diff --git a/src/actions.js b/src/actions.js
index db65a5e6d..2d14b9898 100644
--- a/src/actions.js
+++ b/src/actions.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import Xdp from "gi://Xdp";
 import XdpGtk from "gi://XdpGtk4";
 
 import About from "./about.js";
+import Window from "./window.js";
 import { portal, settings } from "./util.js";
+import { createSession } from "./sessions.js";
 
 export default function Actions({ application }) {
   const quit = new Gio.SimpleAction({
@@ -65,6 +67,15 @@ export default function Actions({ application }) {
   // application.add_action(settings.create_action("safe-mode"));
   // application.add_action(settings.create_action("auto-preview"));
 
+  const action_new_project = new Gio.SimpleAction({
+    name: "new",
+  });
+  action_new_project.connect("activate", (_self, _target) => {
+    newProject({ application }).catch(console.error);
+  });
+  application.add_action(action_new_project);
+  application.set_accels_for_action("app.new", ["<Control>N"]);
+
   const action_open_file = new Gio.SimpleAction({
     name: "open",
     parameter_type: new GLib.VariantType("s"),
@@ -97,6 +108,12 @@ async function showScreenshot({ application, uri }) {
   );
 }
 
+async function newProject({ application }) {
+  const session = createSession();
+  const { load } = Window({ application, session });
+  await load();
+}
+
 async function open({ application, hint }) {
   const file_dialog = new Gtk.FileDialog();
 
diff --git a/src/sessions.js b/src/sessions.js
index a3b90c0d6..96327aef4 100644
--- a/src/sessions.js
+++ b/src/sessions.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function getSessions() {
   return [...files.values()].map((file) => new Session(file));
 }
 
-function createSession() {
+export function createSession() {
   const id = getNowForFilename();
   const file = sessions_dir.get_child(id);
   ensureDir(file);
diff --git a/src/shortcutsWindow.blp b/src/shortcutsWindow.blp
index d10929b30..e8a09edd5 100644
--- a/src/shortcutsWindow.blp
+++ b/src/shortcutsWindow.blp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ ShortcutsWindow window {
         title: _("Format");
       }
 
+      ShortcutsShortcut {
+        accelerator: "<Control>N";
+        title: _("New Project");
+      }
+
       ShortcutsShortcut {
         accelerator: "<Control>O";
         title: _("Open Project");
diff --git a/src/window.blp b/src/window.blp
index 7dad45993..ab3ac0de6 100644
--- a/src/window.blp
+++ b/src/window.blp
@@ -595,6 +595,11 @@ menu menu_app {
   }
 
   section {
+    item {
+      label: _("New Project");
+      action: "app.new";
+    }
+
     item {
       label: _("Open Project…");
       action: "app.open";