diff --git a/lazy_github/lib/github/issues.py b/lazy_github/lib/github/issues.py
index 52ee6de..774b35c 100644
--- a/lazy_github/lib/github/issues.py
+++ b/lazy_github/lib/github/issues.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class UpdateIssuePayload(TypedDict):
     title: str | None
     body: str | None
-    status: str | None
+    state: str | None
 
 
 async def list_issues(repo: Repository, state: IssueStateFilter, owner: IssueOwnerFilter) -> list[Issue]:
@@ -52,3 +52,11 @@ async def update_issue(issue_to_update: Issue, **updated_fields: Unpack[UpdateIs
     response = await github.patch(url, json=updated_fields, headers=github.headers_with_auth_accept())
     response.raise_for_status()
     return Issue(**response.json(), repo=repo)
+
+
+async def create_issue(repo: Repository, title: str, body: str) -> Issue:
+    url = f"/repos/{repo.owner.login}/{repo.name}/issues"
+    json_body = {"title": title, "body": body}
+    response = await github.post(url, json=json_body, headers=github.headers_with_auth_accept())
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return Issue(**response.json(), repo=repo)
diff --git a/lazy_github/ui/screens/new_issue.py b/lazy_github/ui/screens/new_issue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca47fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lazy_github/ui/screens/new_issue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from textual import on
+from textual.app import ComposeResult
+from textual.containers import Container, Horizontal, ScrollableContainer
+from textual.screen import ModalScreen
+from textual.widgets import Button, Input, Label, Rule, Select, TextArea
+
+from lazy_github.lib.github import issues
+from lazy_github.models.github import Repository
+
+
+class NewIssueContainer(Container):
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    #button_holder {
+        align: center middle;
+    }
+
+    ScrollableContainer {
+        height: 80%;
+    }
+
+    #new_issue_body {
+        height: 15;
+    }
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, repo: Repository, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.repo = repo
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        with ScrollableContainer():
+            yield Label("[bold]Title[/bold]")
+            yield Input(placeholder="Title", id="new_issue_title")
+
+            yield Rule()
+
+            yield Label("[bold]Description[/bold]")
+            yield TextArea.code_editor(id="new_issue_body", soft_wrap=True)
+
+        with Horizontal(id="button_holder"):
+            yield Button("Save", id="save_new_issue", variant="success")
+            yield Button("Cancel", id="cancel_new_issue", variant="error")
+
+    @on(Button.Pressed, "#cancel_new_issue")
+    def cancel_new_issue(self, _: Button) -> None:
+        self.app.pop_screen()
+
+    @on(Button.Pressed, "#save_new_issue")
+    async def submit_new_issue(self, _: Button) -> None:
+        title = self.query_one("#new_issue_title", Input).value
+        body = self.query_one("#new_issue_body", TextArea).text
+        if not str(title):
+            self.notify("Must have a non-empty issue title!", severity="error")
+            return
+        if not str(body):
+            self.notify("Must have a non-empty issue body!", severity="error")
+            return
+
+        self.notify("Creating new issue...")
+        new_issue = await issues.create_issue(self.repo, title, body)
+        self.notify(f"Successfully updated created issue #{new_issue.number}")
+        self.app.pop_screen()
+
+
+class NewIssueModal(ModalScreen):
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    NewIssueModal {
+        align: center middle;
+    }
+
+    NewIssueContainer {
+        align: center middle;
+        height: 30;
+        width: 100;
+        border: thick $background 80%;
+        background: $surface;
+    }
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, repo: Repository, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.repo = repo
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield NewIssueContainer(self.repo)
diff --git a/lazy_github/ui/widgets/issues.py b/lazy_github/ui/widgets/issues.py
index c75abd8..98ab212 100644
--- a/lazy_github/ui/widgets/issues.py
+++ b/lazy_github/ui/widgets/issues.py
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@
 from lazy_github.lib.string_utils import link
 from lazy_github.models.github import Issue, IssueState
 from lazy_github.ui.screens.edit_issue import EditIssueModal
+from lazy_github.ui.screens.new_issue import NewIssueModal
 from lazy_github.ui.widgets.command_log import log_event
 from lazy_github.ui.widgets.common import LazyGithubContainer, LazyGithubDataTable, SearchableLazyGithubDataTable
 from lazy_github.ui.widgets.conversations import IssueCommentContainer
 
 
 class IssuesContainer(LazyGithubContainer):
-    BINDINGS = [("E", "edit_issue", "Edit Issue")]
+    BINDINGS = [
+        ("E", "edit_issue", "Edit Issue"),
+        ("N", "new_issue", "New Issue"),
+    ]
 
     issues: Dict[int, Issue] = {}
     status_column_index = -1
@@ -73,6 +77,11 @@ async def action_edit_issue(self) -> None:
         issue = await self.get_selected_issue()
         self.app.push_screen(EditIssueModal(issue))
 
+    async def action_new_issue(self) -> None:
+        # TODO: This way of getting the repo is really hacky :|
+        issue = await self.get_selected_issue()
+        self.app.push_screen(NewIssueModal(issue.repo))
+
     @on(LazyGithubDataTable.RowSelected, "#issues_table")
     async def issue_selected(self) -> None:
         issue = await self.get_selected_issue()