diff --git a/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/CopilotDotfileManager.java b/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/CopilotDotfileManager.java
index e57c739..8ffb14a 100644
--- a/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/CopilotDotfileManager.java
+++ b/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/CopilotDotfileManager.java
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@ public boolean visit(IResourceDelta delta) throws CoreException {
                         IResource resource = delta.getResource();
                         if (resource instanceof IProject) {
                             IProject project = (IProject) resource;
-                            if (delta.getKind() == IResourceDelta.CHANGED
+
+                            // Handle newly added projects (imported or created)
+                            if (delta.getKind() == IResourceDelta.ADDED) {
+                                if (project.isOpen() && isVaadinProject(project)) {
+                                    createDotfile(project);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            // Handle project open/close state changes
+                            else if (delta.getKind() == IResourceDelta.CHANGED
                                     && (delta.getFlags() & IResourceDelta.OPEN) != 0) {
                                 if (project.isOpen() && isVaadinProject(project)) {
                                     createDotfile(project);
diff --git a/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/wizards/NewVaadinProjectWizard.java b/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/wizards/NewVaadinProjectWizard.java
index e01d731..1b609c0 100644
--- a/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/wizards/NewVaadinProjectWizard.java
+++ b/vaadin-eclipse-plugin-main/src/com/vaadin/plugin/wizards/NewVaadinProjectWizard.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE;
 
+import com.vaadin.plugin.CopilotDotfileManager;
+
 /**
  * New Vaadin Project creation wizard.
  */
@@ -117,7 +119,11 @@ private void doFinish(ProjectModel model, IProgressMonitor monitor)
             project = importProject(projectPath, model.getProjectName(), subMonitor.split(25));
         }
 
-        // Step 4: Open README
+        // Step 4: Create .copilot-plugin dotfile immediately
+        subMonitor.subTask("Configuring Copilot integration...");
+        CopilotDotfileManager.getInstance().updateDotfile(project);
+
+        // Step 5: Open README
         subMonitor.subTask("Opening README...");
         openReadme(project, subMonitor.split(5));