diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index d436cc078..6a9f5a413 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1971,6 +1971,8 @@
   },
   "board_view": {
     "delete-note": "Delete Note",
-    "move-to": "Move to"
+    "move-to": "Move to",
+    "insert-above": "Insert above",
+    "insert-below": "Insert below"
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
index af87668ae..436e88152 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,45 @@
+import appContext from "../../../components/app_context";
 import attributes from "../../../services/attributes";
+import note_create from "../../../services/note_create";
 
 export default class BoardApi {
 
-    constructor(public columns: string[]) {
+    constructor(
+        private _columns: string[],
+        private _parentNoteId: string) {}
+
+    get columns() {
+        return this._columns;
     }
 
     async changeColumn(noteId: string, newColumn: string) {
         await attributes.setLabel(noteId, "status", newColumn);
     }
 
+    openNote(noteId: string) {
+        appContext.triggerCommand("openInPopup", { noteIdOrPath: noteId });
+    }
+
+    async insertRowAtPosition(
+            column: string,
+            relativeToBranchId: string,
+            direction: "before" | "after",
+            open: boolean = true) {
+        const { note } = await note_create.createNote(this._parentNoteId, {
+            activate: false,
+            targetBranchId: relativeToBranchId,
+            target: direction
+        });
+
+        if (!note) {
+            throw new Error("Failed to create note");
+        }
+
+        const { noteId } = note;
+        await this.changeColumn(noteId, column);
+        if (open) {
+            this.openNote(noteId);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/context_menu.ts
index 03d8099dd..fb7291922 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/context_menu.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function showNoteContextMenu({ $container, api }: ShowNoteContextMenuArgs
         const $el = $(event.currentTarget);
         const noteId = $el.data("note-id");
         const branchId = $el.data("branch-id");
+        const column = $el.closest(".board-column").data("column");
         if (!noteId) return;
 
         contextMenu.show({
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ export function showNoteContextMenu({ $container, api }: ShowNoteContextMenuArgs
                     }))
                 },
                 { title: "----" },
+                {
+                    title: t("board_view.insert-above"),
+                    handler: () => api.insertRowAtPosition(column, branchId, "before")
+                },
+                {
+                    title: t("board_view.insert-below"),
+                    handler: () => api.insertRowAtPosition(column, branchId, "after")
+                },
+                { title: "----" },
                 {
                     title: t("board_view.delete-note"),
                     uiIcon: "bx bx-trash",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
index d1f8a8108..7ca6d9738 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ export default class BoardView extends ViewMode<BoardData> {
 
         const data = await getBoardData(this.parentNote, "status", persistedData);
         const columns = Array.from(data.byColumn.keys()) || [];
-        this.api = new BoardApi(columns);
+        this.api = new BoardApi(
+            columns,
+            this.parentNote.noteId
+        );
         showNoteContextMenu({
             $container: this.$container,
             api: this.api