diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/customize/widgets.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/customize/widgets.js
index 20659b1cac..00afc44ec6 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/customize/widgets.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/customize/widgets.js
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@
 	 * Initialize Edit Menu button in Nav Menu widget.
 	 */
 	$( document ).on( 'widget-added', function( event, widgetContainer ) {
-		var parsedWidgetId, widgetControl, navMenuSelect, editMenuButton;
+		var parsedWidgetId, widgetControl, navMenuSelect, editMenuButton, newMenuButton;
 		parsedWidgetId = parseWidgetId( widgetContainer.find( '> .widget-inside > .form > .widget-id' ).val() );
 		if ( 'nav_menu' !== parsedWidgetId.id_base ) {
 			return;
@@ -2293,16 +2293,13 @@
 			return;
 		}
 		navMenuSelect = widgetContainer.find( 'select[name*="nav_menu"]' );
-		editMenuButton = widgetContainer.find( '.edit-selected-nav-menu > button' );
-		if ( 0 === navMenuSelect.length || 0 === editMenuButton.length ) {
+		editMenuButton = widgetContainer.find( '.edit-selected-nav-menu' );
+		newMenuButton = widgetContainer.find( '.create-new-nav-menu' );
+		if ( 0 === navMenuSelect.length || 0 === newMenuButton.length ) {
 			return;
 		}
 		navMenuSelect.on( 'change', function() {
-			if ( api.section.has( 'nav_menu[' + navMenuSelect.val() + ']' ) ) {
-				editMenuButton.parent().show();
-			} else {
-				editMenuButton.parent().hide();
-			}
+			editMenuButton.toggle( api.section.has( 'nav_menu[' + navMenuSelect.val() + ']' ) );
 		});
 		editMenuButton.on( 'click', function() {
 			var section = api.section( 'nav_menu[' + navMenuSelect.val() + ']' );
@@ -2310,6 +2307,12 @@
 				focusConstructWithBreadcrumb( section, widgetControl );
 			}
 		} );
+		newMenuButton.on( 'click', function() {
+			var section = api.section( 'add_menu' );
+			if ( section ) {
+				focusConstructWithBreadcrumb( section, widgetControl );
+			}
+		} );
 	} );
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php
index 895431228b..7b394ce219 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ class WP_Nav_Menu_Widget extends WP_Widget {
 				</select>
 			</p>
 			<?php if ( $wp_customize instanceof WP_Customize_Manager ) : ?>
-				<p class="edit-selected-nav-menu" style="<?php echo $nav_menu_style; ?>">
-					<button type="button" class="button"><?php _e( 'Edit Menu' ); ?></button>
+				<p class="nav-menu-widget-buttons">
+					<button type="button" style="<?php echo $nav_menu_style; ?>" class="button edit-selected-nav-menu"><?php _e( 'Edit Menu' ); ?></button>
+					<button type="button" class="button create-new-nav-menu"><?php _e( 'Create New Menu' ); ?></button>
 				</p>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</div>