diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index bac7c51..b6ffce6 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const show_home_meta = .{};
 
+    pub fn add_split(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        return self.create_home_split();
+    }
+    pub const add_split_meta = .{};
+
     pub fn gutter_mode_next(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
         const tui_ = tui.current();
         var ln = tui_.config.gutter_line_numbers;
@@ -743,6 +748,12 @@ fn create_home(self: *Self) !void {
     tui.current().resize();
 }
 
+fn create_home_split(self: *Self) !void {
+    tui.reset_drag_context();
+    try self.add_view(try home.create(self.allocator, Widget.to(self)));
+    tui.current().resize();
+}
+
 fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
     const editor = self.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     var sfa = std.heap.stackFallback(512, self.allocator);