diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index 932368c20b..40e7aa2fff 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
       return this._deps.filesProviders.browser
     }
     const provider = this._deps.filesProviders.workspace
-    if (!provider.isReady()) throw createError({ code: 'ECONNRESET', message: 'No workspace has been opened.' })
     return this._deps.filesProviders.workspace
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/workspaceFileProvider.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/workspaceFileProvider.js
index 70854929d9..3a779f77bc 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/workspaceFileProvider.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/workspaceFileProvider.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const EventManager = require('../../lib/events')
 const FileProvider = require('./fileProvider')
 const pathModule = require('path')
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ class WorkspaceFileProvider extends FileProvider {
     super('')
     this.workspacesPath = '.workspaces'
     this.workspace = null
+    this.event = new EventManager()
   }
 
   setWorkspace (workspace) {
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ class WorkspaceFileProvider extends FileProvider {
   }
 
   removePrefix (path) {
-    if (!this.workspace) throw new Error('No workspace has been opened.')
+    if (!this.workspace) this.createDefaultWorkspace()
     path = path.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '') // remove first and last slash
     if (path.startsWith(this.workspacesPath + '/' + this.workspace)) return path
     if (path.startsWith(this.workspace)) return this.workspacesPath + '/' + this.workspace
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class WorkspaceFileProvider extends FileProvider {
   }
 
   resolveDirectory (path, callback) {
-    if (!this.workspace) throw new Error('No workspace has been opened.')
+    if (!this.workspace) this.createDefaultWorkspace()
     super.resolveDirectory(path, (error, files) => {
       if (error) return callback(error)
       const unscoped = {}
@@ -74,9 +76,14 @@ class WorkspaceFileProvider extends FileProvider {
   }
 
   _normalizePath (path) {
-    if (!this.workspace) throw new Error('No workspace has been opened.')
+    if (!this.workspace) this.createDefaultWorkspace()
     return path.replace(this.workspacesPath + '/' + this.workspace + '/', '')
   }
+
+  createDefaultWorkspace() {
+    this.workspace = 'workspace_default'
+    this.event.trigger('create_workspace_default', [this.workspace])
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = WorkspaceFileProvider
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
index 6a41a942bc..c53d2336e2 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react' // eslint-disable-lin
 import { FileExplorer } from '@remix-ui/file-explorer' // eslint-disable-line
 import './remix-ui-workspace.css'
 import { ModalDialog } from '@remix-ui/modal-dialog' // eslint-disable-line
+import { Toaster } from '@remix-ui/toaster'
 
 /* eslint-disable-next-line */
 export interface WorkspaceProps {
@@ -101,6 +102,17 @@ export const Workspace = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
       remixdExplorer.loading()
     })
 
+    props.workspace.event.register('create_workspace_default', async (workspaceName) => {
+      try {
+        await props.createWorkspace(workspaceName)
+        await setWorkspace(workspaceName)
+        toast("New default workspace has been created.")
+      } catch (e) {
+        modalMessage('Create Default Workspace', e.message)
+        console.error(e)
+      }
+    })
+
     if (props.initialWorkspace) {
       props.workspace.setWorkspace(props.initialWorkspace)
       setState(prevState => {
@@ -131,9 +143,16 @@ export const Workspace = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
       },
       handleHide: null
     },
-    loadingLocalhost: false
+    loadingLocalhost: false,
+    toasterMsg: '',
   })
 
+  const toast = (message: string) => {
+    setState(prevState => {
+      return { ...prevState, toasterMsg: message }
+    })
+  }
+
   /* workspace creation, renaming and deletion */
 
   const renameCurrentWorkspace = () => {
@@ -312,6 +331,7 @@ export const Workspace = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
         handleHide={ handleHideModal }>
         { (typeof state.modal.message !== 'string') && state.modal.message }
       </ModalDialog>
+      <Toaster message={state.toasterMsg} />
       <div className='remixui_fileexplorer' onClick={() => resetFocus(true)}>
         <div>
           <header>