diff --git a/src/backend/app/central/central_crud.py b/src/backend/app/central/central_crud.py
index 44f701633b..243ee8efcb 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/central/central_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/central/central_crud.py
@@ -593,6 +593,34 @@ async def create_entity_list(
             )
 
 
+async def create_entity(
+    odk_creds: central_schemas.ODKCentralDecrypted,
+    odk_id: int,
+    properties: list[str],
+    entity: central_schemas.EntityDict,
+    dataset_name: str = "features",
+) -> None:
+    """Create a new Entity in ODK."""
+    log.info(f"Creating ODK Entity in dataset '{dataset_name}' (ODK ID: {odk_id})")
+    try:
+        properties = central_schemas.entity_fields_to_list(properties)
+
+        label = entity.get("label")
+        data = entity.get("data")
+
+        if not label or not data:
+            log.error("Missing required entity fields: 'label' or 'data'")
+            raise ValueError("Entity must contain 'label' and 'data' fields")
+
+        async with central_deps.get_odk_dataset(odk_creds) as odk_central:
+            await odk_central.createEntity(odk_id, dataset_name, label, data)
+        log.info(f"Entity '{label}' successfully created in ODK")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.exception(f"Failed to create entity in ODK: {str(e)}")
+        raise
+
+
 async def get_entities_geojson(
     odk_creds: central_schemas.ODKCentralDecrypted,
     odk_id: int,
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
index 79540f437e..2533d8c53a 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import os
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Annotated, Optional
+from typing import Annotated, Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import requests
 from fastapi import (
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@
     DbUserRole,
 )
 from app.db.postgis_utils import (
+    add_required_geojson_properties,
     check_crs,
     featcol_keep_single_geom_type,
     flatgeobuf_to_featcol,
     merge_polygons,
     parse_geojson_file_to_featcol,
+    split_geojson_by_task_areas,
 )
 from app.organisations import organisation_deps
 from app.projects import project_crud, project_deps, project_schemas
@@ -883,6 +885,58 @@ async def add_additional_entity_list(
     return Response(status_code=HTTPStatus.OK)
 
 
+@router.post("/{project_id}/create-entity")
+async def add_new_entity(
+    db: Annotated[Connection, Depends(db_conn)],
+    project_user_dict: Annotated[ProjectUserDict, Depends(project_manager)],
+    geojson: Dict[str, Any],
+):
+    """Create an Entity for the project in ODK."""
+    try:
+        project = project_user_dict.get("project")
+        project_odk_id = project.odkid
+        project_odk_creds = project.odk_credentials
+
+        features = geojson.get("features")
+        if not features or not isinstance(features, list):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Invalid GeoJSON format"
+            )
+
+        # Add required properties and extract entity data
+        featcol = add_required_geojson_properties(geojson)
+        properties = list(featcol["features"][0]["properties"].keys())
+        task_geojson = await split_geojson_by_task_areas(db, featcol, project.id)
+        entities_list = await central_crud.task_geojson_dict_to_entity_values(
+            task_geojson
+        )
+
+        if not entities_list:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="No valid entities found"
+            )
+
+        # Create entity in ODK
+        await central_crud.create_entity(
+            project_odk_creds,
+            project_odk_id,
+            properties=properties,
+            entity=entities_list[0],
+            dataset_name="features",
+        )
+
+        return Response(status_code=HTTPStatus.OK)
+    except HTTPException as http_err:
+        log.error(f"HTTP error: {http_err.detail}")
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.exception("Unexpected error during entity creation")
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            detail="Entity creation failed",
+        ) from e
+
+
 @router.post("/{project_id}/generate-project-data")
 async def generate_files(
     db: Annotated[Connection, Depends(db_conn)],