diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx b/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
index 6c9ce3e0..1f5df90c 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.test.tsx
@@ -208,6 +208,20 @@ describe('NoteList', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Matteo Cellini')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('passes selected type when creating note from type section', () => {
+    const onCreate = vi.fn()
+    render(<NoteList {...defaultFilterProps} entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Project' }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} onReplaceActiveTab={noopReplace} onCreateNote={onCreate} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Create new note'))
+    expect(onCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Project')
+  })
+
+  it('passes undefined type when creating note from All Notes', () => {
+    const onCreate = vi.fn()
+    render(<NoteList {...defaultFilterProps} entries={mockEntries} selection={allSelection} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} onReplaceActiveTab={noopReplace} onCreateNote={onCreate} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Create new note'))
+    expect(onCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined)
+  })
+
   it('shows entity pinned at top with grouped children', () => {
     render(
       <NoteList {...defaultFilterProps} entries={mockEntries} selection={{ kind: 'entity', entry: mockEntries[0] }} selectedNote={null} onSelectNote={noopSelect} onReplaceActiveTab={noopReplace} onCreateNote={vi.fn()} />
diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.tsx b/src/components/NoteList.tsx
index c84ca409..9a72f27a 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ interface NoteListProps {
   sidebarCollapsed?: boolean
   onSelectNote: (entry: VaultEntry) => void
   onReplaceActiveTab: (entry: VaultEntry) => void
-  onCreateNote: () => void
+  onCreateNote: (type?: string) => void
   onBulkArchive?: (paths: string[]) => void
   onBulkTrash?: (paths: string[]) => void
   onBulkRestore?: (paths: string[]) => void
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ function NoteListInner({ entries, selection, selectedNote, noteListFilter, onNot
     <NoteItem key={entry.path} entry={entry} isSelected={selectedNote?.path === entry.path} isMultiSelected={multiSelect.selectedPaths.has(entry.path)} isHighlighted={entry.path === noteListKeyboard.highlightedPath} noteStatus={resolvedGetNoteStatus(entry.path)} typeEntryMap={typeEntryMap} onClickNote={handleClickNote} onPrefetch={prefetchNoteContent} />
   ), [selectedNote?.path, handleClickNote, typeEntryMap, resolvedGetNoteStatus, multiSelect.selectedPaths, noteListKeyboard.highlightedPath])
 
+  const handleCreateNote = useCallback(() => {
+    onCreateNote(selection.kind === 'sectionGroup' ? selection.type : undefined)
+  }, [onCreateNote, selection])
   const toggleGroup = useCallback((label: string) => { setCollapsedGroups((prev) => toggleSetMember(prev, label)) }, [])
   const title = resolveHeaderTitle(selection, typeDocument)
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col select-none overflow-hidden border-r border-border bg-card text-foreground" style={{ height: '100%' }}>
-      <NoteListHeader title={title} typeDocument={typeDocument} isEntityView={isEntityView} isTrashView={isTrashView} trashCount={searched.length} listSort={listSort} listDirection={listDirection} customProperties={customProperties} sidebarCollapsed={sidebarCollapsed} searchVisible={searchVisible} search={search} onSortChange={handleSortChange} onCreateNote={onCreateNote} onOpenType={onReplaceActiveTab} onToggleSearch={toggleSearch} onSearchChange={setSearch} onEmptyTrash={onEmptyTrash} />
+      <NoteListHeader title={title} typeDocument={typeDocument} isEntityView={isEntityView} isTrashView={isTrashView} trashCount={searched.length} listSort={listSort} listDirection={listDirection} customProperties={customProperties} sidebarCollapsed={sidebarCollapsed} searchVisible={searchVisible} search={search} onSortChange={handleSortChange} onCreateNote={handleCreateNote} onOpenType={onReplaceActiveTab} onToggleSearch={toggleSearch} onSearchChange={setSearch} onEmptyTrash={onEmptyTrash} />
       <div className="relative flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden outline-none" style={{ minHeight: 0 }} tabIndex={0} onKeyDown={noteListKeyboard.handleKeyDown} onFocus={noteListKeyboard.handleFocus} data-testid="note-list-container">
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
           {entitySelection ? (
diff --git a/tests/smoke/type-create-note.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/type-create-note.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0f97aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/smoke/type-create-note.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+
+test('clicking + in type section creates note with that type', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
+
+  // Click on "Projects" in the sidebar to select that type section
+  const projectsItem = page.locator('[data-testid="sidebar-section-Projects"]').or(page.locator('.app__sidebar').locator('text=Projects').first())
+  await projectsItem.click()
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
+
+  // Click the "+" button to create a new note
+  await page.click('[title="Create new note"]')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
+
+  // The new note should have type-based naming (e.g., "Untitled project N")
+  const titleInput = page.locator('[data-testid="title-field-input"]')
+  if (await titleInput.count() > 0) {
+    const value = await titleInput.inputValue()
+    console.log('New note title:', value)
+    expect(value.toLowerCase()).toContain('project')
+  }
+
+  // Toggle raw editor to see frontmatter
+  await page.keyboard.press('Meta+Shift+m')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+  const rawEditor = page.locator('.cm-content')
+  if (await rawEditor.count() > 0) {
+    const content = await rawEditor.textContent()
+    console.log('Raw content:', content?.substring(0, 200))
+    expect(content).toContain('type: Project')
+  }
+})
+
+test('clicking + in All Notes creates generic note', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
+
+  // Click on "All Notes" in sidebar
+  await page.locator('text=All Notes').first().click()
+  await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+
+  // Click the "+" button
+  await page.click('[title="Create new note"]')
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
+
+  // The new note should be a generic "Note" type
+  const titleInput = page.locator('[data-testid="title-field-input"]')
+  if (await titleInput.count() > 0) {
+    const value = await titleInput.inputValue()
+    console.log('New note title:', value)
+    expect(value.toLowerCase()).toContain('note')
+    expect(value.toLowerCase()).not.toContain('project')
+  }
+})