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_PROPERTIES, NULL,
@@ -1502,6 +1504,9 @@ static gboolean cb_func_project_action(guint key_id)
 		case GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_NEW:
 			on_project_new1_activate(NULL, NULL);
 			break;
+		case GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_NEW_FROM_FOLDER:
+			on_project_new_from_folder1_activate(NULL, NULL);
+			break;
 		case GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_OPEN:
 			on_project_open1_activate(NULL, NULL);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/keybindings.h b/src/keybindings.h
index 0b7f6c09a0..e88bebc7f8 100644
--- a/src/keybindings.h
+++ b/src/keybindings.h
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ enum GeanyKeyBindingID
 												 * @since 1.34 (API 238) */
 	GEANY_KEYS_FILE_RELOAD_ALL,					/**< Keybinding.
 												 * @since 1.38 (API 240) */
+	GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_NEW_FROM_FOLDER,			/**< Keybinding.
+												 * @since 1.39 (API 243) */
 	GEANY_KEYS_COUNT	/* must not be used by plugins */
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugindata.h b/src/plugindata.h
index bd426d38ee..dc12dca4c0 100644
--- a/src/plugindata.h
+++ b/src/plugindata.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @warning You should not test for values below 200 as previously
  * @c GEANY_API_VERSION was defined as an enum value, not a macro.
  */
-#define GEANY_API_VERSION 243
+#define GEANY_API_VERSION 244
 
 /* hack to have a different ABI when built with different GTK major versions
  * because loading plugins linked to a different one leads to crashes.