diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index bb0d3fc1..77025b77 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import {
 import { createViewFilename } from './utils/viewFilename'
 import { nextViewOrder } from './utils/viewOrdering'
 import { viewMatchesSelection, viewVaultPath } from './utils/viewIdentity'
+import { viewCreationVaultPath } from './utils/viewTargetVault'
 import { ConflictResolverModal } from './components/ConflictResolverModal'
 import { ConfirmDeleteDialog } from './components/ConfirmDeleteDialog'
 import { DeleteProgressNotice } from './components/DeleteProgressNotice'
@@ -1168,8 +1169,13 @@ function App() {
 
   const handleCreateOrUpdateView = useCallback(async (definition: ViewDefinition) => {
     const editing = dialogs.editingView
-    const activeVaultViews = viewsForVault(vault.views, resolvedPath)
-    const targetVaultPath = editing?.rootPath ?? resolvedPath
+    const targetVaultPath = viewCreationVaultPath({
+      editingRootPath: editing?.rootPath,
+      fallbackVaultPath: resolvedPath,
+      graphDefaultWorkspacePath,
+      multiWorkspaceEnabled,
+    })
+    const activeVaultViews = viewsForVault(vault.views, targetVaultPath)
     const filename = savedViewFilename(definition, editing, activeVaultViews)
     const nextDefinition = savedViewDefinition(definition, editing, activeVaultViews)
     const target = isTauri() ? invoke : mockInvoke
@@ -1190,7 +1196,7 @@ function App() {
       setToastMessage(`Could not save view: ${message}`)
       return false
     }
-  }, [resolvedPath, vault, handleSetSelection, dialogs.editingView, setToastMessage])
+  }, [graphDefaultWorkspacePath, multiWorkspaceEnabled, resolvedPath, vault, handleSetSelection, dialogs.editingView, setToastMessage])
 
   const handleUpdateViewDefinition = useCallback(async (filename: string, patch: Partial<ViewDefinition>, rootPath?: string) => {
     const existing = vault.views.find((view) => viewMatchesSelection(view, viewSelection(filename, rootPath)))
diff --git a/src/utils/viewTargetVault.test.ts b/src/utils/viewTargetVault.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd772af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/viewTargetVault.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { viewCreationVaultPath } from './viewTargetVault'
+
+describe('viewCreationVaultPath', () => {
+  it('creates new views in the default workspace when multiple workspaces are mounted', () => {
+    expect(viewCreationVaultPath({
+      fallbackVaultPath: '/portent',
+      graphDefaultWorkspacePath: '/laputa',
+      multiWorkspaceEnabled: true,
+    })).toBe('/laputa')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps edited views in their owning vault', () => {
+    expect(viewCreationVaultPath({
+      editingRootPath: '/refactoring',
+      fallbackVaultPath: '/portent',
+      graphDefaultWorkspacePath: '/laputa',
+      multiWorkspaceEnabled: true,
+    })).toBe('/refactoring')
+  })
+
+  it('uses the active vault when workspace mounting is disabled', () => {
+    expect(viewCreationVaultPath({
+      fallbackVaultPath: '/portent',
+      graphDefaultWorkspacePath: '/laputa',
+      multiWorkspaceEnabled: false,
+    })).toBe('/portent')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/viewTargetVault.ts b/src/utils/viewTargetVault.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee788f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/viewTargetVault.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+interface ViewCreationVaultPathOptions {
+  editingRootPath?: string
+  fallbackVaultPath: string
+  graphDefaultWorkspacePath: string
+  multiWorkspaceEnabled: boolean
+}
+
+function usablePath(path: string | null | undefined): string | null {
+  const trimmed = path?.trim()
+  return trimmed ? trimmed : null
+}
+
+export function viewCreationVaultPath({
+  editingRootPath,
+  fallbackVaultPath,
+  graphDefaultWorkspacePath,
+  multiWorkspaceEnabled,
+}: ViewCreationVaultPathOptions): string {
+  return usablePath(editingRootPath)
+    ?? (multiWorkspaceEnabled ? usablePath(graphDefaultWorkspacePath) : null)
+    ?? fallbackVaultPath
+}