diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.scss b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.scss
index 58572fec9bd99b..5455f71ec4c441 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     --border-color: var(--border);
 
     transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-    margin: 0.65rem 0px 0.35rem 0px;
 
     .NotebookNode__box {
         transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
@@ -44,13 +43,35 @@
         margin-top: 0;
     }
 
+    .NotebookNode__insertion_prompt {
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 0.1rem 0px;
+        visibility: hidden;
+        cursor: pointer;
+
+        .NotebookNode__insertion_prompt__divider {
+            height: 1px;
+        }
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+        .NotebookNode__insertion_prompt {
+            visibility: visible;
+
+            .NotebookNode__insertion_prompt__divider {
+                background: var(--primary-3000);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     &:hover,
     &--selected {
         .NotebookNode__actions {
             opacity: 1;
             height: 2rem;
-            margin-top: 0.5rem;
+            margin-top: 0.2rem;
             transition: all 150ms linear;
+            margin-bottom: 19px;
         }
     }
 
@@ -111,3 +132,15 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+.react-renderer {
+    .NotebookNode__actions {
+        padding-bottom: 19px;
+    }
+
+    & + & {
+        .NotebookNode__actions {
+            padding-bottom: 0px;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
index da6c679877f030..fe777dd08ac660 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
     IconDragHandle,
     IconFilter,
     IconLink,
+    IconPlus,
     IconPlusMini,
     IconUnfoldLess,
     IconUnfoldMore,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { useInView } from 'react-intersection-observer'
 import { NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
 import { ErrorBoundary } from '~/layout/ErrorBoundary'
 import { NotebookNodeContext, NotebookNodeLogicProps, notebookNodeLogic } from './notebookNodeLogic'
-import { posthogNodePasteRule, useSyncedAttributes } from './utils'
+import { isCustomNode, posthogNodePasteRule, useSyncedAttributes } from './utils'
 import {
     NotebookNodeAttributes,
     NotebookNodeProps,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { useWhyDidIRender } from 'lib/hooks/useWhyDidIRender'
 import { NotebookNodeTitle } from './components/NotebookNodeTitle'
+import { NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt } from './NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt'
 
 export interface NodeWrapperProps<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes> {
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType
@@ -104,8 +106,8 @@ function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
         titlePlaceholder,
     }
     const nodeLogic = useMountedLogic(notebookNodeLogic(nodeLogicProps))
-    const { resizeable, expanded, actions } = useValues(nodeLogic)
-    const { setExpanded, deleteNode, toggleEditing } = useActions(nodeLogic)
+    const { resizeable, expanded, actions, nextNode, previousNode } = useValues(nodeLogic)
+    const { setExpanded, deleteNode, toggleEditing, insertAfter, insertBefore } = useActions(nodeLogic)
 
     useWhyDidIRender('NodeWrapper.logicProps', {
         resizeable,
@@ -146,6 +148,10 @@ function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
 
     // Element is resizable if resizable is set to true. If expandable is set to true then is is only resizable if expanded is true
     const isResizeable = resizeable && (!expandable || expanded)
+    const hasActions = actions && actions.length > 0
+
+    const insertContentBefore = (): void => insertBefore([{ type: 'paragraph' }])
+    const insertContentAfter = (): void => insertAfter([{ type: 'paragraph' }])
 
