diff --git a/ScreensPanel.c b/ScreensPanel.c
index 19ac96bd..1fe6283f 100644
--- a/ScreensPanel.c
+++ b/ScreensPanel.c
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ ObjectClass ScreenListItem_class = {
    .compare = ListItem_compare
 };
 
-ScreenListItem* ScreenListItem_new(const char* value, int key, ScreenSettings* ss) {
+ScreenListItem* ScreenListItem_new(const char* value, ScreenSettings* ss) {
    ScreenListItem* this = AllocThis(ScreenListItem);
-   ListItem_init((ListItem*)this, value, key);
+   ListItem_init((ListItem*)this, value, 0);
    this->ss = ss;
    return this;
 }
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ static void rebuildSettingsArray(Panel* super) {
    }
 }
 
+static void addNewScreen(Panel* super) {
+   ScreensPanel* const this = (ScreensPanel*) super;
+
+   char* name = "New";
+   ScreenSettings* ss = Settings_newScreen(this->settings, name, "PID Command");
+   ScreenListItem* item = ScreenListItem_new(name, ss);
+   int idx = Panel_getSelectedIndex(super);
+   Panel_insert(super, idx + 1, (Object*) item);
+   Panel_setSelected(super, idx + 1);
+}
+
 static HandlerResult ScreensPanel_eventHandlerNormal(Panel* super, int ch) {
    ScreensPanel* const this = (ScreensPanel*) super;
    
@@ -190,10 +201,7 @@ static HandlerResult ScreensPanel_eventHandlerNormal(Panel* super, int ch) {
       case KEY_F(5):
       case KEY_CTRL('N'):
       {
-         ListItem* item = ListItem_new("", 0);
-         int idx = Panel_getSelectedIndex(super);
-         Panel_insert(super, idx + 1, (Object*) item);
-         Panel_setSelected(super, idx + 1);
+         addNewScreen(super);
          startRenaming(super);
          shouldRebuildArray = true;
          result = HANDLED;
@@ -300,7 +308,7 @@ ScreensPanel* ScreensPanel_new(Settings* settings) {
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < settings->nScreens; i++) {
       ScreenSettings* ss = settings->screens[i];
       char* name = ss->name;
-      Panel_add(super, (Object*) ScreenListItem_new(name, i, ss));
+      Panel_add(super, (Object*) ScreenListItem_new(name, ss));
    }
    return this;
 }
diff --git a/ScreensPanel.h b/ScreensPanel.h
index f1c80647..944adb36 100644
--- a/ScreensPanel.h
+++ b/ScreensPanel.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef struct ScreenListItem_ {
 
 extern ObjectClass ScreenListItem_class;
 
-ScreenListItem* ScreenListItem_new(const char* value, int key, ScreenSettings* ss);
+ScreenListItem* ScreenListItem_new(const char* value, ScreenSettings* ss);
 
 extern PanelClass ScreensPanel_class;
 
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 63a2611e..0f288f93 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void readFields(ProcessField* fields, int* flags, const char* line) {
    String_freeArray(ids);
 }
 
-static void Settings_readScreen(Settings* this, const char* name, const char* line) {
+ScreenSettings* Settings_newScreen(Settings* this, const char* name, const char* line) {
    ScreenSettings* ss = xCalloc(sizeof(ScreenSettings), 1);
    ss->name = xStrdup(name);
    ss->fields = xCalloc(Platform_numberOfFields+1, sizeof(ProcessField));
@@ -258,11 +258,12 @@ static void Settings_readScreen(Settings* this, const char* name, const char* li
    this->nScreens++;
    this->screens = xRealloc(this->screens, sizeof(ScreenSettings*) * (this->nScreens + 1));
    this->screens[this->nScreens] = NULL;
+   return ss;
 }
 
 static void Settings_defaultScreens(Settings* this) {
-   Settings_readScreen(this, "Default", "PID USER PRIORITY NICE M_SIZE M_RESIDENT M_SHARE STATE PERCENT_CPU PERCENT_MEM TIME Command");
-   Settings_readScreen(this, "I/O", "PID IO_PRIORITY USER IO_READ_RATE IO_WRITE_RATE Command");
+   Settings_newScreen(this, "Default", "PID USER PRIORITY NICE M_SIZE M_RESIDENT M_SHARE STATE PERCENT_CPU PERCENT_MEM TIME Command");
+   Settings_newScreen(this, "I/O", "PID IO_PRIORITY USER IO_READ_RATE IO_WRITE_RATE Command");
 }
 
 static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
          Settings_readMeterModes(this, option[1], 1);
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (strncmp(option[0], "screen:", 7) == 0) {
-         Settings_readScreen(this, option[0] + 7, option[1]);
+         Settings_newScreen(this, option[0] + 7, option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], ".tree_view")) {
          if (this->nScreens > 0) {
             this->screens[this->nScreens - 1]->treeView = atoi(option[1]);
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index eccdae55..9687e12f 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
 
 void Settings_delete(Settings* this);
 
+ScreenSettings* Settings_newScreen(Settings* this, const char* name, const char* line);
+
 bool Settings_write(Settings* this);
 
 Settings* Settings_new(int cpuCount);