diff --git a/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.html b/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.html
index e38a1d9..e2e6dc8 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.html
+++ b/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
   <ng-container matColumnDef="expand">
     <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef aria-label="row actions">
-      <button mat-icon-button><mat-icon>add</mat-icon></button>
+      <button mat-icon-button (click)="addState()"><mat-icon>add</mat-icon></button>
     </th>
     <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
       <button mat-icon-button aria-label="expand row" (click)="(expandedElement = expandedElement === element ? null : element); $event.stopPropagation()">
diff --git a/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.ts b/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.ts
index bab330a..cbd80ee 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/editor/gamesystem-editor/state-editor/simple-state-editor/simple-state-editor.component.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,15 @@ export class SimpleStateEditorComponent implements OnInit{
 
     }
   }
+
+  addState() {
+    if(this.gamesystem != undefined) {
+      const simpleState = this.gamesystem.createState("New State", "");
+      if(simpleState != undefined) {
+        this.dataSource.data = this.gamesystem.states;
+        this.editedElement = simpleState;
+        this.expandedElement = simpleState;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }