diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/table-inline-title.test.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/table-inline-title.test.tsx
index 2791798a8..3b10b4a96 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/table-inline-title.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/table-inline-title.test.tsx
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ function makeRow(title: string): Extract<
 const baseProps = {
   onUpdate: vi.fn(),
   onOpen: vi.fn(),
+  onCreateSubIssue: vi.fn(),
   onToggleParent: vi.fn(),
   toggleLabel: "Toggle sub-issues",
   renameLabel: "Rename issue",
+  createSubIssueLabel: "Create sub-issue",
 };
 
 /** Editing state lives in the table (one editor at a time); mirror that. */
@@ -66,11 +68,13 @@ function Harness({
   onOpen,
   onUpdate,
   onEditingChange,
+  onCreateSubIssue,
 }: {
   title: string;
   onOpen?: () => void;
   onUpdate?: (updates: unknown) => void;
   onEditingChange?: (editing: boolean) => void;
+  onCreateSubIssue?: () => void;
 }) {
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
   return (
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ function Harness({
       }}
       onOpen={onOpen ?? baseProps.onOpen}
       onUpdate={onUpdate ?? baseProps.onUpdate}
+      onCreateSubIssue={onCreateSubIssue ?? baseProps.onCreateSubIssue}
     />
   );
 }
@@ -120,6 +125,23 @@ describe("InlineTitle", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole("textbox")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("opens sub-issue creation without also navigating into the issue", () => {
+    const onCreateSubIssue = vi.fn();
+    const rowClick = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <div onClick={rowClick}>
+        <Harness title="Original" onCreateSubIssue={onCreateSubIssue} />
+      </div>,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create sub-issue" }),
+    );
+
+    expect(onCreateSubIssue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(rowClick).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("commits on click-away without also navigating into the issue", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup({ delay: null });
     const onUpdate = vi.fn();
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/table-view-editing.test.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/table-view-editing.test.tsx
index 088c608cd..78b37acf4 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/table-view-editing.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/table-view-editing.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import type { Issue } from "@multica/core/types";
 import { renderWithI18n } from "../../test/i18n";
 import { IssueSurfaceSelectionProvider } from "../surface/selection-context";
 import type { IssueSurfaceSelection } from "../surface/selection-context";
+import type { IssueCreateDefaults } from "../surface/types";
 import type { ChildProgress } from "./list-row";
 import { TableView, useReleaseEditingCellOnUnmount } from "./table-view";
 
