diff --git a/src/becca/entities/note.js b/src/becca/entities/note.js
index 75e4c30f7..4e2593c48 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/note.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/note.js
@@ -1332,6 +1332,10 @@ class Note extends AbstractEntity {
         return this.type === 'launcher' || ['lbRoot', 'lbAvailableShortcuts', 'lbVisibleShortcuts'];
     }
 
+    isOptions() {
+        return this.noteId.startsWith("options");
+    }
+
     get isDeleted() {
         return !(this.noteId in this.becca.notes) || this.isBeingDeleted;
     }
diff --git a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
index fda1b5453..3f42c1c23 100644
--- a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
+++ b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
@@ -830,6 +830,10 @@ class NoteShort {
     isLaunchBarConfig() {
         return this.type === 'launcher' || ['lbRoot', 'lbAvailableShortcuts', 'lbVisibleShortcuts'].includes(this.noteId);
     }
+
+    isOptions() {
+        return this.noteId.startsWith("options");
+    }
 }
 
 export default NoteShort;
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index b27d58e90..350431efc 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                 autoExpandMS: 600,
                 preventLazyParents: false,
                 dragStart: (node, data) => {
-                    if (['root', 'hidden', 'lbRoot', 'lbAvailableLaunchers', 'lbVisibleLaunchers'].includes(node.data.noteId)) {
+                    if (['root', 'hidden', 'lbRoot', 'lbAvailableLaunchers', 'lbVisibleLaunchers'].includes(node.data.noteId)
+                        || node.data.noteId.startsWith("options")) {
                         return false;
                     }
 
@@ -428,6 +429,8 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                         return false;
                     } else if (node.data.noteId === 'lbRoot') {
                         return false;
+                    } else if (node.data.noteId.startsWith('options')) {
+                        return false;
                     } else if (node.data.noteType === 'launcher') {
                         return ['before', 'after'];
                     } else {
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                     $span.append($refreshSearchButton);
                 }
 
-                if (!['search', 'launcher'].includes(note.type)) {
+                if (!['search', 'launcher'].includes(note.type) && !note.isOptions()) {
                     const $createChildNoteButton = $('<span class="tree-item-button add-note-button bx bx-plus" title="Create child note"></span>');
 
                     $span.append($createChildNoteButton);
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index d5111b82c..462e22910 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -114,14 +114,10 @@ function getAndValidateParent(params) {
         throw new Error(`Launchers should not have child notes.`);
     }
 
-    if (!params.ignoreForbiddenParents && ['lbRoot'].includes(parentNote.noteId)) {
+    if (!params.ignoreForbiddenParents && (parentNote.isLaunchBarConfig() || parentNote.isOptions())) {
         throw new Error(`Creating child notes into '${parentNote.noteId}' is not allowed.`);
     }
 
-    if (['lbAvailableLaunchers', 'lbVisibleLaunchers'].includes(parentNote.noteId) && params.type !== 'launcher') {
-        throw new Error(`Creating child notes into '${parentNote.noteId}' is only possible for type 'launcher'.`);
-    }
-
     return parentNote;
 }