diff --git a/InvenTree/part/migrations/0029_auto_20200223_0901.py b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0029_auto_20200223_0901.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ed86c5101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0029_auto_20200223_0901.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.9 on 2020-02-23 09:01
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import markdownx.models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('part', '0028_auto_20200203_1007'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='part',
+            name='notes',
+            field=markdownx.models.MarkdownxField(blank=True, help_text='Part notes - supports Markdown formatting'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index d21a250c31..59bcbe57b1 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class Part(models.Model):
 
     virtual = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text=_('Is this a virtual part, such as a software product or license?'))
 
-    notes = MarkdownxField(help_text=_('Part notes - supports Markdown formatting'))
+    notes = MarkdownxField(blank=True, help_text=_('Part notes - supports Markdown formatting'))
 
     bom_checksum = models.CharField(max_length=128, blank=True, help_text=_('Stored BOM checksum'))