diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index 8de6abb2e7516644db6b0bb37f1421bbbd727dec..ff8574b3ce8f8156b220ae63b5240d4cacc04661 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ export class BaseErrorReportingAction extends Action {
 	}
 }
 
-const PLACEHOLDER_URI = URI.file('');
 function refreshIfSeparator(value: string, explorerService: IExplorerService): void {
 	if (value && ((value.indexOf('/') >= 0) || (value.indexOf('\\') >= 0))) {
 		// New input contains separator, multiple resources will get created workaround for #68204
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ export class NewFileAction extends BaseErrorReportingAction {
 			return Promise.reject(new Error('Parent folder is readonly.'));
 		}
 
-		const stat = new NewExplorerItem(PLACEHOLDER_URI, folder, false);
+		const stat = new NewExplorerItem(folder, false);
 		return folder.fetchChildren(this.fileService, this.explorerService).then(() => {
 			folder.addChild(stat);
 
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ export class NewFolderAction extends BaseErrorReportingAction {
 			return Promise.reject(new Error('Parent folder is readonly.'));
 		}
 
-		const stat = new NewExplorerItem(PLACEHOLDER_URI, folder, true);
+		const stat = new NewExplorerItem(folder, true);
 		return folder.fetchChildren(this.fileService, this.explorerService).then(() => {
 			folder.addChild(stat);
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerModel.ts
index 9548384bd6e67146941578ecbc93df5ef1afc78e..a5cd043e430b83341574cd17f47940b035952f12 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerModel.ts
@@ -368,4 +368,8 @@ export class ExplorerItem {
 	}
 }
 
-export class NewExplorerItem extends ExplorerItem { }
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+export class NewExplorerItem extends ExplorerItem {
+	constructor(parent: ExplorerItem, isDirectory: boolean) {
+		super(URI.file(''), parent, isDirectory);
+	}
+}
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