diff --git a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
index 0d270b7..93dbab2 100644
--- a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
+++ b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ data-terminals-available="{{terminals_available}}"
                   </button>
                   <ul id="new-menu" class="dropdown-menu">
                     <li role="presentation" id="new-file">
-                      <a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">File</a>
+                      <a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Text File</a>
                     </li>
                     <li role="presentation" id="new-folder">
                       <a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Folder</a>