diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/workspaces.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/workspaces.el
index 30072245e..5fefd4df4 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/workspaces.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/workspaces.el
@@ -45,3 +45,9 @@ Use consult narrowing with another workspace number to open a buffer from that w
     ;; create a new buffer with the name.
     (unless (cdr buffer)
       (funcall consult--buffer-display (car buffer)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +selectrum-embark-open-in-new-workspace (x)
+  "Open X (a file) in a new workspace."
+  (+workspace/new)
+  (find-file x))
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
index d3a2bacf8..8f481eec0 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
         (nthcdr pos embark-target-finders)))
   (map!
    :map embark-file-map
-   :desc "Open target with sudo" "s" #'doom/sudo-find-file)
+   :desc "Open target with sudo" "s" #'doom/sudo-find-file
+   :desc "Open in new workspace" "TAB" #'+selectrum-embark-open-in-new-workspace)
   (setq embark-package-map (make-sparse-keymap))
   (map! :map embark-package-map
         "h" #'doom/help-packages