diff --git a/tui_main.c b/tui_main.c
index a90fbf7..3903495 100644
--- a/tui_main.c
+++ b/tui_main.c
@@ -1846,6 +1846,7 @@ enum {
   Set_tempo_form_id,
   Set_grid_dims_form_id,
   Autofit_menu_id,
+  Confirm_new_file_menu_id,
 };
 enum {
   Open_name_text_line_id = 1,
@@ -1863,6 +1864,10 @@ enum {
   Autofit_nicely_id = 1,
   Autofit_tightly_id,
 };
+enum {
+  Confirm_new_file_reject_id = 1,
+  Confirm_new_file_accep_id,
+};
 enum {
   Main_menu_quit = 1,
   Main_menu_controls,
@@ -1904,6 +1909,14 @@ void pop_qnav_if_main_menu(void) {
     qnav_stack_pop();
 }
 
+void push_confirm_new_file_menu(void) {
+  Qmenu* qm = qmenu_create(Confirm_new_file_menu_id);
+  qmenu_set_title(qm, "Are you sure?");
+  qmenu_add_choice(qm, "Cancel", Confirm_new_file_reject_id);
+  qmenu_add_choice(qm, "Create New File", Confirm_new_file_accep_id);
+  qmenu_push_to_nav(qm);
+}
+
 void push_autofit_menu(void) {
   Qmenu* qm = qmenu_create(Autofit_menu_id);
   qmenu_set_title(qm, "Auto-fit Grid");
@@ -2798,32 +2811,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
               case Main_menu_about:
                 push_about_msg();
                 break;
-              case Main_menu_new: {
-                Usz new_field_h, new_field_w;
-                if (ged_suggest_nice_grid_size(ged_state.win_h, ged_state.win_w,
-                                               ged_state.softmargin_y,
-                                               ged_state.softmargin_x,
-                                               (int)ged_state.ruler_spacing_y,
-                                               (int)ged_state.ruler_spacing_x,
-                                               &new_field_h, &new_field_w)) {
-                  undo_history_push(&ged_state.undo_hist, &ged_state.field,
-                                    ged_state.tick_num);
-                  field_resize_raw(&ged_state.field, new_field_h, new_field_w);
-                  memset(ged_state.field.buffer, '.',
-                         new_field_h * new_field_w * sizeof(Glyph));
-                  ged_cursor_confine(&ged_state.ged_cursor, new_field_h,
-                                     new_field_w);
-                  mbuf_reusable_ensure_size(&ged_state.mbuf_r, new_field_h,
-                                            new_field_w);
-                  ged_update_internal_geometry(&ged_state);
-                  ged_make_cursor_visible(&ged_state);
-                  ged_state.needs_remarking = true;
-                  ged_state.is_draw_dirty = true;
-                  heapstr_set_cstr(&file_name, "");
-                  ged_state.filename = "unnamed"; // slightly redundant
-                  pop_qnav_if_main_menu();
-                }
-              } break;
+              case Main_menu_new:
+                push_confirm_new_file_menu();
+                break;
               case Main_menu_open:
                 push_open_form(file_name.str);
                 break;
@@ -2876,6 +2866,39 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
               }
               qnav_stack_pop();
               pop_qnav_if_main_menu();
+            } else if (qmenu_id(qm) == Confirm_new_file_menu_id) {
+              switch (act.picked.id) {
+              case Confirm_new_file_reject_id:
+                qnav_stack_pop();
+                break;
+              case Confirm_new_file_accep_id: {
+                Usz new_field_h, new_field_w;
+                if (ged_suggest_nice_grid_size(ged_state.win_h, ged_state.win_w,
+                                               ged_state.softmargin_y,
+                                               ged_state.softmargin_x,
+                                               (int)ged_state.ruler_spacing_y,
+                                               (int)ged_state.ruler_spacing_x,
+                                               &new_field_h, &new_field_w)) {
+                  undo_history_push(&ged_state.undo_hist, &ged_state.field,
+                                    ged_state.tick_num);
+                  field_resize_raw(&ged_state.field, new_field_h, new_field_w);
+                  memset(ged_state.field.buffer, '.',
+                         new_field_h * new_field_w * sizeof(Glyph));
+                  ged_cursor_confine(&ged_state.ged_cursor, new_field_h,
+                                     new_field_w);
+                  mbuf_reusable_ensure_size(&ged_state.mbuf_r, new_field_h,
+                                            new_field_w);
+                  ged_update_internal_geometry(&ged_state);
+                  ged_make_cursor_visible(&ged_state);
+                  ged_state.needs_remarking = true;
+                  ged_state.is_draw_dirty = true;
+                  heapstr_set_cstr(&file_name, "");
+                  ged_state.filename = "unnamed"; // slightly redundant
+                  qnav_stack_pop();
+                  pop_qnav_if_main_menu();
+                }
+              } break;
+              }
             }
           } break;
           }