diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index ff168b6aa..b93d11654 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 		if (itemsView.selection.count == 1 && items[0] && items[0].isNote())
 		{
 			var note = items[0].getNote()
-			items[0].updateNote(note + "\n\n" + text);
+			items[0].updateNote(note == '' ? text : note + "\n\n" + text);
 			var noteElem = document.getElementById('zotero-note-editor')
 			noteElem.focus();
 			noteElem.id('noteField').inputField.editor.
@@ -1242,6 +1242,8 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 		{
 			addAttachmentFromPage(false, item.getID(), true);
 		}
+		
+		return item.getID();
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
index 5940ee8d1..15220d81a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			oncommand="ZoteroPane.addTextToNote(window.content.getSelection().toString())"/>
 		<menuitem id="zotero-context-add-to-new-note" class="menu-iconic"
 			label="&zotero.contextMenu.addTextToNewNote;"
-			oncommand="ZoteroPane.newNote(false, false, window.content.getSelection().toString())"/>
+			oncommand="var itemID = ZoteroPane.addItemFromPage(); ZoteroPane.newNote(false, itemID, window.content.getSelection().toString())"/>
 		<menuitem id="zotero-context-save-link-as-snapshot" class="menu-iconic"
 			label="&zotero.contextMenu.saveLinkAsSnapshot;"
 			oncommand="Zotero.Attachments.importFromURL(window.gContextMenu.linkURL)"/>
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
index d602b277a..51b95fda8 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!ENTITY zotero.contextMenu.addTextToCurrentNote		"Add Selection to Zotero Note">
-<!ENTITY zotero.contextMenu.addTextToNewNote			"Create Zotero Note from Selection">
+<!ENTITY zotero.contextMenu.addTextToNewNote			"Create Zotero Item and Note from Selection">
 <!ENTITY zotero.contextMenu.saveLinkAsSnapshot		"Save Link As Zotero Snapshot">
 <!ENTITY zotero.contextMenu.saveImageAsSnapshot		"Save Image As Zotero Snapshot">