diff --git a/include/app.hpp b/include/app.hpp
index e0fd3f53..25558904 100644
--- a/include/app.hpp
+++ b/include/app.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct RackWidget : OpaqueWidget {
 	~RackWidget();
 
 	void clear();
+	void initialize();
 	void openDialog();
 	void saveDialog();
 	void saveAsDialog();
diff --git a/src/app/RackScene.cpp b/src/app/RackScene.cpp
index b02b5caa..077136bb 100644
--- a/src/app/RackScene.cpp
+++ b/src/app/RackScene.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Widget *RackScene::onHoverKey(Vec pos, int key) {
 	switch (key) {
 		case GLFW_KEY_N:
 			if (guiIsModPressed() && !guiIsShiftPressed()) {
-				gRackWidget->clear();
+				gRackWidget->initialize();
 				return this;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/app/RackWidget.cpp b/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
index 0f01a597..3326fa41 100644
--- a/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/RackWidget.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ void RackWidget::clear() {
 	lastPath = "";
 }
 
+void RackWidget::initialize() {
+	clear();
+	loadPatch(assetLocal("template.vcv"));
+}
+
 void RackWidget::openDialog() {
 	std::string dir = lastPath.empty() ? assetLocal("") : extractDirectory(lastPath);
 	char *path = osdialog_file(OSDIALOG_OPEN, dir.c_str(), NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/app/Toolbar.cpp b/src/app/Toolbar.cpp
index 69142871..bc14ec67 100644
--- a/src/app/Toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/Toolbar.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace rack {
 
 struct NewItem : MenuItem {
 	void onAction() {
-		gRackWidget->clear();
+		gRackWidget->initialize();
 	}
 };