diff --git a/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php b/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
index 9a367ade..73d4ce42 100644
--- a/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
+++ b/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		}
 
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('canCreateGuests', $this->config->canCreateGuests());
+		Util::addScript('guests', 'guests-contactsmenu');
 
 		if (!$event->isLoggedIn() || $event->getResponse()->getTemplateName() !== 'index') {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/contactsmenu.ts b/src/contactsmenu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23d4f5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contactsmenu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import AccountPlusOutlineSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/account-plus-outline.svg?raw'
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+
+window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+	if (OC.ContactsMenu && OCA.Guests?.openGuestDialog) {
+		OC.ContactsMenu.addAction({
+			id: 'guests_addGuestAction',
+			icon: AccountPlusOutlineSvg,
+			label: t('guests', 'Add guest'),
+			onClick: () => {
+				OCA.Guests.openGuestDialog('core')
+			},
+		})
+	}
+})
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 934ec631..2a61fcda 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export default createAppConfig({
 	settings: 'src/settings.js',
 	talk: 'src/talk.js',
 	users: 'src/users.ts',
-	init: 'src/init.ts'
+	init: 'src/init.ts',
+	contactsmenu: 'src/contactsmenu.ts'
 },
 {
 	inlineCSS: {