diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
index bb205627..b91584ee 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]]
 	as explicitly installed so it will not be removed by the '\--recursive'
 	remove operation.
 
+*\--note*::
+	Add an install note to packages. This will only apply to targets explicitly
+	listed and not their dependencies. The note can be used to keep track of why
+	a package was installed or any other info of note. The note can later be
+	edited or removed with '\--D \--note' or '\--D \--rmnote' respectively.
+
 *\--ignore* <package>::
 	Directs pacman to ignore upgrades of package even if there is one
 	available. Multiple packages can be specified by separating them
@@ -468,6 +474,13 @@ Database Options (apply to '-D')[[QO]]
 	package installed even when it was initially installed as a dependency
 	of another package.
 
+*\--note*::
+	Add or edit a package's install note. The note can be used to keep track of why
+	a package was installed or any other info of note.
+
+*\--rmnote*::
+	Remove a package's install note.
+
 *-k, \--check*::
 	Check the local package database is internally consistent. This will
 	check all required files are present and that installed packages have
diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.c b/src/pacman/conf.c
index 12fee64c..acf9ca71 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.c
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int config_free(config_t *oldconfig)
 	free(oldconfig->dbpath);
 	free(oldconfig->logfile);
 	free(oldconfig->gpgdir);
+	free(oldconfig->note);
 	FREELIST(oldconfig->hookdirs);
 	FREELIST(oldconfig->cachedirs);
 	free(oldconfig->xfercommand);
diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.h b/src/pacman/conf.h
index 04350d39..f7bbafbd 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.h
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ typedef struct __config_t {
 	unsigned int ask;
 	/* Bitfield of alpm_transflag_t */
 	int flags;
+	char *note;
+	int rmnote;
 	/* Bitfields of alpm_siglevel_t */
 	int siglevel;
 	int localfilesiglevel;
@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ enum {
 	OP_IGNOREGROUP,
 	OP_NEEDED,
 	OP_ASEXPLICIT,
+	OP_NOTE,
+	OP_RMNOTE,
 	OP_ARCH,
 	OP_PRINTFORMAT,
 	OP_GPGDIR,
diff --git a/src/pacman/database.c b/src/pacman/database.c
index 17a9c273..340f3a56 100644
--- a/src/pacman/database.c
+++ b/src/pacman/database.c
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@
  *
  * @return 0 on success, 1 on failure
  */
-static int change_install_reason(alpm_list_t *targets)
+static int change_pkg(alpm_list_t *targets)
 {
 	alpm_list_t *i;
 	alpm_db_t *db_local;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int set_reason = 0;
 
 	alpm_pkgreason_t reason;
 
@@ -53,11 +54,10 @@ static int change_install_reason(alpm_list_t *targets)
 
 	if(config->flags & ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS) { /* --asdeps */
 		reason = ALPM_PKG_REASON_DEPEND;
+		set_reason = 1;
 	} else if(config->flags & ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT) { /* --asexplicit */
 		reason = ALPM_PKG_REASON_EXPLICIT;
-	} else {
-		pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("no install reason specified (use -h for help)\n"));
-		return 1;
+		set_reason = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Lock database */
@@ -69,19 +69,46 @@ static int change_install_reason(alpm_list_t *targets)
 	for(i = targets; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
 		char *pkgname = i->data;
 		alpm_pkg_t *pkg = alpm_db_get_pkg(db_local, pkgname);
-		if(!pkg || alpm_pkg_set_reason(pkg, reason)) {
-			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not set install reason for package %s (%s)\n"),
-							pkgname, alpm_strerror(alpm_errno(config->handle)));
+
+		if(!pkg) {
+			pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("package '%s' was not found"), pkgname);
 			ret = 1;
-		} else {
-			if(!config->quiet) {
-				if(reason == ALPM_PKG_REASON_DEPEND) {
-					printf(_("%s: install reason has been set to 'installed as dependency'\n"), pkgname);
-				} else {
-					printf(_("%s: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'\n"), pkgname);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if(set_reason) {
+			if(alpm_pkg_set_reason(pkg, reason)) {
+				pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not set install reason for package %s (%s)\n"),
+								pkgname, alpm_strerror(alpm_errno(config->handle)));
+				ret = 1;
+			} else {
+				if(!config->quiet) {
+					if(reason == ALPM_PKG_REASON_DEPEND) {
+						printf(_("%s: install reason has been set to 'installed as dependency'\n"), pkgname);
+					} else {
+						printf(_("%s: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'\n"), pkgname);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		if(config->rmnote) {
+			if(alpm_pkg_set_note(pkg, NULL)) {
+				pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not set install note for package %s (%s)\n"),
+								pkgname, alpm_strerror(alpm_errno(config->handle)));
+				ret = 1;
+			} else if(!config->quiet) {
+				printf(_("%s: note removed\n"), pkgname);
+			}
+		} else if(config->note) {
+			if(alpm_pkg_set_note(pkg, config->note)) {
+				pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("could not set install note for package %s (%s)\n"),
+								pkgname, alpm_strerror(alpm_errno(config->handle)));
+				ret = 1;
+			} else if(!config->quiet) {
+				printf(_("%s: note set\n"), pkgname);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Unlock database */
@@ -296,8 +323,9 @@ int pacman_database(alpm_list_t *targets)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(config->flags & (ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS | ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT)) {
-		ret = change_install_reason(targets);
+	if(config->note || config->rmnote ||
+			(config->flags & (ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS | ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT))) {
+		ret = change_pkg(targets);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/pacman/package.c b/src/pacman/package.c
index eaee3bb0..8e33d2bd 100644
--- a/src/pacman/package.c
+++ b/src/pacman/package.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum {
 	T_URL,
 	T_VALIDATED_BY,
 	T_VERSION,
+	T_NOTE,
 	/* the following is a sentinel and should remain in last position */
 	_T_MAX
 };
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void make_aligned_titles(void)
 	buf[T_URL] = _("URL");
 	buf[T_VALIDATED_BY] = _("Validated By");
 	buf[T_VERSION] = _("Version");
+	buf[T_NOTE] = _("Note");
 
