diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst
index b40e4701536..36d78b0991d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/idle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Menus
 File menu
 ^^^^^^^^^
 
-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 919ac72acc5..ff786c53f36 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ separate window containing the menu is created.
 
 File Menu:
 
-	New Window       -- Create a new editing window
+	New File         -- Create a new file editing window
 	Open...          -- Open an existing file
 	Recent Files...  -- Open a list of recent files
 	Open Module...   -- Open an existing module (searches sys.path)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 17d8f601a25..e6539257596 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ Library
 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.