diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index a67673efc..eb8725d40 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from documents.models import CustomFieldInstance
 from documents.models import Document
 from documents.models import DocumentType
 from documents.models import MatchingModel
+from documents.models import Note
 from documents.models import PaperlessTask
 from documents.models import SavedView
 from documents.models import SavedViewFilterRule
@@ -861,6 +862,20 @@ class CustomFieldInstanceSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         ]
 
 
+class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = ["id", "username", "first_name", "last_name"]
+
+
+class NotesSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    user = UserSerializer()
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Note
+        fields = ["note", "created", "user"]
+
+
 class DocumentSerializer(
     OwnedObjectSerializer,
     NestedUpdateMixin,
@@ -876,6 +891,8 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
     created_date = serializers.DateField(required=False)
     page_count = SerializerMethodField()
 
+    notes = NotesSerializer(many=True, required=False)
+
     custom_fields = CustomFieldInstanceSerializer(
         many=True,
         allow_null=False,
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
index 7258b33d3..a0a380e41 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
@@ -2170,8 +2170,10 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
         GIVEN:
             - A document with a single note
         WHEN:
+            - API request for document
             - API request for document notes is made
         THEN:
+            - Note is included in the document response
             - The associated note is returned
         """
         doc = Document.objects.create(
@@ -2185,6 +2187,18 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
             user=self.user,
         )
 
+        response = self.client.get(
+            f"/api/documents/{doc.pk}/",
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        resp_data = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(len(resp_data["notes"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(resp_data["notes"][0]["note"], note.note)
+        self.assertEqual(resp_data["notes"][0]["user"]["username"], self.user.username)
+
         response = self.client.get(
             f"/api/documents/{doc.pk}/notes/",
             format="json",