diff --git a/src/services/handlers.ts b/src/services/handlers.ts
index 5c65c8a49..a5580c5b1 100644
--- a/src/services/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/services/handlers.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ eventService.subscribe(eventService.ENTITY_CREATED, ({ entityName, entity }) =>
             const content = note.getContent();
 
             if (
-                ["text", "code", "mermaid"].includes(note.type) &&
+                ["text", "code", "mermaid", "canvas"].includes(note.type) &&
                 typeof content === "string" &&
                 // if the note has already content we're not going to overwrite it with template's one
                 (!content || content.trim().length === 0) &&