diff --git a/src/plugins/files.rs b/src/plugins/files.rs
index 64dfab1..5a35e90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/files.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/files.rs
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ fn cmd_create(
     // Append content
     if let Some(ref c) = content {
         note_content.push_str(c);
-    } else if note_content.is_empty() {
+    } else if !is_terminal::is_terminal(io::stdin()) {
+        // Read the body from stdin when -c/--content is not provided, even if
+        // tags or a template already populated note_content (frontmatter).
+        // The previous guard (note_content.is_empty()) skipped stdin whenever
+        // --tags or a template had written frontmatter, silently dropping body.
         let mut buffer = String::new();
-        if !is_terminal::is_terminal(io::stdin()) {
-            io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
-            note_content = buffer;
-        }
+        io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
+        note_content.push_str(&buffer);
     }
 
     if !note_content.ends_with('\n') {