diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaNotesScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaNotesScreen.kt
index 84dd8bbbd..b2968d8a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaNotesScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaNotesScreen.kt
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ package eu.kanade.presentation.manga
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsetsSides
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.only
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
@@ -39,12 +44,13 @@ fun MangaNotesScreen(
     beginEditing: () -> Unit,
     endEditing: () -> Unit,
     onSave: (String) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     Scaffold(
         topBar = { scrollBehavior ->
             AppBar(
                 titleContent = {
-                    AppBarTitle(title = stringResource(MR.strings.action_notes), subtitle = state.title)
+                    AppBarTitle(title = stringResource(MR.strings.action_notes), subtitle = state.manga.title)
                 },
                 navigateUp = navigateUp,
                 scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
@@ -60,7 +66,11 @@ fun MangaNotesScreen(
             ) {
                 ExtendedFloatingActionButton(
                     text = {
-                        Text(text = stringResource(if (state.editing) MR.strings.action_apply else MR.strings.action_edit))
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource(
+                                if (state.editing) MR.strings.action_apply else MR.strings.action_edit
+                            ),
+                        )
                     },
                     icon = {
                         Icon(
@@ -73,22 +83,28 @@ fun MangaNotesScreen(
                 )
             }
         },
+        modifier = modifier,
     ) { paddingValues ->
         if (state.editing) {
             MangaNotesTextArea(
+                state = state,
+                onSave = onSave,
                 modifier = Modifier
                     .padding(
                         top = paddingValues.calculateTopPadding() + MaterialTheme.padding.small,
-                        bottom = MaterialTheme.padding.large,
+                        bottom = MaterialTheme.padding.small,
                     )
-                    .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.small),
-                state = state,
-                onSave = onSave,
+                    .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.small)
+                    .windowInsetsPadding(
+                        WindowInsets.navigationBars
+                            .only(WindowInsetsSides.Bottom),
+                    ),
             )
 
             return@Scaffold
         }
-        if (state.content == null) {
+
+        if (state.notes.isNullOrBlank()) {
             EmptyScreen(
                 stringRes = MR.strings.information_no_notes,
                 modifier = Modifier.padding(paddingValues),
@@ -101,8 +117,8 @@ fun MangaNotesScreen(
                 .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
                 .fillMaxWidth()
                 .padding(
-                    horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.small,
-                    vertical = paddingValues.calculateTopPadding() + MaterialTheme.padding.small,
+                    horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.medium,
+                    vertical = paddingValues.calculateTopPadding() + MaterialTheme.padding.medium,
                 ),
             style = RichTextStyle(
                 stringStyle = RichTextStringStyle(
@@ -110,7 +126,7 @@ fun MangaNotesScreen(
                 ),
             ),
         ) {
-            Markdown(content = state.content)
+            Markdown(content = state.notes)
         }
 
         return@Scaffold
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreen.kt
index 99d086526..d80146081 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreen.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaActionRow
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaBottomActionMenu
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaChapterListItem
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaInfoBox
+import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaNotesSection
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MangaToolbar
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components.MissingChapterCountListItem
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.formatChapterNumber
@@ -424,6 +425,16 @@ private fun MangaScreenSmallImpl(
                         )
                     }
 
