diff --git a/src/atom-application.coffee b/src/atom-application.coffee
index 0dd01bc2a..8b420d322 100644
--- a/src/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-application.coffee
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class AtomApplication
     menus.push
       label: 'File'
       submenu: [
-        { label: 'New Window', accelerator: 'Command+N', click: => @openPath() }
+        { label: 'New Window', accelerator: 'Command+Shift+N', click: => @openPath() }
         { label: 'Open...', accelerator: 'Command+O', click: => @promptForPath() }
         { label: 'Open In Dev Mode...', accelerator: 'Command+Shift+O', click: => @promptForPath(devMode: true) }
       ]