diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/home.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/home.spec.ts
index 15c8a15ea9b..15d190d8a43 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/home.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/home.spec.ts
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ test("Home lists the used server projects by recent activity, hides them, and li
   await newSessionLocation(page).click()
   const options = page.getByRole("dialog").getByRole("option")
   await expect(options.locator(".command-palette-title")).toHaveText([
+    "Add project",
     "oldest",
     "fresh",
     "unused",
     "recent",
-    "Add project",
   ])
   await options.filter({ hasText: "C:/OpenCode/recent" }).click()
   await expect(newSessionLocation(page)).toContainText("recent")
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
index b2b01b7dd98..075f4135585 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ test("the location dialog lists every ready server's projects in one list and ta
   const paths = options.locator(".command-palette-description")
   const chip = dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Back to projects", exact: true })
   const heading = dialog.getByText("Projects", { exact: true })
+  const addButton = dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Add project", exact: true })
   // Used projects first, then the rest, each by recent activity across servers; only remote ones carry a tag.
   await expect(names).toHaveText(["opencodeapollo", "opencode", "console", "sstapollo"])
   await expect(paths).toHaveText(["/home/dax/opencode", "C:/work/opencode", "C:/work/console", "/home/dax/sst"])
@@ -606,6 +607,10 @@ test("the location dialog lists every ready server's projects in one list and ta
     })
     .toBe(true)
   await expect(rows.nth(0)).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true")
+  // The search field also ends with an "Add project" button, next in the Tab order.
+  await page.keyboard.press("Tab")
+  await expect(addButton).toBeFocused()
+  await search.focus()
 
   // The picker shares the palette's full-width search, compact rows, and single-line titles.
   await expect(rows.nth(0)).toHaveCSS("height", "36px")
@@ -644,6 +649,7 @@ test("the location dialog lists every ready server's projects in one list and ta
   await page.keyboard.press("ArrowRight")
   // The worktree step has no "Add project".
   await expect(add).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(addButton).toHaveCount(0)
   await expect(chip).toContainText("opencode")
   await expect(chip.locator('[data-component="tag"]')).toHaveText("apollo")
   await expect(options.locator(".command-palette-title")).toHaveText(["opencode", "New worktree", "opencode-beta"])
@@ -672,6 +678,13 @@ test("the location dialog lists every ready server's projects in one list and ta
   await page.keyboard.press("ArrowUp")
   await page.keyboard.press("ArrowRight")
   await expect(chip).toHaveText("Add project")
+  await expect(addButton).toHaveCount(0)
+  // The search field's button starts the same flow.
+  await page.keyboard.press("Backspace")
+  await expect(addButton).toBeVisible()
+  await page.keyboard.press("Tab")
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter")
+  await expect(chip).toHaveText("Add project")
   // The server the app runs beside shows its hostname and "This computer" instead of its address.
   await expect(options).toHaveText(["hailmaryThis computer", "apollo"])
   await options.filter({ hasText: "apollo" }).click()
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.css b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.css
index 37efdecc2e9..93a89864b7b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.css
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.css
@@ -66,3 +66,41 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+
+.new-session-location-add {
+  display: flex;
+  height: 24px;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  padding: 0 8px 0 6px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: var(--v2-text-text-muted);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 440;
+  line-height: 16px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.new-session-location-add:is(:hover, :focus-visible) {
+  background: var(--v2-overlay-simple-overlay-hover);
+  color: var(--v2-text-text-base);
+}
+
+.new-session-location-add:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--v2-border-border-focus);
+  outline-offset: -2px;
+}
+
+/* Narrow screens keep only the icon; the tooltip names it. */
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .new-session-location-add {
+    width: 24px;
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
+  .new-session-location-add > span {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
index 969471e359c..0e2817aff22 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   ProjectAvatar,
 } from "@opencode/ui/project-avatar"
 import { TextInput } from "@opencode/ui/text-input"
+import { Tooltip } from "@opencode/ui/tooltip"
 import { createTypeahead } from "@opencode/ui/typeahead"
 import { getFilename } from "@opencode/util/path"
 import { createEffect, createMemo, createResource, For, type JSX, Match, onCleanup, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
@@ -418,6 +419,21 @@ function NewSessionLocationDialog(props: {
             aria-activedescendant={typeahead.activeID()}
             onInput={(event) => setStore("query", event.currentTarget.value)}
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+            trailing={
+              <Show when={!props.projectsOnly && !store.drilled && !store.picking}>
+                <Tooltip placement="top" value={language.t("session.new.project.add")}>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    class="new-session-location-add"
+                    aria-label={language.t("session.new.project.add")}
+                    onClick={() => choose(addEntry)}
+                  >
+                    <Icon name="plus" size="small" />
+                    <span>{language.t("session.new.project.add")}</span>
+                  </button>
+                </Tooltip>
+              </Show>
+            }
           />
         </div>
         <div class="command-palette-scroll" data-scrollable ref={(el) => (resultsRef = el)}>