diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 5c87b998..fd242492 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun displayNewNoteDialog(value: String = "", title: String? = null, path: String = "") {
-        NewNoteDialog(this, title) {
+    private fun displayNewNoteDialog(value: String = "", title: String? = null, path: String = "", setChecklistAsDefault: Boolean = false) {
+        NewNoteDialog(this, title, setChecklistAsDefault) {
             it.value = value
             it.path = path
             addNewNote(it)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     if (checklistItems != null) {
                         val title = it.absolutePath.getFilenameFromPath().substringBeforeLast('.')
                         val note = Note(null, title, fileText, NoteType.TYPE_CHECKLIST.value)
-                        displayNewNoteDialog(note.value, title = title)
+                        displayNewNoteDialog(note.value, title = title, setChecklistAsDefault = true)
                     } else {
                         runOnUiThread {
                             OpenFileDialog(this, it.path) {
@@ -622,10 +622,10 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
         if (checklistItems != null) {
             val note = Note(null, noteTitle, content, NoteType.TYPE_CHECKLIST.value)
-            addNewNote(note)
+            displayNewNoteDialog(note.value, title = noteTitle, setChecklistAsDefault = true)
         } else {
-            val note = Note(null, noteTitle, content, NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value, "")
-            addNewNote(note)
+            val note = Note(null, noteTitle, content, NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value)
+            displayNewNoteDialog(note.value, title = noteTitle, "")
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/NewNoteDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/NewNoteDialog.kt
index 639de607..e7645eac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/NewNoteDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/NewNoteDialog.kt
@@ -15,37 +15,43 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.notes.pro.helpers.NoteType
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.pro.models.Note
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_new_note.view.*
 
-class NewNoteDialog(val activity: Activity, title: String? = null, callback: (note: Note) -> Unit) {
+class NewNoteDialog(val activity: Activity, title: String? = null, val setChecklistAsDefault: Boolean, callback: (note: Note) -> Unit) {
     init {
         val view = activity.layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog_new_note, null).apply {
-            new_note_type.check(if (activity.config.lastCreatedNoteType == NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value) type_text_note.id else type_checklist.id)
+            val defaultType = when {
+                setChecklistAsDefault -> type_checklist.id
+                activity.config.lastCreatedNoteType == NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value -> type_text_note.id
+                else -> type_checklist.id
+            }
+
+            new_note_type.check(defaultType)
         }
 
         view.note_title.setText(title)
 
         AlertDialog.Builder(activity)
-                .setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null)
-                .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
-                .create().apply {
-                    activity.setupDialogStuff(view, this, R.string.new_note) {
-                        showKeyboard(view.note_title)
-                        getButton(BUTTON_POSITIVE).setOnClickListener {
-                            val title = view.note_title.value
-                            ensureBackgroundThread {
-                                when {
-                                    title.isEmpty() -> activity.toast(R.string.no_title)
-                                    activity.notesDB.getNoteIdWithTitle(title) != null -> activity.toast(R.string.title_taken)
-                                    else -> {
-                                        val type = if (view.new_note_type.checkedRadioButtonId == view.type_checklist.id) NoteType.TYPE_CHECKLIST.value else NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value
-                                        activity.config.lastCreatedNoteType = type
-                                        val newNote = Note(null, title, "", type)
-                                        callback(newNote)
-                                        dismiss()
-                                    }
+            .setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null)
+            .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
+            .create().apply {
+                activity.setupDialogStuff(view, this, R.string.new_note) {
+                    showKeyboard(view.note_title)
+                    getButton(BUTTON_POSITIVE).setOnClickListener {
+                        val title = view.note_title.value
+                        ensureBackgroundThread {
+                            when {
+                                title.isEmpty() -> activity.toast(R.string.no_title)
+                                activity.notesDB.getNoteIdWithTitle(title) != null -> activity.toast(R.string.title_taken)
+                                else -> {
+                                    val type = if (view.new_note_type.checkedRadioButtonId == view.type_checklist.id) NoteType.TYPE_CHECKLIST.value else NoteType.TYPE_TEXT.value
+                                    activity.config.lastCreatedNoteType = type
+                                    val newNote = Note(null, title, "", type)
+                                    callback(newNote)
+                                    dismiss()
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
+            }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/OpenNoteDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/OpenNoteDialog.kt
index 9ce865a5..9d7e08af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/OpenNoteDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/dialogs/OpenNoteDialog.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class OpenNoteDialog(val activity: Activity, val callback: (checkedId: Long, new
 
         view.dialog_open_note_new_radio.setOnClickListener {
             view.dialog_open_note_new_radio.isChecked = false
-            NewNoteDialog(activity) {
+            NewNoteDialog(activity, setChecklistAsDefault = false) {
                 callback(0, it)
                 dialog?.dismiss()
             }