diff --git a/evolutions/002-event-notes.sql b/evolutions/002-event-notes.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c6f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evolutions/002-event-notes.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table `event` add column `notes` varchar(64) not null;
diff --git a/html/en/fragments.html b/html/en/fragments.html
index b7032cc..9bca668 100644
--- a/html/en/fragments.html
+++ b/html/en/fragments.html
@@ -428,22 +428,10 @@
     <input type="hidden"
            name="page"
            value="checkout" />
-    <label for="user">Username:</label>
-    <input onFocus="JavaScript:suggest(this, 'user')"
-           type="text"
-           name="user"
-           list="user_suggest"
-           autocomplete="off"
-           placeholder="Username"
-           required />
     <input type="hidden"
            id="product"
            name="product"
            value="¤serial¤" />
-    <button>
-      Check out
-    </button>
-    <br/>
     <label>Loan length:</label>
     ¤loan_presets¤
     <br/>
@@ -453,6 +441,22 @@
            onClick="JavaScript:calendar(event)"
            name="end"
            value="¤end¤" />
+    <br/>
+    <label for="note">Notes:</label>
+    <textarea id="notes"
+              name="notes"></textarea>
+    <br/>
+    <label for="user">Username:</label>
+    <input onFocus="JavaScript:suggest(this, 'user')"
+           type="text"
+           name="user"
+           list="user_suggest"
+           autocomplete="off"
+           placeholder="Username"
+           required />
+    <button>
+      Check out
+    </button>
   </form>
 </div>
 
@@ -724,7 +728,7 @@
     ¤initiator¤
   </td>
   <td>
-    ¤note¤
+    ¤misc¤
   </td>
 </tr>
 
@@ -852,11 +856,11 @@
              disabled />
     </div>
     <div>
-      <label for="notes">
+      <label for="user-notes">
         Notes:
       </label>
       <textarea name="notes"
-                id="notes"
+                id="user-notes"
                 disabled>¤notes¤</textarea>
     </div>
   </form>
@@ -882,6 +886,11 @@
            value="¤end¤"
            ¤disabled¤ />
     <br/>
+    <label for="loan-notes">Notes:</label>
+    <textarea id="loan-notes"
+              name="notes"
+              ¤disabled¤></textarea>
+    <br/>
     <label for="product">Product:</label>
     <input type="text"
            id="product"
diff --git a/html/sv/fragments.html b/html/sv/fragments.html
index 508c789..37012f3 100644
--- a/html/sv/fragments.html
+++ b/html/sv/fragments.html
@@ -428,22 +428,10 @@
     <input type="hidden"
            name="page"
            value="checkout" />
-    <label for="user">Användarnamn:</label>
-    <input onFocus="JavaScript:suggest(this, 'user')"
-           type="text"
-           name="user"
-           list="user_suggest"
-           autocomplete="off"
-           placeholder="Användarnamn"
-           required />
     <input type="hidden"
            id="product"
            name="product"
            value="¤serial¤" />
-    <button>
-      Låna ut
-    </button>
-    <br/>
     <label>Löptid:</label>
     ¤loan_presets¤
     <br/>
@@ -453,6 +441,22 @@
            onClick="JavaScript:calendar(event)"
            name="end"
            value="¤end¤" />
+    <br/>
+    <label for="note">Anteckningar:</label>
+    <textarea id="notes"
+              name="notes"></textarea>
+    <br/>
+    <label for="user">Användarnamn:</label>
+    <input onFocus="JavaScript:suggest(this, 'user')"
+           type="text"
+           name="user"
+           list="user_suggest"
+           autocomplete="off"
+           placeholder="Användarnamn"
+           required />
+    <button>
+      Låna ut
+    </button>
   </form>
 </div>
 
@@ -724,7 +728,7 @@
     ¤initiator¤
   </td>
   <td>
-    ¤note¤
+    ¤misc¤
   </td>
 </tr>
 
