diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/cn/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/cn/translation.json
index fc7d42fd6..a3a85325b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/cn/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/cn/translation.json
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "小型 (显示大约10行)",
     "box_size_medium": "中型 (显示大约30行)",
     "box_size_full": "完整显示（完整文本框）",
-    "button_include": "包含笔记 <kbd>回车</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "包含笔记"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "信息消息",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/de/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/de/translation.json
index 3c569017a..431dd0027 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/de/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/de/translation.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "klein (~ 10 Zeilen)",
     "box_size_medium": "mittel (~ 30 Zeilen)",
     "box_size_full": "vollständig (Feld zeigt vollständigen Text)",
-    "button_include": "Notiz beifügen <kbd>Eingabetaste</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "Notiz beifügen"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "Infonachricht",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index c17badf3e..491addf3c 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "small (~ 10 lines)",
     "box_size_medium": "medium (~ 30 lines)",
     "box_size_full": "full (box shows complete text)",
-    "button_include": "Include note <kbd>enter</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "Include note"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "Info message",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/es/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/es/translation.json
index 1e1119e2f..91095325f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/es/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/es/translation.json
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "pequeño (~ 10 líneas)",
     "box_size_medium": "medio (~ 30 líneas)",
     "box_size_full": "completo (el cuadro muestra el texto completo)",
-    "button_include": "Incluir nota <kbd>Enter</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "Incluir nota"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "Mensaje informativo",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/fr/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/fr/translation.json
index 6921f1cf5..0add71da1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/fr/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/fr/translation.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "petit (~ 10 lignes)",
     "box_size_medium": "moyen (~ 30 lignes)",
     "box_size_full": "complet (la boîte affiche le texte complet)",
-    "button_include": "Inclure une note <kbd>Entrée</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "Inclure une note"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "Message d'information",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/ro/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/ro/translation.json
index 8544428c5..2b1ba6db2 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/ro/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/ro/translation.json
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
     "box_size_medium": "mediu (~ 30 de rânduri)",
     "box_size_prompt": "Dimensiunea căsuței notiței incluse:",
     "box_size_small": "mică (~ 10 rânduri)",
-    "button_include": "Include notița <kbd>Enter</kbd>",
+    "button_include": "Include notița",
     "dialog_title": "Includere notița",
     "label_note": "Notiță",
     "placeholder_search": "căutați notița după denumirea ei",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/sr/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/sr/translation.json
index 61ab6a8b2..1e5d8741c 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/sr/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/sr/translation.json
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "mala (~ 10 redova)",
     "box_size_medium": "srednja (~ 30 redova)",
     "box_size_full": "puna (kutija prikazuje ceo tekst)",
-    "button_include": "Uključi belešku <kbd>enter</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "Uključi belešku"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "Informativna poruka",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/tw/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/tw/translation.json
index 9e43e775a..50daa3905 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/tw/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/tw/translation.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     "box_size_small": "小型 (顯示大約10行)",
     "box_size_medium": "中型 (顯示大約30行)",
     "box_size_full": "完整顯示（完整文字框）",
-    "button_include": "包含筆記 <kbd>Enter</kbd>"
+    "button_include": "包含筆記"
   },
   "info": {
     "modalTitle": "資訊消息",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 61b22a35b..000000000
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
-import treeService from "../../services/tree.js";
-import noteAutocompleteService from "../../services/note_autocomplete.js";
-import froca from "../../services/froca.js";
-import BasicWidget from "../basic_widget.js";
-import { Modal } from "bootstrap";
-import type { EventData } from "../../components/app_context.js";
-import type EditableTextTypeWidget from "../type_widgets/editable_text.js";
-import { openDialog } from "../../services/dialog.js";
-
-const TPL = /*html*/`
-<div class="include-note-dialog modal mx-auto" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
-    <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
-        <div class="modal-content">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-                <h5 class="modal-title">${t("include_note.dialog_title")}</h5>
-                <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="${t("include_note.close")}"></button>
-            </div>
-            <form class="include-note-form">
-                <div class="modal-body">
-                    <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="include-note-autocomplete">${t("include_note.label_note")}</label>
-                        <div class="input-group">
-                            <input class="include-note-autocomplete form-control" placeholder="${t("include_note.placeholder_search")}">
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-
-                    ${t("include_note.box_size_prompt")}
-
-                    <div class="form-check">
-                        <label class="form-check-label tn-radio">
-                            <input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="include-note-box-size" value="small">
-                            ${t("include_note.box_size_small")}
-                        </label>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="form-check">
-                        <label class="form-check-label tn-radio">
