diff --git a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
index 0024a5e7..20b899f3 100644
--- a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
@@ -937,6 +937,20 @@ export class BCSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       );
 
+    const threadingDetails = subDetails("Threading", cmdsDetails);
+
+    threadingDetails.createDiv({
+      text: "Settings for the commands `Create new <field> from current note`",
+    });
+    new Setting(threadingDetails)
+      .setName("Open new threads in new pane or current pane")
+      .addToggle((tog) =>
+        tog.onChange(async (value) => {
+          settings.threadIntoNewPane = value;
+          await plugin.saveSettings();
+        })
+      );
+
     const debugDetails = details("Debugging");
 
     new Setting(debugDetails)
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index af321a50..57bc0028 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BCSettings = {
   limitJumpToFirstFields: [],
   showAll: false,
   noPathMessage: `This note has no real or implied parents`,
+  threadIntoNewPane: false,
   trailSeperator: "→",
   treatCurrNodeAsImpliedSibling: false,
   trimDendronNotes: false,
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index efd6b59e..8ef7aa49 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export interface BCSettings {
   showRefreshNotice: boolean;
   showTrail: boolean;
   squareDirectionsOrder: (0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)[];
+  threadIntoNewPane: boolean;
   trailSeperator: string;
   treatCurrNodeAsImpliedSibling: boolean;
   trimDendronNotes: boolean;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 2335ac3b..ba5c1fe8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
           const currFile = app.workspace.getActiveFile();
           if (!currFile) return;
 
-          const newFilePath = app.fileManager.getNewFileParent(currFile.path);
+          const newFileParent = app.fileManager.getNewFileParent(currFile.path);
 
           const oppField =
             getOppFields(userHiers, field)[0] ??
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
 
           const newFile = await app.vault.create(
             normalizePath(
-              `${newFilePath.path}/${field} of ${currFile.basename}.md`
+              `${newFileParent.path}/${field} of ${currFile.basename}.md`
             ),
             writeBCsInline
               ? `${oppField}:: [[${currFile.basename}]]`
@@ -475,7 +475,12 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
 
             await app.vault.modify(currFile, content);
           }
-          app.workspace.activeLeaf.openFile(newFile);
+
+          if (settings.threadIntoNewPane) {
+            const splitLeaf = app.workspace.splitActiveLeaf();
+            app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(splitLeaf, false, false);
+            splitLeaf.openFile(newFile);
+          } else app.workspace.activeLeaf.openFile(newFile);
         },
       });
     });