diff --git a/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index a87ae7bf0e..09253f8f28 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"] | conditionalOrderBy: list.view=="dated":"date"', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward"), "locked-task":obj._locked === true}', popover-trigger='click', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
+li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"] | conditionalOrderBy: list.view=="dated":"date"', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward"), "locked-task":obj._locked === true}', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{task.popoverOpen ? '' : task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
   // right-hand side control buttons
   .task-meta-controls
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s
         span.glyphicon.glyphicon-signal
         |  
       // notes
-      span.task-notes(ng-show='task.notes && !task._editing')
+      span.task-notes(ng-show='task.notes && !task._editing', ng-click='task.popoverOpen = !task.popoverOpen' popover-trigger='click', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}')
         span.glyphicon.glyphicon-comment
         |