diff --git a/data/examples/AssemblyExample.FCStd b/data/examples/AssemblyExample.FCStd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d32999a859
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diff --git a/data/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/data/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index a93957637b..3ebfb2e6a8 100644
--- a/data/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SET(Examples_Files
     FemCalculixCantilever2D.FCStd
     FemCalculixCantilever3D.FCStd
     FemCalculixCantilever3D_newSolver.FCStd
+    AssemblyExample.FCStd
 )
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(Example_data ALL
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d363bb972..8ae01d93b3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SET(StartPage_ImageResources
     images/installed.png
     images/new_file_thumbnail.svg
     images/icon_settings.png
+    images/new_assembly.png
     images/new_empty_file.png
     images/new_open_file.png
     images/new_parametric_part.png
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
index 71b6063c9c..fa9c317b15 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ elif template_name == "parametric_part":
     FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("PartDesignWorkbench")
     FreeCADGui.runCommand("PartDesign_Body")
     StartPage.postStart(False)
+elif template_name == "assembly":
+    FreeCADGui.runCommand("Std_New")
+    FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("AssemblyWorkbench")
+    FreeCADGui.runCommand("Assembly_CreateAssembly")
+    FreeCADGui.runCommand("Std_Refresh")
+    StartPage.postStart(False)
 # elif template_name == "csg_part":
 #         FreeCADGui.runCommand('Std_New')
 #         FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("PartWorkbench")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index c01f5b689c..7025843d2c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ def build_new_file_card(template):
             TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_PARAMETRICPART_NAME"),
             TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_PARAMETRICPART_DESC"),
         ],
+        "assembly": [
+            TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_ASSEMBLY_NAME"),
+            TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_ASSEMBLY_DESC"),
+        ],
         # "csg_part": [TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_CSGPART_NAME"), TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_CSGPART_DESC")],
         "2d_draft": [
             TranslationTexts.get("T_TEMPLATE_2DDRAFT_NAME"),
@@ -553,6 +557,7 @@ def handle():
     SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("empty_file")
     SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("open_file")
     SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("parametric_part")
+    SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("assembly")
     # SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("csg_part")
     SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("2d_draft")
     SECTION_NEW_FILE += build_new_file_card("architecture")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
index 655cfd5bfe..8f6d1b428c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def get(handle):
     T_TEMPLATE_PARAMETRICPART_DESC = translate(
         "StartPage", "Create a part with the Part Design workbench"
     )
+    T_TEMPLATE_ASSEMBLY_NAME = translate("StartPage", "Assembly")
+    T_TEMPLATE_ASSEMBLY_DESC = translate("StartPage", "Create an assembly project")
     # T_TEMPLATE_CSGPART_NAME = translate("StartPage", "CSG Part")
     # T_TEMPLATE_CSGPART_DESC = translate("StartPage", "Create a part with the Part workbench")
     T_TEMPLATE_2DDRAFT_NAME = translate("StartPage", "2D Draft")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/images/new_assembly.png b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/images/new_assembly.png
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