diff --git a/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js b/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
index 175eb1d1a75ccb80a87bb6b9c838927fd677b5d0..be7dcc40b6ed97d05b2c85173f68000cf492fc9f 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 			'click .menuitem': '_onClickAction'
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * @type OCA.Files.FileList
+		 */
+		fileList: null,
+
 		initialize: function(options) {
 			var self = this;
 			var $uploadEl = $('#file_upload_start');
@@ -55,25 +60,16 @@
 				console.warn('Missing upload element "file_upload_start"');
 			}
 
-			this._fileList = options && options.fileList;
+			this.fileList = options && options.fileList;
 
 			this._menuItems = [{
-				id: 'file',
-				displayName: t('files', 'Text file'),
-				templateName: t('files', 'New text file.txt'),
-				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
-				fileType: 'file',
-				actionHandler: function(name) {
-					self._fileList.createFile(name);
-				}
-		        }, {
 				id: 'folder',
 				displayName: t('files', 'Folder'),
 				templateName: t('files', 'New folder'),
 				iconClass: 'icon-folder',
 				fileType: 'folder',
 				actionHandler: function(name) {
-					self._fileList.createDirectory(name);
+					self.fileList.createDirectory(name);
 				}
 		        }];
 
@@ -149,7 +145,7 @@
 				try {
 					if (!Files.isFileNameValid(filename)) {
 						// Files.isFileNameValid(filename) throws an exception itself
-					} else if (self._fileList.inList(filename)) {
+					} else if (self.fileList.inList(filename)) {
 						throw t('files', '{newname} already exists', {newname: filename});
 					} else {
 						return true;
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/js/newfilemenuSpec.js b/apps/files/tests/js/newfilemenuSpec.js
index 3d89a997eb238ef6c94de55d6b37856d254ce0a4..20f617d24d6ede8c6f80ab79f91193b10777552c 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/js/newfilemenuSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files/tests/js/newfilemenuSpec.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.NewFileMenu', function() {
 	describe('rendering', function() {
 		it('renders menu items', function() {
 			var $items = menu.$el.find('.menuitem');
-			expect($items.length).toEqual(3);
+			expect($items.length).toEqual(2);
 			// label points to the file_upload_start item
 			var $item = $items.eq(0);
 			expect($item.is('label')).toEqual(true);
@@ -55,39 +55,26 @@ describe('OCA.Files.NewFileMenu', function() {
 	});
 	describe('New file/folder', function() {
 		var $input;
-		var createFileStub;
 		var createDirectoryStub;
 
 		beforeEach(function() {
-			createFileStub = sinon.stub(FileList.prototype, 'createFile');
 			createDirectoryStub = sinon.stub(FileList.prototype, 'createDirectory');
 			menu.$el.find('.menuitem').eq(1).click();
 			$input = menu.$el.find('form.filenameform input');
 		});
 		afterEach(function() {
-			createFileStub.restore();
 			createDirectoryStub.restore();
 		});
 
 		it('sets default text in field', function() {
 			expect($input.length).toEqual(1);
-			expect($input.val()).toEqual('New text file.txt');
-		});
-		it('creates file when enter is pressed', function() {
-			$input.val('somefile.txt');
-			$input.trigger(new $.Event('keyup', {keyCode: 13}));
-			$input.parent('form').submit();
-
-			expect(createFileStub.calledOnce).toEqual(true);
-			expect(createFileStub.getCall(0).args[0]).toEqual('somefile.txt');
-			expect(createDirectoryStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
+			expect($input.val()).toEqual('New folder');
 		});
 		it('prevents entering invalid file names', function() {
 			$input.val('..');
 			$input.trigger(new $.Event('keyup', {keyCode: 13}));
 			$input.closest('form').submit();
 
-			expect(createFileStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
 			expect(createDirectoryStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
 		});
 		it('prevents entering file names that already exist', function() {
@@ -96,16 +83,10 @@ describe('OCA.Files.NewFileMenu', function() {
 			$input.trigger(new $.Event('keyup', {keyCode: 13}));
 			$input.closest('form').submit();
 
-			expect(createFileStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
 			expect(createDirectoryStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
 			inListStub.restore();
 		});
-		it('switching fields removes the previous form', function() {
-			menu.$el.find('.menuitem').eq(2).click();
-			expect(menu.$el.find('form').length).toEqual(1);
-		});
 		it('creates directory when clicking on create directory field', function() {
-			menu.$el.find('.menuitem').eq(2).click();
 			$input = menu.$el.find('form.filenameform input');
 			$input.val('some folder');
 			$input.trigger(new $.Event('keyup', {keyCode: 13}));
@@ -113,7 +94,55 @@ describe('OCA.Files.NewFileMenu', function() {
 
 			expect(createDirectoryStub.calledOnce).toEqual(true);
 			expect(createDirectoryStub.getCall(0).args[0]).toEqual('some folder');
-			expect(createFileStub.notCalled).toEqual(true);
+		});
+	});
+	describe('custom entries', function() {
+		var oldPlugins;
+		var plugin;
+		var actionStub;
+
+		beforeEach(function() {
+			oldPlugins = _.extend({}, OC.Plugins._plugins);
+			actionStub = sinon.stub();
+			plugin = {
+				attach: function(menu) {
+					menu.addMenuEntry({
+						id: 'file',
+						displayName: t('files_texteditor', 'Text file'),
+						templateName: t('files_texteditor', 'New text file.txt'),
+						iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
+						fileType: 'file',
+						actionHandler: actionStub
+					});
+				}
+			};
+
+			OC.Plugins.register('OCA.Files.NewFileMenu', plugin);
+			menu = new OCA.Files.NewFileMenu({
+				fileList: fileList
+			});
+			menu.showAt($trigger);
+		});
+		afterEach(function() {
+			OC.Plugins._plugins = oldPlugins;
+		});
+		it('renders custom menu items', function() {
+			expect(menu.$el.find('.menuitem').length).toEqual(3);
+			expect(menu.$el.find('.menuitem[data-action=file]').length).toEqual(1);
+		});
+		it('calls action handler when clicking on custom item', function() {
+			menu.$el.find('.menuitem').eq(2).click();
+			var $input = menu.$el.find('form.filenameform input');
+			$input.val('some name');
+			$input.trigger(new $.Event('keyup', {keyCode: 13}));
+			$input.closest('form').submit();
+
+			expect(actionStub.calledOnce).toEqual(true);
+			expect(actionStub.getCall(0).args[0]).toEqual('some name');
+		});
+		it('switching fields removes the previous form', function() {
+			menu.$el.find('.menuitem').eq(2).click();
+			expect(menu.$el.find('form').length).toEqual(1);
 		});
 	});
 });