diff --git a/lua/custom/maps/init.lua b/lua/custom/maps/init.lua
index 6918230..de07d1c 100644
--- a/lua/custom/maps/init.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/maps/init.lua
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ vim.keymap.set({ 'n' }, '#', "'", { desc = '[Q]uit the current window' })
 -- split windows
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>"', '<cmd>vsplit<cr>', { desc = 'Split the window vertically' })
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>%', '<cmd>split<cr>', { desc = 'Split the window horizontally' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>w"', '<cmd>vnew<cr>', { desc = 'Split the window vertically (new buffer)' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>w%', '<cmd>new<cr>', { desc = 'Split the window horizontally (new buffer)' })
 
 -- window actions
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>wbn', '<cmd>enew<cr>', { desc = 'Open a [N]ew [B]uffer' })
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>wn', '<cmd>tabnew<cr>', { desc = 'Open a [N]ew [W]o
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>wc', '<cmd>tabclose<cr>', { desc = '[C]lose a [W]orkspace/Tab' })
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>wk', '<cmd>tabnext<cr>', { desc = 'Next [W]orkspace/Tab' })
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>wj', '<cmd>tabprevious<cr>', { desc = 'Last [W]orkspace/Tab' })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>n', '<cmd>enew<cr>', { desc = '[N]ew Buffer' })
 
 vim.keymap.set('t', '<C-w>', vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<C-\\><C-N>', true, true, true), { desc = 'Leave terminal mode' })