diff --git a/src/cli/ghostty.zig b/src/cli/ghostty.zig
index c1b661f70..adb715d68 100644
--- a/src/cli/ghostty.zig
+++ b/src/cli/ghostty.zig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const validate_config = @import("validate_config.zig");
 const crash_report = @import("crash_report.zig");
 const show_face = @import("show_face.zig");
 const boo = @import("boo.zig");
+const new_window = @import("new_window.zig");
 
 /// Special commands that can be invoked via CLI flags. These are all
 /// invoked by using `+<action>` as a CLI flag. The only exception is
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ pub const Action = enum {
     // Boo!
     boo,
 
+    // Use IPC to tell the running Ghostty to open a new window.
+    @"new-window",
+
     pub fn detectSpecialCase(arg: []const u8) ?SpecialCase(Action) {
         // If we see a "-e" and we haven't seen a command yet, then
         // we are done looking for commands. This special case enables
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ pub const Action = enum {
             .@"crash-report" => try crash_report.run(alloc),
             .@"show-face" => try show_face.run(alloc),
             .boo => try boo.run(alloc),
+            .@"new-window" => try new_window.run(alloc),
         };
     }
 
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ pub const Action = enum {
                 .@"crash-report" => crash_report.Options,
                 .@"show-face" => show_face.Options,
                 .boo => boo.Options,
+                .@"new-window" => new_window.Options,
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/cli/new_window.zig b/src/cli/new_window.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eff187dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/new_window.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const ArenaAllocator = std.heap.ArenaAllocator;
+const build_config = @import("../build_config.zig");
+const Action = @import("../cli.zig").ghostty.Action;
+const args = @import("args.zig");
+const diagnostics = @import("diagnostics.zig");
+const font = @import("../font/main.zig");
+const configpkg = @import("../config.zig");
+const Config = configpkg.Config;
+
+pub const Options = struct {
+    /// This is set by the CLI parser for deinit.
+    _arena: ?ArenaAllocator = null,
+
+    /// If `true`, open up a new window in a debug instance of Ghostty.
+    /// Otherwise open up a new window in a release instance of Ghostty.
+    debug: bool = false,
+
+    /// If set, open up a new window in a custom instance of Ghostty. Takes
+    /// precedence over `--debug`.
+    class: ?[:0]const u8 = null,
+
+    // Enable arg parsing diagnostics so that we don't get an error if
+    // there is a "normal" config setting on the cli.
+    _diagnostics: diagnostics.DiagnosticList = .{},
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Options) void {
+        if (self._arena) |arena| arena.deinit();
+        self.* = undefined;
+    }
+
+    /// Enables "-h" and "--help" to work.
+    pub fn help(self: Options) !void {
+        _ = self;
+        return Action.help_error;
+    }
+};
+
+/// The `new-window` will use native platform IPC to open up a new window in a
+/// running instance of Ghostty.
+///
+/// On GTK, if D-Bus activation is properly configured, Ghostty does not need
+/// to be running for this to open a new window, making it suitable for binding
+/// to keys in your window manager (if other methods of configuring global
+/// shortcuts are unavailable). See the Ghostty website for information on
+/// properly configuring D-Bus activation.
+///
+/// If Ghostty is already running, D-Bus activation is unnecessary and this
+/// command should cause the running instance to open a new window.
+///
+/// Only supported on GTK.
+///
+/// Flags:
+///
+///   * `--debug`:  If `true`, open up a new window in a debug instance of
+///     Ghostty. Otherwise open up a new window in a release instance of
+///     Ghostty.
+///
+///   * `--class`: If set, open up a new window in a custom instance of Ghostty.
+///     This takes precedence over the `--debug` flag.
+///
+/// Available since: 1.2.0
+pub fn run(alloc: Allocator) !u8 {
+    var iter = try args.argsIterator(alloc);
+    defer iter.deinit();
+    return try runArgs(alloc, &iter);
+}
+
+fn runArgs(alloc_gpa: Allocator, argsIter: anytype) !u8 {
+    const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
+
+    var opts: Options = .{};
+    defer opts.deinit();
+
+    args.parse(Options, alloc_gpa, &opts, argsIter) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.ActionHelpRequested => return err,
+        else => {
+            try stderr.print("Error parsing args: {}\n", .{err});
+            return 1;
+        },
+    };
+
+    // Print out any diagnostics, unless it's likely that the diagnostic was
+    // generated trying to parse a "normal" configuration setting. Exit with an
+    // error code if any diagnostics were printed.
+    if (!opts._diagnostics.empty()) {
