diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
index 22336dded..b0deac4be 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-page/components/chat-page-sidebar.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const ChatPageSidebar = () => {
     history.push(`/chats/${chat.id}`);
   };
 
+  const handleChatCreate = () => {
+    history.push('/chats/new');
+  };
+
   return (
     <Stack space={4} className='h-full'>
       <Stack space={4} className='px-4 pt-4'>
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ const ChatPageSidebar = () => {
           <IconButton
             src={require('@tabler/icons/edit.svg')}
             iconClassName='w-5 h-5 text-gray-600'
+            onClick={handleChatCreate}
           />
         </HStack>
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index 6f6956b19..b4d2fa324 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ const SwitchingColumnsArea: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
       {features.profileDirectory && <WrappedRoute path='/directory' publicRoute page={DefaultPage} component={Directory} content={children} />}
 
       {features.chats && <WrappedRoute path='/chats' exact page={ChatsPage} component={ChatIndex} content={children} />}
+      {features.chats && <WrappedRoute path='/chats/new' page={ChatsPage} component={ChatIndex} content={children} />}
       {features.chats && <WrappedRoute path='/chats/:chatId' page={ChatsPage} component={ChatIndex} content={children} />}
 
       <WrappedRoute path='/follow_requests' page={DefaultPage} component={FollowRequests} content={children} />