     return (
         <NotebookNodeContext.Provider value={nodeLogic}>
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
                             'NotebookNode--auto-hide-metadata': autoHideMetadata,
                         })}
                     >
+                        {!previousNode && <NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt onInsert={insertContentBefore} />}
                         <div className="NotebookNode__box">
                             <ErrorBoundary>
                                 {!inView ? (
@@ -229,12 +236,22 @@ function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
                                 )}
                             </ErrorBoundary>
                         </div>
-                        {isEditable && actions.length ? (
+                        {isEditable && hasActions ? (
                             <div
                                 className="NotebookNode__actions"
                                 // UX improvement so that the actions don't get in the way of the cursor
                                 onClick={() => setTextSelection(getPos() + 1)}
                             >
+                                <LemonButton
+                                    size="small"
+                                    type="secondary"
+                                    status="primary"
+                                    icon={<IconPlus />}
+                                    onClick={(e) => {
+                                        e.stopPropagation()
+                                        insertContentAfter()
+                                    }}
+                                />
                                 {actions.map((x, i) => (
                                     <LemonButton
                                         key={i}
@@ -252,6 +269,9 @@ function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
                                 ))}
                             </div>
                         ) : null}
+                        {(!nextNode || isCustomNode(nextNode)) && !hasActions && (
+                            <NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt onInsert={insertContentAfter} />
+                        )}
                     </div>
                 </NodeViewWrapper>
             </BindLogic>
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..adfed70c6b1503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const NotebookNodeInsertionPrompt = ({ onInsert }: { onInsert: () => void }): JSX.Element => {
+    return (
+        <div className="NotebookNode__insertion_prompt flex items-center space-x-2" onClick={onInsert}>
+            <div className="NotebookNode__insertion_prompt__divider flex flex-1" />
+            <div className="NotebookNode__insertion_prompt__label text-xs text-primary">Add content</div>
+            <div className="NotebookNode__insertion_prompt__divider flex flex-1" />
+        </div>
+    )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
index 27ee45c70b0833..26a76d02149635 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const notebookNodeLogic = kea<notebookNodeLogicType>([
         setResizeable: (resizeable: boolean) => ({ resizeable }),
         setActions: (actions: (NotebookNodeAction | undefined)[]) => ({ actions }),
         insertAfter: (content: JSONContent) => ({ content }),
+        insertBefore: (content: JSONContent) => ({ content }),
         insertAfterLastNodeOfType: (nodeType: string, content: JSONContent) => ({ content, nodeType }),
         updateAttributes: (attributes: Partial<NotebookNodeAttributes<any>>) => ({ attributes }),
         insertReplayCommentByTimestamp: (timestamp: number, sessionRecordingId: string) => ({
@@ -164,7 +165,12 @@ export const notebookNodeLogic = kea<notebookNodeLogicType>([
 
         insertAfter: ({ content }) => {
             const logic = values.notebookLogic
-            logic.values.editor?.insertContentAfterNode(props.getPos(), content)
+            logic.values.editor?.insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition(props.getPos(), content)
+        },
+
+        insertBefore: ({ content }) => {
+            const logic = values.notebookLogic
+            logic.values.editor?.insertContentBeforeNodeAtPosition(props.getPos(), content)
         },
 
         deleteNode: () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
index 70016ffc8f60d1..4eae92addb5a67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import { ExtendedRegExpMatchArray, NodeViewProps, PasteRule } from '@tiptap/core
 import posthog from 'posthog-js'
 import { NodeType } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
 import { Editor as TTEditor } from '@tiptap/core'
-import { CustomNotebookNodeAttributes, NotebookNodeAttributes } from '../Notebook/utils'
+import { CustomNotebookNodeAttributes, NotebookNodeAttributes, Node } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { tryJsonParse, uuid } from 'lib/utils'
+import { NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
 
 export function createUrlRegex(path: string | RegExp, origin?: string): RegExp {
     origin = (origin || window.location.origin).replace('.', '\\.')
@@ -146,3 +147,20 @@ export function useSyncedAttributes<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
 
