diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 061f0d8..9327402 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2214575/passing-arguments-to-make-run
+# If the first argument is "new"...
+ifeq (new,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+  # use the rest as arguments for "run"
+  NEW_ARGS := $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+  # ...and turn them into do-nothing targets
+  $(eval $(NEW_ARGS):;@:)
+endif
+
 BIN := $(shell basename $$(pwd))
 PLUGINS := $(wildcard modules/*)
 
@@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ endif
 
 LDLIBS := -lm -lpthread -lscgui -lSDL2 -lcairo -lscerror -lscstring -lscscreensaver -ldl
 
-.PHONY: all clean install modules
+.PHONY: all clean install modules new
 
 all: $(BIN) modules
 
@@ -46,6 +55,9 @@ $(BIN): $(OBJS) $(DEPS)
 
 %.d: ;
 
+new:
+	@./newmodule $(NEW_ARGS)
+
 modules: $(PLUGINS)
 	mkdir -p plugins
 	@for plug in $(PLUGINS) ;\