+                    item(
+                        key = MangaScreenItem.NOTES_SECTION,
+                        contentType = MangaScreenItem.NOTES_SECTION,
+                    ) {
+                        MangaNotesSection(
+                            onClickNotes = onClickNotes,
+                            content = state.manga.notes,
+                        )
+                    }
+
                     item(
                         key = MangaScreenItem.CHAPTER_HEADER,
                         contentType = MangaScreenItem.CHAPTER_HEADER,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreenConstants.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreenConstants.kt
index 22a6664d0..785038c78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreenConstants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/MangaScreenConstants.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum class MangaScreenItem {
     INFO_BOX,
     ACTION_ROW,
     DESCRIPTION_WITH_TAG,
+    NOTES_SECTION,
     CHAPTER_HEADER,
     CHAPTER,
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesSection.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesSection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a20931187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesSection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package eu.kanade.presentation.manga.components
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.Edit
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle
+import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewLightDark
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.halilibo.richtext.markdown.Markdown
+import com.halilibo.richtext.ui.RichTextStyle
+import com.halilibo.richtext.ui.material3.RichText
+import com.halilibo.richtext.ui.string.RichTextStringStyle
+import tachiyomi.i18n.MR
+import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.Button
+import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.ButtonDefaults
+import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.padding
+import tachiyomi.presentation.core.i18n.stringResource
+
+@Composable
+fun MangaNotesSection(
+    onClickNotes: () -> Unit,
+    content: String?,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    Column(modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        Column(
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth(),
+        ) {
+            if (!content.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                RichText(
+                    modifier = Modifier
+                        .fillMaxWidth()
+                        .padding(MaterialTheme.padding.medium),
+                    style = RichTextStyle(
+                        stringStyle = RichTextStringStyle(
+                            linkStyle = SpanStyle(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                ) {
+                    Markdown(content = content)
+                }
+            }
+
+            Button(
+                onClick = onClickNotes,
+                colors = ButtonDefaults.buttonColors(
+                    containerColor = Color.Transparent,
+                    contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                ),
+                shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+            ) {
+                Row(
+                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(MaterialTheme.padding.extraSmall),
+                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                ) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Outlined.Edit,
+                        contentDescription = null,
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .size(16.dp),
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        stringResource(
+                            if (content.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                                MR.strings.action_add_notes
+                            } else {
+                                MR.strings.action_edit_notes
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@PreviewLightDark
+@Composable
+private fun MangaNotesSectionPreview() {
+    MangaNotesSection(
+        onClickNotes = {},
+        content = "# Hello world\ntest1234 hi there!",
+    )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesTextArea.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesTextArea.kt
index c7f71144c..03eb3732f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesTextArea.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaNotesTextArea.kt
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.notes.MangaNotesScreenState
 
 @Composable
 fun MangaNotesTextArea(
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     state: MangaNotesScreenState.Success,
     onSave: (String) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
-    var text by remember { mutableStateOf(state.content.orEmpty()) }
+    var text by remember { mutableStateOf(state.notes.orEmpty()) }
     val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
 
     Column(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
index 040de931b..c615c18af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/creators/MangaBackupCreator.kt
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@ private fun Manga.toBackupManga() =
         lastModifiedAt = this.lastModifiedAt,
         favoriteModifiedAt = this.favoriteModifiedAt,
         version = this.version,
+        notes = notes,
     )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
index 3bfc1ffcc..0adc1ed4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/BackupManga.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ data class BackupManga(
     @ProtoNumber(105) var updateStrategy: UpdateStrategy = UpdateStrategy.ALWAYS_UPDATE,
     @ProtoNumber(106) var lastModifiedAt: Long = 0,
     @ProtoNumber(107) var favoriteModifiedAt: Long? = null,
+    // Mihon values start here
     @ProtoNumber(108) var excludedScanlators: List<String> = emptyList(),
     @ProtoNumber(109) var version: Long = 0,
+    @ProtoNumber(110) var notes: String? = null,
 ) {
     fun getMangaImpl(): Manga {
         return Manga.create().copy(
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ data class BackupManga(
             lastModifiedAt = this@BackupManga.lastModifiedAt,
             favoriteModifiedAt = this@BackupManga.favoriteModifiedAt,
             version = this@BackupManga.version,
+            notes = this@BackupManga.notes,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
index 213fc4bf7..9f6d6bcb3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class MangaRestorer(
                 updateStrategy = manga.updateStrategy.let(UpdateStrategyColumnAdapter::encode),
                 version = manga.version,
                 isSyncing = 1,
+                notes = manga.notes,
             )
         }
         return manga
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaScreen.kt
index 6a6081967..84e573666 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaScreen.kt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class MangaScreen(
             onMigrateClicked = {
                 navigator.push(MigrateSearchScreen(successState.manga.id))
             }.takeIf { successState.manga.favorite },
-            onNotesClicked = { navigator.push(MangaNotesScreen(successState.manga.id)) },
+            onNotesClicked = { navigator.push(MangaNotesScreen(successState.manga)) },
             onMultiBookmarkClicked = screenModel::bookmarkChapters,
             onMultiMarkAsReadClicked = screenModel::markChaptersRead,
             onMarkPreviousAsReadClicked = screenModel::markPreviousChapterRead,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreen.kt
index ddcb273f3..51a48a77e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreen.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.notes
 
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.rememberScreenModel
@@ -10,22 +9,17 @@ import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.LocalNavigator
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.currentOrThrow
 import eu.kanade.presentation.manga.MangaNotesScreen
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.Screen
+import tachiyomi.domain.manga.model.Manga
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.screens.LoadingScreen
 
-class MangaNotesScreen(private val mangaId: Long) : Screen() {
+class MangaNotesScreen(private val manga: Manga) : Screen() {
     @Composable
     override fun Content() {
         val navigator = LocalNavigator.currentOrThrow
 