@@ -131,10 +132,12 @@ function Harness({
   issues,
   childProgressMap,
   surfaceKey,
+  onCreateIssue = () => {},
 }: {
   issues: Issue[];
   childProgressMap: Map<string, ChildProgress>;
   surfaceKey: string;
+  onCreateIssue?: (defaults: IssueCreateDefaults) => void;
 }) {
   return (
     <ViewStoreProvider store={getIssueSurfaceViewStore(surfaceKey)}>
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ function Harness({
           total={issues.length}
           search=""
           onSearchChange={() => {}}
+          onCreateIssue={onCreateIssue}
           exportIssues={() => Promise.resolve(issues)}
           resolveExportLookups={() =>
             Promise.resolve({
@@ -241,6 +245,37 @@ describe("TableView cell editors under data refresh", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /Backlog/ })).toBeNull();
     expect(identifiers()).toEqual(["MUL-b", "MUL-a"]);
   }, 20_000);
+
+  it("opens creation with the row as parent and inherits its project", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup({ delay: null, pointerEventsCheck: 0 });
+    const onCreateIssue = vi.fn();
+    const issue = {
+      ...makeIssue("a", "Alpha task", "todo"),
+      project_id: "project-1",
+    };
+
+    renderWithI18n(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <Harness
+          issues={[issue]}
+          childProgressMap={new Map()}
+          surfaceKey={`test-create-sub-issue-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e9)}`}
+          onCreateIssue={onCreateIssue}
+        />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    );
+
+    const row = screen.getByText("MUL-a").closest("tr")!;
+    await user.click(
+      within(row).getByRole("button", { name: "Create sub-issue" }),
+    );
+
+    expect(onCreateIssue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      parent_issue_id: "a",
+      parent_issue_identifier: "MUL-a",
+      project_id: "project-1",
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 // Row virtualization unmounts a cell when its row scrolls out of the window
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/table-view.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/table-view.tsx
index f14f42844..cdfe5dda3 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/table-view.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/table-view.tsx
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import { ProjectPicker } from "../../projects/components/project-picker";
 import { useT } from "../../i18n";
 import { useIssueSurfaceActionsOptional } from "../surface/actions-context";
 import { useIssueSurfaceSelection } from "../surface/selection-context";
+import type { IssueCreateDefaults } from "../surface/types";
 import { ProgressRing } from "./progress-ring";
 import {
   AssigneePicker,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ type TableViewProps = {
   total: number;
   search: string;
   onSearchChange: (query: string) => void;
+  onCreateIssue: (defaults: IssueCreateDefaults) => void;
   exportIssues: () => Promise<Issue[]>;
   resolveExportLookups: (needs: {
     projects: boolean;
@@ -476,9 +478,11 @@ export function InlineTitle({
   onEditingChange,
   onUpdate,
   onOpen,
+  onCreateSubIssue,
   onToggleParent,
   toggleLabel,
   renameLabel,
+  createSubIssueLabel,
 }: {
   row: Extract<IssueTableDisplayRow, { kind: "issue" }>;
   /** Rename state is owned by the table (one editor at a time) so it also
@@ -488,9 +492,11 @@ export function InlineTitle({
   onUpdate: (updates: Partial<UpdateIssueRequest>) => void;
   /** Navigate to the issue — clicking the title is the primary way IN. */
   onOpen: () => void;
+  onCreateSubIssue: () => void;
   onToggleParent: () => void;
   toggleLabel: string;
   renameLabel: string;
+  createSubIssueLabel: string;
 }) {
   const [draft, setDraft] = useState(row.issue.title);
   const editingRef = useRef(editing);
@@ -585,6 +591,17 @@ export function InlineTitle({
           >
             {row.issue.title}
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label={createSubIssueLabel}
+            className="shrink-0 rounded p-1 text-muted-foreground/60 opacity-0 hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover:opacity-100"
+            onClick={(event) => {
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              onCreateSubIssue();
+            }}
+          >
+            <Plus className="size-3" />
+          </button>
           <button
             type="button"
             aria-label={renameLabel}
@@ -732,6 +749,7 @@ type TableViewMeta = {
   setEditingCellKey: (key: string | null) => void;
   updateIssue: (issueId: string, updates: Partial<UpdateIssueRequest>) => void;
   openIssue: (issueId: string) => void;
+  createSubIssue: (issue: Issue) => void;
   toggleTableParentCollapsed: (issueId: string) => void;
   handleIssueSelection: (issueId: string, shiftKey: boolean) => void;
   getActorName: (actorType: string, actorId: string) => string;
@@ -923,9 +941,11 @@ function IssueTableBodyCell({
           onEditingChange={setEditorOpen}
           onUpdate={onUpdate}
           onOpen={() => meta.openIssue(issue.id)}
+          onCreateSubIssue={() => meta.createSubIssue(issue)}
           onToggleParent={() => meta.toggleTableParentCollapsed(issue.id)}
           toggleLabel={t(($) => $.table.toggle_sub_issues)}
           renameLabel={t(($) => $.table.rename_title)}
+          createSubIssueLabel={t(($) => $.actions.create_sub_issue)}
         />
       );
     case "identifier":
@@ -1065,6 +1085,7 @@ export function TableView({
   total,
   search,
   onSearchChange,
+  onCreateIssue,
   exportIssues,
   resolveExportLookups,
 }: TableViewProps) {
@@ -1277,6 +1298,16 @@ export function TableView({
     [navigation, paths],
   );
 
+  const createSubIssue = useCallback(
+    (issue: Issue) =>
+      onCreateIssue({
+        parent_issue_id: issue.id,
+        parent_issue_identifier: issue.identifier,
+        ...(issue.project_id ? { project_id: issue.project_id } : {}),
+      }),
+    [onCreateIssue],
+  );
+
   const onSort = useCallback(
     (field: SortField, direction: "asc" | "desc") => {
       setSortBy(field);
@@ -1297,6 +1328,7 @@ export function TableView({
     setEditingCellKey,
     updateIssue,
     openIssue,
+    createSubIssue,
     toggleTableParentCollapsed,
     handleIssueSelection,
     getActorName,
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx b/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
index ea32f0064..be2c3f584 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ function IssueSurfaceContent({
                 total={controller.flatTotal}
                 search={controller.tableSearch}
                 onSearchChange={controller.setTableSearch}
+                onCreateIssue={openCreateIssue}
                 exportIssues={controller.exportTableIssues}
                 resolveExportLookups={controller.resolveTableExportLookups}
               />
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/surface/types.ts b/packages/views/issues/surface/types.ts
index 92ccb6eec..95cce2a12 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/surface/types.ts
+++ b/packages/views/issues/surface/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export type IssueCreateDefaults = Partial<
   assignee_type?: CreateIssueRequest["assignee_type"] | null;
   assignee_id?: string | null;
   parent_issue_id?: string | null;
+  /** Display-only context for the create dialog while the parent query loads. */
+  parent_issue_identifier?: string;
   project_id?: string | null;
 };