diff --git a/src/components/Editor.vue b/src/components/Editor.vue
index 76893fca873..a3df9cdb451 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor.vue
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 				</template>
 				<ContentContainer v-show="contentLoaded"
 					ref="contentWrapper" />
+				<SuggestionsBar v-if="isRichEditor && isEmptyContent && contentLoaded" />
 			</MainContainer>
 			<Reader v-if="isResolvingConflict"
 				:content="syncError.data.outsideChange"
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ import Assistant from './Assistant.vue'
 import Translate from './Modal/Translate.vue'
 import { generateRemoteUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { fetchNode } from '../services/WebdavClient.ts'
+import SuggestionsBar from './SuggestionsBar.vue'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Editor',
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ export default {
 		Status,
 		Assistant,
 		Translate,
+		SuggestionsBar,
 	},
 	mixins: [
 		isMobile,
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ export default {
 			contentWrapper: null,
 			translateModal: false,
 			translateContent: '',
+			isEmptyContent: true,
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -612,6 +616,7 @@ export default {
 			this.emit('update:content', {
 				markdown: proseMirrorMarkdown,
 			})
+			this.isEmptyContent = editor.state.doc.nodeSize <= 4
 		},
 
 		onSync({ steps, document }) {
diff --git a/src/components/Menu/ActionInsertLink.vue b/src/components/Menu/ActionInsertLink.vue
index 8a918c09dcb..bddb7940762 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/ActionInsertLink.vue
+++ b/src/components/Menu/ActionInsertLink.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 <script>
 import { NcActions, NcActionButton, NcActionInput } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import { getLinkWithPicker } from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcRichText.js'
-import { FilePickerType, getFilePickerBuilder } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ import { Document, Loading, LinkOff, Web, Shape } from '../icons.js'
 import { BaseActionEntry } from './BaseActionEntry.js'
 import { useFileMixin } from '../Editor.provider.js'
 import { useMenuIDMixin } from './MenuBar.provider.js'
+import { buildFilePicker } from '../../helpers/filePicker.js'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ActionInsertLink',
@@ -122,12 +122,7 @@ export default {
 				this.startPath = this.relativePath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/')
 			}
 
-			const filePicker = getFilePickerBuilder(t('text', 'Select file or folder to link to'))
-				.startAt(this.startPath)
-				.allowDirectories(true)
-				.setMultiSelect(false)
-				.setType(FilePickerType.Choose)
-				.build()
+			const filePicker = buildFilePicker(this.startPath)
 
