diff --git a/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c b/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
index a47b8b7e7b..9066856ef6 100644
--- a/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
+++ b/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ file_new_ok_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
   switch (vals->fill_type)
     {
     case BACKGROUND_FILL:
+    case FOREGROUND_FILL:
     case WHITE_FILL:
       type = (vals->type == RGB) ? RGB_GIMAGE : GRAY_GIMAGE;
       break;
@@ -741,6 +742,19 @@ file_new_cmd_callback (GtkWidget           *widget,
     gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
   gtk_widget_show (button);
 
+  button = gtk_radio_button_new_with_label (group, "Foreground");
+  group = gtk_radio_button_group (GTK_RADIO_BUTTON (button));
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (radio_box), button, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_object_set_user_data (GTK_OBJECT (button), (gpointer) FOREGROUND_FILL);
+  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (button), "toggled",
+		      (GtkSignalFunc) file_new_toggle_callback,
+		      &vals->fill_type);
+  if (vals->fill_type == FOREGROUND_FILL)
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
+  gtk_widget_show (button);
+
+
+
   gtk_widget_show (vals->dlg);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/file_new_dialog.c b/app/file_new_dialog.c
index a47b8b7e7b..9066856ef6 100644
--- a/app/file_new_dialog.c
+++ b/app/file_new_dialog.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ file_new_ok_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
   switch (vals->fill_type)
     {
     case BACKGROUND_FILL:
+    case FOREGROUND_FILL:
     case WHITE_FILL:
       type = (vals->type == RGB) ? RGB_GIMAGE : GRAY_GIMAGE;
       break;
@@ -741,6 +742,19 @@ file_new_cmd_callback (GtkWidget           *widget,
     gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
   gtk_widget_show (button);
 
+  button = gtk_radio_button_new_with_label (group, "Foreground");
+  group = gtk_radio_button_group (GTK_RADIO_BUTTON (button));
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (radio_box), button, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_object_set_user_data (GTK_OBJECT (button), (gpointer) FOREGROUND_FILL);
+  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (button), "toggled",
+		      (GtkSignalFunc) file_new_toggle_callback,
+		      &vals->fill_type);
+  if (vals->fill_type == FOREGROUND_FILL)
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
+  gtk_widget_show (button);
+
+
+
   gtk_widget_show (vals->dlg);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c b/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
index a47b8b7e7b..9066856ef6 100644
--- a/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
+++ b/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ file_new_ok_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
   switch (vals->fill_type)
     {
     case BACKGROUND_FILL:
+    case FOREGROUND_FILL:
     case WHITE_FILL:
       type = (vals->type == RGB) ? RGB_GIMAGE : GRAY_GIMAGE;
       break;
@@ -741,6 +742,19 @@ file_new_cmd_callback (GtkWidget           *widget,
     gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
   gtk_widget_show (button);
 
+  button = gtk_radio_button_new_with_label (group, "Foreground");
+  group = gtk_radio_button_group (GTK_RADIO_BUTTON (button));
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (radio_box), button, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_object_set_user_data (GTK_OBJECT (button), (gpointer) FOREGROUND_FILL);
+  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (button), "toggled",
+		      (GtkSignalFunc) file_new_toggle_callback,
+		      &vals->fill_type);
+  if (vals->fill_type == FOREGROUND_FILL)
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_state (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), TRUE);
+  gtk_widget_show (button);
+
+
+
   gtk_widget_show (vals->dlg);
 }