     return [parsedAttrs.current, updateAttributes]
 }
+
+export function isCustomNode(node: Node): boolean {
+    return [
+        NotebookNodeType.Query,
+        NotebookNodeType.Recording,
+        NotebookNodeType.RecordingPlaylist,
+        NotebookNodeType.FeatureFlag,
+        NotebookNodeType.FeatureFlagCodeExample,
+        NotebookNodeType.Experiment,
+        NotebookNodeType.EarlyAccessFeature,
+        NotebookNodeType.Survey,
+        NotebookNodeType.Person,
+        NotebookNodeType.Group,
+        NotebookNodeType.Cohort,
+        NotebookNodeType.Image,
+    ].includes(node.type.name as NotebookNodeType)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Editor.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Editor.tsx
index 39c6c29115958e..d0596248961cb7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Editor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Editor.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import { BacklinkCommandsExtension } from './BacklinkCommands'
 import { NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature } from '../Nodes/NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature'
 import { NotebookNodeSurvey } from '../Nodes/NotebookNodeSurvey'
 import { InlineMenu } from './InlineMenu'
-import NodeGapInsertionExtension from './Extensions/NodeGapInsertion'
 import { notebookLogic } from './notebookLogic'
 import { sampleOne } from 'lib/utils'
 import { NotebookNodeGroup } from '../Nodes/NotebookNodeGroup'
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ export function Editor(): JSX.Element {
             NotebookNodeImage,
             SlashCommandsExtension,
             BacklinkCommandsExtension,
-            NodeGapInsertionExtension,
         ],
         editorProps: {
             handleDrop: (view, event, _slice, moved) => {
@@ -208,13 +206,17 @@ export function Editor(): JSX.Element {
                 destroy: () => editor.destroy(),
                 deleteRange: (range: EditorRange) => editor.chain().focus().deleteRange(range),
                 insertContent: (content: JSONContent) => editor.chain().insertContent(content).focus().run(),
-                insertContentAfterNode: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => {
+                insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => {
                     const endPosition = findEndPositionOfNode(editor, position)
                     if (endPosition) {
-                        editor.chain().focus().insertContentAt(endPosition, content).run()
+                        editor.chain().focus().insertContentAt(endPosition, content, { updateSelection: true }).run()
                         editor.commands.scrollIntoView()
                     }
                 },
+                insertContentBeforeNodeAtPosition: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => {
+                    editor.chain().focus().insertContentAt(position, content).run()
+                    editor.commands.scrollIntoView()
+                },
                 pasteContent: (position: number, text: string) => {
                     editor?.chain().focus().setTextSelection(position).run()
                     editor?.view.pasteText(text)
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Extensions/NodeGapInsertion.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Extensions/NodeGapInsertion.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fad7ba098a1ad..00000000000000
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/Extensions/NodeGapInsertion.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { Extension } from '@tiptap/core'
-import { Plugin, PluginKey } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
-
-const NodeGapInsertionExtension = Extension.create({
-    name: 'nodeGapInsertion',
-
-    addProseMirrorPlugins() {
-        const { editor } = this
-        return [
-            new Plugin({
-                key: new PluginKey('nodeGapInsertion'),
-                props: {
-                    handleClick(view, pos, event) {
-                        if (!view || !view.editable) {
-                            return false
-                        }
-                        const clickPos = view.posAtCoords({ left: event.clientX, top: event.clientY })
-                        const node = editor.state.doc.nodeAt(pos)
-
-                        if (!clickPos || clickPos.inside > -1 || !node) {
-                            return false
-                        }
-
-                        editor.commands.insertContentAt(pos, { type: 'paragraph', content: [] })
-                        return true
-                    },
-                },
-            }),
-        ]
-    },
-})
-
-export default NodeGapInsertionExtension
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/notebookLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/notebookLogic.ts
index 20da64681b722d..43eddde0c20801 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/notebookLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/notebookLogic.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export const notebookLogic = kea<notebookLogicType>([
                         nextNode = values.editor?.nextNode(insertionPosition)
                     }
 
-                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNode(insertionPosition, content)
+                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition(insertionPosition, content)
                 }
             )
         },
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export const notebookLogic = kea<notebookLogicType>([
                         nextNode = values.editor?.nextNode(insertionPosition)
                     }
 
-                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNode(insertionPosition, content)
+                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition(insertionPosition, content)
                 }
             )
         },
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ export const notebookLogic = kea<notebookLogicType>([
                         }
                     }
 
-                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNode(
+                    values.editor?.insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition(
                         insertionPosition,
                         buildTimestampCommentContent({
                             playbackTime: timestamp,
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
index 2d0427b2a2ca41..b34f1376a1f059 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export interface NotebookEditor {
     destroy: () => void
     deleteRange: (range: EditorRange) => EditorCommands
     insertContent: (content: JSONContent) => void
-    insertContentAfterNode: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => void
+    insertContentAfterNodeAtPosition: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => void
+    insertContentBeforeNodeAtPosition: (position: number, content: JSONContent) => void
     pasteContent: (position: number, text: string) => void
     findNode: (position: number) => Node | null
     findNodePositionByAttrs: (attrs: Record<string, any>) => any