diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 7ab41bebff7..4ef9b1c340a 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -2025,9 +2025,19 @@ node.open.no_window_picker({node})
 node.open.vertical({node})                *nvim-tree-api.node.open.vertical()*
     |nvim-tree-api.node.edit()|, file will be opened in a new vertical split.
 
+                                *nvim-tree-api.node.open.vertical_no_picker()*
+node.open.vertical_no_picker({node})
+    |nvim-tree-api.node.vertical()|, window picker will never be used as per
+    |nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.enable| `false`
+
 node.open.horizontal({node})            *nvim-tree-api.node.open.horizontal()*
     |nvim-tree-api.node.edit()|, file will be opened in a new horizontal split.
 
+                              *nvim-tree-api.node.open.horizontal_no_picker()*
+node.open.horizontal_no_picker({node})
+    |nvim-tree-api.node.horizontal()|, window picker will never be used as per
+    |nvim-tree.actions.open_file.window_picker.enable| `false`
+
                                 *nvim-tree-api.node.open.toggle_group_empty()*
 node.open.toggle_group_empty({node})
     Toggle |nvim-tree.renderer.group_empty| for a specific folder.
@@ -3189,6 +3199,7 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.drop()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.edit()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.horizontal()|
+|nvim-tree-api.node.open.horizontal_no_picker()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.no_window_picker()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.preview()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.preview_no_picker()|
@@ -3197,6 +3208,7 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.tab_drop()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.toggle_group_empty()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.open.vertical()|
+|nvim-tree-api.node.open.vertical_no_picker()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.run.cmd()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.run.system()|
 |nvim-tree-api.node.show_info_popup()|
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
index 1d1fc2ecc12..0f07c0c18b9 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
@@ -235,9 +235,8 @@ end
 
 local function get_target_winid(mode)
   local target_winid
-  if not M.window_picker.enable or mode == "edit_no_picker" or mode == "preview_no_picker" then
+  if not M.window_picker.enable or string.find(mode, "no_picker") then
     target_winid = lib.target_winid
-
     -- first available window
     if not vim.tbl_contains(vim.api.nvim_tabpage_list_wins(0), target_winid) then
       target_winid = first_win_id()
@@ -280,6 +279,11 @@ local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
     return
   end
 
+  local position = string.find(mode, "no_picker")
+  if position then
+    mode = string.sub(mode, 0, position - 2)
+  end
+
   -- non-floating, non-nvim-tree windows
   local win_ids = vim.tbl_filter(function(id)
     local config = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(id)
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
index 455d4b0df08..e6c3d5b7cac 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ Api.node.open.tab_drop = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("tab_drop"))
 Api.node.open.replace_tree_buffer = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("edit_in_place"))
 Api.node.open.no_window_picker = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("edit_no_picker"))
 Api.node.open.vertical = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("vsplit"))
+Api.node.open.vertical_no_picker = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("vsplit_no_picker"))
 Api.node.open.horizontal = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("split"))
+Api.node.open.horizontal_no_picker = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("split_no_picker"))
 Api.node.open.tab = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("tabnew"))
 Api.node.open.toggle_group_empty = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("toggle_group_empty", true))
 Api.node.open.preview = wrap_node(open_or_expand_or_dir_up("preview"))