diff --git a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Selectors/NavigationMenuTemplateSelector.cs b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Selectors/NavigationMenuTemplateSelector.cs
index 3542317a..339fd155 100644
--- a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Selectors/NavigationMenuTemplateSelector.cs
+++ b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Selectors/NavigationMenuTemplateSelector.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public partial class NavigationMenuTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
     public DataTemplate CreateNewFolderTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
     public DataTemplate SeperatorTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
     public DataTemplate NewMailTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
-    public DataTemplate NewContactTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
     public DataTemplate CalendarNewEventTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
     public DataTemplate CategoryItemsTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
     public DataTemplate FixAuthenticationIssueTemplate { get; set; } = null!;
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ public partial class NavigationMenuTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
     {
         if (item is NewCalendarEventMenuItem)
             return CalendarNewEventTemplate;
-        else if (item is NewContactMenuItem)
-            return NewContactTemplate;
         else if (item is NewMailMenuItem)
             return NewMailTemplate;
         else if (item is ContactsMenuItem)
diff --git a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/ViewModels/ContactsShellClient.cs b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/ViewModels/ContactsShellClient.cs
index fe530331..6143d5c2 100644
--- a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/ViewModels/ContactsShellClient.cs
+++ b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/ViewModels/ContactsShellClient.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Wino.Core.Domain;
 using Wino.Core.Domain.Enums;
 using Wino.Core.Domain.Interfaces;
@@ -7,14 +6,11 @@ using Wino.Core.Domain.MenuItems;
 using Wino.Core.Domain.Models;
 using Wino.Core.Domain.Models.Navigation;
 using Wino.Core.ViewModels;
-using Wino.Messaging.Client.Contacts;
 
 namespace Wino.Mail.WinUI.ViewModels;
 
 public sealed class ContactsShellClient(INavigationService navigationService) : CoreBaseViewModel, IShellClient
 {
-    private readonly NewContactMenuItem _newContactMenuItem = new();
-
     public WinoApplicationMode Mode => WinoApplicationMode.Contacts;
     public MenuItemCollection? MenuItems { get; private set; }
     public object? SelectedMenuItem { get; set; }
@@ -24,22 +20,12 @@ public sealed class ContactsShellClient(INavigationService navigationService) :
     {
         base.OnDispatcherAssigned();
         MenuItems ??= new MenuItemCollection(Dispatcher);
-
-        if (MenuItems.Count == 0)
-        {
-            MenuItems.Add(_newContactMenuItem);
-        }
     }
 
     public void Activate(ShellModeActivationContext activationContext)
     {
         OnNavigatedTo(NavigationMode.New, activationContext);
 
-        if (MenuItems?.Count == 0)
-        {
-            MenuItems.Add(_newContactMenuItem);
-        }
-
         navigationService.Navigate(WinoPage.ContactsPage, null, NavigationReferenceFrame.InnerShellFrame);
     }
 
@@ -51,22 +37,10 @@ public sealed class ContactsShellClient(INavigationService navigationService) :
     public void PrepareForShellShutdown()
     {
         SelectedMenuItem = null;
-        if (MenuItems != null)
-        {
-            MenuItems.Clear();
-            MenuItems.Add(_newContactMenuItem);
-        }
+        MenuItems?.Clear();
     }
 
-    public Task HandleNavigationItemInvokedAsync(IMenuItem? menuItem)
-    {
-        if (menuItem is NewContactMenuItem)
-        {
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new NewContactRequested());
-        }
-
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
-    }
+    public Task HandleNavigationItemInvokedAsync(IMenuItem? menuItem) => Task.CompletedTask;
 
     public Task HandleNavigationSelectionChangedAsync(IMenuItem? menuItem) => Task.CompletedTask;
 }
diff --git a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml
index 80be8260..a6c759be 100644
--- a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml
+++ b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml
@@ -391,23 +391,6 @@
             </coreControls:WinoNavigationViewItem>
         </DataTemplate>
 
