diff --git a/css/app.css b/css/app.css
index d85c50d5f..68dc185e4 100644
--- a/css/app.css
+++ b/css/app.css
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@ a:hover .icon.out-link   { background-position: -500px -14px;}
 .inspector-hover .toggle-list button::before,
 .inspector-hover .toggle-list button:not(.active),
 .inspector-hover .inspector-inner .add-tag,
+.inspector-hover .inspector-inner .add-relation,
 .inspector-hover .toggle-list button.remove .icon {
     height: 0;
     width: 0;
@@ -1730,6 +1731,23 @@ img.wiki-image {
     padding-left: 10px;
 }
 
+.member-row-new .member-entity-input {
+    border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
+    border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;
+}
+
+.add-relation {
+    width: 40%;
+    height: 30px;
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,.5);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.add-relation:hover {
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,.8);
+}
+
 /* Map Controls */
 
 .map-controls {
diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index c50fd9d9c..bc9b130be 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ en:
         relation: Deleted a relation.
         multiple: "Deleted {n} objects."
       incomplete_relation: This feature can't be deleted because it hasn't been fully downloaded.
+    add_member:
+      annotation: Added a member to a relation.
     delete_member:
       annotation: Removed a member from a relation.
     connect:
@@ -168,7 +170,6 @@ en:
     no_documentation_combination: There is no documentation available for this tag combination
     no_documentation_key: There is no documentation available for this key
     show_more: Show More
-    new_tag: New tag
     view_on_osm: View on openstreetmap.org
     all_tags: All tags
     all_members: All members
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index f50831e2e..4ac4f4252 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
             },
             "incomplete_relation": "This feature can't be deleted because it hasn't been fully downloaded."
         },
+        "add_member": {
+            "annotation": "Added a member to a relation."
+        },
         "delete_member": {
             "annotation": "Removed a member from a relation."
         },
@@ -210,7 +213,6 @@
         "no_documentation_combination": "There is no documentation available for this tag combination",
         "no_documentation_key": "There is no documentation available for this key",
         "show_more": "Show More",
-        "new_tag": "New tag",
         "view_on_osm": "View on openstreetmap.org",
         "all_tags": "All tags",
         "all_members": "All members",
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d83fde6f3..5cdaec831 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 
         <script src='js/id/actions.js'></script>
         <script src="js/id/actions/add_midpoint.js"></script>
+        <script src="js/id/actions/add_member.js"></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/add_entity.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/add_vertex.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/change_member.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/id/actions/add_member.js b/js/id/actions/add_member.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75961bd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/id/actions/add_member.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+iD.actions.AddMember = function(relationId, member, memberIndex) {
+    return function(graph) {
+        return graph.replace(graph.entity(relationId).addMember(member, memberIndex));
+    }
+};
diff --git a/js/id/ui/raw_membership_editor.js b/js/id/ui/raw_membership_editor.js
index a51d922d5..0c9112016 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/raw_membership_editor.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/raw_membership_editor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 iD.ui.RawMembershipEditor = function(context) {
-    var id;
+    var id, showBlank;
 
     function selectRelation(d) {
         context.enter(iD.modes.Select(context, [d.relation.id]));
@@ -12,12 +12,43 @@ iD.ui.RawMembershipEditor = function(context) {
             t('operations.change_role.annotation'));
     }
 
+    function addMembership(d, role) {
+        showBlank = false;
+        context.perform(
+            iD.actions.AddMember(d.relation.id, {id: id, type: context.entity(id).type, role: role}),
+            t('operations.add_member.annotation'))
+    }
+
     function deleteMembership(d) {
         context.perform(
             iD.actions.DeleteMember(d.relation.id, d.index),
             t('operations.delete_member.annotation'));
     }
 
+    function relations(q) {
+        var result = [],
+            graph = context.graph();
+
+        context.intersects(context.extent()).forEach(function(entity) {
+            if (entity.type !== 'relation')
+                return;
+
+            var presetName = context.presets().match(entity, graph).name(),
+                entityName = iD.util.displayName(entity) || '';
+
+            if (q && entityName.toLowerCase().indexOf(q) === -1 &&
+                presetName.toLowerCase().indexOf(q) === -1)
+                return;
+
+            result.push({
+                relation: entity,
+                value: presetName + ' ' + entityName
+            });
+        });
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     function rawMembershipEditor(selection) {
         var entity = context.entity(id),
             memberships = [];
@@ -49,11 +80,11 @@ iD.ui.RawMembershipEditor = function(context) {
             $list.enter().append('ul')
                 .attr('class', 'member-list');
 
-            var $items = $list.selectAll('li')
+            var $items = $list.selectAll('li.member-row-normal')
                 .data(memberships, function(d) { return iD.Entity.key(d.relation) + ',' + d.index; });
 
             var $enter = $items.enter().append('li')
-                .attr('class', 'member-row form-field');
+                .attr('class', 'member-row member-row-normal form-field');
 
             var $label = $enter.append('label')
                 .attr('class', 'form-label')
@@ -62,7 +93,7 @@ iD.ui.RawMembershipEditor = function(context) {
                 .on('click', selectRelation);
 
             $label.append('span')
-                .attr('class','member-entity-type')
+                .attr('class', 'member-entity-type')
                 .text(function(d) { return context.presets().match(d.relation, context.graph()).name(); });
 
             $label.append('span')
@@ -86,6 +117,58 @@ iD.ui.RawMembershipEditor = function(context) {
 
             $items.exit()
                 .remove();
+
+            if (showBlank) {
+                var $new = $list.selectAll('.member-row-new')
+                    .data([0]);
+
+                $enter = $new.enter().append('li')
+                    .attr('class', 'member-row member-row-new form-field');
+
+                $enter.append('input')
+                    .attr('type', 'text')
+                    .attr('class', 'member-entity-input')
+                    .call(d3.combobox()
+                        .fetcher(function(value, _, callback) {
+                            callback(relations(value));
+                        })
+                        .on('accept', function(d) {
+                            addMembership(d, $new.select('.member-role').property('value'));
+                        }));
+
+                $enter.append('input')
+                    .attr('class', 'member-role')
+                    .property('type', 'text')
+                    .attr('maxlength', 255)
+                    .attr('placeholder', t('inspector.role'))
+                    .on('change', changeRole);
+
+                $enter.append('button')
+                    .attr('tabindex', -1)
+                    .attr('class', 'remove button-input-action member-delete minor')
+                    .on('click', deleteMembership)
+                    .append('span')
+                    .attr('class', 'icon delete');
+
+            } else {
+                $list.selectAll('.member-row-new')
+                    .remove();
+            }
+
+            var $add = $wrap.selectAll('.add-relation')
+                .data([0]);
+
+            $add.enter().append('button')
+                .attr('class', 'add-relation')
+                .append('span')
+                .attr('class', 'icon plus light');
+
+            $wrap.selectAll('.add-relation')
+                .on('click', function() {
+                    showBlank = true;
+                    content($wrap);
+                    $list.selectAll('.member-entity-input').node().focus();
+                });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/js/id/ui/raw_tag_editor.js b/js/id/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
index b7dd4a20e..80a0d0051 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ iD.ui.RawTagEditor = function(context) {
         $enter.append('span')
             .attr('class', 'icon plus light');
 
-        $enter.append('span')
-            .attr('class', 'label')
-            .text(t('inspector.new_tag'));
-
         $newTag.on('click', addTag);
 
         var $items = $list.selectAll('li')