1 files changed, 17 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 7a3b965fe..a13edec77 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -1982,27 +1982,29 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
     }
 
     export function GetNewTextDoc(title: string, x: number, y: number, width?: number, height?: number, annotationOn?: Doc, backgroundColor?: string) {
+        const defaultTextTemplate = DocCast(Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout);
         const tbox = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', {
             annotationOn,
             backgroundColor,
-            _width: width || 200,
-            _height: 35,
-            x: x,
-            y: y,
-            _layout_centered: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().layout_centered),
-            _layout_fitWidth: true,
-            _layout_autoHeight: true,
-            _layout_enableAltContentUI: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().defaultToFlashcards),
+            x,
+            y,
             title,
+            ...(defaultTextTemplate
+                ? {} // if the new doc will inherit from a template, don't set any layout fields since that would block the inheritance
+                : {
+                      _width: width || 200,
+                      _height: 35,
+                      _layout_centered: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc()._layout_centered),
+                      _layout_fitWidth: true,
+                      _layout_autoHeight: true,
+                      _layout_enableAltContentUI: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().defaultToFlashcards),
+                  }),
         });
 
-        const template = Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout;
-        if (template instanceof Doc) {
-            // if a default text template is specified
-            tbox._width = NumCast(template._width);
-            tbox.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_' + StrCast(template.title);
-            Doc.GetProto(tbox)[StrCast(tbox.layout_fieldKey)] = template; // set the text doc's layout to render with the text template
-            tbox[DocData].proto = template; // and also set the text doc to inherit from the template (this allows the template to specify default field values)
+        if (defaultTextTemplate) {
+            tbox.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_' + StrCast(defaultTextTemplate.title);
+            Doc.GetProto(tbox)[StrCast(tbox.layout_fieldKey)] = defaultTextTemplate; // set the text doc's layout to render with the text template
+            tbox[DocData].proto = defaultTextTemplate; // and also set the text doc to inherit from the template (this allows the template to specify default field values)
         }
         return tbox;
     }