diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f3dc3f0..73ea8766 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@
           "light": "images/light/icon-add.svg"
         }
       },
+      {
+        "command": "java.project.maven.addDependency",
+        "title": "%contributes.commands.java.project.maven.addDependency%",
+        "category": "Java",
+        "icon": {
+          "dark": "images/dark/icon-add.svg",
+          "light": "images/light/icon-add.svg"
+        }
+      },
       {
         "command": "java.project.removeLibrary",
         "title": "%contributes.commands.java.project.removeLibrary%",
@@ -176,6 +185,14 @@
           "command": "java.view.package.copyRelativeFilePath",
           "when": "never"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "java.project.addLibraries",
+          "when": "never"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "java.project.maven.addDependency",
+          "when": "never"
+        },
         {
           "command": "java.project.removeLibrary",
           "when": "never"
@@ -242,6 +259,11 @@
           "command": "java.project.refreshLibraries",
           "when": "view == javaDependencyExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:container\/referenced-libraries$/",
           "group": "inline@1"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "java.project.maven.addDependency",
+          "when": "view == javaDependencyExplorer && viewItem =~ /container\/maven-dependencies/",
+          "group": "inline@0"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index b2b20182..a77d1af7 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "description": "Manage Java Dependencies in VSCode",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.create": "Create Java Project",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.addLibraries": "Add a jar file or a folder to project classpath",
+  "contributes.commands.java.project.maven.addDependency": "Add a new dependency to the Maven project",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.removeLibrary": "Remove jar file from project classpath",
   "contributes.commands.java.view.package.refresh": "Refresh",
   "contributes.commands.java.view.package.changeRepresentation": "Change package representation",
diff --git a/package.nls.zh.json b/package.nls.zh.json
index 65b85944..dd06541f 100644
--- a/package.nls.zh.json
+++ b/package.nls.zh.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "description": "在 VSCode 中管理 Java 依赖项",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.create": "创建 Java 项目",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.addLibraries": "将一个 Jar 文件或一个目录添加到 Java 项目类路径中",
+  "contributes.commands.java.project.maven.addDependency": "为该 Maven 项目增加依赖库",
   "contributes.commands.java.project.removeLibrary": "将该 Jar 文件从 Java 项目类路径中移除",
   "contributes.commands.java.view.package.refresh": "刷新",
   "contributes.commands.java.view.package.changeRepresentation": "更改包展示形式",
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 877c584b..d44ea4d4 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export namespace Commands {
 
     export const JAVA_PROJECT_REFRESH_LIBRARIES = "java.project.refreshLibraries";
 
+    export const JAVA_MAVEN_PROJECT_ADD_DEPENDENCY = "java.project.maven.addDependency";
+
     export const JAVA_PROJECT_LIST = "java.project.list";
 
     export const JAVA_PROJECT_REFRESH_LIB_SERVER = "java.project.refreshLib";
diff --git a/src/controllers/libraryController.ts b/src/controllers/libraryController.ts
index 6ce14297..52e06fe9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/libraryController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/libraryController.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import * as fse from "fs-extra";
 import * as _ from "lodash";
 import * as minimatch from "minimatch";
 import * as path from "path";
-import { Disposable, ExtensionContext, Uri, window, workspace, WorkspaceFolder } from "vscode";
+import { commands, Disposable, ExtensionContext, Uri, window, workspace, WorkspaceFolder } from "vscode";
 import { instrumentOperationAsVsCodeCommand } from "vscode-extension-telemetry-wrapper";
 import { Commands } from "../commands";
 import { Jdtls } from "../java/jdtls";
 import { Settings } from "../settings";
 import { Utility } from "../utility";
+import { ContainerNode } from "../views/containerNode";
 import { DataNode } from "../views/dataNode";
 
 export class LibraryController implements Disposable {
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ export class LibraryController implements Disposable {
                 this.removeLibrary(Uri.parse(node.uri).fsPath)),
             instrumentOperationAsVsCodeCommand(Commands.JAVA_PROJECT_REFRESH_LIBRARIES, () =>
                 this.refreshLibraries()),
+            instrumentOperationAsVsCodeCommand(Commands.JAVA_MAVEN_PROJECT_ADD_DEPENDENCY, (node: ContainerNode) =>
+                this.addMavenDependency(node)),
         );
     }
 
@@ -31,6 +34,15 @@ export class LibraryController implements Disposable {
         this.disposable.dispose();
     }
 
+    public async addMavenDependency(node: ContainerNode) {
+        const pomPath: string = path.join(node.projectBasePath, "pom.xml");
+        if (await fse.pathExists(pomPath)) {
+            commands.executeCommand("maven.project.addDependency", { pomPath });
+        } else {
+            commands.executeCommand("maven.project.addDependency");
+        }
+    }
+
     public async addLibraries(libraryGlobs?: string[]) {
         if (!libraryGlobs) {
             libraryGlobs = [];
diff --git a/src/views/containerNode.ts b/src/views/containerNode.ts
index 39c43257..27839527 100644
--- a/src/views/containerNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/containerNode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
+import { Uri } from "vscode";
 import { Jdtls } from "../java/jdtls";
 import { INodeData, NodeKind } from "../java/nodeData";
 import { DataNode } from "./dataNode";
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ export class ContainerNode extends DataNode {
         super(nodeData, parent);
     }
 
+    public get projectBasePath() {
+        return Uri.parse(this._project.uri).fsPath;
+    }
+
     protected loadData(): Thenable<INodeData[]> {
         return Jdtls.getPackageData({ kind: NodeKind.Container, projectUri: this._project.uri, path: this.path });
     }