diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/api.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/api.ts
index 5f73415605..4a839cac5d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/api.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/api.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { LatLng, LeafletMouseEvent } from "leaflet";
-import { LOCATION_ATTRIBUTE } from ".";
+
+import FNote from "../../../entities/fnote";
 import attributes from "../../../services/attributes";
 import { prompt } from "../../../services/dialog";
-import server from "../../../services/server";
 import { t } from "../../../services/i18n";
-import { CreateChildrenResponse } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+import note_create from "../../../services/note_create";
+import { LOCATION_ATTRIBUTE } from ".";
 
 const CHILD_NOTE_ICON = "bx bx-pin";
 
@@ -13,15 +14,19 @@ export async function moveMarker(noteId: string, latLng: LatLng | null) {
     await attributes.setLabel(noteId, LOCATION_ATTRIBUTE, value);
 }
 
-export async function createNewNote(noteId: string, e: LeafletMouseEvent) {
+export async function createNewNote(parentNote: FNote, e: LeafletMouseEvent) {
     const title = await prompt({ message: t("relation_map.enter_title_of_new_note"), defaultValue: t("relation_map.default_new_note_title") });
 
     if (title?.trim()) {
-        const { note } = await server.post<CreateChildrenResponse>(`notes/${noteId}/children?target=into`, {
+        const { note } = await note_create.createNote(parentNote.noteId, {
             title,
             content: "",
-            type: "text"
+            type: "text",
+            activate: false,
+            isProtected: parentNote.isProtected
         });
+        if (!note) return;
+
         attributes.setLabel(note.noteId, "iconClass", CHILD_NOTE_ICON);
         moveMarker(note.noteId, e.latlng);
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/context_menu.ts
index 47026566fc..b4ae723877 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/context_menu.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import type { LatLng, LeafletMouseEvent } from "leaflet";
+
 import appContext, { type CommandMappings } from "../../../components/app_context.js";
+import FNote from "../../../entities/fnote.js";
 import contextMenu, { type MenuItem } from "../../../menus/context_menu.js";
-import linkContextMenu from "../../../menus/link_context_menu.js";
 import NoteColorPicker from "../../../menus/custom-items/NoteColorPicker.jsx";
-import { t } from "../../../services/i18n.js";
-import { createNewNote } from "./api.js";
+import linkContextMenu from "../../../menus/link_context_menu.js";
 import { copyTextWithToast } from "../../../services/clipboard_ext.js";
+import { t } from "../../../services/i18n.js";
 import link from "../../../services/link.js";
+import { createNewNote } from "./api.js";
 
 export default function openContextMenu(noteId: string, e: LeafletMouseEvent, isEditable: boolean) {
     let items: MenuItem<keyof CommandMappings>[] = [
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export default function openContextMenu(noteId: string, e: LeafletMouseEvent, is
     });
 }
 
-export function openMapContextMenu(noteId: string, e: LeafletMouseEvent, isEditable: boolean) {
+export function openMapContextMenu(note: FNote, e: LeafletMouseEvent, isEditable: boolean) {
     let items: MenuItem<keyof CommandMappings>[] = [
         ...buildGeoLocationItem(e)
     ];
@@ -55,10 +57,10 @@ export function openMapContextMenu(noteId: string, e: LeafletMouseEvent, isEdita
             { kind: "separator" },
             {
                 title: t("geo-map-context.add-note"),
-                handler: () => createNewNote(noteId, e),
+                handler: () => createNewNote(note, e),
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-plus"
             }
-        ]
+        ];
     }
 
     contextMenu.show({
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/index.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/index.tsx
index 8be547fa3a..cb4b33b5af 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/geomap/index.tsx
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ export default function GeoView({ note, noteIds, viewConfig, saveConfig }: ViewM
     const onClick = useCallback(async (e: LeafletMouseEvent) => {
         if (state === State.NewNote) {
             toast.closePersistent("geo-new-note");
-            await createNewNote(note.noteId, e);
+            await createNewNote(note, e);
             setState(State.Normal);
         }
-    }, [ state ]);
+    }, [ note, state ]);
 
     const onContextMenu = useCallback((e: LeafletMouseEvent) => {
-        openMapContextMenu(note.noteId, e, !isReadOnly);
-    }, [ note.noteId, isReadOnly ]);
+        openMapContextMenu(note, e, !isReadOnly);
+    }, [ note, isReadOnly ]);
 
     // Dragging
     const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);