diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 9dff12d3..ba8f1f18 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,15 @@ pub fn invoke(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: &str, mut params:
             crate::panels::color_dialogs::open_sequence(app);
             return Ok(json!({"dialog": "sequenceColor"}));
         }
+        // New Bin from menus, shortcuts and the Project panel asks for the name (inline rename);
+        // agents pass `name` to name the bin directly
+        "file.newBin" if params.get("name").is_none() => {
+            let r = crate::panels::project::new_bin(app, &params);
+            if let Err(e) = &r {
+                app.ui.status = e.clone();
+            }
+            return r;
+        }
         // From menus/shortcuts (no params) these ask first; agents pass params to act directly.
         "file.revert" if params.as_object().is_none_or(|m| m.is_empty()) && app.session.is_dirty() => {
             if app.session.path.is_none() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
index 09b04069..2a18137a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ fn footer(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, bar: Rect, v: &View, action
                 "find" => actions.push(("edit.find".into(), json!({}))),
                 "file.newBin" => {
                     let parent = (v.bin != app.session.project.root.id).then_some(v.bin.0);
-                    actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"name": "New Bin", "parent": parent})));
+                    actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"parent": parent, "panel": pre})));
                 }
                 "project.delete" if app.session.state.project_selection.is_empty() => app.ui.status = tl!("Select items to clear").into(),
                 _ => actions.push((id.into(), json!({}))),
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ pub fn panel_menu(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
         ui.separator();
         if item(ui, "newBin", tl!("New Bin"), true, s_bin.as_deref()) {
             let parent = (v.bin != app.session.project.root.id).then_some(v.bin.0);
-            actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"name": "New Bin", "parent": parent})));
+            actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"parent": parent})));
         }
         if item(ui, "newBinFromSelection", tl!("New Bin From Selection"), !app.session.state.project_selection.is_empty(), Some("Shift+B")) {
             actions.push(("file.newBinFromSelection".into(), json!({})));
@@ -939,6 +939,32 @@ fn start_rename(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, params: &Value) -> Result<Value, String>
     Ok(json!({"item": item, "bin": bin}))
 }
 
+/// New Bin from a menu, a shortcut or the panel's buttons (no `name`): make a "New Bin" in `parent`
+/// (left out: the bin the Project panel shows; null: the project's root) and start renaming it, so
+/// its name can be typed right away (#456). `panel` names the panel instance that edits the name.
+/// Agents pass `name` to `file.newBin` to name the bin directly.
+pub fn new_bin(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, params: &Value) -> Result<Value, String> {
+    let shown = view_of(app, shown_inst(app));
+    let parent = match params.get("parent") {
+        None => (shown.bin != app.session.project.root.id).then_some(shown.bin.0),
+        Some(Value::Null) => None,
+        Some(p) => Some(p.as_u64().ok_or("`parent` must be a bin id")?),
+    };
+    let r = app.session.execute("file.newBin", json!({"name": tl!("New Bin"), "parent": parent})).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let bin = r.get("bin").and_then(Value::as_u64).ok_or("the new bin has no id")?;
+    let text = app.session.project.root.find_bin(BinId(bin)).map(|b| b.name.clone()).ok_or("no such bin")?;
+    // a bin made inside a collapsed bin of the list opens it, so the name field is visible
+    if let Some(p) = parent
+        && !app.ui.expanded_bins.contains(&p)
+    {
+        app.ui.expanded_bins.push(p);
+    }
+    let panel = params.get("panel").and_then(Value::as_str).map_or(shown.prefix, str::to_string);
+    app.ui.project_panel.selected_bin = Some(bin);
+    app.ui.project_panel.rename = Some(Rename { item: None, bin: Some(bin), text, panel });
+    Ok(r)
+}
+
 /// Commit the inline rename (Enter / focus lost).
 pub fn commit_rename(app: &mut FilmcraftApp) {
     let Some(r) = app.ui.project_panel.rename.take() else { return };
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project_views.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project_views.rs
index 7a54afae..af7911fa 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project_views.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project_views.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn bin_menu(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, v: &View, bin: u64, actio
         ui.close();
     }
     if ui.button(tl!("New Bin")).clicked() {
-        actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"name": "New Bin", "parent": bin})));
+        actions.push(("file.newBin".into(), json!({"parent": bin, "panel": v.prefix})));
         ui.close();
     }
 }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ fn background_menu(app: &mut FilmcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, v: &View, bin: Opt
         (tl!("Import…"), "file.import"),
     ] {
         if ui.button(label).clicked() {
-            let p = if cmd == "file.newBin" { json!({"name": tl!("New Bin"), "parent": bin}) } else { json!({}) };
+            let p = if cmd == "file.newBin" { json!({"parent": bin, "panel": v.prefix}) } else { json!({}) };
             actions.push((cmd.into(), p));
             ui.close();
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/project_panel_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/project_panel_ui.rs
index bb504f32..1b978cf2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/project_panel_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/project_panel_ui.rs
@@ -477,6 +477,26 @@ fn footer_buttons_are_wired() {
     assert_eq!(d.app().session.prefs.project_panel.view.icon_sort.column, "Name");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn new_bin_asks_for_its_name() {
+    // #456: New Bin opens the name field of the new bin instead of leaving it "New Bin"
+    let mut d = project_driver();
+    d.exec("project.view.set", json!({"view": "list"}));
+    d.click("project.button.file.newBin");
+    d.frames(2);
+    let bin = d.app().ui.project_panel.rename.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.bin).expect("the new bin's name is being edited");
+    assert!(d.has("project.rename"), "the name field is shown");
+    d.key("Cmd+A");
+    d.ok("ui.type", json!({"text": "Interviews"}));
+    d.key("Enter");
+    let name = d.app().session.project.root.find_bin(filmcraft_project::BinId(bin)).unwrap().name.clone();
+    assert_eq!(name, "Interviews");
+    // with a name (agents) the bin is named directly and nothing is edited
+    let r = d.ok("ui.menu.invoke", json!({"id": "file.newBin", "params": {"name": "B-roll"}}));
+    assert!(r["bin"].as_u64().is_some(), "{r}");
+    assert!(d.app().ui.project_panel.rename.is_none());
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Media Browser
 
 fn media_dir(tag: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {