diff --git a/__tests__/newFileMenu.spec.ts b/__tests__/newFileMenu.spec.ts
index f42404af..6b6548f1 100644
--- a/__tests__/newFileMenu.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/newFileMenu.spec.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry property')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid id or displayName property')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry property')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid id or displayName property')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry property')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid templateName property')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconClass: 123456,
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry property')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid icon provided')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconSvgInline: 123456,
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry property')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid icon provided')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				if: true,
 				handler: () => {}
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry, if must be a valid function')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid if property')
 
 		expect(() => {
 			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
@@ -180,7 +180,15 @@ describe('NewFileMenu addEntry', () => {
 				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 				handler: 'handler'
 			} as unknown as Entry)
-		}).toThrowError('Invalid entry handler')
+		}).toThrowError('Invalid handler property')
+
+		expect(() => {
+			newFileMenu.registerEntry({
+				id: 'empty-file',
+				displayName: '123456',
+				iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
+			} as unknown as Entry)
+		}).toThrowError('At least a templateName or a handler must be provided')
 	})
 })
 
diff --git a/lib/newFileMenu.ts b/lib/newFileMenu.ts
index 2055816b..a06f1387 100644
--- a/lib/newFileMenu.ts
+++ b/lib/newFileMenu.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface Entry {
 	/** Translatable string displayed in the menu */
 	displayName: string
 	// Default new file name
-	templateName: string
+	templateName?: string
 	// Condition wether this entry is shown or not
 	if?: (context: Object) => Boolean
 	/**
@@ -81,24 +81,34 @@ export class NewFileMenu {
 	}
 
 	private validateEntry(entry: Entry) {
-		if (!entry.id || !entry.displayName || !entry.templateName || !(entry.iconSvgInline || entry.iconClass) ||!entry.handler) {
+		if (!entry.id || !entry.displayName || !(entry.iconSvgInline || entry.iconClass)) {
 			throw new Error('Invalid entry')
 		}
 
 		if (typeof entry.id !== 'string'
-			|| typeof entry.displayName !== 'string'
-			|| typeof entry.templateName !== 'string'
-			|| (entry.iconClass && typeof entry.iconClass !== 'string')
+			|| typeof entry.displayName !== 'string') {
+			throw new Error('Invalid id or displayName property')
+		}
+
+		if ((entry.iconClass && typeof entry.iconClass !== 'string')
 			|| (entry.iconSvgInline && typeof entry.iconSvgInline !== 'string')) {
-			throw new Error('Invalid entry property')
+			throw new Error('Invalid icon provided')
 		}
 
 		if (entry.if !== undefined && typeof entry.if !== 'function') {
-			throw new Error('Invalid entry, if must be a valid function')
+			throw new Error('Invalid if property')
+		}
+
+		if (entry.templateName && typeof entry.templateName !== 'string') {
+			throw new Error('Invalid templateName property')
+		}
+
+		if (entry.handler && typeof entry.handler !== 'function') {
+			throw new Error('Invalid handler property')
 		}
 
-		if (typeof entry.handler !== 'function') {
-			throw new Error('Invalid entry handler')
+		if (!entry.templateName && !entry.handler) {
+			throw new Error('At least a templateName or a handler must be provided')
 		}
 
 		if (this.getEntryIndex(entry.id) !== -1) {