diff --git a/connect_gui.py b/connect_gui.py
index ba32773..df6ce0a 100644
--- a/connect_gui.py
+++ b/connect_gui.py
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ def connect_gui(app):
     app.gui.main_window.menuSettings.triggered.connect(app.gui.main_window.settingsDock.show)
     app.gui.main_window.bitsAreSquaresSetting.stateChanged.connect(app.utils.update_style_in_all_bit_editors)
     app.gui.main_window.highlightOnesSetting.stateChanged.connect(app.utils.update_style_in_all_bit_editors)
+    app.gui.main_window.newFile.triggered.connect(app.file_actions.create_file)
diff --git a/file.py b/file.py
index ea1a2a9..f77458f 100644
--- a/file.py
+++ b/file.py
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ class FileActions:
 
                     self.app.open_files[file_path] = File(self.app, file_path, file_path.split("/")[-1])
 
+    def create_file(self):
+        file_path, extension = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
+            caption="New File",
+            directory=self.app.utils.home_path,
+            filter="Binary (*.bin);;Any (*)",
+        )
+
+        if "Binary" in extension:
+            file_path = file_path.split(".")[0] + ".bin"  # make sure it has the right extension
+
+        file = open(file_path, "bw")  # create new empty file
+        file.write(b"")
+        file.close()
+
+        self.app.open_files[file_path] = File(self.app, file_path, file_path.split("/")[-1])  # open file
+
     def save_current_file(self):
         current_tab = self.app.gui.main_window.openFileTabs.currentWidget()
         current_file_path = current_tab.objectName()
diff --git a/gui/raw_ui/main_window.ui b/gui/raw_ui/main_window.ui
index b846141..2c45102 100644
--- a/gui/raw_ui/main_window.ui
+++ b/gui/raw_ui/main_window.ui
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>File</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="newFile"/>
     <addaction name="openFile"/>
     <addaction name="saveFile"/>
    </widget>
@@ -207,6 +208,19 @@
     <string>New</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionOpen">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Open</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="newFile">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>New</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+N</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>