diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts b/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
index 7bc544e7e..b8a6fc18f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/app_context.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import TouchBarComponent from "./touch_bar.js";
 import type { CKTextEditor } from "@triliumnext/ckeditor5";
 import type CodeMirror from "@triliumnext/codemirror";
 import { StartupChecks } from "./startup_checks.js";
-import type { CreateNoteOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
+import type { CreateNoteOpts, CreateNoteWithUrlOpts } from "../services/note_create.js";
 import { ColumnComponent } from "tabulator-tables";
 import { ChooseNoteTypeCallback } from "../widgets/dialogs/note_type_chooser.jsx";
 import type RootContainer from "../widgets/containers/root_container.js";
@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ export type CommandMappings = {
 
     // Table view
     addNewRow: CommandData & {
-        customOpts: CreateNoteOpts;
-        parentNotePath?: string;
+        customOpts?: CreateNoteWithUrlOpts;
     };
     addNewTableColumn: CommandData & {
         columnToEdit?: ColumnComponent;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
index 75e1f2fd7..bd4d80dab 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/note_create.ts
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ type CreateNoteBase = {
  * Serves as a base for "into", "before", and "after" variants,
  * sharing common URL-related fields.
  */
-export type CreateNoteWithUrlOpts = CreateNoteBase & {
-    target: "into" | "after" | "before";
-    // `Url` may refer to either parentNotePath or parentNoteId.
-    // The vocabulary is inspired by existing function getNoteIdFromUrl.
-    parentNoteUrl: string;
-
-    // Disambiguates the position for cloned notes.
-    targetBranchId?: string;
-};
+export type CreateNoteWithUrlOpts =
+    | (CreateNoteBase & {
+          target: "into";
+          parentNoteUrl?: string;
+          // No branch ID needed for "into"
+      })
+    | (CreateNoteBase & {
+          target: "before" | "after";
+          parentNoteUrl?: string;
+          // Required for "before"/"after"
+          targetBranchId: string;
+      });
 
 export type CreateNoteIntoInboxOpts = CreateNoteBase & {
     target: "inbox";
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ async function createNote(
         case "into":
         case "before":
         case "after":
-            return createNoteWithUrl(resolvedOptions.target, resolvedOptions);
+            return createNoteWithUrl(resolvedOptions);
     }
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +176,6 @@ async function promptForType(
  * @returns A promise resolving with the created note and its branch.
  */
 async function createNoteWithUrl(
-    target: "into" | "after" | "before",
     options: CreateNoteWithUrlOpts
 ): Promise<{ note: FNote | null; branch: FBranch | undefined }> {
     options = Object.assign(
@@ -210,7 +212,12 @@ async function createNoteWithUrl(
     C-->D;`;
     }
 
-    const { note, branch } = await server.post<Response>(`notes/${parentNoteId}/children?target=${target}&targetBranchId=${options.targetBranchId || ""}`, {
+    const query =
+        options.target === "into"
+            ? `target=${options.target}`
+            : `target=${options.target}&targetBranchId=${options.targetBranchId}`;
+
+    const { note, branch } = await server.post<Response>(`notes/${parentNoteId}/children?${query}`, {
         title: options.title,
         content: options.content || "",
         isProtected: options.isProtected,
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ async function createNoteIntoInbox(
             inboxNote.isProtected && protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable();
     }
 
-    const result = await createNoteWithUrl("into",
+    const result = await createNoteWithUrl(
         {
             ...options,
             target: "into",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
index 9d3e5418f..312dea3c3 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/context_menu.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-horizontal-left bx-rotate-90",
                 enabled: !sorters.length,
                 handler: () => parentComponent?.triggerCommand("addNewRow", {
-                    parentNotePath: parentNoteId,
                     customOpts: {
                         parentNoteUrl: parentNoteId,
                         target: "before",
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                         return;
                     }
                     parentComponent?.triggerCommand("addNewRow", {
-                        parentNotePath: note.noteId,
                         customOpts: {
                             parentNoteUrl: note.noteId,
                             target: "after",
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ export function showRowContextMenu(parentComponent: Component, e: MouseEvent, ro
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-horizontal-left bx-rotate-270",
                 enabled: !sorters.length,
                 handler: () => parentComponent?.triggerCommand("addNewRow", {
-                    parentNotePath: parentNoteId,
                     customOpts: {
                         parentNoteUrl: parentNoteId,
                         target: "after",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
index c948e9e1e..258355580 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/table/row_editing.ts
@@ -9,29 +9,20 @@ import server from "../../../services/server";
 import branches from "../../../services/branches";
 import AttributeDetailWidget from "../../attribute_widgets/attribute_detail";
 
-export default function useRowTableEditing(api: RefObject<Tabulator>, attributeDetailWidget: AttributeDetailWidget, parentNotePath: string): Partial<EventCallBackMethods> {
-    // Adding new rows
+export default function useRowTableEditing(api: RefObject<Tabulator>, attributeDetailWidget: AttributeDetailWidget, parentNotePath: string): Partial<EventCallBackMethods> { // Adding new rows
     useLegacyImperativeHandlers({
-        addNewRowCommand({ customOpts, parentNotePath: customNotePath }: CommandListenerData<"addNewRow">) {
-            const notePath = customNotePath ?? parentNotePath;
-            if (notePath) {
-                const opts: CreateNoteOpts = {
-                    activate: false,
-                    ...customOpts
-                }
+        addNewRowCommand({ customOpts }: CommandListenerData<"addNewRow">) {
+            if (!customOpts) {
+                customOpts = {
+                    target: "into",
+                };
+            }
 
-                // Normalize "inbox" targets into standard path-based creation.
-                // When adding a new row, we always have a concrete parent path (`notePath`),
-                // so even if the originating command requested an "inbox" creation,
-                // it should instead behave as "into" under the current note.
-                const normalizedOpts: CreateNoteWithUrlOpts =
-                    opts.target === "inbox"
-                        ? { ...opts, target: "into", parentNoteUrl: notePath }
-                        : { ...opts, parentNoteUrl: notePath };
-
-                note_create.createNote(
-                    normalizedOpts
-                ).then(({ branch }) => {
+            const noteUrl = customOpts.parentNoteUrl ?? parentNotePath;
+            if (noteUrl) {
+                customOpts.parentNoteUrl = noteUrl;
+                customOpts.activate = false;
+                note_create.createNote(customOpts).then(({ branch }) => {
                     if (branch) {
                         setTimeout(() => {
                             if (!api.current) return;
@@ -39,6 +30,7 @@ export default function useRowTableEditing(api: RefObject<Tabulator>, attributeD
                         }, 100);
                     }
                 })
+
             }
         }
     });