diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidget.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidget.kt
index cf102d51..1060933a 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidget.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidget.kt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.component.markdown.MarkdownEditor
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.component.markdown.MarkdownText
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.locals.LocalSnackbarHostState
 import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.NotesWidget
+import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.NotesWidgetConfig
 import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.Widget
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime
@@ -365,15 +366,12 @@ fun NotesWidget(
                             },
                             onClick = {
                                 val wasLast = isLastWidget != false
-                                viewModel.dismissWidget(widget)
-                                val newWidget =
-                                    if (wasLast) {
-                                        NotesWidget(UUID.randomUUID()).also {
-                                            onWidgetAdd(it, 0)
-                                        }
-                                    } else {
-                                        null
-                                    }
+
+                                if (wasLast) {
+                                    viewModel.updateWidgetContent(NotesWidgetConfig())
+                                } else {
+                                    viewModel.dismissWidget(widget)
+                                }
 
                                 lifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
                                     val result = snackbarHostState.showSnackbar(
@@ -382,9 +380,10 @@ fun NotesWidget(
                                         duration = SnackbarDuration.Short,
                                     )
                                     if (result == SnackbarResult.ActionPerformed) {
-                                        onWidgetAdd(widget, 0)
-                                        newWidget?.let {
-                                            viewModel.dismissWidget(it)
+                                        if (wasLast) {
+                                            viewModel.updateWidgetContent(widget.config)
+                                        } else {
+                                            onWidgetAdd(widget, 0)
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidgetVM.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidgetVM.kt
index 0a35c296..19f063cd 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidgetVM.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/notes/NotesWidgetVM.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package de.mm20.launcher2.ui.launcher.widgets.notes
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
-import android.util.Log
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.viewModelFactory
 import de.mm20.launcher2.crashreporter.CrashReporter
 import de.mm20.launcher2.services.widgets.WidgetsService
 import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.NotesWidget
+import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.NotesWidgetConfig
 import de.mm20.launcher2.widgets.Widget
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ class NotesWidgetVM(
         }
     }
 
+    fun updateWidgetContent(config: NotesWidgetConfig) {
+        val updatedWidget = widget.value?.copy(config = config) ?: return
+        noteText.value = TextFieldValue(config.storedText)
+        widget.value = updatedWidget
+        widgetsService.updateWidget(updatedWidget)
+    }
+
 
     companion object : KoinComponent {
         val Factory = viewModelFactory {