diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ef9b5d..bc96f89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@
     ],
     "viewsWelcome": [],
     "commands": [
+      {
+        "command": "ecl.newECLDocument",
+        "title": "ECL File"
+      },
       {
         "command": "ecl.submit",
         "category": "ECL",
@@ -755,6 +759,7 @@
         }
       }
     ],
+    
     "submenus": [
       {
         "id": "setState",
@@ -766,6 +771,12 @@
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
+      "file/newFile": [
+        {                   
+          "command": "ecl.newECLDocument",
+          "group": "file"
+        }
+      ],
       "setPriority": [
         {
           "command": "hpccPlatform.moveJobUp",
@@ -835,6 +846,11 @@
         }
       ],
       "explorer/context": [
+        {
+          "command": "ecl.newECLDocument",
+          "group": "ecl",
+          "when": "ecl.isActive"
+        },
         {
           "when": "resourceLangId == ecl && resourceExtname == .ecl",
           "command": "ecl.copyAsEclID",
@@ -1130,6 +1146,10 @@
       ]
     },
     "keybindings": [
+      {
+        "command": "ecl.newECLDocument",
+        "key": "Alt+J Alt+N"
+      },
       {
         "command": "ecl.searchTerm",
         "key": "shift+f1",
diff --git a/src/ecl/command.ts b/src/ecl/command.ts
index 11e62fb..2694a71 100644
--- a/src/ecl/command.ts
+++ b/src/ecl/command.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class ECLCommands {
         ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("ecl.verify", this.verify, this));
         ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("ecl.importModFile", this.importModFile, this));
         ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("ecl.copyAsEclID", this.copyAsEclID, this));
+        ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("ecl.newECLDocument", this.newECLDocument, this));
     }
 
     static attach(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): ECLCommands {
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ export class ECLCommands {
         return eclCommands;
     }
 
+    newECLDocument()
+    {
+        vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({ language: "ecl" }).then(document => {
+            vscode.window.showTextDocument(document);
+        });
+    }
+
     checkSyntax() {
         if (vscode.window.activeTextEditor) {
             vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.panel.markers.view.focus");