diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/PreconfiguredAssemblyListTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/PreconfiguredAssemblyListTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c976f0f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/PreconfiguredAssemblyListTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System.Linq;
+
+using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+
+using ICSharpCode.ILSpyX;
+
+using ILSpy;
+using ILSpy.AppEnv;
+using ILSpy.Views;
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests;
+
+[TestFixture]
+public class PreconfiguredAssemblyListTests
+{
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void Preconfigured_Menu_Offers_Installed_Runtimes_And_Creates_A_Populated_List()
+	{
+		// The "Add preconfigured list..." menu resolves one entry per installed .NET runtime
+		// (discovered under the dotnet install's shared folder) on every platform, and
+		// selecting one builds a populated assembly list via the shared AssemblyListManager.
+
+		var settingsService = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<SettingsService>();
+		var manager = settingsService.AssemblyListManager;
+		var dialog = new ManageAssemblyListsDialog(settingsService);
+
+		var configs = dialog.GetPreconfiguredAssemblyLists().ToList();
+
+		// At least one runtime-path entry must be discovered (ILSpy itself runs on one).
+		var runtimeEntry = configs.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Path != null);
+		((object?)runtimeEntry).Should().NotBeNull(
+			"the running machine has at least one installed .NET runtime to offer");
+
+		var newName = "Preconfigured Test " + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+		manager.AssemblyLists.Should().NotContain(newName);
+
+		var created = dialog.CreatePreconfiguredList(runtimeEntry!, newName);
+
+		((object?)created).Should().NotBeNull("a runtime directory resolves to a non-empty list");
+		created!.Count.Should().BeGreaterThan(0, "the runtime's framework assemblies populate the list");
+		manager.AssemblyLists.Should().Contain(newName, "the new preconfigured list is registered");
+	}
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public void Preconfigured_Menu_Hides_Gac_Lists_When_No_Gac_Is_Present()
+	{
+		// The three GAC-based framework lists (.NET 4.x / 3.5 / ASP.NET MVC) resolve nothing on
+		// platforms without a GAC, so they are only offered when a GAC directory actually
+		// exists (i.e. on Windows). On a GAC-less host they must not appear.
+		var settingsService = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<SettingsService>();
+		var dialog = new ManageAssemblyListsDialog(settingsService);
+
+		var names = dialog.GetPreconfiguredAssemblyLists().Select(c => c.Name).ToList();
+
+		bool gacPresent = ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata.UniversalAssemblyResolver
+			.GetGacPaths().Any(System.IO.Directory.Exists);
+
+		if (gacPresent)
+		{
+			names.Should().Contain(AssemblyListManager.DotNet4List);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			names.Should().NotContain(AssemblyListManager.DotNet4List);
+			names.Should().NotContain(AssemblyListManager.DotNet35List);
+			names.Should().NotContain(AssemblyListManager.ASPDotNetMVC3List);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml b/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml
index eb92e7ff8..55db36634 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml
+++ b/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 			<Button Name="DeleteButton" Content="_Delete" />
 			<Button Name="ResetButton" Margin="0,12,0,0" Content="_Reset" />
 		</StackPanel>
-		<StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Spacing="6">
-			<Button Name="SelectButton" Content="Select" IsDefault="True" MinWidth="72" />
-			<Button Name="CloseButton" Content="Close" IsCancel="True" MinWidth="72" />
-		</StackPanel>
+		<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+			<Button Grid.Column="0" Name="AddPreconfiguredButton" HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+			        Content="Add preconfigured list..." />
+			<StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Spacing="6">
+				<Button Name="SelectButton" Content="Select" IsDefault="True" MinWidth="72" />
+				<Button Name="CloseButton" Content="Close" IsCancel="True" MinWidth="72" />
+			</StackPanel>
+		</Grid>
 	</Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml.cs b/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml.cs
index cbb5a19b2..852eb3922 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Views/ManageAssemblyListsDialog.axaml.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;
 using ICSharpCode.ILSpyX;
 
 namespace ILSpy.Views
@@ -65,10 +69,25 @@ namespace ILSpy.Views
 			this.FindControl<Button>("RenameButton")!.Click += async (_, _) => await RenameListAsync();
 			this.FindControl<Button>("DeleteButton")!.Click += (_, _) => DeleteList();
 			this.FindControl<Button>("ResetButton")!.Click += (_, _) => ResetLists();
+			var addPreconfigured = this.FindControl<Button>("AddPreconfiguredButton")!;
+			addPreconfigured.Click += (_, _) => ShowPreconfiguredMenu(addPreconfigured);
 			this.FindControl<Button>("SelectButton")!.Click += (_, _) => SelectAndClose();
 			this.FindControl<Button>("CloseButton")!.Click += (_, _) => Close();
 		}
 