-        val screenModel = rememberScreenModel { MangaNotesScreenModel(mangaId = mangaId) }
+        val screenModel = rememberScreenModel { MangaNotesScreenModel(manga = manga) }
         val state by screenModel.state.collectAsState()
 
-        DisposableEffect(Unit) {
-            onDispose {
-
-            }
-        }
-
         if (state is MangaNotesScreenState.Loading) {
             LoadingScreen()
             return
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreenModel.kt
index 5e19c6665..2f5b6f6bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/notes/MangaNotesScreenModel.kt
@@ -3,36 +3,27 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.notes
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.StateScreenModel
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.screenModelScope
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.category.CategoryEvent
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import tachiyomi.domain.manga.interactor.GetManga
+import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.launchNonCancellable
 import tachiyomi.domain.manga.interactor.SetMangaNotes
+import tachiyomi.domain.manga.model.Manga
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
 
 class MangaNotesScreenModel(
-    val mangaId: Long,
-    getManga: GetManga = Injekt.get(),
-    setMangaNotes: SetMangaNotes = Injekt.get(),
+    val manga: Manga,
+    private val setMangaNotes: SetMangaNotes = Injekt.get(),
 ) : StateScreenModel<MangaNotesScreenState>(MangaNotesScreenState.Loading) {
 
-    private val _events: Channel<CategoryEvent> = Channel()
-    val events = _events.receiveAsFlow()
+    private val successState: MangaNotesScreenState.Success?
+        get() = state.value as? MangaNotesScreenState.Success
 
     init {
-        screenModelScope.launch {
-            getManga.subscribe(mangaId).collectLatest { manga ->
-                mutableState.update {
-                    MangaNotesScreenState.Success(
-                        content = manga.notes,
-                        title = manga.title,
-                    )
-                }
-            }
+        mutableState.update {
+            MangaNotesScreenState.Success(
+                manga = manga,
+                notes = manga.notes,
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,14 +46,21 @@ class MangaNotesScreenModel(
     }
 
     fun saveText(content: String) {
+        // don't save what isn't modified
+        if (content == successState?.notes) return
+
         mutableState.update {
             when (it) {
                 MangaNotesScreenState.Loading -> it
-                is MangaNotesScreenState.Success -> it.copy(content = content)
+                is MangaNotesScreenState.Success -> {
+                    it.copy(notes = content)
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        // do the magic to set it backend
+        screenModelScope.launchNonCancellable {
+            setMangaNotes.awaitSetNotes(manga, content)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -73,8 +71,8 @@ sealed interface MangaNotesScreenState {
 
     @Immutable
     data class Success(
-        val content: String?,
-        val title: String,
+        val manga: Manga,
+        val notes: String?,
 
         val editing: Boolean = false,
     ) : MangaNotesScreenState
diff --git a/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/manga/MangaRepositoryImpl.kt b/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/manga/MangaRepositoryImpl.kt
index f7aaf4c99..98cd877ae 100644
--- a/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/manga/MangaRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/manga/MangaRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class MangaRepositoryImpl(
                     updateStrategy = value.updateStrategy?.let(UpdateStrategyColumnAdapter::encode),
                     version = value.version,
                     isSyncing = 0,
+                    notes = value.notes
                 )
             }
         }
diff --git a/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/data/mangas.sq b/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/data/mangas.sq
index 525bd71c2..c37e9bce8 100644
--- a/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/data/mangas.sq
+++ b/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/data/mangas.sq
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ UPDATE mangas SET
     update_strategy = coalesce(:updateStrategy, update_strategy),
     calculate_interval = coalesce(:calculateInterval, calculate_interval),
     version = coalesce(:version, version),
-    is_syncing = coalesce(:isSyncing, is_syncing)
+    is_syncing = coalesce(:isSyncing, is_syncing),
+    notes = coalesce(:notes, notes)
 WHERE _id = :mangaId;
 
 selectLastInsertedRowId:
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index a0b80a5fd..65bd59ffc 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
     <string name="action_move_to_bottom">Move to bottom</string>
     <string name="action_move_to_bottom_all_for_series">Move series to bottom</string>
     <string name="action_notes">Notes</string>
+    <string name="action_add_notes">Add Notes</string>
+    <string name="action_edit_notes">Edit Notes</string>
     <string name="action_install">Install</string>
     <string name="action_share">Share</string>
     <string name="action_save">Save</string>