diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
index 20b51d80a..f56e3dadf 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
@@ -1279,6 +1279,9 @@ mod new_document_tests {
         let c = s.preview_new_document(&json!({})).unwrap();
         s.execute("frame.create", &json!({"rect": [10, 10, 100, 100]})).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(crate::recovery::save(&s, &dir).unwrap(), 0);
+        // The app's timer saves through the command.
+        assert_eq!(s.execute("file.recovery.save", &json!({})).unwrap()["saved"], 0);
+        assert!(crate::recovery::list(&dir).is_empty());
         assert_eq!(s.end_new_document_preview(), None);
         assert_eq!((s.documents().len(), s.doc().unwrap().uid, s.doc().unwrap().doc.title.as_str()), (2, c, "Untitled-2"));
         s.execute("file.new", &json!({})).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs b/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
index 2a11bceaa..4a96c7571 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,12 @@ pub(crate) fn save_tracked(s: &mut Session, dir: &Path) -> Result<usize> {
     }
     prepare_save(s, dir)?;
     let mut n = 0;
+    let preview = s.new_document_preview();
     for index in 0..s.docs.len() {
+        // New Document's preview is never written, so it has no checkpoint to discard either.
+        if s.docs.get(index).is_some_and(|document| preview == Some(document.uid)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if s.docs.get(index).is_some_and(|document| !document.is_dirty()) {
             discard_document(s, index, Some(dir));
             continue;