diff --git a/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/Plus.tsx b/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/Plus.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e901ba980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/Plus.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { SVGProps } from 'react';
+import { Add } from '@material-ui/icons';
+
+const Plus = (props: SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => {
+  const { height = '1em', width = '1em' } = props;
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      viewBox="0 0 100 100"
+      height={height}
+      width={width}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <Add />
+    </svg>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Plus;
diff --git a/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/index.tsx b/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/index.tsx
index 86a67ed044..0d9d9a45b7 100644
--- a/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/libs/coreui/src/components/icons/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export { default as Filter } from './Filter';
 export { default as Loading } from './Loading';
 export { default as NoEdit } from './NoEdit';
 export { default as Pencil } from './Pencil';
+export { default as Plus } from './Plus';
 export { default as SampleDetailsDark } from './SampleDetailsDark';
 export { default as SampleDetailsLight } from './SampleDetailsLight';
 export { default as Share } from './Share';
diff --git a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/MapAnalysis.tsx b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/MapAnalysis.tsx
index 8d3c5f3dfd..f52d07bb8b 100755
--- a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/MapAnalysis.tsx
+++ b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/MapAnalysis.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   NumberVariable,
   OverlayConfig,
   PromiseResult,
-  useAnalysis,
   useAnalysisClient,
   useDataClient,
   useDownloadClient,
@@ -31,8 +30,10 @@ import { DocumentationContainer } from '../../core/components/docs/Documentation
 import {
   CheckIcon,
   Download,
+  Plus,
   FilledButton,
   Filter as FilterIcon,
+  FloatingButton,
   H5,
   Table,
 } from '@veupathdb/coreui';
@@ -73,9 +74,10 @@ import { useLoginCallbacks } from '../../workspace/sharing/hooks';
 import NameAnalysis from '../../workspace/sharing/NameAnalysis';
 import NotesTab from '../../workspace/NotesTab';
 import ConfirmShareAnalysis from '../../workspace/sharing/ConfirmShareAnalysis';
-import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
+import { useHistory, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router';
 
 import { uniq } from 'lodash';
+import Path from 'path';
 import DownloadTab from '../../workspace/DownloadTab';
 import { RecordController } from '@veupathdb/wdk-client/lib/Controllers';
 import {
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ import { DraggablePanelCoordinatePair } from '@veupathdb/coreui/lib/components/c
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
 import EZTimeFilter from './EZTimeFilter';
+import AnalysisNameDialog from '../../workspace/AnalysisNameDialog';
 
 enum MapSideNavItemLabels {
   Download = 'Download',
@@ -213,8 +216,7 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 export function MapAnalysis(props: Props) {
-  const analysisState = useAnalysis(props.analysisId, 'pass');
-  const appStateAndSetters = useAppState('@@mapApp@@', analysisState);
+  const appStateAndSetters = useAppState('@@mapApp@@', props.analysisId);
   const geoConfigs = useGeoConfig(useStudyEntities());
 
   if (geoConfigs == null || geoConfigs.length === 0)
@@ -231,7 +233,6 @@ export function MapAnalysis(props: Props) {
     <MapAnalysisImpl
       {...props}
       {...(appStateAndSetters as CompleteAppState)}
-      analysisState={analysisState}
       geoConfigs={geoConfigs}
     />
   );
@@ -749,6 +750,18 @@ function MapAnalysisImpl(props: ImplProps) {
 
   const filteredEntities = uniq(filters?.map((f) => f.entityId));
 
+  const [isAnalysisNameDialogOpen, setIsAnalysisNameDialogOpen] =
+    useState(false);
+  const { url: urlRouteMatch } = useRouteMatch();
+  const redirectURL = studyId
+    ? urlRouteMatch.endsWith(studyId)
+      ? `/workspace/${urlRouteMatch}/new`
+      : Path.resolve(urlRouteMatch, '../new')
+    : null;
+  const redirectToNewAnalysis = useCallback(() => {
+    if (redirectURL) history.push(redirectURL);
+  }, [history, redirectURL]);
+
   const sideNavigationButtonConfigurationObjects: SideNavigationItemConfigurationObject[] =
     [
       {
@@ -1104,6 +1117,32 @@ function MapAnalysisImpl(props: ImplProps) {
                 maxWidth: '1500px',
               }}
             >
+              {analysisId && redirectToNewAnalysis ? (
+                <div style={{ float: 'right' }}>
+                  <FloatingButton
+                    text="Create new analysis"
+                    icon={Plus}
+                    onPress={
+                      analysisState.analysis?.displayName ===
+                      DEFAULT_ANALYSIS_NAME
+                        ? () => setIsAnalysisNameDialogOpen(true)
+                        : redirectToNewAnalysis
+                    }
+                    textTransform="none"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <></>
+              )}
+              {analysisState.analysis && (
+                <AnalysisNameDialog
+                  isOpen={isAnalysisNameDialogOpen}
+                  setIsOpen={setIsAnalysisNameDialogOpen}
+                  initialAnalysisName={analysisState.analysis.displayName}
+                  setAnalysisName={analysisState.setName}
+                  redirectToNewAnalysis={redirectToNewAnalysis}
+                />
+              )}
               <AllAnalyses
                 analysisClient={analysisClient}
                 activeAnalysisId={
diff --git a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/appState.ts b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/appState.ts
index af57d76ede..fc08875a5d 100644
--- a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/appState.ts
+++ b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/map/analysis/appState.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ import { getOrElseW } from 'fp-ts/lib/Either';
 import { pipe } from 'fp-ts/lib/function';
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
-import {
-  AnalysisState,
-  useGetDefaultVariableDescriptor,
-  useStudyMetadata,
-} from '../../core';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useAnalysis, useGetDefaultVariableDescriptor } from '../../core';
 import { VariableDescriptor } from '../../core/types/variable';
 import { useGetDefaultTimeVariableDescriptor } from './hooks/eztimeslider';
 
