diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
index d7c90850c9..0ef13cfc33 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const gchar *entry_version_string = "2.0.0";
 #define entry_dateentered_string "entry:entered"
 #define entry_description_string "entry:description"
 #define entry_action_string "entry:action"
+#define entry_notes_string "entry:notes"
 #define entry_qty_string "entry:qty"
 #define entry_price_string "entry:price"
 #define entry_discount_string "entry:discount"
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ entry_dom_tree_create (GncEntry *entry)
     maybe_add_string (ret, entry_description_string,
 		      gncEntryGetDescription (entry));
     maybe_add_string (ret, entry_action_string, gncEntryGetAction (entry));
+    maybe_add_string (ret, entry_notes_string, gncEntryGetNotes (entry));
 
     maybe_add_numeric (ret, entry_qty_string, gncEntryGetQuantity (entry));
     maybe_add_numeric (ret, entry_price_string, gncEntryGetPrice (entry));
@@ -250,6 +252,14 @@ entry_action_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer entry_pdata)
     return set_string(node, pdata->entry, gncEntrySetAction);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+entry_notes_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer entry_pdata)
+{
+    struct entry_pdata *pdata = entry_pdata;
+
+    return set_string(node, pdata->entry, gncEntrySetNotes);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 entry_qty_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer entry_pdata)
 {
@@ -406,6 +416,7 @@ static struct dom_tree_handler entry_handlers_v2[] = {
     { entry_dateentered_string, entry_dateentered_handler, 1, 0 },
     { entry_description_string, entry_description_handler, 0, 0 },
     { entry_action_string, entry_action_handler, 0, 0 },
+    { entry_notes_string, entry_notes_handler, 0, 0 },
     { entry_qty_string, entry_qty_handler, 0, 0 },
     { entry_price_string, entry_price_handler, 0, 0 },
     { entry_discount_string, entry_discount_handler, 0, 0 },
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.c b/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.c
index bb9b98f873..86f079261b 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct _gncEntry {
   Timespec	date_entered;
   char *	desc;
   char *	action;
+  char *	notes;
   gnc_numeric 	quantity;
   gnc_numeric 	price;
   gnc_numeric 	discount;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ GncEntry *gncEntryCreate (GNCBook *book)
 
   entry->desc = CACHE_INSERT ("");
   entry->action = CACHE_INSERT ("");
+  entry->notes = CACHE_INSERT ("");
 
   {
     gnc_numeric zero = gnc_numeric_zero ();
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ void gncEntryDestroy (GncEntry *entry)
 
   CACHE_REMOVE (entry->desc);
   CACHE_REMOVE (entry->action);
+  CACHE_REMOVE (entry->notes);
   if (entry->tax_values)
     gncAccountValueDestroy (entry->tax_values);
   remObj (entry);
@@ -172,6 +175,13 @@ void gncEntrySetAction (GncEntry *entry, const char *action)
   mark_entry (entry);
 }
 
+void gncEntrySetNotes (GncEntry *entry, const char *notes)
+{
+  if (!entry || !notes) return;
+  SET_STR (entry->notes, notes);
+  mark_entry (entry);
+}
+
 void gncEntrySetQuantity (GncEntry *entry, gnc_numeric quantity)
 {
   if (!entry) return;
@@ -284,6 +294,7 @@ void gncEntryCopy (const GncEntry *src, GncEntry *dest)
   dest->date_entered		= src->date_entered; /* ??? */
   gncEntrySetDescription (dest, src->desc);
   gncEntrySetAction (dest, src->action);
+  gncEntrySetNotes (dest, src->notes);
   dest->quantity		= src->quantity;
   dest->price			= src->price;
   dest->discount		= src->discount;
@@ -344,6 +355,12 @@ const char * gncEntryGetAction (GncEntry *entry)
   return entry->action;
 }
 
+const char * gncEntryGetNotes (GncEntry *entry)
+{
+  if (!entry) return NULL;
+  return entry->notes;
+}
+
 gnc_numeric gncEntryGetQuantity (GncEntry *entry)
 {
   if (!entry) return gnc_numeric_zero();
@@ -804,6 +821,7 @@ gboolean gncEntryRegister (void)
     { ENTRY_DATE, QUERYCORE_DATE, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetDate },
     { ENTRY_DESC, QUERYCORE_STRING, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetDescription },
     { ENTRY_ACTION, QUERYCORE_STRING, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetAction },
+    { ENTRY_NOTES, QUERYCORE_STRING, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetNotes },
     { ENTRY_QTY, QUERYCORE_NUMERIC, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetQuantity },
     { ENTRY_PRICE, QUERYCORE_NUMERIC, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetPrice },
     { ENTRY_INVOICE, GNC_INVOICE_MODULE_NAME, (QueryAccess)gncEntryGetInvoice },
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.h b/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.h
index 16a594137d..5faa3bac85 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.h
+++ b/src/business/business-core/gncEntry.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void gncEntrySetDate (GncEntry *entry, Timespec date);
 void gncEntrySetDateEntered (GncEntry *entry, Timespec date);
 void gncEntrySetDescription (GncEntry *entry, const char *desc);
 void gncEntrySetAction (GncEntry *entry, const char *action);
+void gncEntrySetNotes (GncEntry *entry, const char *notes);
 void gncEntrySetQuantity (GncEntry *entry, gnc_numeric quantity);
 void gncEntrySetPrice (GncEntry *entry, gnc_numeric price);
 void gncEntrySetDiscount (GncEntry *entry, gnc_numeric discount);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ Timespec gncEntryGetDate (GncEntry *entry);
 Timespec gncEntryGetDateEntered (GncEntry *entry);
 const char * gncEntryGetDescription (GncEntry *entry);
 const char * gncEntryGetAction (GncEntry *entry);
+const char * gncEntryGetNotes (GncEntry *notes);
 gnc_numeric gncEntryGetQuantity (GncEntry *entry);
 gnc_numeric gncEntryGetPrice (GncEntry *entry);
 gnc_numeric gncEntryGetDiscount (GncEntry *entry);
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ int gncEntryCompare (GncEntry *a, GncEntry *b);
 #define ENTRY_DATE	"date"
 #define ENTRY_DESC	"desc"
 #define ENTRY_ACTION	"action"
+#define ENTRY_NOTES	"notes"
 #define ENTRY_QTY	"qty"
 #define ENTRY_PRICE	"price"