diff --git a/app/client/aclui/ACLFormulaEditor.ts b/app/client/aclui/ACLFormulaEditor.ts
index 02c299cc..330e8c9e 100644
--- a/app/client/aclui/ACLFormulaEditor.ts
+++ b/app/client/aclui/ACLFormulaEditor.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function aclFormulaEditor(options: ACLFormulaOptions) {
       // Some grist-specific constants:
       'OWNER', 'EDITOR', 'VIEWER',
       // The common variables.
-      'user', 'rec',
+      'user', 'rec', 'newRec',
       // Other completions that depend on doc schema or other rules.
       ...options.getSuggestions(prefix),
     ];
diff --git a/app/client/aclui/AccessRules.ts b/app/client/aclui/AccessRules.ts
index a3647fc6..bb8ba1b1 100644
--- a/app/client/aclui/AccessRules.ts
+++ b/app/client/aclui/AccessRules.ts
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ class ObsRulePart extends Disposable {
   private _completions = Computed.create<string[]>(this, (use) => [
     ...use(this._ruleSet.accessRules.userAttrChoices).map(opt => opt.label),
     ...this._ruleSet.getValidColIds().map(colId => `rec.${colId}`),
+    ...this._ruleSet.getValidColIds().map(colId => `newRec.${colId}`),
   ]);
 
   // The permission bits.
diff --git a/sandbox/grist/acl_formula.py b/sandbox/grist/acl_formula.py
index 77c6f466..29ed80c2 100644
--- a/sandbox/grist/acl_formula.py
+++ b/sandbox/grist/acl_formula.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class _EntityCollector(_TreeConverter):
     parent = self.visit(node.value)
 
     # We recognize a couple of specific patterns for entities that may be affected by renames.
-    if parent == ['Name', 'rec']:
+    if parent == ['Name', 'rec'] or parent == ['Name', 'newRec']:
       # rec.COL refers to the column from the table that the rule is on.
       self.entities.append(NamedEntity('recCol', node.last_token.startpos, node.attr, None))
     if parent == ['Name', 'user']:
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
index d3989ffe..773b7e4f 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
@@ -1139,6 +1139,12 @@ export async function getTestState(): Promise<TestState> {
   return state || {};
 }
 
+// Get the full text from an element containing an Ace editor.
+export async function getAceText(el: WebElement): Promise<string> {
+  return driver.executeScript('return ace.edit(arguments[0]).getValue()',
+                              el.find('.ace_editor'));
+}
+
 // All users ('user1', etc.) that can be logged in using Session.user().
 export enum TestUserEnum {
   user1 = 'chimpy',