diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.properties
index 226931dd801..a7a1089ad4f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ command.disconnect.name=Disconnect Terminal
 command.disconnect.label=Disconnect
 command.disconnect.tooltip=Disconnect Terminal Connection
 
+command.newview.name=New Terminal View
+
 menu.showIn.label = Show In
 menu.showIn.mnemonic=I
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.xml
index f18f9d89eb5..6c04a8c9d0e 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@
             id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command.disconnect"
             name="%command.disconnect.name">
       </command>
+      <command
+            categoryId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.commands.category"
+            helpContextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command_NewView"
+            id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command.newview"
+            name="%command.newview.name">
+      </command>
    </extension>
 
 <!-- Key bindings -->
@@ -291,6 +297,15 @@
             </activeWhen>
       </handler>
 
+      <handler
+            class="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.internal.handler.NewTerminalViewHandler"
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command.newview">
+            <activeWhen>
+               <with variable="activePartId">
+                  <equals value="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.TerminalsView"/>
+               </with>
+            </activeWhen>
+      </handler>
    </extension>
 
 <!-- Help Context contributions -->
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/actions/NewTerminalViewAction.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/actions/NewTerminalViewAction.java
index 5cb005bab39..a9e8093e324 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/actions/NewTerminalViewAction.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/actions/NewTerminalViewAction.java
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.actions;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.Command;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
 import org.eclipse.tm.internal.terminal.control.actions.AbstractTerminalAction;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.activator.UIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.interfaces.ITerminalsView;
-import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.interfaces.IUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.interfaces.ImageConsts;
-import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.manager.ConsoleManager;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.nls.Messages;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.commands.ICommandService;
+import org.eclipse.ui.handlers.IHandlerService;
 
 /**
  * Opens a new terminal view with a new secondary view ID.
@@ -44,10 +51,27 @@ public class NewTerminalViewAction extends AbstractTerminalAction {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.tm.internal.terminal.control.actions.AbstractTerminalAction#run()
 	 */
-	@Override
+	@SuppressWarnings("cast")
+    @Override
 	public void run() {
-		String secondaryId = ConsoleManager.getInstance().getNextTerminalSecondaryId(IUIConstants.ID);
-		ConsoleManager.getInstance().showConsoleView(IUIConstants.ID, secondaryId);
+		ICommandService service = (ICommandService)PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getService(ICommandService.class);
+		Command command = service != null ? service.getCommand("org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command.newview") : null; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (command != null && command.isDefined() && command.isEnabled()) {
+			try {
+				ParameterizedCommand pCmd = ParameterizedCommand.generateCommand(command, null);
+				Assert.isNotNull(pCmd);
+				IHandlerService handlerSvc = (IHandlerService)PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getService(IHandlerService.class);
+				Assert.isNotNull(handlerSvc);
+				handlerSvc.executeCommandInContext(pCmd, null, handlerSvc.getCurrentState());
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				// If the platform is in debug mode, we print the exception to the log view
+				if (Platform.inDebugMode()) {
+					IStatus status = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, UIPlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(),
+												Messages.AbstractTriggerCommandHandler_error_executionFailed, e);
+					UIPlugin.getDefault().getLog().log(status);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/internal/handler/NewTerminalViewHandler.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/internal/handler/NewTerminalViewHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cf909837f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/internal/handler/NewTerminalViewHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms
+ * of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is
+ * available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Wind River Systems - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.internal.handler;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
+import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.interfaces.IUIConstants;
+import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.manager.ConsoleManager;
+
+/**
+ * New Terminal View handler implementation
+ */
+public class NewTerminalViewHandler extends AbstractTriggerCommandHandler {
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.core.commands.IHandler#execute(org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
+		String secondaryId = ConsoleManager.getInstance().getNextTerminalSecondaryId(IUIConstants.ID);
+		ConsoleManager.getInstance().showConsoleView(IUIConstants.ID, secondaryId);
+
+		triggerCommand("org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.command.launchToolbar", null); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+}