diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/studio/router/helpers.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/studio/router/helpers.ts
index 1893bd89a20..3e449961c65 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/studio/router/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/studio/router/helpers.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {isRecord} from '../../util/isRecord'
 import {type RouterEvent, type RouterStateEvent} from './types'
 import {getOrderedTools} from './util/getOrderedTools'
 
-const WEIGHTED_CREATE_INTENT_PARAMS = ['template']
+const WEIGHTED_CREATE_INTENT_PARAMS = ['mode', 'template']
 const WEIGHTED_EDIT_INTENT_PARAMS = ['mode']
 
 function resolveUrlStateWithDefaultTool(tools: Tool[], state: Record<string, unknown> | null) {
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
index bc352d3cff3..9fa0a34992d 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
@@ -134,9 +134,14 @@ function canHandleCreateIntent(params: Record<string, unknown>) {
     return false
   }
 
-  // We can handle any create intent as long as it has a `type` parameter,
-  // but we also know how to deal with templates, where other tools might not
-  return 'template' in params ? {template: true} : true
+  const handle: Record<string, boolean> = {}
+  // We can handle any create intent as long as it has a `type` parameter
+  // but we are best at `structure` mode
+  if ('mode' in params) handle.mode = params.mode === 'structure'
+  // we also know how to deal with templates, where other tools might not
+  if ('template' in params) handle.template = true
+
+  return Object.keys(handle).length ? handle : true
 }
 
 function canHandleEditIntent(params: Record<string, unknown>) {