diff --git a/cmd/new.go b/cmd/new.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31e970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2020 James Walker <walkah@walkah.net>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/walkah/workon/tmux"
+)
+
+// newCmd represents the new command
+var newCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "new [NAME]",
+	Short: "Create a new project",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if len(args) < 1 {
+			fmt.Println("Provide a project name")
+			return
+		}
+		err := tmux.NewProject(args[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Unable to create project:", err)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(newCmd)
+}
diff --git a/tmux/project.go b/tmux/project.go
index cf21094..1a0e242 100644
--- a/tmux/project.go
+++ b/tmux/project.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 type Project struct {
 	Name           string   `yaml:"name"`
 	Root           string   `yaml:"root"`
-	OnProjectStart []string `yaml:"on_project_start"`
+	OnProjectStart []string `yaml:"on_project_start,omitempty"`
 	Windows        []Window `yaml:"windows"`
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func ListProjects() error {
 func LoadProject(name string) (*Project, error) {
 	project := &Project{}
 
-	fileName := path.Join(getConfigDir(), name+".yml")
+	fileName := getConfigFilePath(name)
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -107,6 +107,47 @@ func LoadProject(name string) (*Project, error) {
 	return project, err
 }
 
+func NewProject(name string) error {
+	project := &Project{
+		Name:           name,
+		Root:           "~/",
+		OnProjectStart: []string{""},
+		Windows:        make([]Window, 3),
+	}
+
+	project.Windows[0] = Window{
+		Name:     "shell",
+		Commands: []string{""},
+	}
+
+	project.Windows[1] = Window{
+		Name:     "server",
+		Commands: []string{""},
+	}
+
+	project.Windows[2] = Window{
+		Name:     "logs",
+		Commands: []string{""},
+	}
+
+	return project.Save()
+}
+
+func (p *Project) Save() error {
+	fileName := getConfigFilePath(p.Name)
+
+	_, err := os.Stat(fileName)
+	if err == nil {
+		return errors.New("Config file already exists")
+	}
+
+	data, err := yaml.Marshal(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(fileName, data, 0644)
+}
+
 func (p *Project) GetRoot() string {
 	rootPath, err := homedir.Expand(p.Root)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -120,6 +161,10 @@ func getConfigDir() string {
 	return path.Join(home, ".workon")
 }
 
+func getConfigFilePath(name string) string {
+	return path.Join(getConfigDir(), name+".yml")
+}
+
 func sessionExists(name string) bool {
 	t := Tmux{}
 	result, err := t.Exec("ls")
diff --git a/tmux/window.go b/tmux/window.go
index 93c4f99..c669ed5 100644
--- a/tmux/window.go
+++ b/tmux/window.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 type Window struct {
 	Name     string   `yaml:"name"`
-	Root     string   `yaml:"root"`
-	Commands []string `yaml:"commands"`
+	Root     string   `yaml:"root,omitempty"`
+	Commands []string `yaml:"commands,omitempty"`
 	ID       string   `yaml:"-"`
 }