diff --git a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Events.cs b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Events.cs
index 0df3a5c0f5ed..20009533c1d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Events.cs
+++ b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Events.cs
@@ -192,12 +192,70 @@ private async void RefreshButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             // reload the current Registry file and update the toolbar accordingly.
             UpdateToolBarAndUI(await OpenRegistryFile(_appFileName), true, true);
 
+            // disable the Save button as it's a new file
             saveButton.IsEnabled = false;
 
             // restore the TextChanged handler
             MonacoEditor.TextChanged += MonacoEditor_TextChanged;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the editor content
+        /// </summary>
+        private async void NewButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Check to see if the current file has been saved
+            if (saveButton.IsEnabled)
+            {
+                ContentDialog contentDialog = new ContentDialog()
+                {
+                    Title = resourceLoader.GetString("YesNoCancelDialogTitle"),
+                    Content = resourceLoader.GetString("YesNoCancelDialogContent"),
+                    PrimaryButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("YesNoCancelDialogPrimaryButtonText"),
+                    SecondaryButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("YesNoCancelDialogSecondaryButtonText"),
+                    CloseButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("YesNoCancelDialogCloseButtonText"),
+                    DefaultButton = ContentDialogButton.Primary,
+                };
+
+                // Use this code to associate the dialog to the appropriate AppWindow by setting
+                // the dialog's XamlRoot to the same XamlRoot as an element that is already present in the AppWindow.
+                if (ApiInformation.IsApiContractPresent("Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract", 8))
+                {
+                    contentDialog.XamlRoot = this.Content.XamlRoot;
+                }
+
+                ContentDialogResult contentDialogResult = await contentDialog.ShowAsync();
+                switch (contentDialogResult)
+                {
+                    case ContentDialogResult.Primary:
+                        // Save, then continue the file open
+                        SaveFile();
+                        break;
+                    case ContentDialogResult.Secondary:
+                        // Don't save and continue the file open!
+                        saveButton.IsEnabled = false;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        // Don't open the new file!
+                        return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // mute the TextChanged handler to make for clean UI
+            MonacoEditor.TextChanged -= MonacoEditor_TextChanged;
+
+            // reset editor, file info and ui.
+            _appFileName = string.Empty;
+            ResetEditorAndFile();
+
+            // restore the TextChanged handler
+            MonacoEditor.TextChanged += MonacoEditor_TextChanged;
+
+            // disable buttons that do not make sense
+            saveButton.IsEnabled = false;
+            refreshButton.IsEnabled = false;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Opens the Registry Editor; UAC is handled by the request to open
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Utilities.cs b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Utilities.cs
index b8fc6e4e1d9a..e7c8328f3ca1 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Utilities.cs
+++ b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.Utilities.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ private async Task<bool> OpenRegistryFile(string filename)
             }
             catch
             {
+                // Set default value for empty opening
+                await MonacoEditor.SetTextAsync("Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n");
+
                 // restore TextChanged handler to make for clean UI
                 MonacoEditor.TextChanged += MonacoEditor_TextChanged;
 
@@ -167,6 +170,25 @@ private void RefreshRegistryFile()
             ChangeCursor(gridPreview, false);
         }
 
+        private async void ResetEditorAndFile()
+        {
+            // Disable parts of the UI that can cause trouble when loading
+            ChangeCursor(gridPreview, true);
+
+            // clear the treeView and dataGrid no matter what
+            treeView.RootNodes.Clear();
+            ClearTable();
+
+            // update the current window's title with the current filename
+            _updateWindowTitleFunction(string.Empty);
+
+            // Set default value for empty opening
+            await MonacoEditor.SetTextAsync("Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n");
+
+            // Reset the cursor but leave editor disabled as no content got loaded
+            ChangeCursor(gridPreview, false);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Parses the text that is passed in, which should be the same text that's in editor
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.xaml b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.xaml
index a48222e9aa8f..158a0c4e5c49 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewMainPage.xaml
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
                         <KeyboardAccelerator Key="F5" />
                     </AppBarButton.KeyboardAccelerators>
                 </AppBarButton>
+                <AppBarButton
+                    x:Name="newButton"
+                    x:Uid="NewButton"
+                    Click="NewButton_Click"
+                    Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xe7c3;}">
+                    <AppBarButton.KeyboardAccelerators>
+                        <KeyboardAccelerator Key="N" Modifiers="Control" />
+                    </AppBarButton.KeyboardAccelerators>
+                </AppBarButton>
                 <AppBarSeparator />
                 <AppBarButton
                     x:Name="saveButton"
diff --git a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw
index 73469a3b509b..93242072241d 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw
@@ -297,4 +297,7 @@
     <value>Copy value with key path</value>
     <comment>Like "Copy item"</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="NewButton.Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>New</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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