diff --git a/extensions/void/package.json b/extensions/void/package.json
index 1147f7e0..719bc480 100644
--- a/extensions/void/package.json
+++ b/extensions/void/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@
       {
         "command": "void.discardDiff",
         "title": "Discard Diff"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "void.newChat",
+        "title": "New chat",
+        "icon": "$(add)"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "void.prevChats",
+        "title": "Previous chats",
+        "icon": "$(history)"
       }
     ],
     "viewsContainers": {
@@ -94,7 +104,21 @@
         "key": "ctrl+k",
         "mac": "cmd+k"
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "menus": {
+      "view/title": [
+        {
+          "command": "void.newChat",
+          "when": "view == 'void.viewnumberone'",
+          "group": "navigation"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "void.prevChats",
+          "when": "view == 'void.viewnumberone'",
+          "group": "navigation"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   },
   "scripts": {
     "vscode:prepublish": "npm run compile",
diff --git a/extensions/void/src/extension.ts b/extensions/void/src/extension.ts
index 953e89e4..0580058f 100644
--- a/extensions/void/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/void/src/extension.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	webviewProvider.webview.then(
 		webview => {
 
+			// top navigation bar commands
+			context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('void.newChat', async () => {
+				webview.postMessage({ type: 'startNewChat' } satisfies WebviewMessage)
+			}))
+			context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('void.prevChats', async () => {
+				webview.postMessage({ type: 'showPreviousChats' } satisfies WebviewMessage)
+			}))
+
 			// when config changes, send it to the sidebar
 			vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
 				if (e.affectsConfiguration('void')) {
diff --git a/extensions/void/src/shared_types.ts b/extensions/void/src/shared_types.ts
index 563f3ec8..6ea0790e 100644
--- a/extensions/void/src/shared_types.ts
+++ b/extensions/void/src/shared_types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ type WebviewMessage = (
 	// sidebar -> editor
 	| { type: 'updateThread', thread: ChatThread }
 
+	// editor -> sidebar
+	| { type: 'startNewChat' }
+
+	// editor -> sidebar
+	| { type: 'showPreviousChats' }
+
 )
 
 type Command = WebviewMessage['type']