diff --git a/gui/additionsPane.py b/gui/additionsPane.py
index c9a82f3de..c4d7d3fe9 100644
--- a/gui/additionsPane.py
+++ b/gui/additionsPane.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class AdditionsPane(TogglePanel):
         self.notebook.AddPage(self.notes, "Notes", image=notesImg, closeable=False)
 
         self.mainFrame.Bind(GE.FIT_CHANGED, self.OnFitChanged)
+        self.mainFrame.Bind(GE.FIT_NOTES_CHANGED, self.OnNotesChanged)
 
         self.notebook.SetSelection(0)
 
@@ -118,6 +119,10 @@ class AdditionsPane(TogglePanel):
             return
         self.updateExtraText()
 
+    def OnNotesChanged(self, event):
+        event.Skip()
+        self.updateExtraText()
+
     def updateExtraText(self):
         refresh = False
         for i in range(self.notebook.GetPageCount()):
diff --git a/gui/builtinAdditionPanes/notesView.py b/gui/builtinAdditionPanes/notesView.py
index bbde2b688..7228cfacd 100644
--- a/gui/builtinAdditionPanes/notesView.py
+++ b/gui/builtinAdditionPanes/notesView.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # noinspection PyPackageRequirements
 import wx
 
-from service.fit import Fit
 import gui.globalEvents as GE
 import gui.mainFrame
 from gui.utils.helpers_wxPython import HandleCtrlBackspace
+from gui.utils.numberFormatter import formatAmount
+from service.fit import Fit
 
 
 class NotesView(wx.Panel):
@@ -14,14 +15,14 @@ class NotesView(wx.Panel):
         self.lastFitId = None
         self.mainFrame = gui.mainFrame.MainFrame.getInstance()
         mainSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
-        self.editNotes = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.BORDER_NONE, )
-        mainSizer.Add(self.editNotes, 1, wx.EXPAND)
+        self.editNotes = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.BORDER_NONE)
+        mainSizer.Add(self.editNotes, 1, wx.EXPAND | wx.ALL, 10)
         self.SetSizer(mainSizer)
         self.mainFrame.Bind(GE.FIT_CHANGED, self.fitChanged)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT, self.onText)
         self.editNotes.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN, self.OnKeyDown)
-        self.saveTimer = wx.Timer(self)
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.delayedSave, self.saveTimer)
+        self.changeTimer = wx.Timer(self)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.delayedSave, self.changeTimer)
 
     def OnKeyDown(self, event):
         if event.RawControlDown() and event.GetKeyCode() == wx.WXK_BACK:
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class NotesView(wx.Panel):
         sFit = Fit.getInstance()
         fit = sFit.getFit(activeFitID)
 
-        self.saveTimer.Stop()  # cancel any pending timers
+        self.changeTimer.Stop()  # cancel any pending timers
 
         self.Parent.Parent.DisablePage(self, not fit or fit.isStructure)
 
@@ -51,13 +52,32 @@ class NotesView(wx.Panel):
             return
         elif activeFitID != self.lastFitId:
             self.lastFitId = activeFitID
-            self.editNotes.SetValue(fit.notes or "")
+            self.editNotes.ChangeValue(fit.notes or "")
+            wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitNotesChanged())
 
     def onText(self, event):
         # delay the save so we're not writing to sqlite on every keystroke
-        self.saveTimer.Stop()  # cancel the existing timer
-        self.saveTimer.Start(1000, True)
+        self.changeTimer.Stop()  # cancel the existing timer
+        self.changeTimer.Start(1000, True)
 
     def delayedSave(self, event):
+        event.Skip()
         sFit = Fit.getInstance()
         sFit.editNotes(self.lastFitId, self.editNotes.GetValue())
+        wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitNotesChanged())
+
+    def getTabExtraText(self):
+        fitID = self.mainFrame.getActiveFit()
+        if fitID is None:
+            return None
+        sFit = Fit.getInstance()
+        fit = sFit.getFit(fitID)
+        if fit is None:
+            return None
+        opt = sFit.serviceFittingOptions["additionsLabels"]
+        # Amount of active implants
+        if opt in (1, 2):
+            amount = len(self.editNotes.GetValue())
+            return ' ({})'.format(formatAmount(amount, 2, 0, 3)) if amount else None
+        else:
+            return None
diff --git a/gui/globalEvents.py b/gui/globalEvents.py
index b84026efe..ef3e059df 100644
--- a/gui/globalEvents.py
+++ b/gui/globalEvents.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import wx.lib.newevent
 FitRenamed, FIT_RENAMED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
 FitChanged, FIT_CHANGED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
 FitRemoved, FIT_REMOVED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
+FitNotesChanged, FIT_NOTES_CHANGED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
 CharListUpdated, CHAR_LIST_UPDATED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
 CharChanged, CHAR_CHANGED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()
 GraphOptionChanged, GRAPH_OPTION_CHANGED = wx.lib.newevent.NewEvent()