diff --git a/src/core/todo-transformer.test.ts b/src/core/todo-transformer.test.ts
index 9b6f6a8..c396422 100644
--- a/src/core/todo-transformer.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/todo-transformer.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	collectTodoBlockLines,
 	removeTodoBlock,
 	moveTodoBlock,
+	insertTodoAtBeginning,
 } from './todo-transformer';
 
 describe('toggleTodo', () => {
@@ -414,3 +415,21 @@ describe('moveTodoBlock', () => {
 		expect(result).toBe('- [ ] B\n  - B1\n  - B2\n- [ ] A\n- [ ] C');
 	});
 });
+
+describe('insertTodoAtBeginning', () => {
+	it('should insert at the beginning of file content', () => {
+		const content = 'Line 1\nLine 2';
+		const result = insertTodoAtBeginning(content, '- [ ] New todo');
+		expect(result).toBe('- [ ] New todo\nLine 1\nLine 2');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle empty file', () => {
+		const result = insertTodoAtBeginning('', '- [ ] New todo');
+		expect(result).toBe('- [ ] New todo');
+	});
+
+	it('should handle file with only whitespace', () => {
+		const result = insertTodoAtBeginning('\n\n', '- [ ] New todo');
+		expect(result).toBe('- [ ] New todo\n\n\n');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/core/todo-transformer.ts b/src/core/todo-transformer.ts
index d9095dc..0ba591b 100644
--- a/src/core/todo-transformer.ts
+++ b/src/core/todo-transformer.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ export function removeTodoLine(content: string, lineNumber: number): string {
 	return lines.join('\n');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Insert a todo line at the beginning of the content.
+ */
+export function insertTodoAtBeginning(content: string, todoLine: string): string {
+	if (!content) {
+		return todoLine;
+	}
+	return todoLine + '\n' + content;
+}
+
 /**
  * Insert a todo line at the end of the content.
  * Handles files with/without trailing newlines.
diff --git a/src/modals/heading-select-modal.ts b/src/modals/heading-select-modal.ts
index 8876559..b5cd252 100644
--- a/src/modals/heading-select-modal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/heading-select-modal.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { App, FuzzySuggestModal, TFile, HeadingCache } from 'obsidian';
 import type { TodoItem } from '../core/types';
 import {
 	removeTodoBlock,
-	insertTodoAtEnd,
+	insertTodoAtBeginning,
 	insertTodoUnderHeading,
 	collectTodoBlockLines,
 } from '../core/todo-transformer';
@@ -30,24 +30,21 @@ export class HeadingSelectModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<HeadingOption> {
 		this.sourceFile = sourceFile;
 		this.targetFile = targetFile;
 		this.headings = headings;
-		this.setPlaceholder('Select a heading (or end of file)...');
+		this.setPlaceholder('Select a heading...');
 	}
 
 	getItems(): HeadingOption[] {
 		const items: HeadingOption[] = [];
 
-		// Add "End of file" option first
 		items.push({
 			heading: null,
-			displayText: 'End of file',
+			displayText: 'Beginning of file',
 		});
 
-		// Add all headings
 		for (const heading of this.headings) {
-			const indent = '  '.repeat(heading.level - 1);
 			items.push({
 				heading,
-				displayText: `${indent}${'#'.repeat(heading.level)} ${heading.heading}`,
+				displayText: heading.heading,
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -92,11 +89,10 @@ export class HeadingSelectModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<HeadingOption> {
 				);
 			});
 		} else {
-			// End of file
+			// Beginning of file
 			await this.app.vault.process(this.targetFile, (content) => {
-				// Reconstruct block as a single string
 				const blockContent = blockLines.join('\n');
-				return insertTodoAtEnd(content, blockContent);
+				return insertTodoAtBeginning(content, blockContent);
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/modals/note-select-modal.ts b/src/modals/note-select-modal.ts
index 9afc44c..9417058 100644
--- a/src/modals/note-select-modal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/note-select-modal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { App, FuzzySuggestModal, TFile } from 'obsidian';
 import type { TodoItem } from '../core/types';
 import { HeadingSelectModal } from './heading-select-modal';
-import { removeTodoBlock, insertTodoAtEnd, collectTodoBlockLines } from '../core/todo-transformer';
+import { removeTodoBlock, insertTodoAtBeginning, collectTodoBlockLines } from '../core/todo-transformer';
 
 export class NoteSelectModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<TFile> {
 	private todo: TodoItem;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class NoteSelectModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<TFile> {
 				headings
 			).open();
 		} else {
-			// No headings - move directly to end of file
+			// No headings - move directly to beginning of file
 			await this.moveTodo(file);
 		}
 	}
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ export class NoteSelectModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<TFile> {
 			});
 		} else {
 			await this.app.vault.process(targetFile, (content) => {
-				// Reconstruct block as a single string
 				const blockContent = blockLines.join('\n');
-				return insertTodoAtEnd(content, blockContent);
+				return insertTodoAtBeginning(content, blockContent);
 			});
 		}
 	}