diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/index/new_note.js b/app/assets/javascripts/index/new_note.js
index dc269deef5..6cdec83205 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/index/new_note.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/index/new_note.js
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ OSM.NewNote = function (map) {
     newNoteMarker = null;
   }
 
+  function moveNewNotMarkerToClick(e) {
+    if (newNoteMarker) newNoteMarker.setLatLng(e.latlng);
+    if (halo) halo.setLatLng(e.latlng);
+    content.find("textarea").focus();
+  }
+
   function updateControls() {
     const zoomedOut = addNoteButton.hasClass("disabled");
     const withoutText = content.find("textarea").val() === "";
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ OSM.NewNote = function (map) {
       });
     });
 
+    map.on("click", moveNewNotMarkerToClick);
     addNoteButton.on("disabled enabled", updateControls);
     updateControls();
 
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ OSM.NewNote = function (map) {
   };
 
   page.unload = function () {
+    map.off("click", moveNewNotMarkerToClick);
     addNoteButton.off("disabled enabled", updateControls);
     removeNewNoteMarker();
     addNoteButton.removeClass("active");