diff --git a/ui/zenomodel/include/api.h b/ui/zenomodel/include/api.h
index e294ab2561..61e19fd774 100644
--- a/ui/zenomodel/include/api.h
+++ b/ui/zenomodel/include/api.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ZENO_ERROR  Zeno_NewFile();
 ZENO_ERROR  Zeno_OpenFile(const std::string& fn);
 ZENO_ERROR  Zeno_SaveAs(const std::string& fn);
 
+ZENO_HANDLE Zeno_CreateGraph(const std::string& name, int type);
 ZENO_HANDLE Zeno_CreateGraph(const std::string& name);
 ZENO_ERROR  Zeno_DeleteGraph(ZENO_HANDLE hSubgraph);
 ZENO_HANDLE Zeno_GetGraph(const std::string& name);
diff --git a/ui/zenomodel/src/api.cpp b/ui/zenomodel/src/api.cpp
index 875aed3c74..c9ad1fcf01 100644
--- a/ui/zenomodel/src/api.cpp
+++ b/ui/zenomodel/src/api.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ ZENO_HANDLE Zeno_CreateGraph(const std::string& name)
     return subgIdx.internalId();
 }
 
+ZENO_HANDLE Zeno_CreateGraph(const std::string& name, int type)
+{
+    IGraphsModel* pModel = GraphsManagment::instance().currentModel();
+    if (!pModel)
+        return Err_ModelNull;
+
+    const QString& qsName = QString::fromStdString(name);
+    pModel->newSubgraph(QString::fromStdString(name), (SUBGRAPH_TYPE)type);
+    QModelIndex subgIdx = pModel->index(qsName);
+    return subgIdx.internalId();
+}
+
 ZENO_ERROR Zeno_DeleteGraph(ZENO_HANDLE hSubgraph)
 {
     IGraphsModel* pModel = GraphsManagment::instance().currentModel();