diff --git a/yazi-config/src/lib.rs b/yazi-config/src/lib.rs
index bff78d0c..7c78fe49 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,5 +83,15 @@ Please replace e.g. `shell` with `shell --interactive`, `shell "my-template"` wi
 		}
 	}
 
+	// TODO: Remove when deprecated
+	if matches!(INPUT.create_title, popup::CreateTitle::One(_)) {
+		println!(
+			r#"WARNING: `create_title` config now takes two different values to account for the `--dir` flag.
+Example:
+[input]
+create_title = ["Create:", "Create (dir):"]"#
+		);
+	}
+
 	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/popup/input.rs b/yazi-config/src/popup/input.rs
index 50670a51..5bc12606 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/popup/input.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/popup/input.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use super::{Offset, Origin};
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum CreateTitle {
+	One(String),
+	Two([String; 2]),
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Input {
 	pub cursor_blink: bool,
@@ -14,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct Input {
 	pub cd_offset: Offset,
 
 	// create
-	pub create_title:  [String; 2],
+	pub create_title:  CreateTitle,
 	pub create_origin: Origin,
 	pub create_offset: Offset,
 
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/popup/options.rs b/yazi-config/src/popup/options.rs
index 42ebe423..6cc7d3be 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/popup/options.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/popup/options.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ impl InputCfg {
 	}
 
 	pub fn create(dir: bool) -> Self {
+		let title = match &INPUT.create_title {
+			super::CreateTitle::One(single_title) => single_title.to_owned(),
+			super::CreateTitle::Two(titles) => titles[dir as usize].to_owned(),
+		};
 		Self {
-			title: INPUT.create_title[dir as usize].to_owned(),
+			title,
 			position: Position::new(INPUT.create_origin, INPUT.create_offset),
 			..Default::default()
 		}