diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 65f346d5f..376034097 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   menu_item :roadmap, :only => :roadmap
   menu_item :settings, :only => :settings
   
-  before_filter :find_project, :except => [ :index, :list, :add, :create, :copy ]
-  before_filter :authorize, :except => [ :index, :list, :add, :create, :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy]
-  before_filter :authorize_global, :only => [:add, :create]
+  before_filter :find_project, :except => [ :index, :list, :new, :create, :copy ]
+  before_filter :authorize, :except => [ :index, :list, :new, :create, :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy]
+  before_filter :authorize_global, :only => [:new, :create]
   before_filter :require_admin, :only => [ :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy ]
   accept_key_auth :index
   
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
   
-  # Add a new project
-  def add
+  def new
     @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.find(:all, :order => "#{CustomField.table_name}.position")
     @trackers = Tracker.all
     @project = Project.new(params[:project])
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
       end
     else
       respond_to do |format|
-        format.html { render :action => 'add' }
+        format.html { render :action => 'new' }
         format.xml  { render :xml => @project.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml b/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
index 46b68e4cc..b37fec57b 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="contextual">
-<%= link_to l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'add'}, :class => 'icon icon-add' %>
+<%= link_to l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'new'}, :class => 'icon icon-add' %>
 </div>
 
 <h2><%=l(:label_project_plural)%></h2>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index.rhtml b/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
index a2ba1c389..2b506388a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/index.rhtml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="contextual">
-    <%= link_to(l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'add'}, :class => 'icon icon-add') + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true) %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:label_project_new), {:controller => 'projects', :action => 'new'}, :class => 'icon icon-add') + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true) %>
     <%= link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), { :controller => 'issues' }) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true) %>
     <%= link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), { :controller => 'time_entries' }) + ' |' if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true) %>
     <%= link_to l(:label_overall_activity), { :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index' }%>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/add.rhtml b/app/views/projects/new.html.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/projects/add.rhtml
rename to app/views/projects/new.html.erb
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8bcdd91d6..7f971da7c 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
     projects.with_options :conditions => {:method => :get} do |project_views|
       project_views.connect 'projects', :action => 'index'
       project_views.connect 'projects.:format', :action => 'index'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/new', :action => 'add'
+      project_views.connect 'projects/new', :action => 'new'
       project_views.connect 'projects/:id', :action => 'show'
       project_views.connect 'projects/:id.:format', :action => 'show'
       project_views.connect 'projects/:id/:action', :action => /destroy|settings/
diff --git a/lib/redmine.rb b/lib/redmine.rb
index aa15770db..dcddeb902 100644
--- a/lib/redmine.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine.rb
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ end
 Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
   map.permission :view_project, {:projects => [:show], :activities => [:index]}, :public => true
   map.permission :search_project, {:search => :index}, :public => true
-  map.permission :add_project, {:projects => [:add, :create]}, :require => :loggedin
+  map.permission :add_project, {:projects => [:new, :create]}, :require => :loggedin
   map.permission :edit_project, {:projects => [:settings, :edit]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :select_project_modules, {:projects => :modules}, :require => :member
   map.permission :manage_members, {:projects => :settings, :members => [:new, :edit, :destroy, :autocomplete_for_member]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :manage_versions, {:projects => :settings, :versions => [:new, :edit, :close_completed, :destroy]}, :require => :member
-  map.permission :add_subprojects, {:projects => [:add, :create]}, :require => :member
+  map.permission :add_subprojects, {:projects => [:new, :create]}, :require => :member
   
   map.project_module :issue_tracking do |map|
     # Issue categories
diff --git a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
index 6b8c84728..e661ca29e 100644
--- a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     end 
   end
   
-  context "#add" do
+  context "#new" do
     context "by admin user" do
       setup do
         @request.session[:user_id] = 1
       end
       
       should "accept get" do
-        get :add
+        get :new
         assert_response :success
-        assert_template 'add'
+        assert_template 'new'
       end
 
     end
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       end
 
       should "accept get" do
-        get :add
+        get :new
         assert_response :success
-        assert_template 'add'
+        assert_template 'new'
         assert_no_tag :select, :attributes => {:name => 'project[parent_id]'}
       end
     end
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       end
       
       should "accept get" do
-        get :add, :parent_id => 'ecookbook'
+        get :new, :parent_id => 'ecookbook'
         assert_response :success
-        assert_template 'add'
+        assert_template 'new'
         # parent project selected
         assert_tag :select, :attributes => {:name => 'project[parent_id]'},
                             :child => {:tag => 'option', :attributes => {:value => '1', :selected => 'selected'}}
diff --git a/test/integration/routing_test.rb b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
index e75cf4721..f43dc8a61 100644
--- a/test/integration/routing_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class RoutingTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     should_route :get, "/projects", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'index'
     should_route :get, "/projects.atom", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'index', :format => 'atom'
     should_route :get, "/projects.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'index', :format => 'xml'
-    should_route :get, "/projects/new", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'add'
+    should_route :get, "/projects/new", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'new'
     should_route :get, "/projects/test", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'show', :id => 'test'
     should_route :get, "/projects/1.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'show', :id => '1', :format => 'xml'
     should_route :get, "/projects/4223/settings", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings', :id => '4223'