diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/prompts/get-destination-prompts.js b/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/prompts/get-destination-prompts.js
index 9eb4934bcc..c2e04822c8 100644
--- a/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/prompts/get-destination-prompts.js
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/prompts/get-destination-prompts.js
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ module.exports = (action, basePath, { rootFolder = false } = {}) => {
       name: 'destination',
       message: `Where do you want to add this ${action}?`,
       choices: [
-        {
-          name: `Add ${action} to ${rootFolder ? 'root of project' : 'new API'}`,
-          value: 'new',
-        },
+        ...rootFolder ? [{
+          name: `Add ${action} to root of project`,
+          value: 'root'
+        }] : [{
+          name: `Add ${action} to new API`,
+          value: 'new'
+        }],
         { name: `Add ${action} to an existing API`, value: 'api' },
         { name: `Add ${action} to an existing plugin`, value: 'plugin' },
       ],
diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/utils/get-file-path.js b/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/utils/get-file-path.js
index c870b08661..5ed52be112 100644
--- a/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/utils/get-file-path.js
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/plops/utils/get-file-path.js
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ module.exports = destination => {
     return `plugins/{{ plugin }}/server`;
   }
 
+  if (destination === 'root') {
+    return './';
+  }
+
   return `api/{{ id }}`;
 };