diff --git a/app/commands.ts b/app/commands.ts
index 2b2ba795..e201355d 100644
--- a/app/commands.ts
+++ b/app/commands.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ const commands: Record<string, (focusedWindow?: BrowserWindow) => void> = {
 
 //Profile specific commands
 getConfig().profiles.forEach((profile) => {
+  commands[`window:new:${profile.name}`] = () => {
+    setTimeout(() => app.createWindow(undefined, undefined, profile.name), 0);
+  };
   commands[`tab:new:${profile.name}`] = (focusedWindow) => {
     focusedWindow?.rpc.emit('termgroup add req', {profile: profile.name});
   };
diff --git a/app/extend-electron.d.ts b/app/extend-electron.d.ts
index 557d5cc1..e01f4e30 100644
--- a/app/extend-electron.d.ts
+++ b/app/extend-electron.d.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ declare global {
       windowCallback?: (win: BrowserWindow) => void;
       createWindow: (
         fn?: (win: BrowserWindow) => void,
-        options?: {size?: [number, number]; position?: [number, number]}
+        options?: {size?: [number, number]; position?: [number, number]},
+        profileName?: string
       ) => BrowserWindow;
       setVersion: (version: string) => void;
     }
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ declare global {
       focusTime: number;
       clean: () => void;
       rpc: Server;
+      profileName: string;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/index.ts b/app/index.ts
index a0c428d9..9ad26c06 100644
--- a/app/index.ts
+++ b/app/index.ts
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ app.on('ready', () =>
     .then(() => {
       function createWindow(
         fn?: (win: BrowserWindow) => void,
-        options: {size?: [number, number]; position?: [number, number]} = {}
+        options: {size?: [number, number]; position?: [number, number]} = {},
+        profileName: string = config.getDefaultProfile()
       ) {
-        const cfg = plugins.getDecoratedConfig(config.getDefaultProfile());
+        const cfg = plugins.getDecoratedConfig(profileName);
 
         const winSet = config.getWin();
         let [startX, startY] = winSet.position;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ app.on('ready', () =>
           [startX, startY] = config.windowDefaults.windowPosition;
         }
 
-        const hwin = newWindow({width, height, x: startX, y: startY}, cfg, fn);
+        const hwin = newWindow({width, height, x: startX, y: startY}, cfg, fn, profileName);
         windowSet.add(hwin);
         void hwin.loadURL(url);
 
diff --git a/app/menus/menus/shell.ts b/app/menus/menus/shell.ts
index 99d65723..9b4c1947 100644
--- a/app/menus/menus/shell.ts
+++ b/app/menus/menus/shell.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ export default (
                 execCommand(`tab:new:${profile}`, focusedWindow);
               }
             },
+            {
+              label: 'New Window',
+              click(item, focusedWindow) {
+                execCommand(`window:new:${profile}`, focusedWindow);
+              }
+            },
             {
               type: 'separator'
             },
diff --git a/app/plugins.ts b/app/plugins.ts
index ecfe75f2..a839c435 100644
--- a/app/plugins.ts
+++ b/app/plugins.ts
@@ -425,10 +425,6 @@ export const getDecoratedEnv = (baseEnv: Record<string, string>) => {
   return decorateObject(baseEnv, 'decorateEnv');
 };
 
-export const getDefaultProfile = () => {
-  return config.getDefaultProfile();
-};
-
 export const getDecoratedConfig = (profile: string) => {
   const baseConfig = config.getProfileConfig(profile);
   const decoratedConfig = decorateObject(baseConfig, 'decorateConfig');
diff --git a/app/ui/window.ts b/app/ui/window.ts
index 2e6c1434..519adb1c 100644
--- a/app/ui/window.ts
+++ b/app/ui/window.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import {getDefaultProfile} from '../config';
 export function newWindow(
   options_: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions,
   cfg: configOptions,
-  fn?: (win: BrowserWindow) => void
+  fn?: (win: BrowserWindow) => void,
+  profileName: string = getDefaultProfile()
 ): BrowserWindow {
   const classOpts = Object.assign({uid: uuidv4()});
   app.plugins.decorateWindowClass(classOpts);
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ export function newWindow(
   };
   const window = new BrowserWindow(app.plugins.getDecoratedBrowserOptions(winOpts));
 
