diff --git a/src/components/TopicDetail/CreateCourseModal.tsx b/src/components/TopicDetail/CreateCourseModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24b68ed81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TopicDetail/CreateCourseModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { WandSparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Modal } from '../Modal';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+type CreateCourseModalProps = {
+  onClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export function CreateCourseModal(props: CreateCourseModalProps) {
+  const { onClose } = props;
+
+  const [subject, setSubject] = useState('');
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      onClose={onClose}
+      wrapperClassName="h-auto mt-20"
+      overlayClassName="items-start"
+      bodyClassName="p-1.5"
+    >
+      <form
+        onSubmit={(e) => {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          const formData = new FormData(e.target as HTMLFormElement);
+          const subject = formData.get('subject');
+
+          window.location.href = `/ai/search?term=${subject}&difficulty=beginner&src=topic`;
+          onClose();
+        }}
+      >
+        <label
+          className="mb-2.5 ml-1 inline-block text-sm leading-none"
+          htmlFor="subject"
+        >
+          Ask AI to Teach You
+        </label>
+        <div className="relative flex items-center gap-2 overflow-hidden">
+          <input
+            id="subject"
+            type="text"
+            className="w-full bg-white p-2.5 pr-8 text-sm focus:outline-hidden"
+            placeholder="Enter a topic to learn"
+            name="subject"
+            autoFocus={true}
+            value={subject}
+            onChange={(e) => setSubject(e.target.value)}
+          />
+
+          <button
+            disabled={!subject.trim()}
+            className="flex h-full disabled:opacity-40 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-black px-3 py-1 text-sm text-white hover:opacity-80"
+          >
+            Generate
+            <WandSparkles className="size-4" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetail.tsx b/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetail.tsx
index a58fcab87..d3f9ab3d1 100644
--- a/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetail.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { cn } from '../../lib/classname.ts';
 import type { AIChatHistoryType } from '../GenerateCourse/AICourseLessonChat.tsx';
 import { UpgradeAccountModal } from '../Billing/UpgradeAccountModal.tsx';
 import { TopicProgressButton } from './TopicProgressButton.tsx';
+import { CreateCourseModal } from './CreateCourseModal.tsx';
 
 type TopicDetailProps = {
   resourceId?: string;
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
   const [showUpgradeModal, setShowUpgradeModal] = useState(false);
   const [isCustomResource, setIsCustomResource] = useState(false);
 
+  const [showSubjectSearchModal, setShowSubjectSearchModal] = useState(false);
+
   const toast = useToast();
 
   const [showPaidResourceDisclaimer, setShowPaidResourceDisclaimer] =
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
     setShowUpgradeModal(false);
     setAiChatHistory(defaultChatHistory);
     setActiveTab('content');
+    setShowSubjectSearchModal(false);
   };
 
   // Close the topic detail when user clicks outside the topic detail
@@ -349,10 +353,6 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const resourceTitleForSearch = resourceTitle
-    ?.toLowerCase()
-    ?.replace(/\s+?roadmap/gi, '');
-
   const tnsLink =
     'https://thenewstack.io/devops/?utm_source=roadmap.sh&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Topic';
 
@@ -362,10 +362,6 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
     return resource.topicIds.includes(normalizedTopicId);
   });
 
-  const hasPaidScrimbaLinks = paidResourcesForTopic.some(
-    (resource) => resource?.url?.toLowerCase().indexOf('scrimba') !== -1,
-  );
-
   const shouldShowAiTab = !isCustomResource && resourceType === 'roadmap';
 
   return (
@@ -379,6 +375,10 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
           <UpgradeAccountModal onClose={() => setShowUpgradeModal(false)} />
         )}
 
+        {showSubjectSearchModal && (
+          <CreateCourseModal onClose={() => setShowSubjectSearchModal(false)} />
+        )}
+
         {isLoading && (
           <div className="flex h-full w-full justify-center">
             <Spinner
@@ -448,6 +448,14 @@ export function TopicDetail(props: TopicDetailProps) {
                     handleClose();
                     showLoginPopup();
                   }}
+                  onShowSubjectSearchModal={() => {
+                    if (!isLoggedIn()) {
+                      showLoginPopup();
+                      return;
+                    }
+
+                    setShowSubjectSearchModal(true);
+                  }}
                 />
               )}
 
diff --git a/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetailAI.tsx b/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetailAI.tsx
index 21310cb1d..8b4511337 100644
--- a/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetailAI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopicDetail/TopicDetailAI.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import {
   ChevronRightIcon,
   Gift,
   Loader2Icon,
-  LockIcon,
-  SendIcon,
-  Trash2,
+  LockIcon, SendIcon, Trash2,
+  WandSparkles
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { showLoginPopup } from '../../lib/popup';
 import { cn } from '../../lib/classname';
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ type TopicDetailAIProps = {
 
   onUpgrade: () => void;
   onLogin: () => void;
+
+  onShowSubjectSearchModal: () => void;
 };
 
 export function TopicDetailAI(props: TopicDetailAIProps) {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export function TopicDetailAI(props: TopicDetailAIProps) {
     topicId,
     onUpgrade,
     onLogin,
+    onShowSubjectSearchModal,
   } = props;
 
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
@@ -298,6 +300,14 @@ export function TopicDetailAI(props: TopicDetailAIProps) {
                 ))}
               </a>
             )}
+
+            <button
+              onClick={onShowSubjectSearchModal}
+              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-transparent px-2 py-1 hover:bg-gray-200 hover:text-black"
+            >
+              <WandSparkles className="h-3 w-3" />
+              Custom Topic
+            </button>
           </div>
         </div>
       )}