diff --git a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
index 8a2e0918bd..7aeca4e14c 100644
--- a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -2553,6 +2553,8 @@ fleet:
       notReady: Not Ready
       waitApplied: Wait Applied
   gitRepo:
+    intro:
+      add: Add Repository
     actions:
       forceUpdate:
         label: Force Update
diff --git a/shell/components/fleet/FleetRepos.vue b/shell/components/fleet/FleetRepos.vue
index 5bda60f73d..43f1b17339 100644
--- a/shell/components/fleet/FleetRepos.vue
+++ b/shell/components/fleet/FleetRepos.vue
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ export default {
     useQueryParamsForSimpleFiltering: {
       type:    Boolean,
       default: false
+    },
+
+    showIntro: {
+      type:    Boolean,
+      default: true,
     }
   },
 
@@ -103,6 +108,10 @@ export default {
         AGE
       ];
     },
+
+    _showIntro() {
+      return this.showIntro && !this.filteredRows.length;
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     parseTargetMode(row) {
@@ -114,9 +123,9 @@ export default {
 
 <template>
   <div>
-    <FleetIntro v-if="noRows && !loading" />
+    <FleetIntro v-if="_showIntro && !loading" />
     <ResourceTable
-      v-if="!noRows"
+      v-if="!_showIntro"
       v-bind="$attrs"
       :schema="schema"
       :headers="headers"
diff --git a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/fleet/index.vue b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/fleet/index.vue
index 8dd7833ad3..1d8d5b9d4b 100644
--- a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/fleet/index.vue
+++ b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/fleet/index.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { getVersionData } from '@shell/config/version';
 import { mapState, mapGetters } from 'vuex';
 import { isEmpty } from '@shell/utils/object';
+import { NAME as FLEET_NAME } from '@shell/config/product/fleet.js';
 import { FLEET } from '@shell/config/types';
 import { WORKSPACE } from '@shell/store/prefs';
 import Loading from '@shell/components/Loading';
@@ -102,7 +103,14 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       IS_HELM_OPS_ENABLED,
-      repoSchema:      this.$store.getters['management/schemaFor'](FLEET.GIT_REPO),
+      repoSchema:  this.$store.getters['management/schemaFor'](FLEET.GIT_REPO),
+      createRoute: {
+        name:   'c-cluster-product-resource-create',
+        params: {
+          product:  FLEET_NAME,
+          resource: FLEET.GIT_REPO
+        },
+      },
       permissions:     {},
       FLEET,
       [FLEET.REPO]:    [],
@@ -377,9 +385,9 @@ export default {
     },
 
     _decodeTypeFilter(workspace, type) {
-      const disabledFilter = isEmpty(this.typeFilter) || !this.viewMode || this.viewMode === 'flat';
+      const emptyFilter = isEmpty(this.typeFilter) || !this.viewMode;
 
-      return disabledFilter || this.typeFilter[workspace]?.[type];
+      return emptyFilter || this.typeFilter[workspace]?.[type];
     },
 
     _cleanStateFilter(workspace) {
@@ -554,13 +562,10 @@ export default {
           class="card-panel-expand mt-10"
           :data-testid="`fleet-dashboard-expanded-panel-${ workspace.id }`"
         >
-          <div
-            v-if="IS_HELM_OPS_ENABLED"
-            class="cards-panel-actions"
-          >
+          <div class="actions">
             <div
-              v-if="viewMode === 'cards'"
-              class="cards-panel-filters"
+              v-if="IS_HELM_OPS_ENABLED"
+              class="type-filters"
             >
               <Checkbox
                 :data-testid="'fleet-dashboard-filter-git-repos'"
@@ -583,8 +588,18 @@ export default {
                 </template>
               </Checkbox>
             </div>
+            <div
+              v-if="viewMode === 'flat'"
+              class="create-button"
+            >
+              <router-link
+                :to="createRoute"
+                class="btn role-primary"
+              >
+                {{ t('fleet.gitRepo.intro.add') }}
+              </router-link>
+            </div>
           </div>
-
           <div
             v-if="viewMode === 'cards'"
             class="cards-panel"
@@ -676,6 +691,7 @@ export default {
               :schema="repoSchema"
               :loading="$fetchState.pending"
               :use-query-params-for-simple-filtering="true"
+              :show-intro="false"
             />
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -783,12 +799,12 @@ export default {
   .card-panel-expand {
     animation: slideInOut 0.5s ease-in-out;
 
-    .cards-panel-actions {
+    .actions {
       display: flex;
-      flex-direction: row;
       align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
 
-      .cards-panel-filters {
+      .type-filters {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         margin-top: 5px;
@@ -807,6 +823,10 @@ export default {
           font-size: 25px;
         }
       }
+
+      .create-button {
+        margin-left: auto;
+      }
     }
 
     .cards-panel {