diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/mod.rs
index 691ffca3..6594afde 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod abi_command;
 pub mod build_command;
 pub mod create_dev_account;
 pub mod deploy;
+pub mod new;
 
 #[derive(Debug, EnumDiscriminants, Clone, interactive_clap::InteractiveClap)]
 #[interactive_clap(context = near_cli_rs::GlobalContext)]
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ pub mod deploy;
 #[non_exhaustive]
 /// What are you up to? (select one of the options with the up-down arrows on your keyboard and press Enter)
 pub enum NearCommand {
+    #[strum_discriminants(strum(
+        message = "new                 -  Initializes a new project to create a contract"
+    ))]
+    /// Initializes a new project to create a contract
+    New(self::new::New),
     #[strum_discriminants(strum(
         message = "build               -  Build a NEAR contract and optionally embed ABI"
     ))]
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5e748c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, interactive_clap::InteractiveClap)]
+#[interactive_clap(input_context = near_cli_rs::GlobalContext)]
+#[interactive_clap(output_context = NewContext)]
+pub struct New {
+    /// Enter a new project name to create a contract:
+    pub project_dir: near_cli_rs::types::path_buf::PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct NewContext;
+
+impl NewContext {
+    pub fn from_previous_context(
+        _previous_context: near_cli_rs::GlobalContext,
+        scope: &<New as interactive_clap::ToInteractiveClapContextScope>::InteractiveClapContextScope,
+    ) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<Self> {
+        let project_dir = scope.project_dir.clone();
+        std::process::Command::new("cargo")
+            .arg("new")
+            .arg(&project_dir)
+            .arg("--lib")
+            .output()
+            .expect("failed to execute process");
+        Ok(Self)
+    }
+}