diff --git a/src/MacVim/Info.plist b/src/MacVim/Info.plist
index 9474e5da20..2a681fc971 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/Info.plist
+++ b/src/MacVim/Info.plist
@@ -614,6 +614,23 @@
 			<key>NSUserData</key>
 			<string>Window</string>
 		</dict>
+        <dict>
+			<key>NSMenuItem</key>
+			<dict>
+				<key>default</key>
+				<string>MacVim/New Document Here</string>
+			</dict>
+			<key>NSMessage</key>
+			<string>newFileHere</string>
+			<key>NSPortName</key>
+			<string>MacVim</string>
+			<key>NSSendTypes</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>NSStringPboardType</string>
+			</array>
+			<key>NSUserData</key>
+			<string>Window</string>
+        </dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>SUFeedURL</key>
 	<string>http://bjorn.winckler.googlepages.com/macvim_latest.xml</string>
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
index 4b94982503..b80cd256c7 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ static int executeInLoginShell(NSString *path, NSArray *args);
                 error:(NSString **)error;
 - (void)openFile:(NSPasteboard *)pboard userData:(NSString *)userData
            error:(NSString **)error;
+- (void)newFileHere:(NSPasteboard *)pboard userData:(NSString *)userData
+              error:(NSString **)error;
 @end
 
 
@@ -1181,6 +1183,44 @@ fsEventCallback(ConstFSEventStreamRef streamRef,
     }
 }
 
+- (void)newFileHere:(NSPasteboard *)pboard userData:(NSString *)userData
+              error:(NSString **)error
+{
+    if (![[pboard types] containsObject:NSStringPboardType]) {
+        NSLog(@"WARNING: Pasteboard contains no object of type "
+              "NSStringPboardType");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    NSString *path = [pboard stringForType:NSStringPboardType];
+
+    BOOL dirIndicator;
+    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:path
+                                              isDirectory:&dirIndicator]) {
+        NSLog(@"Invalid path. Cannot open new document at: %@", path);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!dirIndicator)
+        path = [path stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
+
+    path = [path stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@"\\ "];
+
+    MMVimController *vc = [self topmostVimController];
+    NSUserDefaults *ud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
+    BOOL openInCurrentWindow = [ud boolForKey:MMOpenInCurrentWindowKey];
+
+    if (vc && openInCurrentWindow) {
+        NSString *input = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<C-\\><C-N>"
+                ":tabe|cd %@<CR>", path];
+        [vc addVimInput:input];
+    } else {
+        NSString *input = [NSString stringWithFormat:@":cd %@", path];
+        [self launchVimProcessWithArguments:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:
+                                             @"-c", input, nil]];
+    }
+}
+
 @end // MMAppController (MMServices)