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diff --git a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewLocalAction.java b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewLocalAction.java
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+++ b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/NewLocalAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.actions;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.help.HelpUtil.ht;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.DataSet;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.OsmDataLayer;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a blank new local OSM data layer.
+ * @since 169
+ */
+public class NewLocalAction extends JosmAction {
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@code NewLocalAction}.
+     */
+    public NewLocalAction() {
+        super(tr("New Local Layer"), "new_local", tr("Create a new local map layer."),
+                Shortcut.registerShortcut("system:new_local", tr("File: {0}", tr("New Local Layer")), KeyEvent.VK_N, Shortcut.CTRL_SHIFT), true, false);
+        setHelpId(ht("/Action/NewLocalLayer"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        final OsmDataLayer layer = new OsmDataLayer(new DataSet(), OsmDataLayer.createNewName(), null);
+        layer.setUploadDiscouraged(true);
+        getLayerManager().addLayer(layer);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java
index e8fbe10c84..3a089782ba 100644
--- a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java
+++ b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.MoveAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.MoveNodeAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.NewAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.NewLocalAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.OpenFileAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.OpenLocationAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.OrthogonalizeAction;
@@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ public enum WINDOW_MENU_GROUP {
     /* File menu */
     /** File / New Layer **/
     public final NewAction newAction = new NewAction();
+    /** File / New Local Layer **/
+    public final NewLocalAction newLocalAction = new NewLocalAction();
     /** File / Open... **/
     public final OpenFileAction openFile = new OpenFileAction();
     /** File / Open Recent &gt; **/
@@ -740,6 +743,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         gpsMenu.setVisible(false);
 
         add(fileMenu, newAction);
+        add(fileMenu, newLocalAction);
         add(fileMenu, openFile);
         fileMenu.add(recentlyOpened);
         add(fileMenu, openLocation);