diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 3b767c8..116164e 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -248,3 +248,50 @@ export async function authenticateAndFetchRepos(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new issue in the specified repository.
+ */
+export async function createIssue(
+  config: Config,
+  title: string,
+  body: string
+): Promise<Issue> {
+  const client = createAxiosInstance(config);
+  try {
+    const response = await client.post(`/repos/${config.owner}/${config.repo}/issues`, {
+      title,
+      body,
+    });
+    
+    const item = response.data;
+    return {
+      id: item.id,
+      number: item.number,
+      title: item.title,
+      state: item.state,
+      body: item.body || '',
+      user: {
+        id: item.user?.id || 0,
+        login: item.user?.login || 'unknown',
+        full_name: item.user?.full_name || '',
+      },
+      created_at: item.created_at,
+      updated_at: item.updated_at,
+      comments: item.comments_count || item.comments || 0,
+      labels: (item.labels || []).map((l: any) => ({
+        id: l.id,
+        name: l.name,
+        color: l.color,
+      })),
+      pull_request: item.pull_request,
+    };
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (error.response) {
+      if (error.response.status === 401) {
+        throw new Error('Unauthorized: You must be logged in with a token to create an issue.');
+      }
+      throw new Error(`Failed to create issue: ${error.response.data?.message || error.message}`);
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Network Error: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0371a83..1e72a37 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ async function bootstrap() {
       saveConfig: true,
       activeField: url ? (userid ? 'token' : 'userid') : 'url',
     },
+    createIssueForm: {
+      title: '',
+      body: '',
+      activeField: 'title',
+    },
   };
 
   // If parameters are provided, try direct connection first
diff --git a/src/tui.ts b/src/tui.ts
index 0e271d1..a736a13 100644
--- a/src/tui.ts
+++ b/src/tui.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import readline from 'readline';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { AppState, Issue, Comment } from './types.js';
-import { fetchIssues, fetchIssueComments, validateConnection, normalizeUrl, authenticateAndFetchRepos } from './api.js';
+import { fetchIssues, fetchIssueComments, validateConnection, normalizeUrl, authenticateAndFetchRepos, createIssue } from './api.js';
 import { saveGlobalConfig } from './config.js';
 
 // Setup readline for stdin keypress events
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       }
     } else if (this.state.screen === 'details') {
       this.handleDetailsKeypress(str, key);
+    } else if (this.state.screen === 'create-issue') {
+      this.handleCreateIssueKeypress(str, key);
     }
   }
 
@@ -581,6 +583,16 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       this.loadIssues();
       return;
     }
+    
+    if (str === 'c' || str === 'C') {
+      // Navigate to Create Issue Screen
+      this.state.screen = 'create-issue';
+      this.state.createIssueForm.title = '';
+      this.state.createIssueForm.body = '';
+      this.state.createIssueForm.activeField = 'title';
+      this.render();
+      return;
+    }
 
     if (str === 'f' || str === 'F') {
       // Cycle states: open -> closed -> all
@@ -681,6 +693,8 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       this.renderListScreen(cols, rows);
     } else if (this.state.screen === 'details') {
       this.renderDetailsScreen(cols, rows);
+    } else if (this.state.screen === 'create-issue') {
+      this.renderCreateIssueScreen(cols, rows);
     }
   }
 
@@ -955,7 +969,7 @@ export class TuiEngine {
     console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('└' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┘'));
 
     // Keyboard controls help line
-    const fullHelpLine = ' [↑/↓] Navigate  [Enter] View  [/] Search  [S] Sort  [F] State  [T] Type  [N/P] Page  [R] Reload  [O] Settings  [Esc] Quit';
+    const fullHelpLine = ' [↑/↓] Navigate  [Enter] View  [C] Create  [/] Search  [S] Sort  [F] State  [T] Type  [N/P] Page  [R] Reload  [O] Settings  [Esc] Quit';
     const repoStr = chalk.bold.cyan(` repo: ${this.state.config.owner}/${this.state.config.repo} `);
     const repoLen = stripAnsi(repoStr).length;
     