-                            <input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="include-note-box-size" value="medium" checked>
-                            ${t("include_note.box_size_medium")}
-                        </label>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="form-check">
-                        <label class="form-check-label tn-radio">
-                            <input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="include-note-box-size" value="full">
-                            ${t("include_note.box_size_full")}
-                        </label>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">${t("include_note.button_include")}</button>
-                </div>
-            </form>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>`;
-
-export default class IncludeNoteDialog extends BasicWidget {
-
-    private modal!: bootstrap.Modal;
-    private $form!: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
-    private $autoComplete!: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
-    private textTypeWidget?: EditableTextTypeWidget;
-
-    doRender() {
-        this.$widget = $(TPL);
-        this.modal = Modal.getOrCreateInstance(this.$widget[0]);
-        this.$form = this.$widget.find(".include-note-form");
-        this.$autoComplete = this.$widget.find(".include-note-autocomplete");
-        this.$form.on("submit", () => {
-            const notePath = this.$autoComplete.getSelectedNotePath();
-
-            if (notePath) {
-                this.modal.hide();
-                this.includeNote(notePath);
-            } else {
-                logError("No noteId to include.");
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        });
-    }
-
-    async showIncludeNoteDialogEvent({ textTypeWidget }: EventData<"showIncludeDialog">) {
-        this.textTypeWidget = textTypeWidget;
-        await this.refresh();
-        openDialog(this.$widget);
-
-        this.$autoComplete.trigger("focus").trigger("select"); // to be able to quickly remove entered text
-    }
-
-    async refresh() {
-        this.$autoComplete.val("");
-        noteAutocompleteService.initNoteAutocomplete(this.$autoComplete, {
-            hideGoToSelectedNoteButton: true,
-            allowCreatingNotes: true
-        });
-        noteAutocompleteService.showRecentNotes(this.$autoComplete);
-    }
-
-    async includeNote(notePath: string) {
-        const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromUrl(notePath);
-        if (!noteId) {
-            return;
-        }
-        const note = await froca.getNote(noteId);
-        const boxSize = $("input[name='include-note-box-size']:checked").val() as string;
-
-        if (["image", "canvas", "mermaid"].includes(note?.type ?? "")) {
-            // there's no benefit to use insert note functionlity for images,
-            // so we'll just add an IMG tag
-            this.textTypeWidget?.addImage(noteId);
-        } else {
-            this.textTypeWidget?.addIncludeNote(noteId, boxSize);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae78bab31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/include_note.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { useRef, useState } from "preact/compat";
+import type { EventData } from "../../components/app_context";
+import { closeActiveDialog, openDialog } from "../../services/dialog";
+import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
+import FormGroup from "../react/FormGroup";
+import FormRadioGroup from "../react/FormRadioGroup";
+import Modal from "../react/Modal";
+import NoteAutocomplete from "../react/NoteAutocomplete";
+import ReactBasicWidget from "../react/ReactBasicWidget";
+import Button from "../react/Button";
+import note_autocomplete, { Suggestion } from "../../services/note_autocomplete";
+import tree from "../../services/tree";
+import froca from "../../services/froca";
+import EditableTextTypeWidget from "../type_widgets/editable_text";
+
+interface IncludeNoteDialogProps {
+    textTypeWidget?: EditableTextTypeWidget;
+}
+
+function IncludeNoteDialogComponent({ textTypeWidget }: IncludeNoteDialogProps) {
+    const [suggestion, setSuggestion] = useState<Suggestion | null>(null);
+    const [boxSize, setBoxSize] = useState("medium");
+    const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+    return (textTypeWidget &&
+        <Modal
+            className="include-note-dialog"
+            title={t("include_note.dialog_title")}
+            size="lg"
+            onShown={() => {
+                inputRef.current?.focus();
+                note_autocomplete.showRecentNotes($(inputRef.current!));
+            }}
+            onSubmit={() => {
+                if (!suggestion?.notePath) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                closeActiveDialog();
+                includeNote(suggestion.notePath, textTypeWidget);
+            }}
+            footer={
+                <Button text={t("include_note.button_include")} keyboardShortcut="Enter" />
+            }
+        >
+            <FormGroup label={t("include_note.label_note")}>
+                <NoteAutocomplete
+                    placeholder={t("include_note.placeholder_search")}
+                    onChange={setSuggestion}
+                    inputRef={inputRef}
+                />
+            </FormGroup>
+
+            <FormGroup label={t("include_note.box_size_prompt")}>
+                <FormRadioGroup name="include-note-box-size"
+                    currentValue={boxSize} onChange={setBoxSize}
+                    values={[
+                        { label: t("include_note.box_size_small"), value: "small" },
+                        { label: t("include_note.box_size_medium"), value: "medium" },
+                        { label: t("include_note.box_size_full"), value: "full" },
+                    ]}
+                />
+            </FormGroup>
+        </Modal>
+    )
+}
+
+export default class IncludeNoteDialog extends ReactBasicWidget {
+
+    private props: IncludeNoteDialogProps = {};
+
+    get component() {
+        return <IncludeNoteDialogComponent {...this.props} />;
+    }
+
+    async showIncludeNoteDialogEvent({ textTypeWidget }: EventData<"showIncludeDialog">) {
+        this.props = { textTypeWidget };
+        this.doRender();
+        openDialog(this.$widget);
+    }
+
+}
+
+async function includeNote(notePath: string, textTypeWidget: EditableTextTypeWidget) {
+    const noteId = tree.getNoteIdFromUrl(notePath);
+    if (!noteId) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const note = await froca.getNote(noteId);
+    const boxSize = $("input[name='include-note-box-size']:checked").val() as string;
+
+    if (["image", "canvas", "mermaid"].includes(note?.type ?? "")) {
+        // there's no benefit to use insert note functionlity for images,
+        // so we'll just add an IMG tag
+        textTypeWidget.addImage(noteId);
+    } else {
+        textTypeWidget.addIncludeNote(noteId, boxSize);
+    }
+}
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