@@ -853,11 +857,11 @@
              disabled />
     </div>
     <div>
-      <label for="notes">
+      <label for="user-notes">
         Anteckningar:
       </label>
       <textarea name="notes"
-                id="notes"
+                id="user-notes"
                 disabled>¤notes¤</textarea>
     </div>
   </form>
@@ -883,6 +887,11 @@
            value="¤end¤"
            ¤disabled¤ />
     <br/>
+    <label for="loan-notes">Anteckningar:</label>
+    <textarea id="loan-notes"
+              name="notes"
+              ¤disabled¤></textarea>
+    <br/>
     <label for="product">Artikel:</label>
     <input type="text"
            id="product"
diff --git a/include/Ajax.php b/include/Ajax.php
index 6455536..7ba83a7 100644
--- a/include/Ajax.php
+++ b/include/Ajax.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Ajax extends Responder {
             Loan::create_loan($user,
                               $product,
                               $_POST['end'],
+                              trim($_POST['notes']),
                               $this->logged_in_user);
             return new Success(i18n('{product} checked out.', $product));
         } catch(Exception $e) {
diff --git a/include/Event.php b/include/Event.php
index 3586b03..7763be2 100644
--- a/include/Event.php
+++ b/include/Event.php
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 <?php
 class Event {
     protected $id = 0;
+    protected $initiator = 0;
     protected $product = 0;
     protected $starttime = 0;
     protected $returntime = null;
+    protected $notes = '';
 
-    protected static function create_event($product, $type, $initiator) {
+    protected static function create_event($product,
+                                           $type,
+                                           $notes,
+                                           $initiator) {
         $status = $product->get_status();
         if($status != 'available') {
             $emsg = '';
@@ -36,11 +41,12 @@ class Event {
                 throw new Excpetion("Invalid argument '$type'");
         }
         $now = time();
-        $insert = prepare('insert into `event`
-                               (`product`, `type`, `starttime`, `initiator`)
-                               values (?, ?, ?, ?)');
-        bind($insert, 'isis',
-             $product->get_id(), $type, $now, $initiator->get_id());
+        $insert = prepare(
+            'insert into `event`
+                 (`product`, `type`, `starttime`, `notes`, `initiator`)
+                 values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)');
+        bind($insert, 'isiss',
+             $product->get_id(), $type, $now, $notes, $initiator->get_id());
         execute($insert);
         $event_id = $insert->insert_id;
         return new Event($event_id);
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ class Event {
         $this->starttime = $result['starttime'];
         $this->returntime = $result['returntime'];
         $this->initiator = $result['initiator'];
+        $this->notes = $result['notes'];
     }
 
     public function get_id() {
@@ -94,6 +101,10 @@ class Event {
         return $this->returntime;
     }
 
+    public function get_notes() {
+        return $this->notes;
+    }
+
     public function is_active() {
         if($this->returntime === null) {
             return true;
diff --git a/include/Loan.php b/include/Loan.php
index 10eba37..b71cd5d 100644
--- a/include/Loan.php
+++ b/include/Loan.php
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ class Loan extends Event {
     private $user = 0;
     private $endtime = 0;
 
-    public static function create_loan($user, $product, $endtime, $initiator) {
+    public static function create_loan($user,
+                                       $product,
+                                       $endtime,
+                                       $notes,
+                                       $initiator) {
         begin_trans();
-        $event = parent::create_event($product, 'loan', $initiator);
+        $event = parent::create_event($product, 'loan', $notes, $initiator);
         $event_id = $event->get_id();
         $insert = prepare('insert into `loan`(`event`, `user`, `endtime`)
                                values (?, ?, ?)');
diff --git a/include/ProductPage.php b/include/ProductPage.php
index 1838349..3275680 100644
--- a/include/ProductPage.php
+++ b/include/ProductPage.php
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class ProductPage extends Page {
             $itemlink = 'Service';
             $start = $event->get_starttime();
             $end = $event->get_returntime();
+            $notes = $event->get_notes();
             $initiator = $event->get_initiator();
             $initiator_name = i18n('Unknown');
             if($initiator) {
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ class ProductPage extends Page {
                           'page' => 'users'),
                     $this->fragments['item_link']);
             }
-            $note = '';
+            $misc = '';
             if($event instanceof Loan) {
                 $user = $event->get_user();
                 $product = $event->get_product();
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class ProductPage extends Page {
                 if(!$end) {
                     $end = $event->get_endtime();
                     $extend = format_date(default_loan_end());
-                    $note = replace(array('id' => $product->get_id(),
+                    $misc = replace(array('id' => $product->get_id(),
                                           'end_new' => $extend),
                                     $this->fragments['loan_extend_form']);
                 }
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ class ProductPage extends Page {
                                    'start_date' => format_date($start),
                                    'end_date' => format_date($end),
                                    'initiator' => $initiator_name,
-                                   'note' => $note),
+                                   'notes' => $notes,
+                                   'misc' => $misc),
                              $this->fragments['product_loan_table_row']);
         }
         return replace(array('rows' => $rows),