diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/FileCommands.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/FileCommands.cs
index 408b8c92c5..f349966ba7 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/FileCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Commands/FileCommands.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands
 				                                    "${res:Dialog.NewFile.AddToProjectQuestionStandalone}")
 				    == 0)
 				{
-					new Project.Commands.AddNewItemsToProject().Run();
+					ProjectBrowserPad.Instance.CurrentProject.AddNewItemsToProject();
 					return;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ProjectBrowserPad.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ProjectBrowserPad.cs
index 89c1a23955..ca6f3b50eb 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ProjectBrowserPad.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ProjectBrowserPad.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 				return projectBrowserPanel.SelectedNode;
 			}
 		}
-		
+		public ProjectNode CurrentProject {
+			get {
+				AbstractProjectBrowserTreeNode node = SelectedNode;
+				while (node != null && !(node is ProjectNode))
+					node = (AbstractProjectBrowserTreeNode)node.Parent;
+				return (ProjectNode)node;
+			}
+		}
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the root node of the project tree view.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ProjectNode.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ProjectNode.cs
index 88eed038fb..c117c5a17a 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ProjectNode.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ProjectNode.cs
@@ -176,5 +176,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 		{
 			return visitor.Visit(this, data);
 		}
+		
+		public virtual void AddNewItemsToProject()
+		{
+			new Project.Commands.AddNewItemsToProject().Run();
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/AbstractProject.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/AbstractProject.cs
index 8fb2552c09..83b693ac1c 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/AbstractProject.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Project/AbstractProject.cs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 		
 		[ReadOnly(true)]
 		[LocalizedProperty("${res:Dialog.ProjectOptions.Configuration}")]
-		public string Configuration {
+		public virtual string Configuration {
 			get {
 				return activeConfiguration;
 			}