-        <DataTemplate x:Key="NewContactTemplate" x:DataType="menu:NewContactMenuItem">
-            <coreControls:WinoNavigationViewItem
-                Height="50"
-                DataContext="{x:Bind}"
-                SelectsOnInvoked="False">
-                <muxc:NavigationViewItem.Icon>
-                    <FontIcon FontFamily="{StaticResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}" Glyph="&#xE710;" />
-                </muxc:NavigationViewItem.Icon>
-                <TextBlock
-                    Margin="0,-2,0,0"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                    FontSize="16"
-                    Style="{StaticResource FlyoutPickerTitleTextBlockStyle}"
-                    Text="{x:Bind domain:Translator.ContactsPane_NewContact}" />
-            </coreControls:WinoNavigationViewItem>
-        </DataTemplate>
-
         <coreSelectors:NavigationMenuTemplateSelector
             x:Key="NavigationMenuTemplateSelector"
             ClickableAccountMenuTemplate="{StaticResource ClickableAccountMenuTemplate}"
@@ -417,7 +400,6 @@
             MergedAccountFolderTemplate="{StaticResource MergedAccountFolderMenuItemTemplate}"
             MergedAccountMoreExpansionItemTemplate="{StaticResource MergedAccountMoreFolderItemTemplate}"
             MergedAccountTemplate="{StaticResource MergedAccountTemplate}"
-            NewContactTemplate="{StaticResource NewContactTemplate}"
             NewMailTemplate="{StaticResource CreateNewMailTemplate}"
             RatingItemTemplate="{StaticResource RatingItemTemplate}"
             SeperatorTemplate="{StaticResource SeperatorTemplate}"
@@ -639,6 +621,26 @@
                         VerticalScrollMode="Auto"
                         Visibility="Collapsed">
                         <StackPanel Spacing="6">
+                            <coreControls:WinoNavigationViewItem
+                                x:Name="NewContactNavigationItem"
+                                Height="50"
+                                Margin="0,0,0,12"
+                                AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind domain:Translator.ContactsPane_NewContact, Mode=OneTime}"
+                                IsTabStop="True"
+                                KeyDown="NewContactNavigationItemKeyDown"
+                                SelectsOnInvoked="False"
+                                Tapped="NewContactNavigationItemTapped">
+                                <muxc:NavigationViewItem.Icon>
+                                    <FontIcon FontFamily="{StaticResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}" Glyph="&#xE710;" />
+                                </muxc:NavigationViewItem.Icon>
+                                <TextBlock
+                                    Margin="0,-2,0,0"
+                                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                    FontSize="16"
+                                    Style="{StaticResource FlyoutPickerTitleTextBlockStyle}"
+                                    Text="{x:Bind domain:Translator.ContactsPane_NewContact, Mode=OneTime}" />
+                            </coreControls:WinoNavigationViewItem>
+
                             <TextBlock
                                 FontSize="16"
                                 FontWeight="SemiBold"
diff --git a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml.cs b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml.cs
index 99733842..da2bcc06 100644
--- a/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml.cs
+++ b/Wino.Mail.WinUI/Views/WinoAppShell.xaml.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using Wino.MenuFlyouts;
 using Wino.MenuFlyouts.Context;
 using Wino.Messaging.Client.Accounts;
 using Wino.Messaging.Client.Calendar;
+using Wino.Messaging.Client.Contacts;
 using Wino.Messaging.Client.Mails;
 using Wino.Messaging.Client.Shell;
 using Wino.Messaging.UI;
@@ -310,6 +311,24 @@ public sealed partial class WinoAppShell : Views.Abstract.WinoAppShellAbstract,
     private Task InvokeNewCalendarEventAsync()
         => ViewModel.CalendarClient.HandleNavigationItemInvokedAsync(new NewCalendarEventMenuItem());
 
+    private void NewContactNavigationItemTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        e.Handled = true;
+        InvokeNewContact();
+    }
+
+    private void NewContactNavigationItemKeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Key is not (VirtualKey.Enter or VirtualKey.Space))
+            return;
+
+        e.Handled = true;
+        InvokeNewContact();
+    }
+
+    private static void InvokeNewContact()
+        => WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(new NewContactRequested());
+
     private async void SynchronizeCalendarsNavigationItemTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         e.Handled = true;