diff --git a/js/galleryview.js b/js/galleryview.js
index ef94fda88a..55e5589241 100644
--- a/js/galleryview.js
+++ b/js/galleryview.js
@@ -552,6 +552,9 @@
 			}
 			this._newFileMenu.showAt($target);
 
+			if (Gallery.currentAlbum === '') {
+				$('.menuitem[data-action="hideAlbum"]').parent().hide();
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/js/newfilemenuplugins.js b/js/newfilemenuplugins.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..243c2ffb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/newfilemenuplugins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var galleryMenuHideAlbum = {
+	attach: function (menu) {
+		menu.addMenuEntry({
+			'id': 'hideAlbum',
+			'displayName': t('gallery', 'Hide Album'),
+			'iconClass': 'icon-close',
+			'actionHandler': function () {
+				FileList.createFile('.nomedia')
+					.then(function() {
+						window.location.reload();
+					})
+					.fail(function() {
+						OC.Notification.showTemporary(t('gallery', 'Could not hide album'));
+					});
+			}
+		});
+	}
+};
+OC.Plugins.register('Gallery.NewFileMenu', galleryMenuHideAlbum);
diff --git a/js/upload-helper.js b/js/upload-helper.js
index d7ecf789dc..32731f0064 100644
--- a/js/upload-helper.js
+++ b/js/upload-helper.js
@@ -69,6 +69,71 @@ var FileList = {
 		});
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Create an empty file inside the current album.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} name name of the file
+	 *
+	 * @return {Promise} promise that will be resolved after the
+	 * file was created
+	 *
+	 */
+	createFile: function(name) {
+		var self = this;
+		var deferred = $.Deferred();
+		var promise = deferred.promise();
+
+		OCA.Files.isFileNameValid(name);
+
+		var targetPath = this.getCurrentDirectory() + '/' + name;
+
+		//Check if file already exists
+		if(Gallery.imageMap[targetPath]) {
+			OC.Notification.showTemporary(
+				t('files', 'Could not create file "{file}" because it already exists', {file: name})
+			);
+			deferred.reject();
+			return promise;
+		}
+
+		Gallery.filesClient.putFileContents(
+			targetPath,
+			'',
+			{
+				contentType: 'text/plain',
+				overwrite: true
+			}
+			)
+			.done(function() {
+				// TODO: error handling / conflicts
+				Gallery.filesClient.getFileInfo(
+					targetPath, {
+						properties: self.findFile(targetPath)
+					}
+					)
+					.then(function(status, data) {
+						deferred.resolve(status, data);
+					})
+					.fail(function(status) {
+						OC.Notification.showTemporary(t('files', 'Could not create file "{file}"', {file: name}));
+						deferred.reject(status);
+					});
+			})
+			.fail(function(status) {
+				if (status === 412) {
+					OC.Notification.showTemporary(
+						t('files', 'Could not create file "{file}" because it already exists', {file: name})
+					);
+				} else {
+					OC.Notification.showTemporary(t('files', 'Could not create file "{file}"', {file: name}));
+				}
+				deferred.reject(status);
+			});
+
+		return promise;
+	},
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves the current album
 	 *
diff --git a/js/vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu.js b/js/vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu.js
index a3dbd748f5..6fa1697b6a 100644
--- a/js/vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu.js
+++ b/js/vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 		'<li>' +
 		'<label for="file_upload_start" class="menuitem" data-action="upload" title="{{uploadMaxHumanFilesize}}"><span class="svg icon icon-upload"></span><span class="displayname">{{uploadLabel}}</span></label>' +
 		'</li>' +
+		'{{#each items}}' +
+		'<li>' +
+		'<a href="#" class="menuitem" data-action="{{id}}"><span class="icon {{iconClass}} svg"></span><span class="displayname">{{displayName}}</span></a>' +
+		'</li>' +
+		'{{/each}}' +
 		'</ul>';
 
 	/**
@@ -42,6 +47,8 @@
 			} else {
 				console.warn('Missing upload element "file_upload_start"');
 			}
+			this._menuItems = [];
+			OC.Plugins.attach('Gallery.NewFileMenu', this);
 		},
 
 		template: function (data) {
@@ -54,12 +61,51 @@
 		/**
 		 * Event handler whenever the upload button has been clicked within the menu
 		 */
-		_onClickAction: function () {
+		_onClickAction: function (event) {
+			var $target = $(event.target);
+			if (!$target.hasClass('menuitem')) {
+				$target = $target.closest('.menuitem');
+			}
+			var action = $target.attr('data-action');
 			// note: clicking the upload label will automatically
 			// set the focus on the "file_upload_start" hidden field
 			// which itself triggers the upload dialog.
 			// Currently the upload logic is still in file-upload.js and filelist.js
-			OC.hideMenus();
+			if (action === 'upload') {
+				OC.hideMenus(null);
+			} else {
+				event.preventDefault();
+				this.$el.find('.menuitem.active').removeClass('active');
+				$target.addClass('active');
+				var actionItem;
+				for (var i = 0, len = this._menuItems.length; i < len; i++) {
+					if (this._menuItems[i].id === action) {
+						actionItem = this._menuItems[i];
+						break; // Return as soon as the object is found
+					}
+				}
+				if (actionItem !== null) {
+					actionItem.actionHandler();
+				}
+				OC.hideMenus(null);
+			}
+		},
+
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a new item menu entry in the “New” file menu (in
+		 * last position). By clicking on the item, the
+		 * `actionHandler` function is called.
+		 *
+		 * @param {Object} actionSpec item’s properties
+		 */
+		addMenuEntry: function (actionSpec) {
+			this._menuItems.push({
+				'id': actionSpec.id,
+				'displayName': actionSpec.displayName,
+				'iconClass': actionSpec.iconClass,
+				'actionHandler': actionSpec.actionHandler,
+			});
 		},
 
 		/**
@@ -68,7 +114,8 @@
 		render: function () {
 			this.$el.html(this.template({
 				uploadMaxHumanFileSize: 'TODO',
-				uploadLabel: t('gallery', 'Upload')
+				uploadLabel: t('gallery', 'Upload'),
+				items: this._menuItems
 			}));
 		},
 
diff --git a/templates/part.content.php b/templates/part.content.php
index 15ebe1da2d..174567359f 100644
--- a/templates/part.content.php
+++ b/templates/part.content.php
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 		'slideshowcontrols',
 		'slideshowzoomablepreview',
 		'upload-helper',
-		'vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu'
+		'vendor/owncloud/newfilemenu',
+		'newfilemenuplugins'
 	]
 );
 script(