diff --git a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package-lock.json b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package-lock.json
index 0bf39d2..278477b 100644
--- a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package-lock.json
+++ b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "bazel-jdt-bridge",
-    "version": "0.1.0-pre.4",
+    "version": "0.1.0-pre.5",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "bazel-jdt-bridge",
-            "version": "0.1.0-pre.4",
+            "version": "0.1.0-pre.5",
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@types/mocha": "^10.0.9",
                 "@types/node": "^18.19.130",
diff --git a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package.json b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package.json
index 24d9476..cd70250 100644
--- a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -34,8 +34,21 @@
             {
                 "command": "bazel-jdt.createProjectForPackage",
                 "title": "Bazel: Create Project for Package"
+            },
+            {
+                "command": "bazel-jdt.addDirectoryToProject",
+                "title": "Bazel: Add to Project"
             }
         ],
+        "menus": {
+            "explorer/context": [
+                {
+                    "command": "bazel-jdt.addDirectoryToProject",
+                    "when": "explorerResourceIsFolder",
+                    "group": "bazel-jdt@1"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         "configuration": {
             "title": "Bazel JDT Bridge",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/bazelproject.ts b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/bazelproject.ts
index 2c00163..3058bd5 100644
--- a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/bazelproject.ts
+++ b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/bazelproject.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,56 @@ export function parseBazelprojectContent(content: string): BazelProjectViewConfi
     return config;
 }
 
+export function addDirectoryToBazelproject(
+    bazelprojectPath: string,
+    relativeDir: string
+): 'added' | 'already-exists' | 'created' {
+    if (fs.existsSync(bazelprojectPath)) {
+        const content = fs.readFileSync(bazelprojectPath, 'utf-8');
+        const config = parseBazelprojectContent(content);
+        if (config.directories.includes(relativeDir)) {
+            return 'already-exists';
+        }
+        fs.writeFileSync(bazelprojectPath, insertDirectoryIntoContent(content, relativeDir), 'utf-8');
+        return 'added';
+    } else {
+        fs.writeFileSync(
+            bazelprojectPath,
+            `directories:\n  ${relativeDir}\n\nderive_targets_from_directories: True\n`,
+            'utf-8'
+        );
+        return 'created';
+    }
+}
+
+function insertDirectoryIntoContent(content: string, dir: string): string {
+    const lines = content.split('\n');
+    let inDirectories = false;
+    let lastDirLineIdx = -1;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        const trimmed = lines[i].trim();
+        if (trimmed === 'directories:') {
+            inDirectories = true;
+            lastDirLineIdx = i;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (inDirectories) {
+            if (trimmed.length === 0 || trimmed.startsWith('#') || /^[a-z_]+:/i.test(trimmed)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            lastDirLineIdx = i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (lastDirLineIdx >= 0) {
+        lines.splice(lastDirLineIdx + 1, 0, `  ${dir}`);
+    } else {
+        lines.unshift('directories:', `  ${dir}`, '');
+    }
+    return lines.join('\n');
+}
+
 export function resolveScopePatterns(config: BazelProjectViewConfig): string[] {
     const patterns: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/commands.ts b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/commands.ts
index fd3b1f5..91f4ead 100644
--- a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/commands.ts
+++ b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/commands.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { getConfig } from './config';
 import { runImportWizard } from './importWizard';
-import { parseBazelprojectFile } from './bazelproject';
+import { parseBazelprojectFile, addDirectoryToBazelproject } from './bazelproject';
 
 export function registerImportCommand(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     const workspaceRoot = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri.fsPath || '';
@@ -44,6 +46,34 @@ export function registerImportCommand(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     );
 }
 
+export function registerAddDirectoryCommand(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, workspaceRoot: string) {
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('bazel-jdt.addDirectoryToProject', async (uri: vscode.Uri) => {
+            if (!uri) return;
+
+            const dirPath = uri.fsPath;
+            const hasBuild = fs.existsSync(path.join(dirPath, 'BUILD')) ||
+                             fs.existsSync(path.join(dirPath, 'BUILD.bazel'));
+            if (!hasBuild) {
+                vscode.window.showWarningMessage('No BUILD file found in selected directory.');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const relativeDir = path.relative(workspaceRoot, dirPath);
+            const bazelprojectPath = path.join(workspaceRoot, '.bazelproject');
+            const result = addDirectoryToBazelproject(bazelprojectPath, relativeDir);
+
+            if (result === 'already-exists') {
+                vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`'${relativeDir}' is already in the Bazel project scope.`);
+            } else if (result === 'added') {
+                vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Added '${relativeDir}' to Bazel project scope.`);
+            } else {
+                vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Created .bazelproject with '${relativeDir}'.`);
+            }
+        })
+    );
+}
+
 export function registerRuntimeCommands(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     context.subscriptions.push(
         vscode.commands.registerCommand('bazel-jdt.syncProject', async () => {
diff --git a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
index 7fd87c3..78d7775 100644
--- a/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/bazel-jdt-bridge/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
-import { registerImportCommand, registerRuntimeCommands } from './commands';
+import { registerImportCommand, registerRuntimeCommands, registerAddDirectoryCommand } from './commands';
 import { BazelDebugConfigurationProvider } from './debugAdapter';
 import { createStatusBar } from './statusBar';
 import { getConfig } from './config';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         activateFull(context, workspaceRoot);
     } else {
         registerImportCommand(context);
+        registerAddDirectoryCommand(context, workspaceRoot);
         setupCreationOnlyWatcher(context, workspaceRoot);
     }
 }
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ function activateFull(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, workspaceRoot: string) {
     const statusBarItem = createStatusBar(context);
     registerImportCommand(context);
     registerRuntimeCommands(context);
+    registerAddDirectoryCommand(context, workspaceRoot);
     context.subscriptions.push(
         vscode.debug.registerDebugConfigurationProvider(
             'java', new BazelDebugConfigurationProvider()