diff --git a/extensions/resource-deployment/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/extensions/resource-deployment/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
index 9ad8d34e1f..d28d13971f 100644
--- a/extensions/resource-deployment/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/extensions/resource-deployment/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This guide is meant to provide details on what this extension does and how other
 
 This extension provides a way for other extension authors to contribute types to the Resource Deployment Wizard which allows users to create and deploy resources such as servers.
 
-This wizard is launched by either running the `Deployment: New Deployment...` command from the command palette or by clicking the `...` on the `Connections` pane and selecting `New Deployment...`
+This wizard is launched by either running the `Deployment: New Deployment...` command from the command palette or by clicking `File` on the menu bar and selecting `New Deployment...`
 
 ## How to Contribute a new Type
 
diff --git a/src/sql/base/common/locConstants.ts b/src/sql/base/common/locConstants.ts
index 288f9d7d80..96f8047bd5 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/common/locConstants.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/common/locConstants.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function extensionsWorkbenchServiceIncompatible(extension: string, extens
 export const fileActionsContributionNewQuery = localize('newQuery', "New Query");
 export const fileActionsContributionMiNewQuery = localize({ key: 'miNewQuery', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "New &&Query");
 export const fileActionsContributionMiNewNotebook = localize({ key: 'miNewNotebook', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&New Notebook");
+export const fileActionsContributionMiNewDeployment = localize({ key: 'miNewDeployment', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "New &&Deployment...");
 export const filesContributionMaxMemoryForLargeFilesMB = localize('maxMemoryForLargeFilesMB', "Controls the memory available to Azure Data Studio after restart when trying to open large files. Same effect as specifying `--max-memory=NEWSIZE` on the command line.");
 export const watcherExclude = localize('sql.watcherExclude', "Configure glob patterns of file paths to exclude from file watching. Patterns must match on absolute paths, i.e. prefix with `**/` or the full path to match properly and suffix with `/**` to match files within a path (for example `**/build/output/**` or `/Users/name/workspaces/project/build/output/**`). Changing this setting requires a restart. When you experience Azure Data Studio consuming lots of CPU time on startup, you can exclude large folders to reduce the initial load.");
 export function localizationsContributionUpdateLocale(locale: string): string { return localize('updateLocale', "Would you like to change Azure Data Studio's UI language to {0} and restart?", locale); }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
index 6126846873..251917036a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.contribution.ts
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarFileMenu, {
 	order: 1.1
 });
 
-// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - Add "New Notebook" item
+// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - BEGIN - Add "New Notebook" item
 MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarFileMenu, {
 	group: '1_new',
 	command: {
@@ -618,6 +618,17 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarFileMenu, {
 });
 // {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - End
 
+// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - BEGIN - Add "New Deployment..." option
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarFileMenu, {
+	group: '1_new',
+	command: {
+		id: 'azdata.resource.deploy',
+		title: locConstants.fileActionsContributionMiNewDeployment
+	},
+	order: 4
+});
+// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} - END
+
 MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarFileMenu, {
 	group: '4_save',
 	command: {