diff --git a/src/components/organisms/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.tsx b/src/components/organisms/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.tsx
index 9aec91d81b..e351a7742d 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/organisms/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const CreateProjectModal: React.FC = () => {
         dispatch(setCreateProject({name, rootFolder}));
         onCloseModalHandler();
       } else {
+        trackEvent('app_start/create_project', {from: 'folder'});
         dispatch(setTemplateProjectCreate({name, rootFolder}));
         dispatch(openTemplateExplorer());
         onCloseModalHandler();
diff --git a/src/components/organisms/NewProject/NewProject.tsx b/src/components/organisms/NewProject/NewProject.tsx
index 214af4bf41..0952f757fe 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/NewProject/NewProject.tsx
+++ b/src/components/organisms/NewProject/NewProject.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const NewProject: React.FC = () => {
         'Not sure where to start? Explore a sample project containing everything you need to get started with just one click.',
       itemAction: () => {
         dispatch(openGitCloneModal({fromSampleProject: true}));
+        trackEvent('app_start/create_project', {from: 'sample'});
       },
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/shared/models/telemetry.ts b/src/shared/models/telemetry.ts
index 712aeb7506..405f9199e4 100644
--- a/src/shared/models/telemetry.ts
+++ b/src/shared/models/telemetry.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export type EventMap = {
     numberOfValuesFiles: number;
     executionTime: number;
   };
-  'app_start/create_project': {from: 'scratch' | 'git' | 'template' | 'folder'; templateID?: string};
+  'app_start/create_project': {from: 'sample' | 'scratch' | 'git' | 'template' | 'folder'; templateID?: string};
   'app_start/select_page': {page: string};
   'app_start/select_project': undefined;
   'project_list/open_project': undefined;