diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index 51ffe52436..ef1c745b4c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ CSMWorld::Data::Data(ToUTF8::FromType encoding, bool fsStrict, const Files::Path
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new RecordStateColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new FixedRecordTypeColumn<Info>(UniversalId::Type_TopicInfo));
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new TopicColumn<Info>(false));
+    mTopicInfos.addColumn(new ResponseColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new ActorColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new RaceColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new ClassColumn<Info>);
@@ -339,7 +340,6 @@ CSMWorld::Data::Data(ToUTF8::FromType encoding, bool fsStrict, const Files::Path
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new PcFactionColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new PcRankColumn<Info>);
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new SoundFileColumn<Info>);
-    mTopicInfos.addColumn(new ResponseColumn<Info>);
     // Result script
     mTopicInfos.addColumn(new NestedParentColumn<Info>(
         Columns::ColumnId_InfoList, ColumnBase::Flag_Dialogue | ColumnBase::Flag_Dialogue_List));
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.cpp
index 2336c14924..e6c68fa12e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ bool CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::canAcceptData(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::C
     return data != nullptr && data->holdsType(type);
 }
 
+bool CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isTopicOrJournal(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type)
+{
+    const CSMWorld::TableMimeData* data = getTableMimeData(event);
+    return data != nullptr
+        && (data->holdsType(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Topic) || data->holdsType(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Journal));
+}
+
 bool CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isInfo(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type)
 {
     const CSMWorld::TableMimeData* data = getTableMimeData(event);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.hpp
index ab27198f71..bf822180cd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragdroputils.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         bool canAcceptData(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type);
         ///< Checks whether the \a event contains a valid CSMWorld::TableMimeData that holds the \a type
 
+        bool isTopicOrJournal(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type);
+
         bool isInfo(const QDropEvent& event, CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type);
         ///< Info types can be dragged to sort the info table
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
index 1a35e02d79..ed95acea8b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ void CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent* event)
 {
     QModelIndex index = indexAt(event->pos());
     if (CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::canAcceptData(*event, getIndexDisplayType(index))
-        || CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isInfo(*event, getIndexDisplayType(index)))
+        || CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isInfo(*event, getIndexDisplayType(index))
+        || CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isTopicOrJournal(*event, getIndexDisplayType(index)))
     {
         if (index.flags() & Qt::ItemIsEditable)
         {
@@ -86,6 +87,14 @@ void CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event)
     {
         emit moveRecordsFromSameTable(event);
     }
+    if (CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::isTopicOrJournal(*event, display))
+    {
+        const CSMWorld::TableMimeData* tableMimeData = CSVWorld::DragDropUtils::getTableMimeData(*event);
+        for (auto universalId : tableMimeData->getData())
+        {
+            emit createNewInfoRecord(universalId.getId());
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::getIndexDisplayType(const QModelIndex& index) const
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
index 7634c0e650..bbd3ece7ee 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
     signals:
         void moveRecordsFromSameTable(QDropEvent* event);
+        void createNewInfoRecord(const std::string& id);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
index 00e0399f9b..cdea2b27f9 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::reset()
     GenericCreator::reset();
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::setText(const std::string& text)
+{
+    QString qText = QString::fromStdString(text);
+    mTopic->setText(qText);
+}
+
 std::string CSVWorld::InfoCreator::getErrors() const
 {
     // We ignore errors from GenericCreator here, because they can never happen in an InfoCreator.
@@ -138,6 +144,11 @@ void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::focus()
     mTopic->setFocus();
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::callReturnPressed()
+{
+    emit inputReturnPressed();
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::topicChanged()
 {
     update();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
index 2227b5bc9e..0c4a9fd4d3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
         void reset() override;
 
+        void setText(const std::string& text);
+
         std::string getErrors() const override;
         ///< Return formatted error descriptions for the current state of the creator. if an empty
         /// string is returned, there is no error.
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         /// Focus main input widget
         void focus() override;
 
+    public slots:
+
+        void callReturnPressed();
+
     private slots:
 
         void topicChanged();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
index 12aec5ab92..cff16a85f2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ CSVWorld::Table::Table(const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, bool createAndDelete, bo
     {
         mProxyModel = new CSMWorld::InfoTableProxyModel(id.getType(), this);
         connect(this, &CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::moveRecordsFromSameTable, this, &CSVWorld::Table::moveRecords);
+        connect(this, &CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::createNewInfoRecord, this,
+            &CSVWorld::Table::createRecordsDirectlyRequest);
     }
     else if (isLtexTable)
     {
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
index c5d0e47f53..e7a30f4a28 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
         void createRequest();
 
+        void createRecordsDirectlyRequest(const std::string& id);
+
         void cloneRequest(const CSMWorld::UniversalId&);
 
         void touchRequest(const std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& ids);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
index de84229421..72b70b8109 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 #include <QStackedLayout>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <apps/opencs/view/world/extendedcommandconfigurator.hpp>
 
 #include "creator.hpp"
+#include "infocreator.hpp"
 
 void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::updateSize()
 {
@@ -255,6 +258,20 @@ void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::createRequest()
     mCreator->focus();
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::createRecordsDirectlyRequest(const std::string& id)
+{
+    if (InfoCreator* creator = dynamic_cast<InfoCreator*>(mCreator))
+    {
+        creator->reset();
+        creator->setText(id);
+        creator->callReturnPressed();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Log(Debug::Warning) << "Creating a record directly failed.";
+    }
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::cloneRequest(const std::string& id, const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type type)
 {
     mCreator->reset();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
index 073d0b42e1..7be57066f6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         void noMorePosition();
 
         void createRequest();
+        void createRecordsDirectlyRequest(const std::string& id);
         void cloneRequest(const std::string& id, const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type type);
         void touchRequest(const std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>&);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index 9c5d110c50..9be0afd912 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView(
         connect(this, qOverload<const std::string&, const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type>(&TableSubView::cloneRequest),
             mBottom, &TableBottomBox::cloneRequest);
 
+        connect(mTable, &Table::createRecordsDirectlyRequest, mBottom, &TableBottomBox::createRecordsDirectlyRequest);
+
         connect(mTable, &Table::touchRequest, mBottom, &TableBottomBox::touchRequest);
 
         connect(mTable, &Table::extendedDeleteConfigRequest, mBottom, &TableBottomBox::extendedDeleteConfigRequest);