diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
index b9631b5625..e14b59dc7b 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/engine.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ ipcMain.on('fs:openFolder', async (event) => {
   fsPlugin.openFolder(event)
 })
 
+
+ipcMain.on('terminal:new', async (event) => {
+  console.log('terminal:new', event)
+  xtermPlugin.new(event)
+})
+
 ipcMain.on('template:open', async (event) => {
   console.log('template:open', event)
   templatesPlugin.openTemplate(event)
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/main.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/main.ts
index cfec7a6cef..0f2e599b8c 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/main.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ import WindowMenu from './menus/window';
 import EditMenu from './menus/edit';
 import GitMenu from './menus/git';
 import ViewMenu from './menus/view';
+import TerminalMenu from './menus/terminal';
 import { execCommand } from './menus/commands';
 
 
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/commands.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/commands.ts
index 7a3b11fac5..80c00766d6 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/commands.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ const commands: Record<string, (focusedWindow?: BrowserWindow) => void> = {
       ipcMain.emit('fs:openFolder', focusedWindow.webContents.id);
     }
   },
+  'terminal:new': (focusedWindow) => {
+    if (focusedWindow) {
+      ipcMain.emit('terminal:new', focusedWindow.webContents.id);
+    }
+  },
   'template:open': (focusedWindow) => {
     if (focusedWindow) {
       ipcMain.emit('template:open', focusedWindow.webContents.id);
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/terminal.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/terminal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4059ae5bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/menus/terminal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {BrowserWindow, MenuItemConstructorOptions} from 'electron';
+
+export default (
+  commandKeys: Record<string, string>,
+  execCommand: (command: string, focusedWindow?: BrowserWindow) => void
+): MenuItemConstructorOptions => {
+  const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin';
+
+  return {
+    label: 'Terminal',
+    submenu: [
+      {
+        label: 'New Terminal',
+        click(item, focusedWindow) {
+          execCommand('terminal:new', focusedWindow);
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  };
+};
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/xtermPlugin.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/xtermPlugin.ts
index 2f503ce81f..bf0673fa41 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/xtermPlugin.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/xtermPlugin.ts
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ import os from 'os';
 import * as pty from "node-pty"
 
 import process from 'node:process';
-import {userInfo} from 'node:os';
+import { userInfo } from 'node:os';
 
 export const detectDefaultShell = () => {
-	const {env} = process;
+    const { env } = process;
 
-	if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-		return env.SHELL || 'powershell.exe';
-	}
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+        return env.SHELL || 'powershell.exe';
+    }
 
-	try {
-		const {shell} = userInfo();
-		if (shell) {
-			return shell;
-		}
-	} catch {}
+    try {
+        const { shell } = userInfo();
+        if (shell) {
+            return shell;
+        }
+    } catch { }
 
-	if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-		return env.SHELL || '/bin/zsh';
-	}
+    if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+        return env.SHELL || '/bin/zsh';
+    }
 
-	return env.SHELL || '/bin/sh';
+    return env.SHELL || '/bin/sh';
 };
 
 // Stores default shell when imported.
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ export class XtermPlugin extends ElectronBasePlugin {
         super(profile, clientProfile, XtermPluginClient)
     }
 
+    new(webContentsId: any): void {
+        const client = this.clients.find(c => c.webContentsId === webContentsId)
+        if (client) {
+            client.new()
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 const clientProfile: Profile = {
@@ -114,4 +121,7 @@ class XtermPluginClient extends ElectronBasePluginClient {
         this.emit('data', data, pid)
     }
 
+    async new(): Promise<void> {
+    }
+
 }
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