@@ -122,7 +118,17 @@ export const defaultViewport: AppState['viewport'] = {
   zoom: 1,
 };
 
-export function useAppState(uiStateKey: string, analysisState: AnalysisState) {
+export function useAppState(uiStateKey: string, analysisId?: string) {
+  const analysisState = useAnalysis(analysisId);
+
+  // make some backwards compatability updates to the appstate retrieved from the back end
+  const [appStateChecked, setAppStateChecked] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // flip bit when analysis id changes
+    setAppStateChecked(false);
+  }, [analysisId]);
+
   const { analysis, setVariableUISettings } = analysisState;
   const appState = pipe(
     AppState.decode(
@@ -177,11 +183,8 @@ export function useAppState(uiStateKey: string, analysisState: AnalysisState) {
     [defaultVariable, defaultTimeVariable]
   );
 
-  // make some backwards compatability updates to the appstate retrieved from the back end
-  const appStateCheckedRef = useRef(false);
-
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (appStateCheckedRef.current) return;
+    if (appStateChecked) return;
     if (analysis) {
       if (!appState) {
         setVariableUISettings((prev) => ({
@@ -216,9 +219,16 @@ export function useAppState(uiStateKey: string, analysisState: AnalysisState) {
           }));
         }
       }
-      appStateCheckedRef.current = true;
+      setAppStateChecked(true);
     }
-  }, [analysis, appState, setVariableUISettings, uiStateKey, defaultAppState]);
+  }, [
+    analysis,
+    appState,
+    setVariableUISettings,
+    uiStateKey,
+    defaultAppState,
+    appStateChecked,
+  ]);
 
   function useSetter<T extends keyof AppState>(key: T) {
     return useCallback(
@@ -243,6 +253,7 @@ export function useAppState(uiStateKey: string, analysisState: AnalysisState) {
 
   return {
     appState,
+    analysisState,
     setActiveMarkerConfigurationType: useSetter(
       'activeMarkerConfigurationType'
     ),
diff --git a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/AnalysisNameDialog.tsx b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/AnalysisNameDialog.tsx
index dc8cb5581a..98aa809a64 100644
--- a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/AnalysisNameDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/AnalysisNameDialog.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface AnalysisNameDialogProps {
   redirectToNewAnalysis: () => void;
 }
 
-export function AnalysisNameDialog({
+export default function AnalysisNameDialog({
   isOpen,
   setIsOpen,
   initialAnalysisName,
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ export function AnalysisNameDialog({
   redirectToNewAnalysis,
 }: AnalysisNameDialogProps) {
   const [inputText, setInputText] = useState(initialAnalysisName);
+  const [continueText, setContinueText] =
+    useState<'Continue' | 'Rename and continue'>('Continue');
   const [nameIsValid, setNameIsValid] = useState(true);
+  const [disableButtons, setDisableButtons] = useState(false);
 
   const handleTextChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const newText = event.target.value;
     setInputText(newText);
+    setContinueText(
+      newText === initialAnalysisName ? 'Continue' : 'Rename and continue'
+    );
     // Currently the only requirement is no empty name
     newText.length > 0 ? setNameIsValid(true) : setNameIsValid(false);
   };
@@ -44,11 +50,12 @@ export function AnalysisNameDialog({
     setInputText(initialAnalysisName);
   };
 
-  const handleContinue = async () => {
-    // TypeScript says this `await` has no effect, but it seems to be required
-    // for this function to finish before the page redirect
-    await setAnalysisName(inputText);
-    redirectToNewAnalysis();
+  const handleContinue = () => {
+    setDisableButtons(true);
+    setAnalysisName(inputText);
+    // The timeout for saving an analysis is 1 second,
+    // so wait a bit longer than that
+    setTimeout(redirectToNewAnalysis, 1200);
   };
 
   return (
@@ -74,20 +81,23 @@ export function AnalysisNameDialog({
           error={!nameIsValid}
           // Currently the only requirement is no empty name
           helperText={nameIsValid ? ' ' : 'Name must not be blank'}
+          disabled={disableButtons}
         />
       </DialogContent>
       <DialogActions>
-        <Button onClick={handleCancel} color="secondary">
+        <Button
+          onClick={handleCancel}
+          color="secondary"
+          disabled={disableButtons}
+        >
           Cancel
         </Button>
         <Button
           onClick={handleContinue}
           color="primary"
-          disabled={!nameIsValid}
+          disabled={!nameIsValid || disableButtons}
         >
-          {inputText === initialAnalysisName
-            ? 'Continue'
-            : 'Rename and continue'}
+          {continueText}
         </Button>
       </DialogActions>
     </Dialog>
diff --git a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/EDAWorkspaceHeading.tsx b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/EDAWorkspaceHeading.tsx
index 1b5e191a51..11daf56faa 100644
--- a/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/EDAWorkspaceHeading.tsx
+++ b/packages/libs/eda/src/lib/workspace/EDAWorkspaceHeading.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Path from 'path';
 import { H3, Table, FloatingButton } from '@veupathdb/coreui';
 
 import { safeHtml } from '@veupathdb/wdk-client/lib/Utils/ComponentUtils';
-import { AnalysisNameDialog } from './AnalysisNameDialog';
+import AnalysisNameDialog from './AnalysisNameDialog';
 import AddIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Add';
 
 // Hooks