diff --git a/www/manager5/panel/NotesView.js b/www/manager5/panel/NotesView.js
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+Ext.define('PVE.panel.NotesView', {
+    extend: 'Ext.panel.Panel',
+
+    load: function() {
+	var me = this;
+	
+	PVE.Utils.API2Request({
+	    url: me.url,
+	    waitMsgTarget: me,
+	    failure: function(response, opts) {
+		me.update(gettext('Error') + " " + response.htmlStatus);
+	    },
+	    success: function(response, opts) {
+		var data = response.result.data.description || '';
+		me.update(Ext.htmlEncode(data));
+	    }
+	});
+    },
+
+    initComponent : function() {
+	var me = this;
+
+	var nodename = me.pveSelNode.data.node;
+	if (!nodename) {
+	    throw "no node name specified";
+	}
+
+	var vmid = me.pveSelNode.data.vmid;
+	if (!vmid) {
+	    throw "no VM ID specified";
+	}
+
+	var vmtype = me.pveSelNode.data.type;
+	var url;
+
+	if (vmtype === 'qemu') {
+	    me.url = '/api2/extjs/nodes/' + nodename + '/qemu/' + vmid + '/config';
+	} else if (vmtype === 'lxc') {
+	    me.url = '/api2/extjs/nodes/' + nodename + '/lxc/' + vmid + '/config';
+	} else {
+	    throw "unknown vm type '" + vmtype + "'";
+	}
+
+	Ext.apply(me, {
+	    title: gettext("Notes"),
+	    style: 'padding-left:10px',
+	    bodyStyle: 'white-space:pre',
+	    bodyPadding: 10,
+	    autoScroll: true,
+	    listeners: {
+		render: function(c) {
+		    c.el.on('dblclick', function() { 
+			var win = Ext.create('PVE.window.NotesEdit', {
+			    pveSelNode: me.pveSelNode,
+			    url: me.url
+			});
+			win.show();
+			win.on('destroy', me.load, me);
+		    });
+		}
+	    }
+	});
+
+	me.callParent();
+    }
+});