diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
index 74eb069a19e..793243a9050 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ ConversionWizard.description=Convert a project's nature
 StdMakeConversionWizard.name=Convert to a C or C++ Project
 StdMakeConversionWizard.description=Convert a project's nature to C or C++
 
-NewFileWizard.name=File
-NewFileCreationWizard.description=Create a file
+NewWizards.folder = Folder
+NewWizards.folder.description = Create a new folder resource
+NewWizards.file = File
+NewWizards.file.description = Create a new file resource
 OpenNewFileWizardAction.label=&File
 OpenNewFileWizardAction.tooltip=Create a file
-
-NewFolderWizard.name=Folder
-NewFolderCreationWizard.description=Create a folder
 OpenNewFolderWizardAction.label=&Folder
 OpenNewFolderWizardAction.tooltip=Create a folder
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index d8fbc15c475..7a79d3e7d7c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,33 @@
             %StdMakeConversionWizard.description
          </description>
       </wizard>
+<!-- File and Folder Wizards -->
+      <wizard
+            name="%NewWizards.folder"
+            icon="icons/full/ctool16/newfolder_wiz.gif"
+            category="org.eclipse.ui.Basic"
+            class="org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewFolderResourceWizard"
+            id="org.eclipse.ui.wizards.new.folder">
+         <description>
+            %NewWizards.folder.description
+         </description>
+         <selection
+               class="org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource">
+         </selection>
+      </wizard>
+      <wizard
+            name="%NewWizards.file"
+            icon="icons/full/ctool16/newfile_wiz.gif"
+            category="org.eclipse.ui.Basic"
+            class="org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewFileResourceWizard"
+            id="org.eclipse.ui.wizards.new.file">
+         <description>
+            %NewWizards.file.description
+         </description>
+         <selection
+               class="org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource">
+         </selection>
+      </wizard>
    </extension>
    <extension
          id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.ceditor"