diff -p -up docmgr/app/task.php.task_notes~ docmgr/app/task.php
--- docmgr/app/task.php.task_notes~	2010-04-14 20:35:24.445468045 +0200
+++ docmgr/app/task.php	2010-04-14 20:36:59.950469289 +0200
@@ -359,8 +359,15 @@ class TASK {
 	function getDocMGRTask() {
 
 	  //just query our full view and use tha tinstead
-    $sql = "SELECT * FROM task.view_docmgr_task WHERE task_id='".$this->taskId."'";
+		$sql = "SELECT * FROM task.view_docmgr_task WHERE task_id='".$this->taskId."'";
 		$taskInfo = $this->DB->single($sql);
+		if ($taskInfo["route_id"] && $taskInfo["workflow_id"]) {
+			$sql = "SELECT task_notes FROM dm_workflow_route WHERE id='" . $taskInfo["route_id"] . "' and workflow_id='" . $taskInfo["workflow_id"] . "';";
+			$taskNotes = $this->DB->single($sql);
+			if ($taskNotes)
+				$taskInfo["task_notes"] = $taskNotes["task_notes"];
+		}
+    		
 
 		$sql = "SELECT * FROM docmgr.dm_object WHERE id='".$taskInfo["object_id"]."'";
 		$objInfo = $this->DB->single($sql);
diff -p -up docmgr/modules/center/managetasks/js/edittask.js.task_notes~ docmgr/modules/center/managetasks/js/edittask.js
--- docmgr/modules/center/managetasks/js/edittask.js.task_notes~	2010-04-14 20:34:55.045343931 +0200
+++ docmgr/modules/center/managetasks/js/edittask.js	2010-04-14 20:35:04.007342435 +0200
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ function writeTaskInfo(data) {
 
 		//notes for the task
 		if (saveNotes) entry.notes = saveNotes;					//if switching between modes, carry the notes with us
-		else if (!entry.notes) entry.notes = "None";
+		else if (!entry.notes) {
+			// Get a copy of the recipient notes as the default task notes
+			if (entry.task_notes)
+				entry.notes = entry.task_notes;
+			else
+				entry.notes = "None";
+		}
 
 
 		//add the form