diff --git a/src/app/commands/mod.rs b/src/app/commands/mod.rs
index 367b7262a..c33336eda 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/commands/mod.rs
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ pub fn start_allowed(cmd: &str) -> bool {
         || matches!(
             cmd,
             "NEW"
+            | "QNEW"
             | "OPEN"
             | "EXIT"
             | "QUIT"