+  window.profileName = profileName;
+
   // Enable remote module on this window
   remoteEnable(window.webContents);
 
@@ -63,13 +66,13 @@ export function newWindow(
   const sessions = new Map<string, Session>();
 
   const updateBackgroundColor = () => {
-    const cfg_ = app.plugins.getDecoratedConfig(getDefaultProfile());
+    const cfg_ = app.plugins.getDecoratedConfig(profileName);
     window.setBackgroundColor(toElectronBackgroundColor(cfg_.backgroundColor || '#000'));
   };
 
   // config changes
   const cfgUnsubscribe = app.config.subscribe(() => {
-    const cfg_ = app.plugins.getDecoratedConfig(getDefaultProfile());
+    const cfg_ = app.plugins.getDecoratedConfig(profileName);
 
     // notify renderer
     window.webContents.send('config change');
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ export function newWindow(
       if (extraOptions[key] !== undefined) extraOptionsFiltered[key] = extraOptions[key];
     });
 
-    const profile = extraOptionsFiltered.profile || getDefaultProfile();
+    const profile = extraOptionsFiltered.profile || profileName;
     const activeSession = extraOptionsFiltered.activeUid ? sessions.get(extraOptionsFiltered.activeUid) : undefined;
     let cwd = '';
     if (cfg.preserveCWD !== false && activeSession && activeSession.profile === profile) {
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ export function newWindow(
       },
       extraOptionsFiltered,
       {
-        profile: extraOptionsFiltered.profile || getDefaultProfile(),
+        profile: extraOptionsFiltered.profile || profileName,
         uid
       }
     );
diff --git a/lib/actions/term-groups.ts b/lib/actions/term-groups.ts
index 4210a33c..45dd1327 100644
--- a/lib/actions/term-groups.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/term-groups.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function requestSplit(direction: 'VERTICAL' | 'HORIZONTAL') {
         effect: () => {
           const {ui, sessions} = getState();
           const activeUid = _activeUid ? _activeUid : sessions.activeUid;
-          const profile = _profile ? _profile : activeUid ? sessions.sessions[activeUid].profile : undefined;
+          const profile = _profile ? _profile : activeUid ? sessions.sessions[activeUid].profile : window.profileName;
           rpc.emit('new', {
             splitDirection: direction,
             cwd: ui.cwd,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function requestTermGroup(_activeUid: string | undefined, _profile: strin
         const {ui, sessions} = getState();
         const {cwd} = ui;
         const activeUid = _activeUid ? _activeUid : sessions.activeUid;
-        const profile = _profile ? _profile : activeUid ? sessions.sessions[activeUid].profile : undefined;
+        const profile = _profile ? _profile : activeUid ? sessions.sessions[activeUid].profile : window.profileName;
         rpc.emit('new', {
           isNewGroup: true,
           cwd,
diff --git a/lib/hyper.d.ts b/lib/hyper.d.ts
index 1996ca7f..90c67012 100644
--- a/lib/hyper.d.ts
+++ b/lib/hyper.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ declare global {
     __rpcId: string;
     rpc: Client;
     focusActiveTerm: (uid?: string) => void;
+    profileName: string;
   }
 
   const snapshotResult: {
diff --git a/lib/utils/config.ts b/lib/utils/config.ts
index b3539422..0cdab4d8 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 import {ipcRenderer} from 'electron';
-import {require as remoteRequire} from '@electron/remote';
+import {require as remoteRequire, getCurrentWindow} from '@electron/remote';
 // TODO: Should be updates to new async API https://medium.com/@nornagon/electrons-remote-module-considered-harmful-70d69500f31
 
 const plugins = remoteRequire('./plugins') as typeof import('../../app/plugins');
 
+Object.defineProperty(window, 'profileName', {
+  get() {
+    return getCurrentWindow().profileName;
+  },
+  set() {
+    throw new Error('profileName is readonly');
+  }
+});
+
 export function getConfig() {
-  return plugins.getDecoratedConfig(plugins.getDefaultProfile());
+  return plugins.getDecoratedConfig(window.profileName);
 }
 
 export function subscribe(fn: (event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, ...args: any[]) => void) {