+		void ShowPreconfiguredMenu(Button anchor)
+		{
+			var flyout = new MenuFlyout();
+			foreach (var config in GetPreconfiguredAssemblyLists())
+			{
+				var captured = config;
+				var item = new MenuItem { Header = captured.Name };
+				item.Click += async (_, _) => await AddPreconfiguredListAsync(captured);
+				flyout.Items.Add(item);
+			}
+			flyout.ShowAt(anchor);
+		}
+
 		string? SelectedListName => listsBox.SelectedItem as string;
 
 		async Task<string?> PromptAsync(string title, string? initialText = null)
@@ -136,5 +155,89 @@ namespace ILSpy.Views
 				settingsService.SessionSettings.ActiveAssemblyList = selected;
 			Close();
 		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The list of preconfigured assembly lists offered by the "Add preconfigured list..."
+		/// menu: the three GAC-based framework lists (only when a GAC is actually present, i.e.
+		/// on Windows) plus one entry per installed .NET runtime discovered under the dotnet
+		/// install's <c>shared</c> folder (works on every platform). Mirrors WPF's
+		/// ManageAssemblyListsViewModel.ResolvePreconfiguredAssemblyLists.
+		/// </summary>
+		internal IEnumerable<PreconfiguredAssemblyList> GetPreconfiguredAssemblyLists()
+		{
+			if (IsGacAvailable())
+			{
+				yield return new PreconfiguredAssemblyList(AssemblyListManager.DotNet4List);
+				yield return new PreconfiguredAssemblyList(AssemblyListManager.DotNet35List);
+				yield return new PreconfiguredAssemblyList(AssemblyListManager.ASPDotNetMVC3List);
+			}
+
+			var basePath = DotNetCorePathFinder.FindDotNetExeDirectory();
+			if (basePath == null)
+				yield break;
+
+			var sharedRoot = Path.Combine(basePath, "shared");
+			if (!Directory.Exists(sharedRoot))
+				yield break;
+
+			var foundVersions = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+			var latestRevision = new Dictionary<string, int>();
+			foreach (var sdkDir in Directory.GetDirectories(sharedRoot))
+			{
+				if (sdkDir.EndsWith(".Ref", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+					continue;
+				foreach (var versionDir in Directory.GetDirectories(sdkDir))
+				{
+					var match = Regex.Match(versionDir, @"[/\\](?<name>[A-z0-9.]+)[/\\](?<version>\d+\.\d+)(.(?<revision>\d+))?(?<suffix>-.*)?$");
+					if (!match.Success)
+						continue;
+					string name = match.Groups["name"].Value;
+					int index = name.LastIndexOfAny(new[] { '/', '\\' });
+					if (index >= 0)
+						name = name.Substring(index + 1);
+					string text = name + " " + match.Groups["version"].Value;
+					if (!latestRevision.TryGetValue(text, out int revision))
+						revision = -1;
+					int newRevision = int.Parse(match.Groups["revision"].Value);
+					if (newRevision > revision)
+					{
+						latestRevision[text] = newRevision;
+						foundVersions[text] = versionDir;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			foreach (var pair in foundVersions)
+				yield return new PreconfiguredAssemblyList($"{pair.Key}(.{latestRevision[pair.Key]})", pair.Value);
+		}
+
+		static bool IsGacAvailable()
+			=> UniversalAssemblyResolver.GetGacPaths().Any(Directory.Exists);
+
+		async Task AddPreconfiguredListAsync(PreconfiguredAssemblyList config)
+		{
+			var name = await PromptAsync("Add preconfigured list...", config.Name);
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) || manager.AssemblyLists.Contains(name))
+				return;
+			CreatePreconfiguredList(config, name);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Builds the preconfigured list via the shared <see cref="AssemblyListManager"/> and
+		/// registers it under <paramref name="newName"/>, but only if it actually resolved any
+		/// assemblies (the GAC-based lists yield nothing off Windows). Returns the created list,
+		/// or <see langword="null"/> when nothing was added. Separated from the prompt so it can
+		/// be driven directly by tests.
+		/// </summary>
+		internal AssemblyList? CreatePreconfiguredList(PreconfiguredAssemblyList config, string newName)
+		{
+			var list = manager.CreateDefaultList(config.Name, config.Path, newName);
+			if (list.Count == 0)
+				return null;
+			manager.AddListIfNotExists(list);
+			return list;
+		}
+
+		internal sealed record PreconfiguredAssemblyList(string Name, string? Path = null);
 	}
 }