 			filePicker.pick()
 				.then((file) => {
@@ -173,42 +168,9 @@ export default {
 		 * @param {string} text Text part of the link
 		 */
 		setLink(url, text) {
-			// Heuristics for determining if we need a https:// prefix.
-			const noPrefixes = [
-				/^[a-zA-Z]+:/, // url with protocol ("mailTo:email@domain.tld")
-				/^\//, // absolute path
-				/\?fileId=/, // relative link with fileId
-				/^\.\.?\//, // relative link starting with ./ or ../
-				/^[^.]*[/$]/, // no dots before first '/' - not a domain name
-				/^#/, // url fragment
-			]
-			if (url && !noPrefixes.find(regex => url.match(regex))) {
-				url = 'https://' + url
-			}
-
-			// Avoid issues when parsing urls later on in markdown that might be entered in an invalid format (e.g. "mailto: example@example.com")
-			const href = url.replaceAll(' ', '%20')
-			const chain = this.$editor.chain()
-			// Check if any text is selected, if not insert the link using the given text property
-			if (this.$editor.view.state?.selection.empty) {
-				chain.insertContent({
-					type: 'paragraph',
-					content: [{
-						type: 'text',
-						marks: [{
-							type: 'link',
-							attrs: {
-								href,
-							},
-						}],
-						text,
-					}],
-				})
-			} else {
-				chain.setLink({ href })
-			}
-			chain.focus().run()
+			this.$editor.chain().setOrInsertLink(url, text).focus().run()
 		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Remove link markup at current position
 		 * Triggered by the "remove link" button
diff --git a/src/components/SuggestionsBar.vue b/src/components/SuggestionsBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f966e35f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SuggestionsBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+<template>
+	<div class="container-suggestions">
+		<NcButton ref="linkFileOrFolder"
+			type="tertiary"
+			size="normal"
+			@click="linkFile">
+			<template #icon>
+				<Document :size="20" />
+			</template>
+			{{ t('text', 'Link to file or folder') }}
+		</NcButton>
+
+		<NcButton type="tertiary"
+			size="normal"
+			@click="$callChooseLocalAttachment">
+			<template #icon>
+				<Document :size="20" />
+			</template>
+			{{ t('text', 'Upload') }}
+		</NcButton>
+
+		<NcButton type="tertiary"
+			size="normal"
+			@click="insertTable">
+			<template #icon>
+				<Table :size="20" />
+			</template>
+			{{ t('text', 'Insert Table') }}
+		</NcButton>
+
+		<NcButton type="tertiary"
+			size="normal"
+			@click="linkPicker">
+			<template #icon>
+				<Shape :size="20" />
+			</template>
+			{{ t('text', 'Smart Picker') }}
+		</NcButton>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { NcButton } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import { Document, Table, Shape } from './icons.js'
+import { useActionChooseLocalAttachmentMixin } from './Editor/MediaHandler.provider.js'
+import { getLinkWithPicker } from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcRichText.js'
+import { useEditorMixin, useFileMixin } from './Editor.provider.js'
+import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
+import { buildFilePicker } from '../helpers/filePicker.js'
+
+export default {
+	name: 'SuggestionsBar',
+	components: {
+		Table,
+		Document,
+		NcButton,
+		Shape,
+	},
+	mixins: [
+		useActionChooseLocalAttachmentMixin,
+		useEditorMixin,
+		useFileMixin,
+	],
+
+	data: () => {
+		return {
+			startPath: null,
+		}
+	},
+
+	computed: {
+		relativePath() {
+			return this.$file?.relativePath ?? '/'
+		},
+	},
+
+	methods: {
+		/**
+		 * Open smart picker dialog
+		 * Triggered by the "Smart Picker" button
+		 */
+		linkPicker() {
+			getLinkWithPicker(null, true)
+				.then(link => {
+					const chain = this.$editor.chain()
+					if (this.$editor.view.state?.selection.empty) {
+						chain.focus().insertPreview(link).run()
+					} else {
+						chain.setLink({ href: link }).focus().run()
+					}
+				})
+				.catch(error => {
+					console.error('Smart picker promise rejected', error)
+				})
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Insert table
+		 * Triggered by the "Insert table" button
+		 */
+		insertTable() {
+			this.$editor.chain().focus().insertTable()?.run()
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Open dialog and ask user which file to link to
+		 * Triggered by the "link to file or folder" button
+		 */
+		linkFile() {
+			if (this.startPath === null) {
+				this.startPath = this.relativePath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/')
+			}
+
+			const filePicker = buildFilePicker(this.startPath)
+
+			filePicker.pick()
+				.then((file) => {
+					const client = OC.Files.getClient()
+					client.getFileInfo(file).then((_status, fileInfo) => {
+						const url = new URL(generateUrl(`/f/${fileInfo.id}`), window.origin)
+						this.setLink(url.href, fileInfo.name)
+						this.startPath = fileInfo.path + (fileInfo.type === 'dir' ? `/${fileInfo.name}/` : '')
+					})
+				})
+				.catch(() => {
+					// do not close menu but keep focus
+					this.$refs.linkFileOrFolder.$el.focus()
+				})
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Save user entered URL as a link markup
+		 * Triggered when the user submits the ActionInput
+		 *
+		 * @param {string} url href attribute of the link
+		 * @param {string} text Text part of the link
+		 */
+		setLink(url, text) {
+			this.$editor.chain().setOrInsertLink(url, text).focus().run()
+		},
+	},
+
+}
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+
+.container-suggestions {
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: flex-end;
+	align-content: flex-end;
+	position: sticky;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/helpers/filePicker.js b/src/helpers/filePicker.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..497e87b1079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/filePicker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { FilePickerType, getFilePickerBuilder } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
+
+export const buildFilePicker = (startPath) => {
+	return getFilePickerBuilder(t('text', 'Select file or folder to link to'))
+		.startAt(startPath)
+		.allowDirectories(true)
+		.setMultiSelect(false)
+		.setType(FilePickerType.Choose)
+		.build()
+}
diff --git a/src/marks/Link.js b/src/marks/Link.js
index 1878f43958b..6a2259018b1 100644
--- a/src/marks/Link.js
+++ b/src/marks/Link.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { markInputRule } from '@tiptap/core'
 import TipTapLink from '@tiptap/extension-link'
 import { domHref, parseHref } from './../helpers/links.js'
 import { linkClicking } from '../plugins/links.js'
+import { getLinkWithPicker } from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcRichText.js'
 
 const PROTOCOLS_TO_LINK_TO = ['http:', 'https:', 'mailto:', 'tel:']
 
@@ -88,6 +89,50 @@ const Link = TipTapLink.extend({
 		]
 	},
 
+	addCommands() {
+		return {
+			/**
+			 * Check if any text is selected, if not insert the link using the given text property
+			 *
+			 * @param {string} url href attribute of the link
+			 * @param {string} text Text part of the link
+			 */
+			setOrInsertLink: (url, text) => ({ state, chain }) => {
+			// Heuristics for determining if we need a https:// prefix.
+				const noPrefixes = [
+					/^[a-zA-Z]+:/, // url with protocol ("mailTo:email@domain.tld")
+					/^\//, // absolute path
+					/\?fileId=/, // relative link with fileId
+					/^\.\.?\//, // relative link starting with ./ or ../
+					/^[^.]*[/$]/, // no dots before first '/' - not a domain name
+					/^#/, // url fragment
+				]
+				if (url && !noPrefixes.find(regex => url.match(regex))) {
+					url = 'https://' + url
+				}
+				// Avoid issues when parsing urls later on in markdown that might be entered in an invalid format (e.g. "mailto: example@example.com")
+				const href = url.replaceAll(' ', '%20')
+				if (state.selection.empty) {
+					return chain().insertContent({
+						type: 'paragraph',
+						content: [{
+							type: 'text',
+							marks: [{
+								type: 'link',
+								attrs: {
+									href,
+								},
+							}],
+							text,
+						}],
+					}).run()
+				} else {
+					return chain().setLink({ href }).run()
+				}
+			},
+		}
+	},
+
 	addProseMirrorPlugins() {
 		const plugins = this.parent()
 			// remove upstream link click handle plugin