diff --git a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
index 21246e1108c..13d71be384d 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
+++ b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ Contacts={
 				var name = container.data('element');
 				console.log('saveProperty: ' + name);
 				var fields = container.find('input.contacts_property,select.contacts_property').serializeArray();
-				var q = container.find('input.contacts_property,select.contacts_property').serialize();
+				var q = container.find('input.contacts_property,select.contacts_property,textarea.contacts_property').serialize();
 				if(q == '' || q == undefined) {
 					console.log('Couldn\'t serialize elements.');
 					Contacts.UI.loading(container, false);
@@ -662,7 +662,13 @@ Contacts={
 							} else if(type == 'single') {
 								var proptype = Contacts.UI.propertyTypeFor(obj);
 								console.log('deleteProperty, hiding: ' + proptype);
-								$('dl dt[data-element="'+proptype+'"],dd[data-element="'+proptype+'"]').hide();
+								if(proptype == 'NOTE') {
+									Contacts.UI.propertyContainerFor(obj).hide();
+									Contacts.UI.propertyContainerFor(obj).data('checksum', '');
+								} else {
+									$('dl dt[data-element="'+proptype+'"],dd[data-element="'+proptype+'"]').hide();
+									$('dl dd[data-element="'+proptype+'"]').data('checksum', '');
+								}
 								$('#contacts_propertymenu a[data-type="'+proptype+'"]').parent().show();
 								Contacts.UI.loading(obj, false);
 							} else {
diff --git a/apps/contacts/templates/part.contact.php b/apps/contacts/templates/part.contact.php
index 87ee40e99f5..a3b4917ae98 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/templates/part.contact.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/templates/part.contact.php
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ $id = isset($_['id']) ? $_['id'] : '';
 		<dd style="display:none;" class="propertycontainer" id="categories_value" data-element="CATEGORIES"><input id="categories"  required="required" name="value[CATEGORIES]" type="text" class="contacts_property" style="width:16em;" name="value" value="" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('Categories'); ?>" /><a class="delete" onclick="$(this).tipsy('hide');Contacts.UI.Card.deleteProperty(this, 'single');" title="<?php echo $l->t('Delete'); ?>"></a><a class="action edit" onclick="$(this).tipsy('hide');OCCategories.edit();" title="<?php echo $l->t('Edit categories'); ?>"></a></dd>
 	</dl>
 	</fieldset>
-	<fieldset id="note" class="formfloat propertycontainer" style="display:none;" data-element="NOTE">
-	<legend><?php echo $l->t('Note'); ?></legend>
-	<textarea class="contacts_property note" name="value"></textarea>
+	<fieldset id="note" class="formfloat propertycontainer contactpart" style="display:none;" data-element="NOTE">
+	<legend><?php echo $l->t('Note'); ?><a class="delete" onclick="$(this).tipsy('hide');Contacts.UI.Card.deleteProperty(this, 'single');" title="<?php echo $l->t('Delete'); ?>"></a></legend>
+	<textarea class="contacts_property note" name="value" cols="60" rows="10"></textarea>
 	</fieldset>
 	</form>
 	</div>