diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 707d2a431..0710ca559 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ class Service(db.Model, Versioned):
     organisation_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), db.ForeignKey('organisation.id'), index=True, nullable=True)
     organisation = db.relationship('Organisation', backref='services')
 
+    notes = db.Column(db.Text, nullable=True)
+
     email_branding = db.relationship(
         'EmailBranding',
         secondary=service_email_branding,
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0338_add_notes_to_service.py b/migrations/versions/0338_add_notes_to_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..775081a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0338_add_notes_to_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0338_add_notes_to_service
+Revises: 0337_broadcast_msg_api
+Create Date: 2021-01-13 11:50:06.333369
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+revision = '0338_add_notes_to_service'
+down_revision = '0337_broadcast_msg_api'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('services', sa.Column('notes', sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('services_history', sa.Column('notes', sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('services_history', 'notes')
+    op.drop_column('services', 'notes')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index a51830f4b..1f50b6cae 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ def test_get_service_by_id(admin_request, sample_service):
         'letter_branding',
         'message_limit',
         'name',
+        'notes',
         'organisation',
         'organisation_type',
         'permissions',