diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst
index c248956f3a4..2718cef3d5e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/idle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ containing the menu is created (for Unix and Windows only).
 File menu (Shell and Editor)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-New window
-   Create a new editing window
+New file
+   Create a new file editing window
 
 Open...
    Open an existing file
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py b/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py
index fe6e812d2bf..65c0317e60c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from idlelib import macosxSupport
 menudefs = [
  # underscore prefixes character to underscore
  ('file', [
-   ('_New Window', '<<open-new-window>>'),
+   ('_New File', '<<open-new-window>>'),
    ('_Open...', '<<open-window-from-file>>'),
    ('Open _Module...', '<<open-module>>'),
    ('Class _Browser', '<<open-class-browser>>'),
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
index b70c79fea5c..6378a2e7226 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ containing the menu is created (for Unix and Windows only).
 
 File Menu (Shell and Editor):
 
-        New Window       -- Create a new editing window
+        New File         -- Create a new file editing window
         Open...          -- Open an existing file
         Open Module...   -- Open an existing module (searches sys.path)
         Recent Files...  -- Open a list of recent files
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ce0db00f365..137284be7e5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -543,6 +543,9 @@ C-API
 IDLE
 ----
 
+- Issue #7136: In the Idle File menu, "New Window" is renamed "New File".
+  Patch by Tal Einat, Roget Serwy, and Todd Rovito.
+
 - Remove dead imports of imp.
 
 - Issue #18196: Avoid displaying spurious SystemExit tracebacks.