diff --git a/CadQuery/Gui/Command.py b/CadQuery/Gui/Command.py
index 139092d..ce3b751 100644
--- a/CadQuery/Gui/Command.py
+++ b/CadQuery/Gui/Command.py
@@ -100,7 +100,39 @@ class CadQueryExecuteScript:
         FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("\r\n" + msg + cqCodePane.file.path)
 
 
-class CadQueryOpenScript():
+class CadQueryNewScript:
+    """CadQuery's command to start a new script file."""
+    def GetResources(self):
+        return {"MenuText": "New Script",
+                "Accel": "Alt+N",
+                "ToolTip": "Starts a new CadQuery script",
+                "Pixmap": ":/icons/document-new.svg"}
+
+    def IsActive(self):
+        return True
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        import os, module_locator
+
+        module_base_path = module_locator.module_path()
+        templ_dir_path = os.path.join(module_base_path, 'Templates')
+
+        #We've created a library that FreeCAD can use as well to open CQ files
+        ImportCQ.open(os.path.join(templ_dir_path, 'script_template.py'))
+
+        #Getting the main window will allow us to find the children we need to work with
+        mw = FreeCADGui.getMainWindow()
+
+        #We need this so we can load the file into it
+        cqCodePane = mw.findChild(QtGui.QPlainTextEdit, "cqCodePane")
+
+        #Set the file name to be blank so that we can't save over the template
+        cqCodePane.file.path = ''
+
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("New Clicked\r\n")
+
+
+class CadQueryOpenScript:
     """CadQuery's command to open a script file."""
     previousPath = None
 
diff --git a/CadQuery/InitGui.py b/CadQuery/InitGui.py
index 5597600..93f8bfb 100644
--- a/CadQuery/InitGui.py
+++ b/CadQuery/InitGui.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class CadQueryWorkbench (Workbench):
         #logging.basicConfig(filename='/home/jwright/Documents/log.txt', level=logging.DEBUG)
         
         #We have our own CQ menu that's added when the user chooses our workbench
-        commands = ['CadQueryOpenScript', 'CadQuerySaveScript', 'CadQuerySaveAsScript', 'CadQueryExecuteScript',
-                    'CadQueryCloseScript']
+        commands = ['CadQueryNewScript', 'CadQueryOpenScript', 'CadQuerySaveScript', 'CadQuerySaveAsScript', 'CadQueryExecuteScript',
+                    'CadQueryCloseScript', 'Separator']
         self.appendMenu('CadQuery', commands)
 
     def Activated(self):
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class CadQueryWorkbench (Workbench):
         #     FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(widget.objectName())
         #     widget.setVisible(True)
 
+FreeCADGui.addCommand('CadQueryNewScript', CadQueryNewScript())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('CadQueryOpenScript', CadQueryOpenScript())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('CadQuerySaveScript', CadQuerySaveScript())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('CadQuerySaveAsScript', CadQuerySaveAsScript())
diff --git a/CadQuery/Templates/script_template.py b/CadQuery/Templates/script_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88dac12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CadQuery/Templates/script_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This is a CadQuery script template
+# Add your script code below
+
+# Length units
+length_uom = 'mm'