diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
index 4fc50b68d7e0..ae387154102e 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/settings/settings-keybinds.spec.ts
@@ -208,21 +208,21 @@ test("changing new session keybind works", async ({ page, sdk, gotoSession }) =>
     await keybindButton.click()
     await expect(keybindButton).toHaveText(/press/i)
 
-    await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+Shift+KeyN`)
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+Shift+KeyY`)
     await page.waitForTimeout(100)
 
     const newKeybind = await keybindButton.textContent()
-    expect(newKeybind).toContain("N")
+    expect(newKeybind).toContain("Y")
 
     const stored = await page.evaluate(() => {
       const raw = localStorage.getItem("settings.v3")
       return raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : null
     })
-    expect(stored?.keybinds?.["session.new"]).toBe("mod+shift+n")
+    expect(stored?.keybinds?.["session.new"]).toBe("mod+shift+y")
 
     await closeDialog(page, dialog)
 
-    await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+Shift+N`)
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+Shift+Y`)
     await page.waitForTimeout(200)
 
     const newUrl = page.url()
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/platform.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/platform.tsx
index 3bdc46391b67..649a8fa49916 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/platform.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/platform.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ export type Platform = {
 
   /** Read image from clipboard (desktop only) */
   readClipboardImage?(): Promise<File | null>
+
+  /** Spawn a new window (desktop only) */
+  spawnWindow?(): Promise<void>
 }
 
 export type DisplayBackend = "auto" | "wayland"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
index 39317b8d657e..851153898d9d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const dict = {
   "command.category.permissions": "Permissions",
   "command.category.workspace": "Workspace",
   "command.category.settings": "Settings",
+  "command.category.window": "Window",
 
   "theme.scheme.system": "System",
   "theme.scheme.light": "Light",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
index b5a96110f651..30c9291b60d8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
@@ -1150,6 +1150,13 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
         keybind: "mod+shift+t",
         onSelect: () => cycleTheme(1),
       },
+      {
+        id: "window.new",
+        title: language.t("command.window.new"),
+        category: language.t("command.category.window"),
+        keybind: "mod+shift+n",
+        onSelect: () => platform.spawnWindow?.(),
+      },
     ]
 
     for (const [id] of availableThemeEntries()) {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/index.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/index.ts
index 032343204cc5..5acd38b9808a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/index.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ registerIpcHandlers({
   checkUpdate: async () => checkUpdate(),
   installUpdate: async () => installUpdate(),
   setBackgroundColor: (color) => setBackgroundColor(color),
+  spawnWindow: () => {
+    createMainWindow({
+      updaterEnabled: UPDATER_ENABLED,
+      deepLinks: [],
+    })
+  },
 })
 
 function killSidecar() {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/ipc.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/ipc.ts
index d2cfc25241ed..b3e920035495 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Deps = {
   checkUpdate: () => Promise<{ updateAvailable: boolean; version?: string }>
   installUpdate: () => Promise<void> | void
   setBackgroundColor: (color: string) => void
+  spawnWindow: () => void
 }
 
 export function registerIpcHandlers(deps: Deps) {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(deps: Deps) {
   ipcMain.handle("check-update", () => deps.checkUpdate())
   ipcMain.handle("install-update", () => deps.installUpdate())
   ipcMain.handle("set-background-color", (_event: IpcMainInvokeEvent, color: string) => deps.setBackgroundColor(color))
+  ipcMain.handle("spawn-window", () => deps.spawnWindow())
   ipcMain.handle("store-get", (_event: IpcMainInvokeEvent, name: string, key: string) => {
     const store = getStore(name)
     const value = store.get(key)
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/index.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/index.ts
index 296fcb2f1cc1..dcaf4d286688 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const api: ElectronAPI = {
   checkUpdate: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("check-update"),
   installUpdate: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("install-update"),
   setBackgroundColor: (color: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke("set-background-color", color),
+  spawnWindow: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("spawn-window"),
 }
 
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("api", api)
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/types.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/types.ts
index f8e6d52c7db6..73f5198168be 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/types.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/preload/types.ts
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ export type ElectronAPI = {
   checkUpdate: () => Promise<{ updateAvailable: boolean; version?: string }>
   installUpdate: () => Promise<void>
   setBackgroundColor: (color: string) => Promise<void>
+  spawnWindow: () => Promise<void>
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
index 44f2e6360c35..92253d9359e1 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ const createPlatform = (): Platform => {
         type: "image/png",
       })
     },
+
+    spawnWindow: async () => {
+      await window.api.spawnWindow()
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index a843ac8174e5..094310fb749a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ fn resolve_app_path(app_name: &str) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+#[specta::specta]
+fn spawn_window(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let label = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+    MainWindow::create(&app, &label).map(|_| ()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 #[specta::specta]
 fn open_path(_app: AppHandle, path: String, app_name: Option<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -387,7 +394,8 @@ fn make_specta_builder() -> tauri_specta::Builder<tauri::Wry> {
             check_app_exists,
             wsl_path,
             resolve_app_path,
-            open_path
+            open_path,
+            spawn_window
         ])
         .events(tauri_specta::collect_events![
             LoadingWindowComplete,
@@ -515,7 +523,7 @@ async fn initialize(app: AppHandle) {
     };
 
     // Create main window immediately - the web app handles its own loading/health gate
-    MainWindow::create(&app).expect("Failed to create main window");
+    MainWindow::create(&app, MainWindow::LABEL).expect("Failed to create main window");
 
     let _ = loading_task.await;
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
index f361cbe38d5c..2d99f405f138 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ impl Deref for MainWindow {
 impl MainWindow {
     pub const LABEL: &str = "main";
 
-    pub fn create(app: &AppHandle) -> Result<Self, tauri::Error> {
-        if let Some(window) = app.get_webview_window(Self::LABEL) {
+    pub fn create(app: &AppHandle, label: &str) -> Result<Self, tauri::Error> {
+        if let Some(window) = app.get_webview_window(label) {
             let _ = window.set_focus();
             let _ = window.unminimize();
             return Ok(Self(window));
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl MainWindow {
             .unwrap_or(false);
         let decorations = use_decorations();
         let window_builder = base_window_config(
-            WebviewWindowBuilder::new(app, Self::LABEL, WebviewUrl::App("/".into())),
+            WebviewWindowBuilder::new(app, label, WebviewUrl::App("/".into())),
             app,
             decorations,
         )
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/bindings.ts b/packages/desktop/src/bindings.ts
index d434d3b35e89..f9cbdd29bb0a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/bindings.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/bindings.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const commands = {
 	wslPath: (path: string, mode: "windows" | "linux" | null) => __TAURI_INVOKE<string>("wsl_path", { path, mode }),
 	resolveAppPath: (appName: string) => __TAURI_INVOKE<string | null>("resolve_app_path", { appName }),
 	openPath: (path: string, appName: string | null) => __TAURI_INVOKE<null>("open_path", { path, appName }),
+	spawnWindow: () => __TAURI_INVOKE<void>("spawn_window"),
 };
 
 /** Events */
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
index 5fe88d501bd9..d016924a308c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ const createPlatform = (): Platform => {
         }, "image/png")
       })
     },
+    spawnWindow: async () => {
+      await commands.spawnWindow()
+    },
   }
 }