diff --git a/packages/web/src/appobj/ArchiveFileAppObject.svelte b/packages/web/src/appobj/ArchiveFileAppObject.svelte
index 3f2da23ea..3ac2175bf 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/appobj/ArchiveFileAppObject.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/appobj/ArchiveFileAppObject.svelte
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   const handleOpenWrite = () => {
     openNewTab({
       title: data.fileName,
-      icon: 'img archive',
+      icon: 'img free-table',
       tabComponent: 'FreeTableTab',
       props: {
         initialArgs: {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
index b8e66a2cd..963f5183b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,23 @@ registerCommand({
   },
 });
 
+registerCommand({
+  id: 'new.archiveFolder',
+  category: 'New',
+  icon: 'img archive',
+  name: 'Archive folder',
+  onClick: () => {
+    showModal(InputTextModal, {
+      value: '',
+      label: 'New archive folder name',
+      header: 'Create archive folder',
+      onConfirm: async folder => {
+        axiosInstance.post('archive/create-folder', { folder });
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
+
 registerCommand({
   id: 'new.table',
   category: 'New',
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/ArchiveFolderList.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/ArchiveFolderList.svelte
index a4d06931f..5179bc717 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/ArchiveFolderList.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/ArchiveFolderList.svelte
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
   import AppObjectList from '../appobj/AppObjectList.svelte';
   import * as archiveFolderAppObject from '../appobj/ArchiveFolderAppObject.svelte';
+  import runCommand from '../commands/runCommand';
 
   import InlineButton from '../elements/InlineButton.svelte';
 
   import SearchBoxWrapper from '../elements/SearchBoxWrapper.svelte';
   import SearchInput from '../elements/SearchInput.svelte';
+  import FontIcon from '../icons/FontIcon.svelte';
   import axiosInstance from '../utility/axiosInstance';
   import { useArchiveFolders } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
   import WidgetsInnerContainer from './WidgetsInnerContainer.svelte';
@@ -23,7 +25,12 @@
 
 <SearchBoxWrapper>
   <SearchInput placeholder="Search archive folders" bind:value={filter} />
-  <InlineButton on:click={handleRefreshFolders}>Refresh</InlineButton>
+  <InlineButton on:click={() => runCommand('new.archiveFolder')} title="Add new archive folder">
+    <FontIcon icon="icon plus-thick" />
+  </InlineButton>
+  <InlineButton on:click={handleRefreshFolders} title="Refresh archive folder list">
+    <FontIcon icon="icon refresh" />
+  </InlineButton>
 </SearchBoxWrapper>
 <WidgetsInnerContainer>
   <AppObjectList list={_.sortBy($folders, 'name')} module={archiveFolderAppObject} {filter} />