diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index ae8dbb54a56..c0948b62873 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 		['name' => 'Attachment#insertAttachmentFile', 'url' => '/attachment/filepath', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 		/** @see Controller\AttachmentController::uploadAttachment() */
 		['name' => 'Attachment#uploadAttachment', 'url' => '/attachment/upload', 'verb' => 'POST'],
+		/** @see Controller\AttachmentController::createAttachment() */
+		['name' => 'Attachment#createAttachment', 'url' => '/attachment/create', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 		/** @see Controller\AttachmentController::getImageFile() */
 		['name' => 'Attachment#getImageFile', 'url' => '/image', 'verb' => 'GET'],
 		/** @see Controller\AttachmentController::getMediaFile() */
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/attachments.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/attachments.spec.js
index bc4bc5a19e5..97c44fc0fef 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/attachments.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/attachments.spec.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const attachmentFileNameToId = {}
 
 const ACTION_UPLOAD_LOCAL_FILE = 'insert-attachment-upload'
 const ACTION_INSERT_FROM_FILES = 'insert-attachment-insert'
+const ACTION_CREATE_NEW_TEXT_FILE = 'insert-attachment-add-text-0'
 
 /**
  * @param {string} name name of file
@@ -279,6 +280,19 @@ describe('Test all attachment insertion methods', () => {
 		cy.closeFile()
 	})
 
+	it('Create a new text file as an attachment', () => {
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+		cy.openFile('test.md')
+
+		cy.log('Create a new text file as an attachment')
+		const requestAlias = 'create-attachment-request'
+		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/text/attachment/create' }).as(requestAlias)
+		clickOnAttachmentAction(ACTION_CREATE_NEW_TEXT_FILE)
+			.then(() => {
+				return waitForRequestAndCheckAttachment(requestAlias, undefined, false)
+			})
+	})
+
 	it('test if attachment files are in the attachment folder', () => {
 		cy.visit('/apps/files')
 
diff --git a/lib/Controller/AttachmentController.php b/lib/Controller/AttachmentController.php
index 60eb25b06cb..a4fca259cc3 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/AttachmentController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/AttachmentController.php
@@ -144,6 +144,30 @@ public function uploadAttachment(string $token = ''): DataResponse {
 		}
 	}
 
+	#[NoAdminRequired]
+	#[PublicPage]
+	#[RequireDocumentSession]
+	public function createAttachment(string $token = ''): DataResponse {
+		$documentId = $this->getSession()->getDocumentId();
+		try {
+			$userId = $this->getSession()->getUserId();
+			$newFileName = $this->request->getParam('fileName', 'text.md');
+			$createResult = $this->attachmentService->createAttachmentFile($documentId, $newFileName, $userId);
+			if (isset($createResult['error'])) {
+				return new DataResponse($createResult, Http::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+			} else {
+				return new DataResponse($createResult);
+			}
+		} catch (InvalidPathException $e) {
+			$this->logger->error('File creation error', ['exception' => $e]);
+			$error = $e->getMessage() ?: 'Upload error';
+			return new DataResponse(['error' => $error], Http::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			$this->logger->error('File creation error', ['exception' => $e]);
+			return new DataResponse(['error' => 'File creation error'], Http::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private function getUploadedFile(string $key): array {
 		$file = $this->request->getUploadedFile($key);
 		$error = null;
diff --git a/lib/Service/AttachmentService.php b/lib/Service/AttachmentService.php
index de8ca42e362..0f53b5353d9 100644
--- a/lib/Service/AttachmentService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/AttachmentService.php
@@ -331,6 +331,35 @@ public function insertAttachmentFile(int $documentId, string $path, string $user
 		return $this->copyFile($originalFile, $saveDir, $textFile);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * create a new file in the attachment folder
+	 *
+	 * @param int $documentId
+	 * @param string $userId
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws NotFoundException
+	 * @throws NotPermittedException
+	 * @throws InvalidPathException
+	 * @throws NoUserException
+	 */
+	public function createAttachmentFile(int $documentId, string $newFileName, string $userId): array {
+		$textFile = $this->getTextFile($documentId, $userId);
+		if (!$textFile->isUpdateable()) {
+			throw new NotPermittedException('No write permissions');
+		}
+		$saveDir = $this->getAttachmentDirectoryForFile($textFile, true);
+		$fileName = self::getUniqueFileName($saveDir, $newFileName);
+		$newFile = $saveDir->newFile($fileName);
+		return [
+			'name' => $fileName,
+			'dirname' => $saveDir->getName(),
+			'id' => $newFile->getId(),
+			'documentId' => $newFile->getId(),
+			'mimetype' => $newFile->getMimetype(),
+		];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param File $originalFile
 	 * @param Folder $saveDir
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js b/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js
index 7f624673b1f..314655ea500 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js
+++ b/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 export const STATE_UPLOADING = Symbol('state:uploading-state')
 export const ACTION_ATTACHMENT_PROMPT = Symbol('editor:action:attachment-prompt')
 export const ACTION_CHOOSE_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT = Symbol('editor:action:upload-attachment')
+export const ACTION_CREATE_ATTACHMENT = Symbol('editor:action:create-attachment')
 
