diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3700dd3..3aef9b4f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@
           "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:project(?=.*?\\b\\+java\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
           "group": "inline@add_0"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "java.view.package.newJavaClass",
+          "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:project(?=.*?\\b\\+java\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
+          "group": "new@10"
+        },
         {
           "command": "java.view.package.newJavaClass",
           "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:(package|packageRoot)(?=.*?\\b\\+source\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
@@ -354,6 +359,11 @@
           "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:(package|packageRoot)(?=.*?\\b\\+source\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
           "group": "new@20"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "java.view.package.newPackage",
+          "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:project(?=.*?\\b\\+java\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)/",
+          "group": "new@20"
+        },
         {
           "command": "java.project.addLibraries",
           "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:container(?=.*?\\b\\+referencedLibrary\\b)/",
diff --git a/src/explorerCommands/new.ts b/src/explorerCommands/new.ts
index 7032b21a..bfa9fe7e 100644
--- a/src/explorerCommands/new.ts
+++ b/src/explorerCommands/new.ts
@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ function getNewFilePath(basePath: string, className: string): string {
 export async function newPackage(node: DataNode): Promise<void> {
     let defaultValue: string;
     let packageRootPath: string;
-    if (node.nodeData.kind === NodeKind.PackageRoot) {
+    const nodeKind = node.nodeData.kind;
+    if (nodeKind === NodeKind.Project) {
+        defaultValue = "";
+        packageRootPath = await getPackageFsPath(node);
+    } else if (nodeKind === NodeKind.PackageRoot) {
         defaultValue = "";
         packageRootPath = Uri.parse(node.uri).fsPath;
-    } else if (node.nodeData.kind === NodeKind.Package) {
+    } else if (nodeKind === NodeKind.Package) {
         defaultValue = node.nodeData.name + ".";
         packageRootPath = getPackageRootPath(Uri.parse(node.uri).fsPath, node.nodeData.name);
     } else {