diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71ef677dd..5a3bf542d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "activationEvents": [
     "onLanguage:yaml",
+    "onLanguage:yml",
     "workspaceContains:tox-ansible.ini",
     "onWebviewPanel:ansible-home"
   ],
@@ -444,6 +445,10 @@
       {
         "command": "ansible.open-language-server-logs",
         "title": "Ansible: Open Language Server Logs"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "extension.buildExecutionEnvironment",
+        "title": "Build Ansible execution environment"
       }
     ],
     "configuration": [
@@ -795,6 +800,11 @@
           "group": "2_main@1",
           "command": "ansible.lightspeed.playbookExplanation",
           "when": "redhat.ansible.lightspeedSuggestionsEnabled && editorLangId == ansible"
+        },
+        {
+          "when": "resourceFilename == 'execution-environment.yml' || resourceFilename == 'execution-environment.yaml'",
+          "command": "extension.buildExecutionEnvironment",
+          "group": "navigation"
         }
       ],
       "explorer/context": [
@@ -802,6 +812,11 @@
           "group": "2_main@1",
           "submenu": "ansible.playbook.run",
           "when": "isFileSystemResource && resourceLangId == ansible"
+        },
+        {
+          "when": "resourceFilename == 'execution-environment.yml' || resourceFilename == 'execution-environment.yaml'",
+          "command": "extension.buildExecutionEnvironment",
+          "group": "navigation"
         }
       ],
       "view/title": [
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 2210b7ebe..7005770f9 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import { PlaybookFeedbackEvent } from "./interfaces/lightspeed";
 import { CreateDevfile } from "./features/contentCreator/createDevfilePage";
 import { CreateSampleExecutionEnv } from "./features/contentCreator/createSampleExecutionEnvPage";
 import { CreateDevcontainer } from "./features/contentCreator/createDevcontainerPage";
+import { rightClickEEBuildCommand } from "./features/utils/buildExecutionEnvironment";
 
 export let client: LanguageClient;
 export let lightSpeedManager: LightSpeedManager;
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
 
   vscode.commands.executeCommand("setContext", "lightspeedConnectReady", true);
 
+  const eeBuilderCommand = rightClickEEBuildCommand(
+    "extension.buildExecutionEnvironment",
+  );
+
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.commands.registerCommand(
       LightSpeedCommands.LIGHTSPEED_STATUS_BAR_CLICK,
@@ -827,6 +832,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
       lsOutputChannel.show();
     }),
   );
+  context.subscriptions.push(eeBuilderCommand);
 }
 
 const startClient = async (
diff --git a/src/features/utils/buildExecutionEnvironment.ts b/src/features/utils/buildExecutionEnvironment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c6faa11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/utils/buildExecutionEnvironment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import * as path from "path";
+import { withInterpreter } from "../utils/commandRunner";
+import { SettingsManager } from "../../settings";
+import { runCommand } from "../contentCreator/utils";
+
+export function rightClickEEBuildCommand(commandId: string): vscode.Disposable {
+  return vscode.commands.registerCommand(commandId, async (uri: vscode.Uri) => {
+    if (!uri?.fsPath) {
+      const getFileFromEditor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+      if (!getFileFromEditor) {
+        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+          "No file selected and no active file found!",
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      const filePath = getFileFromEditor.document.uri.fsPath;
+      if (
+        !filePath.endsWith("execution-environment.yml") &&
+        !filePath.endsWith("execution-environment.yaml")
+      ) {
+        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+          "Active file is not an execution environment file!",
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      uri = getFileFromEditor.document.uri;
+    }
+
+    const filePath = uri.fsPath;
+    const dirPath = path.dirname(filePath);
+
+    const builderCommand = `ansible-builder build -f ${filePath} -c ${dirPath}/context`;
+
+    vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Running: ${builderCommand}`);
+
+    if (!dirPath) {
+      vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Could not determine workspace folder.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const extSettings = new SettingsManager();
+      await extSettings.initialize();
+
+      const { command, env } = withInterpreter(
+        extSettings.settings,
+        builderCommand,
+        "",
+      );
+
+      const result = await runCommand(command, env);
+
+      if (result.status === "failed") {
+        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+          `Build failed with status ${result.status}: \n${result.output.trim()}`,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
+        `Build successful:\n${result.output.trim()}`,
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+        `Unexpected error: ${(error as Error).message}`,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/ui-test/contentCreatorUiTest.ts b/test/ui-test/contentCreatorUiTest.ts
index 54c2c5cf2..764bd2354 100644
--- a/test/ui-test/contentCreatorUiTest.ts
+++ b/test/ui-test/contentCreatorUiTest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { By, EditorView, WebElement } from "vscode-extension-tester";
+import {
+  By,
+  EditorView,
+  WebElement,
+  Workbench,
+  InputBox,
+} from "vscode-extension-tester";
 import {
   getWebviewByLocator,
   sleep,
@@ -180,6 +186,51 @@ describe("Test Ansible sample execution environment file scaffolding", () => {
       "Create Sample Ansible Execution Environment",
     );
   });
+
+  it("Executes the build command from the right-click menu", async function () {
+    const workbench = new Workbench();
+
+    await workbenchExecuteCommand("Build Ansible execution environment");
+    let notifications = await workbench.getNotifications();
+    const errorNotification = notifications.find(async (notification) => {
+      return (await notification.getMessage()).includes(
+        "No file selected and no active file found!",
+      );
+    });
+    if (!errorNotification) throw new Error("Notification not found");
+
+    await workbenchExecuteCommand("File: New Untitled Text file");
+    await workbenchExecuteCommand("Build Ansible execution environment");
+    notifications = await workbench.getNotifications();
+    const fileTypeError = notifications.find(async (notification) => {
+      return (await notification.getMessage()).includes(
+        "Active file is not an execution environment file!",
+      );
+    });
+    if (!fileTypeError) throw new Error("Notification not found");
+
+    await workbenchExecuteCommand("Go to File...");
+    const inputBox = await InputBox.create();
+    await inputBox.setText(
+      path.join(os.homedir(), "execution-environment.yml"),
+    );
+    await inputBox.confirm();
+    await workbenchExecuteCommand("Build Ansible execution environment");
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
+    notifications = await workbench.getNotifications();
+    const buildResultNotification = notifications.find(async (notification) => {
+      const message = await notification.getMessage();
+      return (
+        message.includes("Build successful") || message.includes("Build failed")
+      );
+    });
+    if (!buildResultNotification) throw new Error("Notification not found");
+
+    expect(await buildResultNotification.getMessage()).to.match(
+      /^Build (successful|failed)/,
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Test collection plugins scaffolding", () => {