 	for(i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(wbuf); i++) {
 		wlen[i] = mbstowcs(wbuf[i], buf[i], strlen(buf[i]) + 1);
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ void dump_pkg_full(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, int extra)
 	if(from == ALPM_PKG_FROM_LOCALDB) {
 		string_display(titles[T_INSTALL_DATE], idatestr, cols);
 		string_display(titles[T_INSTALL_REASON], reason, cols);
+		string_display(titles[T_NOTE], alpm_pkg_get_note(pkg), cols);
 	}
 	if(from == ALPM_PKG_FROM_FILE || from == ALPM_PKG_FROM_LOCALDB) {
 		string_display(titles[T_INSTALL_SCRIPT],
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index db64e05a..beab709c 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static void usage(int op, const char * const myname)
 			printf("%s:\n", str_opt);
 			addlist(_("      --asdeps         mark packages as non-explicitly installed\n"));
 			addlist(_("      --asexplicit     mark packages as explicitly installed\n"));
+			addlist(_("      --note <note>    add or edit a packages install notes\n"));
+			addlist(_("      --rmnote         remove install note from packages\n"));
 			addlist(_("  -k, --check          test local database for validity (-kk for sync databases)\n"));
 			addlist(_("  -q, --quiet          suppress output of success messages\n"));
 		} else if(op == PM_OP_DEPTEST) {
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ static void usage(int op, const char * const myname)
 				          "                       overwrite conflicting files (can be used more than once)\n"));
 				addlist(_("      --asdeps         install packages as non-explicitly installed\n"));
 				addlist(_("      --asexplicit     install packages as explicitly installed\n"));
+				addlist(_("      --note <note>    add an install note to packages\n"));
 				addlist(_("      --ignore <pkg>   ignore a package upgrade (can be used more than once)\n"));
 				addlist(_("      --ignoregroup <grp>\n"
 				          "                       ignore a group upgrade (can be used more than once)\n"));
@@ -481,6 +484,12 @@ static int parsearg_database(int opt)
 		case OP_ASEXPLICIT:
 			config->flags |= ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT;
 			break;
+		case OP_NOTE:
+			config->note = strdup(optarg);
+			break;
+		case OP_RMNOTE:
+			config->rmnote = 1;
+			break;
 		case OP_CHECK:
 		case 'k':
 			(config->op_q_check)++;
@@ -501,7 +510,11 @@ static void checkargs_database(void)
 			&& config->flags & ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT,
 			"--asdeps", "--asexplicit");
 
+	invalid_opt(config->note && config->rmnote, "--note", "--rmnote");
+
 	if(config->op_q_check) {
+	invalid_opt(config->note != NULL, "--note", "--check");
+	invalid_opt(config->rmnote, "--rmnote", "--check");
 		invalid_opt(config->flags & ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLDEPS,
 				"--asdeps", "--check");
 		invalid_opt(config->flags & ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT,
@@ -728,6 +741,9 @@ static int parsearg_upgrade(int opt)
 		case OP_ASEXPLICIT:
 			config->flags |= ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_ALLEXPLICIT;
 			break;
+		case OP_NOTE:
+			config->note = strdup(optarg);
+			break;
 		case OP_NEEDED:
 			config->flags |= ALPM_TRANS_FLAG_NEEDED;
 			break;
@@ -942,6 +958,8 @@ static int parseargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"ignoregroup", required_argument, 0, OP_IGNOREGROUP},
 		{"needed",     no_argument,       0, OP_NEEDED},
 		{"asexplicit",     no_argument,   0, OP_ASEXPLICIT},
+		{"note",       required_argument, 0, OP_NOTE},
+		{"rmnote",     no_argument,       0, OP_RMNOTE},
 		{"arch",       required_argument, 0, OP_ARCH},
 		{"print-format", required_argument, 0, OP_PRINTFORMAT},
 		{"gpgdir",     required_argument, 0, OP_GPGDIR},
diff --git a/src/pacman/query.c b/src/pacman/query.c
index e3e7d844..f28c0f89 100644
--- a/src/pacman/query.c
+++ b/src/pacman/query.c
@@ -329,9 +329,15 @@ static int display(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 			&& !config->op_q_changelog && !config->op_q_check) {
 		if(!config->quiet) {
 			const colstr_t *colstr = &config->colstr;
+			char *note = alpm_pkg_get_note(pkg);
+
 			printf("%s%s %s%s%s", colstr->title, alpm_pkg_get_name(pkg),
 					colstr->version, alpm_pkg_get_version(pkg), colstr->nocolor);
 
+			if(note) {
+				printf(" (%s)", note);
+			}
+
 			if(config->op_q_upgrade) {
 				int usage;
 				alpm_pkg_t *newpkg = alpm_sync_get_new_version(pkg, alpm_get_syncdbs(config->handle));
diff --git a/src/pacman/util.c b/src/pacman/util.c
index 5486e7a5..cfcd618c 100644
--- a/src/pacman/util.c
+++ b/src/pacman/util.c
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ int trans_init(int flags, int check_valid)
 		trans_init_error();
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	if(config->note) {
+		ret = alpm_trans_set_note(config->handle, config->note);
+		if(ret == -1) {
+			trans_init_error();
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }