# Adding New Items

The DropDownList enables you to render a button for adding new items when the search results do not match the filtering conditions of the user.

To display a button for adding non-existent items, use the [`kendoDropDownListNoDataTemplate`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/dropdowns/api/nodatatemplatedirective) directive and implement the `dataItem` (`addNew`) function.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/dropdowns/dropdownlist/add_new_item/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the DropDownList](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/dropdowns/api/dropdownlistcomponent)