diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3c523c..9d6903d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6359,6 +6359,11 @@
 					"group": "5_gitlens@0"
 				},
 				{
+					"command": "gitlens.views.addRemote",
+					"when": "!gitlens:readonly && view =~ /gitlens\\.views\\.remotes/",
+					"group": "navigation@1"
+				},
+				{
 					"command": "gitlens.views.remotes.setLayoutToList",
 					"when": "view =~ /gitlens\\.views\\.remotes/ && config.gitlens.views.remotes.branches.layout == tree",
 					"group": "navigation@50"
diff --git a/src/commands/gitCommands.actions.ts b/src/commands/gitCommands.actions.ts
index 3f1e713..290933f 100644
--- a/src/commands/gitCommands.actions.ts
+++ b/src/commands/gitCommands.actions.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 	Repository,
 } from '../git/git';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
+import { RepositoryPicker } from '../quickpicks';
 import { ResetGitCommandArgs } from './git/reset';
 
 export async function executeGitCommand(args: GitCommandsCommandArgs): Promise<void> {
@@ -758,7 +759,17 @@ export namespace GitActions {
 	}
 
 	export namespace Remote {
-		export async function add(repo: string | Repository) {
+		export async function add(repo?: string | Repository) {
+			if (repo == null) {
+				repo = Container.git.getHighlanderRepoPath();
+
+				if (repo == null) {
+					const pick = await RepositoryPicker.show(undefined, 'Choose a repository to add a remote to');
+					repo = pick?.item;
+					if (repo == null) return undefined;
+				}
+			}
+
 			const name = await window.showInputBox({
 				prompt: 'Please provide a name for the remote',
 				placeHolder: 'Remote name',
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/remotesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/remotesNode.ts
index c5640de..5219a20 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/remotesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/remotesNode.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export class RemotesNode extends ViewNode<RemotesView | RepositoriesView> {
 		return RemotesNode.getId(this.repo.path);
 	}
 
+	get repoPath(): string {
+		return this.repo.path;
+	}
+
 	async getChildren(): Promise<ViewNode[]> {
 		if (this._children == null) {
 			const remotes = await this.repo.getRemotes({ sort: true });
diff --git a/src/views/viewCommands.ts b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
index 1598c10..d9d568c 100644
--- a/src/views/viewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewCommands.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
 	PagerNode,
 	PullRequestNode,
 	RemoteNode,
+	RemotesNode,
 	RepositoryFolderNode,
 	RepositoryNode,
 	ResultsFileNode,
@@ -220,10 +221,8 @@ export class ViewCommands {
 	}
 
 	@debug()
-	private addRemote(node: RemoteNode) {
-		if (!(node instanceof RemoteNode)) return Promise.resolve();
-
-		return GitActions.Remote.add(node.repo);
+	private addRemote(node?: RemotesNode) {
+		return GitActions.Remote.add(node?.repoPath);
 	}
 
 	@debug()