diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index a573a5b..4c415ab 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -556,7 +556,11 @@
 		    if (!bt_dontwrite(curbuf))
 #endif
 			check_need_swap(newfile);
-		    filemess(curbuf, sfname, (char_u *)_("[New File]"), 0);
+		    if (dir_of_file_exists(fname))
+			filemess(curbuf, sfname, (char_u *)_("[New File]"), 0);
+		    else
+			filemess(curbuf, sfname,
+					   (char_u *)_("[New DIRECTORY]"), 0);
 #ifdef FEAT_VIMINFO
 		    /* Even though this is a new file, it might have been
 		     * edited before and deleted.  Get the old marks. */