diff --git a/src/commands/createNewProject/createNewProject.ts b/src/commands/createNewProject/createNewProject.ts
index 57ffdbb83..5fbf91600 100644
--- a/src/commands/createNewProject/createNewProject.ts
+++ b/src/commands/createNewProject/createNewProject.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export async function createNewProjectInternal(context: IActionContext, options:
     const version: string = options.version || getGlobalSetting(funcVersionSetting) || await tryGetLocalFuncVersion(context, undefined) || latestGAVersion;
     const projectTemplateKey: string | undefined = getGlobalSetting(projectTemplateKeySetting);
     const wizardContext: Partial<IFunctionWizardContext> & IActionContext = Object.assign(context, options, { language, version: tryParseFuncVersion(version), projectTemplateKey });
+    const optionalExecuteStep = options.executeStep;
 
     if (options.folderPath) {
         FolderListStep.setProjectPath(wizardContext, options.folderPath);
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export async function createNewProjectInternal(context: IActionContext, options:
     const wizard: AzureWizard<IFunctionWizardContext> = new AzureWizard(wizardContext, {
         title: localize('createNewProject', 'Create new project'),
         promptSteps: [new FolderListStep(), new NewProjectLanguageStep(options.templateId, options.functionSettings), new OpenBehaviorStep()],
-        executeSteps: [new OpenFolderStep()]
+        executeSteps: optionalExecuteStep ? [optionalExecuteStep, new OpenFolderStep()] : [new OpenFolderStep()]
     });
     await wizard.prompt();
     await wizard.execute();
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 2ce62d250..71d223625 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function activateInternal(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, perfSta
         createFunction: createFunctionFromApi,
         downloadAppSettings: downloadAppSettingsFromApi,
         uploadAppSettings: uploadAppSettingsFromApi,
-        apiVersion: '1.7.0'
+        apiVersion: '1.8.0'
     }]);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vscode-azurefunctions.api.d.ts b/src/vscode-azurefunctions.api.d.ts
index ee46359e9..7de4b7318 100644
--- a/src/vscode-azurefunctions.api.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-azurefunctions.api.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import { AzureWizardExecuteStep, IActionContext } from "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils";
+
 export interface AzureFunctionsExtensionApi {
     apiVersion: string;
 
@@ -83,4 +85,10 @@ export interface ICreateFunctionOptions {
      * If set, it will automatically select the worker runtime for .NET with the matching targetFramework
      */
     targetFramework?: string | string[];
+
+    /**
+     * If set, it will include a step that will be executed prior to OpenFolderStep determined by the priority of the step
+     * OpenFolder priority is 250 (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-azurefunctions/blob/main/src/commands/createNewProject/OpenFolderStep.ts#L11)
+     */
+    executeStep?: AzureWizardExecuteStep<IActionContext>;
 }