diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 2ad7ae1c8b..ed4823c35c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django_cleanup',               # Automatically delete orphaned MEDIA files
     'qr_code',                      # Generate QR codes
     'mptt',                         # Modified Preorder Tree Traversal
+    'pagedown.apps.PagedownConfig'  # Markdown forms
 ]
 
 LOGGING = {
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/admin.py b/InvenTree/part/admin.py
index fcef36a772..060723f3d8 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/admin.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/admin.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from import_export.resources import ModelResource
 from import_export.fields import Field
 import import_export.widgets as widgets
 
+from .forms import PartAdminForm
+
 from .models import PartCategory, Part
 from .models import PartAttachment, PartStar
 from .models import BomItem
@@ -70,6 +72,9 @@ class PartResource(ModelResource):
 
 class PartAdmin(ImportExportModelAdmin):
 
+    form = PartAdminForm
+    #fields = "__all__"
+    
     resource_class = PartResource
 
     list_display = ('full_name', 'description', 'total_stock', 'category')
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/forms.py b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
index 339c8519fc..5b4cb509fa 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from mptt.fields import TreeNodeChoiceField
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
+from pagedown.widgets import AdminPagedownWidget
+
 from .models import Part, PartCategory, PartAttachment
 from .models import BomItem
 from .models import PartParameterTemplate, PartParameter
@@ -18,6 +20,20 @@ from .models import PartParameterTemplate, PartParameter
 from common.models import Currency
 
 
+class PartAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    """ Override default form behaviour for the Part admin interface.
+
+    - Present the 'notes' field as a Markdown-editor
+
+    """
+
+    notes = forms.CharField(widget=AdminPagedownWidget())
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Part
+        fields = "__all__"
+
+
 class PartImageForm(HelperForm):
     """ Form for uploading a Part image """
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4770a2e557..20d4923a73 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ django-cors-headers==3.2.0      # CORS headers extension for DRF
 django_filter==2.2.0            # Extended filtering options
 django-mptt==0.10.0             # Modified Preorder Tree Traversal
 django-dbbackup==3.2.0          # Database backup / restore functionality
+django-pagedown==2.0.3          # Markdown form fields
 coreapi==2.3.0                  # API documentation
 pygments==2.2.0                 # Syntax highlighting
 tablib==0.13.0                  # Import / export data files