 export const useUploadingStateMixin = {
 	inject: {
@@ -29,3 +30,9 @@ export const useActionChooseLocalAttachmentMixin = {
 		$callChooseLocalAttachment: { from: ACTION_CHOOSE_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT, default: () => {} },
 	},
 }
+
+export const useActionCreateAttachmentMixin = {
+	inject: {
+		$callCreateAttachment: { from: ACTION_CREATE_ATTACHMENT, default: () => (template) => {} },
+	},
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.vue b/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.vue
index ef9c6231516..d5160eb8763 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor/MediaHandler.vue
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
+import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger.js'
 
 import {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 import {
 	ACTION_ATTACHMENT_PROMPT,
 	ACTION_CHOOSE_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT,
+	ACTION_CREATE_ATTACHMENT,
 	STATE_UPLOADING,
 } from './MediaHandler.provider.js'
 
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ export default {
 			[ACTION_CHOOSE_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT]: {
 				get: () => this.chooseLocalFile,
 			},
+			[ACTION_CREATE_ATTACHMENT]: {
+				get: () => this.createAttachment,
+			},
 			[STATE_UPLOADING]: {
 				get: () => this.state,
 			},
@@ -166,6 +171,26 @@ export default {
 				this.state.isUploadingAttachments = false
 			})
 		},
+		createAttachment(template) {
+			this.state.isUploadingAttachments = true
+			return this.$syncService.createAttachment(template).then((response) => {
+				this.insertAttachmentPreview(response.data?.id)
+			}).catch((error) => {
+				logger.error('Failed to create attachment', { error })
+				showError(t('text', 'Failed to create attachment'))
+			}).then(() => {
+				this.state.isUploadingAttachments = false
+			})
+		},
+		insertAttachmentPreview(fileId) {
+			const url = new URL(generateUrl(`/f/${fileId}`), window.origin)
+			const href = url.href.replaceAll(' ', '%20')
+			this.$editor
+				.chain()
+				.focus()
+				.insertPreview(href)
+				.run()
+		},
 		insertAttachment(name, fileId, mimeType, position = null, dirname = '') {
 			// inspired by the fixedEncodeURIComponent function suggested in
 			// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURIComponent
diff --git a/src/components/Menu/ActionAttachmentUpload.vue b/src/components/Menu/ActionAttachmentUpload.vue
index 87d7c62c6fc..bcd98c6ea68 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/ActionAttachmentUpload.vue
+++ b/src/components/Menu/ActionAttachmentUpload.vue
@@ -34,12 +34,25 @@
 			</template>
 			{{ t('text', 'Insert from Files') }}
 		</NcActionButton>
+		<NcActionButton v-for="(template, index) in templates"
+			:key="`${template.app}-${index}`"
+			close-after-click
+			:disabled="isUploadingAttachments"
+			:data-text-action-entry="`${actionEntry.key}-add-${template.app}-${index}`"
+			@click="createAttachment(template)">
+			<template #icon>
+				<NcIconSvgWrapper v-if="template.iconSvgInline" :svg="template.iconSvgInline" />
+				<Plus v-else />
+			</template>
+			{{ template.actionLabel }}
+		</NcActionButton>
 	</NcActions>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { NcActions, NcActionButton } from '@nextcloud/vue'
-import { Loading, Folder, Upload } from '../icons.js'
+import { NcActions, NcActionButton, NcIconSvgWrapper } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+import { Loading, Folder, Upload, Plus } from '../icons.js'
 import { useIsPublicMixin, useEditorUpload } from '../Editor.provider.js'
 import { BaseActionEntry } from './BaseActionEntry.js'
 import { useMenuIDMixin } from './MenuBar.provider.js'
@@ -47,6 +60,7 @@ import {
 	useActionAttachmentPromptMixin,
 	useUploadingStateMixin,
 	useActionChooseLocalAttachmentMixin,
+	useActionCreateAttachmentMixin,
 } from '../Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js'
 
