diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
index bd4d6271..5f88ff9a 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { App, SuggestModal, request, MarkdownRenderer, Instruction, Platform } from 'obsidian';
 import { KhojSetting } from 'src/settings';
+import { createNoteAndCloseModal } from 'src/utils';
 
 export interface SearchResult {
     entry: string;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export class KhojSearchModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
     setting: KhojSetting;
     rerank: boolean = false;
     find_similar_notes: boolean;
+    query: string = "";
     app: App;
 
     constructor(app: App, setting: KhojSetting, find_similar_notes: boolean = false) {
@@ -31,6 +33,14 @@ export class KhojSearchModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
             this.rerank = false
         });
 
+        // Register Modal Keybindings to Create New Note with Query as Title
+        this.scope.register(['Shift'], 'Enter', async () => {
+            if (this.query != "") createNoteAndCloseModal(this.query, this);
+        });
+        this.scope.register(['Ctrl', 'Shift'], 'Enter', async () => {
+            if (this.query != "") createNoteAndCloseModal(this.query, this, { newLeaf: true });
+        });
+
         // Add Hints to Modal for available Keybindings
         const modalInstructions: Instruction[] = [
             {
@@ -86,6 +96,7 @@ export class KhojSearchModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
             .filter((result: any) => !this.find_similar_notes || !result.additional.file.endsWith(this.app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.path))
             .map((result: any) => { return { entry: result.entry, file: result.additional.file } as SearchResult; });
 
+        this.query = query;
         return results;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
index 5a84a191..c7cc2ef0 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FileSystemAdapter, Notice, RequestUrlParam, request, Vault } from 'obsidian';
+import { FileSystemAdapter, Notice, RequestUrlParam, request, Vault, Modal } from 'obsidian';
 import { KhojSetting } from 'src/settings'
 
 export function getVaultAbsolutePath(vault: Vault): string {
@@ -139,3 +139,35 @@ export async function updateKhojBackend(khojUrl: string, khojConfig: Object) {
 function getIndexDirectoryFromBackendConfig(filepath: string) {
     return filepath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/");
 }
+
+export async function createNote(name: string, newLeaf = false): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      let pathPrefix: string
+      switch (app.vault.getConfig('newFileLocation')) {
+        case 'current':
+          pathPrefix = (app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.parent.path ?? '') + '/'
+          break
+        case 'folder':
+          pathPrefix = this.app.vault.getConfig('newFileFolderPath') + '/'
+          break
+        default: // 'root'
+          pathPrefix = ''
+          break
+      }
+      await app.workspace.openLinkText(`${pathPrefix}${name}.md`, '', newLeaf)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Khoj: Could not create note.\n' + (e as any).message);
+      throw e
+    }
+  }
+
+export async function createNoteAndCloseModal(query: string, modal: Modal, opt?: { newLeaf: boolean }): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+        await createNote(query, opt?.newLeaf);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        new Notice((e as Error).message)
+        return
+    }
+    modal.close();
+}