diff --git a/Koha/ILL/Backend/Standard.pm b/Koha/ILL/Backend/Standard.pm
index 0e9602094b..388b0ece74 100644
--- a/Koha/ILL/Backend/Standard.pm
+++ b/Koha/ILL/Backend/Standard.pm
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ sub add_request {
     $request->branchcode( $params->{other}->{branchcode} );
     $request->status( $unauthenticated_request ? 'UNAUTH' : 'NEW' );
     $request->backend( $params->{other}->{backend} );
+    $request->notesopac( $params->{other}->{notesopac} ) if exists $params->{other}->{notesopac};
     $request->placed( dt_from_string() );
     $request->updated( dt_from_string() );
     $request->batch_id(
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/create.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/create.inc
index 8f860228b6..90bd211b88 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/create.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/create.inc
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         [% IF type %]
             [% INCLUDE "ill/backends/Standard/shared/forms/${type}.inc" %]
         [% END %]
+        [% INCLUDE "ill/backends/Standard/shared/notes.inc" %]
         [% INCLUDE "ill/backends/Standard/shared/custom_fields.inc" %]
         [% IF whole.value.other.type && unauthenticated_ill && !logged_in_user %]
             <fieldset class="rows" id="illrequest_captcha">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/shared/notes.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/shared/notes.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ec10d4579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/ill/backends/Standard/shared/notes.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<fieldset class="rows" id="ill-standard-notes">
+    <legend>Notes</legend>
+    <label class="sr-only" for="notesopac">Notes:</label>
+    <textarea name="notesopac" id="notesopac" class="form-control input-fluid">[% whole.value.other.notesopac | html %]</textarea>
+</fieldset>
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/api/v1/ill_requests.t b/t/db_dependent/api/v1/ill_requests.t
index d32ba2312f..5fea3acbc8 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/api/v1/ill_requests.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/api/v1/ill_requests.t
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ subtest 'patron_list() tests' => sub {
 
 subtest 'add() tests' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 2;
+    plan tests => 3;
 
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
@@ -537,5 +537,9 @@ subtest 'add() tests' => sub {
     ## Authorized user test
     $t->post_ok( "//$userid:$password@/api/v1/ill/requests" => json => $body )->status_is(201);
 
+    # Confirm there is a notesopac value
+    my $req = Koha::ILL::Requests->search()->next;
+    ok( $req->notesopac, "notesopac value exists" ) if $req;
+
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
 };