diff --git a/src/components/keyboard-shortcut.tsx b/src/components/keyboard-shortcut.tsx
index 269380652..22445a35c 100644
--- a/src/components/keyboard-shortcut.tsx
+++ b/src/components/keyboard-shortcut.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ export default function KeyboardShortcut({
     (e) => (requireMeta ? e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey : true) && e.key === letter,
     (e) => {
       // ignore if the user is focused on an input
-      if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLInputElement) return;
+      if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLInputElement || document.activeElement instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
+        return;
+      }
 
       if (onPress) {
         e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx b/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx
index 6497def82..0b942fe05 100644
--- a/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/launchpad/index.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function LaunchpadPage() {
       <Flex gap="4" w="full">
         <Button colorScheme="primary" size="lg" onClick={() => openModal()} variant="outline">
           New Note
+          <KeyboardShortcut letter="n" ml="2" onPress={(e) => openModal()} />
         </Button>
         <SearchForm flex={1} />
       </Flex>