 export default {
@@ -54,9 +68,11 @@ export default {
 	components: {
 		NcActions,
 		NcActionButton,
+		NcIconSvgWrapper,
 		Loading,
 		Folder,
 		Upload,
+		Plus,
 	},
 	extends: BaseActionEntry,
 	mixins: [
@@ -65,6 +81,7 @@ export default {
 		useActionAttachmentPromptMixin,
 		useUploadingStateMixin,
 		useActionChooseLocalAttachmentMixin,
+		useActionCreateAttachmentMixin,
 		useMenuIDMixin,
 	],
 	computed: {
@@ -76,6 +93,14 @@ export default {
 		isUploadingAttachments() {
 			return this.$uploadingState.isUploadingAttachments
 		},
+		templates() {
+			return loadState('files', 'templates', [])
+		},
+	},
+	methods: {
+		createAttachment(template) {
+			this.$callCreateAttachment(template)
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/icons.js b/src/components/icons.js
index 54f31b8096e..e20cbd22483 100644
--- a/src/components/icons.js
+++ b/src/components/icons.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import MDI_Upload from 'vue-material-design-icons/Upload.vue'
 import MDI_Warn from 'vue-material-design-icons/Alert.vue'
 import MDI_Web from 'vue-material-design-icons/Web.vue'
 import MDI_TranslateVariant from 'vue-material-design-icons/TranslateVariant.vue'
+import MDI_Plus from 'vue-material-design-icons/Plus.vue'
 
 const DEFAULT_ICON_SIZE = 20
 
@@ -144,3 +145,4 @@ export const UnfoldMoreHorizontal = makeIcon(MDI_UnfoldMoreHorizontal)
 export const Upload = makeIcon(MDI_Upload)
 export const Warn = makeIcon(MDI_Warn)
 export const Web = makeIcon(MDI_Web)
+export const Plus = makeIcon(MDI_Plus)
diff --git a/src/services/SessionApi.js b/src/services/SessionApi.js
index 45ff771b69b..5fed23ba93d 100644
--- a/src/services/SessionApi.js
+++ b/src/services/SessionApi.js
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ export class Connection {
 		})
 	}
 
+	createAttachment(template) {
+		return this.#post(_endpointUrl('attachment/create'), {
+			documentId: this.#document.id,
+			sessionId: this.#session.id,
+			sessionToken: this.#session.token,
+			fileName: `${template.app}${template.extension}`,
+		})
+	}
+
 	insertAttachmentFile(filePath) {
 		return this.#post(_endpointUrl('attachment/filepath'), {
 			documentId: this.#document.id,
diff --git a/src/services/SyncService.js b/src/services/SyncService.js
index 92fa361b129..ce6c2a8fb4a 100644
--- a/src/services/SyncService.js
+++ b/src/services/SyncService.js
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ class SyncService {
 		return this.#connection.insertAttachmentFile(filePath)
 	}
 
+	createAttachment(template) {
+		return this.#connection.createAttachment(template)
+	}
+
 	on(event, callback) {
 		this._bus.on(event, callback)
 		return this