diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/ChatWindow.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/ChatWindow.tsx
index 5adea015..d0ac5f9c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/ChatWindow.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/ChatWindow.tsx
@@ -213,13 +213,18 @@ function ChatContent({
 }
 
 export default function ChatWindow() {
+  // Shared function to create a chat window
+  const openNewChatWindow = () => {
+    window.electron.createChatWindow();
+  };
+
   // Add keyboard shortcut handler
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
       // Check for Command+N (Mac) or Control+N (Windows/Linux)
       if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && event.key === 'n') {
         event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default browser behavior
-        window.electron.createChatWindow();
+        openNewChatWindow();
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
index cdd8b012..9db583c5 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import { loadZshEnv } from './utils/loadEnv';
-import { app, BrowserWindow, Tray, Menu, globalShortcut, ipcMain, Notification } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow, Tray, Menu, globalShortcut, ipcMain, Notification, MenuItem } from 'electron';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { findAvailablePort, startGoosed } from './goosed';
 import started from "electron-squirrel-startup";
@@ -208,6 +208,23 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   // Show launcher input on key combo
   globalShortcut.register('Control+Alt+Command+G', createLauncher);
 
+  // Preserve existing menu and add new items
+  const menu = Menu.getApplicationMenu();
+  const fileMenu = menu?.items.find(item => item.label === 'File');
+
+  // Add 'New Chat Window' to File menu
+  if (fileMenu && fileMenu.submenu) {
+    fileMenu.submenu.append(new MenuItem({
+      label: 'New Chat Window',
+      accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+N',
+      click() {
+        ipcMain.emit('create-chat-window');
+      },
+    }));
+  }
+
+  Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu);
+
   app.on('activate', () => {
     if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
       createChat(app);
@@ -266,4 +283,5 @@ app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
   if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
     app.quit();
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+