@@ -1166,5 +1180,169 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       process.stdout.write(`\x1B[${rows - 1};${searchCursorCol}H\x1B[?25h`); // Show cursor
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Draw Create Issue Screen
+   */
+  private renderCreateIssueScreen(cols: number, rows: number) {
+    const borderCh = chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('│');
+    
+    // Header
+    const title = ' Create New Issue ';
+    const leftLen = stripAnsi(title).length;
+    let leftHeader = chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')(title);
+    
+    console.log(leftHeader + ' '.repeat(Math.max(1, cols - leftLen - 1)));
+    console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('┌' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┐'));
+    
+    if (this.state.error) {
+      console.log(borderCh + chalk.red(` Error: ${this.state.error}`).padEnd(cols - 2) + borderCh);
+      console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('├' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┤'));
+    }
+
+    const form = this.state.createIssueForm;
+    
+    // Title Field
+    let titleLabel = ' Title: ';
+    let titleVisible = form.title;
+    if (titleVisible.length > cols - 13) {
+      titleVisible = titleVisible.substring(titleVisible.length - (cols - 13));
+    }
+    let titleContent = titleVisible.padEnd(cols - 12);
+    if (form.activeField === 'title') {
+      titleLabel = chalk.yellow(' Title: ');
+      titleContent = chalk.inverse(titleVisible + ' ') + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, cols - 13 - titleVisible.length));
+    }
+    console.log(borderCh + titleLabel + titleContent + borderCh);
+    console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('├' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┤'));
+    
+    // Body Field
+    let bodyLabel = chalk.bold(' Body (markdown supported): ');
+    if (form.activeField === 'body') {
+      bodyLabel = chalk.yellow.bold(' Body (markdown supported): ');
+    }
+    console.log(borderCh + bodyLabel + ' '.repeat(cols - stripAnsi(bodyLabel).length - 2) + borderCh);
+    console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('├' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┤'));
+    
+    // Body Content (multiline)
+    const errorOffset = this.state.error ? 2 : 0;
+    const bodyRows = rows - 10 - errorOffset; // available space for body
+    const lines = form.body.split('\n');
+    
+    // Pagination for body if it gets too long
+    const startLine = Math.max(0, lines.length - bodyRows);
+    
+    for (let i = 0; i < bodyRows; i++) {
+      const lineIdx = startLine + i;
+      let lineContent = '';
+      if (lineIdx < lines.length) {
+        lineContent = lines[lineIdx];
+      }
+      
+      let visLine = lineContent;
+      if (visLine.length > cols - 5) {
+        visLine = visLine.substring(visLine.length - (cols - 5));
+      }
+      
+      if (form.activeField === 'body' && lineIdx === lines.length - 1) {
+        visLine = visLine + chalk.inverse(' ') + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, cols - 5 - stripAnsi(visLine).length));
+      } else {
+        visLine = visLine.padEnd(cols - 4);
+      }
+      
+      console.log(borderCh + ' ' + visLine + ' ' + borderCh);
+    }
+    
+    console.log(chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')('└' + '─'.repeat(cols - 2) + '┘'));
+    
+    // Help line
+    const helpLine = chalk.gray(' [Tab] Switch Fields  [Ctrl+S] Submit  [Esc] Cancel');
+    const repoStr = chalk.bold.cyan(` repo: ${this.state.config.owner}/${this.state.config.repo} `);
+    const repoLen = stripAnsi(repoStr).length;
+    
+    const maxHelpLen = cols - repoLen - 1;
+    let helpLinePlain = helpLine;
+    if (stripAnsi(helpLinePlain).length > maxHelpLen) {
+      helpLinePlain = chalk.gray(stripAnsi(helpLinePlain).substring(0, maxHelpLen - 3) + '...');
+    }
+    
+    const spaces = cols - stripAnsi(helpLinePlain).length - repoLen - 1;
+    process.stdout.write(helpLinePlain + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, spaces)) + repoStr);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle Keypress for Create Issue Screen
+   */
+  private async handleCreateIssueKeypress(str: string, key: any) {
+    if (key && key.name === 'escape') {
+      this.state.screen = 'list';
+      this.state.error = null;
+      this.render();
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    if (key && key.ctrl && key.name === 's') {
+      // Submit issue
+      if (!this.state.createIssueForm.title.trim()) {
+        this.state.error = 'Title is required to create an issue.';
+        this.render();
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      this.state.error = null;
+      this.state.loading = true;
+      this.render();
+      try {
+        await createIssue(this.state.config, this.state.createIssueForm.title, this.state.createIssueForm.body);
+        this.state.screen = 'list';
+        this.state.loading = false;
+        // Refresh issues
+        this.state.currentPage = 1;
+        this.state.selectedIssueIndex = 0;
+        this.loadIssues();
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        this.state.error = err.message;
+        this.state.loading = false;
+        this.render();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    if (key && key.name === 'tab') {
+      this.state.createIssueForm.activeField = this.state.createIssueForm.activeField === 'title' ? 'body' : 'title';
+      this.render();
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    // Text input handling
+    const activeField = this.state.createIssueForm.activeField;
+    let val = this.state.createIssueForm[activeField];
+    
+    if (key && key.name === 'backspace') {
+      if (val.length > 0) {
+        this.state.createIssueForm[activeField] = val.slice(0, -1);
+        this.render();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    if (key && key.name === 'return') {
+      if (activeField === 'body') {
+        this.state.createIssueForm.body += '\n';
+        this.render();
+      } else {
+        // In title, return switches to body
+        this.state.createIssueForm.activeField = 'body';
+        this.render();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    if (str && str.length === 1 && !key.ctrl && !key.meta) {
+      this.state.error = null;
+      this.state.createIssueForm[activeField] += str;
+      this.render();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index e087dd4..5f6886d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ export interface SetupForm {
   activeField: 'url' | 'userid' | 'token' | 'saveConfig';
 }
 
-export type ScreenType = 'setup' | 'repo-picker' | 'list' | 'details';
+export interface CreateIssueForm {
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  activeField: 'title' | 'body';
+}
+
+export type ScreenType = 'setup' | 'repo-picker' | 'list' | 'details' | 'create-issue';
 
 export interface RepoItem {
   id: number;
@@ -90,5 +96,8 @@ export interface AppState {
   
   // Setup Form State
   setupForm: SetupForm;
+  
+  // Create Issue Form State
+  createIssueForm: CreateIssueForm;
 }