diff --git a/tailbone/static/css/purchases.css b/tailbone/static/css/purchases.css
index 13ca518a..222c2199 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/css/purchases.css
+++ b/tailbone/static/css/purchases.css
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@
 div.field-wrapper {
     padding: 0;
 }
+
+.field-wrapper.notes .field {
+    line-height: 1.1em;
+    white-space: pre;
+}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/forms/fieldset.mako b/tailbone/templates/forms/fieldset.mako
index 8ffcc1e6..98fc47d8 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/forms/fieldset.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/forms/fieldset.mako
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
               <div class="field-error">${error}</div>
           % endfor
           ${field.label_tag()|n}
-          <div class="field">
-            ${field.render()|n}
-          </div>
+          <div class="field">${field.render()|n}</div>
           % if 'instructions' in field.metadata:
               <span class="instructions">${field.metadata['instructions']}</span>
           % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/forms/lib.mako b/tailbone/templates/forms/lib.mako
index fb6067d9..602d35c4 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/forms/lib.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/forms/lib.mako
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
     % if field.requires_label:
         <div class="field-wrapper ${field.name}">
           ${field.label_tag()|n}
-          <div class="field">
-            ${field.render_readonly()}
-          </div>
+          <div class="field">${field.render_readonly()}</div>
         </div>
     % endif
 </%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/purchases/batches/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/purchases/batches/view.mako
index 18b83db9..25be1af0 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/purchases/batches/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/purchases/batches/view.mako
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 <%inherit file="/newbatch/view.mako" />
 
-<%def name="extra_styles()">
-  ${parent.extra_styles()}
-  ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/purchases.css'))}
-</%def>
-
-<%def name="head_tags()">
-  ${parent.head_tags()}
+<%def name="extra_javascript()">
+  ${parent.extra_javascript()}
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(function() {
 
@@ -32,6 +27,11 @@
   </script>
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="extra_styles()">
+  ${parent.extra_styles()}
+  ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/purchases.css'))}
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="leading_buttons()">
   % if batch.mode == enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE_ORDERING and not batch.complete and not batch.executed and request.has_perm('purchases.batch.order_form'):
       <button type="button" id="order-form">Ordering Form</button>
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchases/batch.py b/tailbone/views/purchases/batch.py
index 9b73a6f6..1eb1ebe7 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchases/batch.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchases/batch.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class PurchaseBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         fs.po_number.set(label="PO Number")
         fs.po_total.set(label="PO Total", readonly=True, renderer=forms.renderers.CurrencyFieldRenderer)
         fs.invoice_total.set(readonly=True, renderer=forms.renderers.CurrencyFieldRenderer)
+        fs.notes.set(renderer=fa.TextAreaFieldRenderer, size=(80, 10))
 
         fs.append(fa.Field('vendor_email', readonly=True,
                            value=lambda b: b.vendor.email.address if b.vendor.email else None))
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ class PurchaseBatchView(BatchMasterView):
                 fs.invoice_date,
                 fs.invoice_number,
                 fs.invoice_total,
+                fs.notes,
                 fs.created,
                 fs.created_by,
                 fs.complete,