diff --git a/src/public/app/components/app_context.ts b/src/public/app/components/app_context.ts
index 5861894d1..f863274aa 100644
--- a/src/public/app/components/app_context.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/components/app_context.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ export type CommandMappings = {
     refreshResults: {};
     refreshSearchDefinition: {};
 
+    geoMapCreateChildNote: CommandData;
+
     buildTouchBar: CommandData & {
         TouchBar: typeof import("electron").TouchBar;
         buildIcon(name: string): NativeImage;
@@ -356,9 +358,6 @@ type EventMappings = {
     exportSvg: {
         ntxId: string | null | undefined;
     };
-    geoMapCreateChildNote: {
-        ntxId: string | null | undefined; // TODO: deduplicate ntxId
-    };
     tabReorder: {
         ntxIdsInOrder: string[];
     };
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/geo_map.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/geo_map.ts
index b0a37d2b8..76ff7d0eb 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/geo_map.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/geo_map.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export default class GeoMapWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                 change(newValue) {
                     map.setZoom(newValue);
                 },
+            }),
+            new TouchBar.TouchBarButton({
+                label: "New geo note",
+                click: () => this.parent?.triggerEvent("geoMapCreateChildNote", { ntxId: this.ntxId })
             })
         ];
     }