+        var exit: bool = false;
+        outer: for (opts._diagnostics.items()) |diagnostic| {
+            if (diagnostic.location != .cli) continue :outer;
+            inner: inline for (@typeInfo(Options).@"struct".fields) |field| {
+                if (field.name[0] == '_') continue :inner;
+                if (std.mem.eql(u8, field.name, diagnostic.key)) {
+                    try stderr.writeAll("config error: ");
+                    try diagnostic.write(stderr);
+                    try stderr.writeAll("\n");
+                    exit = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (exit) return 1;
+    }
+
+    var arena = ArenaAllocator.init(alloc_gpa);
+    defer arena.deinit();
+    const alloc = arena.allocator();
+
+    // Use a D-Bus method call to open a new window on GTK.
+    // See: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib/GApplication/DBusAPI
+    if (comptime build_config.app_runtime == .gtk) {
+        const gio = @import("gio");
+        const glib = @import("glib");
+
+        // Get the appropriate bus name and object path for contacting the
+        // Ghostty instance we're interested in.
+        const bus_name: [:0]const u8, const object_path: [:0]const u8 = result: {
+            if (opts.class) |class| {
+                const object_path = try std.fmt.allocPrintZ(alloc, "/{s}", .{class});
+
+                std.mem.replaceScalar(u8, object_path, '.', '/');
+                std.mem.replaceScalar(u8, object_path, '-', '_');
+
+                break :result .{ class, object_path };
+            }
+            if (opts.debug) {
+                break :result .{ "com.mitchellh.ghostty-debug", "/com/mitchellh/ghostty_debug" };
+            }
+            break :result .{ "com.mitchellh.ghostty", "/com/mitchellh/ghostty" };
+        };
+
+        if (gio.Application.idIsValid(bus_name.ptr) == 0) {
+            try stderr.print("D-Bus bus name is not valid: {s}\n", .{bus_name});
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if (glib.Variant.isObjectPath(object_path.ptr) == 0) {
+            try stderr.print("D-Bus object path is not valid: {s}\n", .{object_path});
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        const dbus = dbus: {
+            var err_: ?*glib.Error = null;
+            defer if (err_) |err| err.free();
+
+            const dbus_ = gio.busGetSync(.session, null, &err_);
+            if (err_) |err| {
+                try stderr.print(
+                    "Unable to establish connection to D-Bus session bus: {s}\n",
+                    .{err.f_message orelse "(unknown)"},
+                );
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+            break :dbus dbus_ orelse {
+                try stderr.print("gio.busGetSync returned null\n", .{});
+                return 1;
+            };
+        };
+        defer dbus.unref();
+
+        // use a builder to create the D-Bus method call payload
+        const payload = payload: {
+            const builder_type = glib.VariantType.new("(sava{sv})");
+            defer glib.free(builder_type);
+
+            // Initialize our builder to build up our parameters
+            var builder: glib.VariantBuilder = undefined;
+            builder.init(builder_type);
+            errdefer builder.unref();
+
+            // action
+            builder.add("s", "new-window");
+
+            // parameters
+            {
+                const parameters = glib.VariantType.new("av");
+                defer glib.free(parameters);
+
+                builder.open(parameters);
+                defer builder.close();
+
+                // we have no parameters
+            }
+            {
+                const platform_data = glib.VariantType.new("a{sv}");
+                defer glib.free(platform_data);
+
+                builder.open(platform_data);
+                defer builder.close();
+
+                // we have no platform data
+            }
+
+            break :payload builder.end();
+        };
+
+        {
+            var err_: ?*glib.Error = null;
+            defer if (err_) |err| err.free();
+
+            const result_ = dbus.callSync(
+                bus_name,
+                object_path,
+                "org.gtk.Actions",
+                "Activate",
+                payload,
+                null, // We don't care about the return type, we don't do anything with it.
+                .{}, // no flags
+                -1, // default timeout
+                null, // not cancellable
+                &err_,
+            );
+            defer if (result_) |result| result.unref();
+
+            if (err_) |err| {
+                try stderr.print(
+                    "D-Bus method call returned an error err={s}\n",
+                    .{err.f_message orelse "(unknown)"},
+                );
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // If we get here, the platform is unsupported.
+    try stderr.print("+new-window is unsupported on this platform\n", .{});
+    return 1;
+}