diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@
 {
     // setup 'File' menu
     m_newFileMenu = new DolphinNewFileMenu(actionCollection(), this);
+    m_newFileMenu->setObjectName("newFileMenu");
     QMenu* menu = m_newFileMenu->menu();
     menu->setTitle(i18nc("@title:menu Create new folder, file, link, etc.", "Create New"));
     menu->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-new")));
diff --git a/src/tests/dolphinmainwindowtest.cpp b/src/tests/dolphinmainwindowtest.cpp
--- a/src/tests/dolphinmainwindowtest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/dolphinmainwindowtest.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "dolphinmainwindow.h"
+#include "dolphinnewfilemenu.h"
 #include "dolphintabpage.h"
 #include "dolphintabwidget.h"
 #include "dolphinviewcontainer.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
     void testActiveViewAfterClosingSplitView_data();
     void testActiveViewAfterClosingSplitView();
     void testUpdateWindowTitleAfterClosingSplitView();
+    void testNewFileMenuEnabled_data();
+    void testNewFileMenuEnabled();
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<DolphinMainWindow> m_mainWindow;
@@ -170,6 +173,31 @@
     QCOMPARE(currentUrlChangedSpy.count(), 1);
 }
 
+void DolphinMainWindowTest::testNewFileMenuEnabled_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QUrl>("activeViewUrl");
+    QTest::addColumn<bool>("expectedEnabled");
+
+    QTest::newRow("home") << QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::homePath()) << true;
+    QTest::newRow("root") << QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::rootPath()) << false;
+    QTest::newRow("trash") << QUrl::fromUserInput(QStringLiteral("trash:/")) << false;
+}
+
+void DolphinMainWindowTest::testNewFileMenuEnabled()
+{
+    QFETCH(QUrl, activeViewUrl);
+    m_mainWindow->openDirectories({ activeViewUrl }, false);
+    m_mainWindow->show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(m_mainWindow.data()));
+    QVERIFY(m_mainWindow->isVisible());
+
+    auto newFileMenu = m_mainWindow->findChild<DolphinNewFileMenu*>("newFileMenu");
+    QVERIFY(newFileMenu);
+
+    QFETCH(bool, expectedEnabled);
+    QCOMPARE(newFileMenu->isEnabled(), expectedEnabled);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(DolphinMainWindowTest)
 
 #include "dolphinmainwindowtest.moc"