diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
index 910ae4a0..468bb16a 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemClass, nwTrinary
 from novelwriter.common import minmax, transferCase
-from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwLabels, nwShortcode, nwUnicode, trConst
+from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwShortcode, nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.tools.lipsum import GuiLipsum
 from novelwriter.core.document import NWDocument
 from novelwriter.text.counting import standardCounter
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
     toggleFocusModeRequest = pyqtSignal()
     requestProjectItemSelected = pyqtSignal(str, bool)
     requestProjectItemRenamed = pyqtSignal(str, str)
+    requestNewNoteCreation = pyqtSignal(str, nwItemClass)
 
     def __init__(self, mainGui: GuiMain) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=mainGui)
@@ -1863,7 +1864,10 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         if text.startswith("@") and self._docHandle:
 
             isGood, tBits, tPos = SHARED.project.index.scanThis(text)
-            if not isGood or not tBits or tBits[0] == nwKeyWords.TAG_KEY:
+            if (
+                not isGood or not tBits or tBits[0] == nwKeyWords.TAG_KEY
+                or tBits[0] not in nwKeyWords.VALID_KEYS
+            ):
                 return nwTrinary.NEUTRAL
 
             tag = ""
@@ -1891,13 +1895,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
                     "Do you want to create a new project note for the tag '{0}'?"
                 ).format(tag)):
                     itemClass = nwKeyWords.KEY_CLASS.get(tBits[0], nwItemClass.NO_CLASS)
-                    if SHARED.mainGui.projView.createNewNote(tag, itemClass):
-                        self._qDocument.syntaxHighlighter.rehighlightBlock(block)
-                    else:
-                        SHARED.error(self.tr(
-                            "Could not create note in a root folder for '{0}'. "
-                            "If one doesn't exist, you must create one first."
-                        ).format(trConst(nwLabels.CLASS_NAME[itemClass])))
+                    self.requestNewNoteCreation.emit(tag, itemClass)
+                    qApp.processEvents()
+                    self._qDocument.syntaxHighlighter.rehighlightBlock(block)
 
             return nwTrinary.POSITIVE if exist else nwTrinary.NEGATIVE
 
@@ -2804,7 +2804,6 @@ class GuiDocEditHeader(QWidget):
         logger.debug("Create: GuiDocEditHeader")
 
         self.docEditor = docEditor
-        self.mainGui   = docEditor.mainGui
 
         self._docHandle = None
         self._docOutline: dict[int, str] = {}
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
index 131bb398..674f9da2 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ class GuiProjectView(QWidget):
         self.requestDeleteItem = self.projTree.requestDeleteItem
         self.getSelectedHandle = self.projTree.getSelectedHandle
         self.changedSince = self.projTree.changedSince
-        self.createNewNote = self.projTree.createNewNote
 
         return
 
@@ -240,6 +239,12 @@ class GuiProjectView(QWidget):
         self.projBar.buildQuickLinksMenu()
         return
 
+    @pyqtSlot(str, nwItemClass)
+    def createNewNote(self, tag: str, itemClass: nwItemClass) -> None:
+        """Process new not request."""
+        self.projTree.createNewNote(tag, itemClass)
+        return
+
 # END Class GuiProjectView
 
 
@@ -606,18 +611,18 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         self._timeChanged = 0.0
         return
 
-    def createNewNote(self, tag: str, itemClass: nwItemClass | None) -> bool:
+    def createNewNote(self, tag: str, itemClass: nwItemClass) -> None:
         """Create a new note. This function is used by the document
         editor to create note files for unknown tags.
         """
-        rHandle = SHARED.project.tree.findRoot(itemClass)
-        if rHandle:
-            tHandle = SHARED.project.newFile(tag, rHandle)
-            if tHandle:
+        if itemClass != nwItemClass.NO_CLASS:
+            if not (rHandle := SHARED.project.tree.findRoot(itemClass)):
+                self.newTreeItem(nwItemType.ROOT, itemClass)
+                rHandle = SHARED.project.tree.findRoot(itemClass)
+            if rHandle and (tHandle := SHARED.project.newFile(tag, rHandle)):
                 SHARED.project.writeNewFile(tHandle, 1, False, f"@tag: {tag}\n\n")
                 self.revealNewTreeItem(tHandle, wordCount=True)
-                return True
-        return False
+        return
 
     def newTreeItem(self, itemType: nwItemType, itemClass: nwItemClass | None = None,
                     hLevel: int = 1, isNote: bool = False, copyDoc: str | None = None) -> bool:
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index c6ea31f2..3be987a7 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.docEditor.toggleFocusModeRequest.connect(self.toggleFocusMode)
         self.docEditor.requestProjectItemSelected.connect(self.projView.setSelectedHandle)
         self.docEditor.requestProjectItemRenamed.connect(self.projView.renameTreeItem)
+        self.docEditor.requestNewNoteCreation.connect(self.projView.createNewNote)
 
         self.docViewer.documentLoaded.connect(self.docViewerPanel.updateHandle)
         self.docViewer.loadDocumentTagRequest.connect(self._followTag)
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
index 60f75fe8..a1229b89 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import QThreadPool, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMenu, qApp
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwItemLayout, nwTrinary, nwWidget
+from novelwriter.enum import (
+    nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwTrinary, nwWidget
+)
 from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.gui.doceditor import GuiDocEditor, GuiDocToolBar
 from novelwriter.text.counting import standardCounter
@@ -1527,7 +1529,12 @@ def testGuiEditor_Tags(qtbot, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, mockRnd):
     assert "0000000000012" not in SHARED.project.tree
     nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(42)
     assert nwGUI.docEditor._processTag(create=True) is nwTrinary.NEGATIVE
-    assert "0000000000012" not in SHARED.project.tree
+    oHandle = SHARED.project.tree.findRoot(nwItemClass.OBJECT)
+    assert oHandle == "0000000000012"
+
+    oItem = SHARED.project.tree["0000000000013"]
+    assert oItem is not None
+    assert oItem.itemParent == "0000000000012"
 
     nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(47)
     assert nwGUI.docEditor._processTag() is nwTrinary.NEUTRAL