diff --git a/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
index 458fb70..c356ca0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ module QueriesHelper
       value ? (value.visible? ? link_to_issue(value, :subject => false) : "##{value.id}") : ''
     when :description
       item.description? ? content_tag('div', textilizable(item, :description), :class => "wiki") : ''
+    when :last_notes
+      item.last_notes.present? ? content_tag('div', textilizable(item, :last_notes), :class => "wiki") : ''
     when :done_ratio
       progress_bar(value)
     when :relations
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index b61c244..3797973 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     @spent_hours = nil
     @total_spent_hours = nil
     @total_estimated_hours = nil
+    @last_notes = nil
     base_reload(*args)
   end
 
@@ -1063,6 +1064,15 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     @relations ||= IssueRelation::Relations.new(self, (relations_from + relations_to).sort)
   end
 
+  def last_notes
+    if @last_notes
+      @last_notes
+    else
+      notes = self.journals.visible.where.not(notes: '').to_a
+      notes.last.notes unless notes.empty?
+    end
+  end
+
   # Preloads relations for a collection of issues
   def self.load_relations(issues)
     if issues.any?
@@ -1126,6 +1136,22 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
       where(:ancestors => {:id => issues.map(&:id)})
   end
 
+  # Preloads visible last notes for a collection of issues
+  def self.load_visible_last_notes(issues, user=User.current)
+    if issues.any?
+      issue_ids = issues.map(&:id)
+
+      notes = Journal.joins(issue: :project).where.not(notes: '').
+        where(Journal.visible_notes_condition(User.current, :skip_pre_condition => true)).
+        where(:issues => {:id => issue_ids}).order("#{Journal.table_name}.id ASC").to_a
+
+      issues.each do |issue|
+        note = notes.select{|note| note.journalized_id == issue.id}
+        issue.instance_variable_set "@last_notes", (note.empty? ? '' : note.last.notes)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   # Finds an issue relation given its id.
   def find_relation(relation_id)
     IssueRelation.where("issue_to_id = ? OR issue_from_id = ?", id, id).find(relation_id)
diff --git a/app/models/issue_query.rb b/app/models/issue_query.rb
index 1b1477e..936ead9 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_query.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
     QueryColumn.new(:created_on, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.created_on", :default_order => 'desc'),
     QueryColumn.new(:closed_on, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.closed_on", :default_order => 'desc'),
     QueryColumn.new(:relations, :caption => :label_related_issues),
-    QueryColumn.new(:description, :inline => false)
+    QueryColumn.new(:description, :inline => false),
+    QueryColumn.new(:last_notes, :caption => :label_last_notes, :inline => false)
   ]
 
   def initialize(attributes=nil, *args)
@@ -297,6 +298,9 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
     if has_column?(:relations)
       Issue.load_visible_relations(issues)
     end
+    if has_column?(:last_notes)
+      Issue.load_visible_last_notes(issues)
+    end
     issues
   rescue ::ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
     raise StatementInvalid.new(e.message)
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_list.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_list.html.erb
index 851fca1..1cb3a88 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_list.html.erb
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@
   <% @query.block_columns.each do |column|
        if (text = column_content(column, issue)) && text.present? -%>
   <tr class="<%= current_cycle %>">
-    <td colspan="<%= @query.inline_columns.size + 1 %>" class="<%= column.css_classes %>"><%= text %></td>
+    <td colspan="<%= @query.inline_columns.size + 1 %>" class="<%= column.css_classes %>">
+      <% if query.block_columns.count > 1 %>
+        <span><%= column.caption %></span>
+      <% end %>
+      <%= text %>
+    </td>
   </tr>
   <% end -%>
   <% end -%>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
index 3d456aa..8021081 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   </p>
   <p>
     <label><%= check_box_tag 'c[]', 'description', @query.has_column?(:description) %> <%= l(:field_description) %></label>
+    <label><%= check_box_tag 'c[]', 'last_notes', @query.has_column?(:last_notes) %> <%= l(:label_last_notes) %></label>
   </p>
   <% if @issue_count > Setting.issues_export_limit.to_i %>
   <p class="icon icon-warning">
diff --git a/app/views/timelog/_list.html.erb b/app/views/timelog/_list.html.erb
index 3721df2..a03039b 100644
--- a/app/views/timelog/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/timelog/_list.html.erb
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@
   <% @query.block_columns.each do |column|
        if (text = column_content(column, issue)) && text.present? -%>
   <tr class="<%= current_cycle %>">
-    <td colspan="<%= @query.inline_columns.size + 1 %>" class="<%= column.css_classes %>"><%= text %></td>
+    <td colspan="<%= @query.inline_columns.size + 1 %>" class="<%= column.css_classes %>">
+    <% if query.block_columns.count > 1 %>
+      <span><%= column.caption %></span>
+    <% end %>
+    <%= text %>
+    </td>
   </tr>
   <% end -%>
   <% end -%>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 24d73e6..f018176 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ en:
   label_font_default: Default font
   label_font_monospace: Monospaced font
   label_font_proportional: Proportional font
+  label_last_notes: Last notes
 
   button_login: Login
   button_submit: Submit
diff --git a/lib/redmine/export/pdf/issues_pdf_helper.rb b/lib/redmine/export/pdf/issues_pdf_helper.rb
index 75f63d2..a0d0946 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/export/pdf/issues_pdf_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/export/pdf/issues_pdf_helper.rb
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ module Redmine
             table_width = col_width.inject(0, :+)
           end
   
-          # use full width if the description is displayed
-          if table_width > 0 && query.has_column?(:description)
+          # use full width if the description or last_notes are displayed
+          if table_width > 0 && (query.has_column?(:description) || query.has_column?(:last_notes))
             col_width = col_width.map {|w| w * (page_width - right_margin - left_margin) / table_width}
             table_width = col_width.inject(0, :+)
           end
@@ -327,6 +327,13 @@ module Redmine
               pdf.RDMwriteHTMLCell(0, 5, 10, '', issue.description.to_s, issue.attachments, "LRBT")
               pdf.set_auto_page_break(false)
             end
+
+            if query.has_column?(:last_notes) && issue.last_notes.present?
+              pdf.set_x(10)
+              pdf.set_auto_page_break(true, bottom_margin)
+              pdf.RDMwriteHTMLCell(0, 5, 10, '', issue.last_notes.to_s, [], "LRBT")
+              pdf.set_auto_page_break(false)
+          end
           end
   
           if issues.size == Setting.issues_export_limit.to_i
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 641dd01..3a0e6ba 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ tr.issue td.subject, tr.issue td.category, td.assigned_to, tr.issue td.string, t
 tr.issue td.relations { text-align: left; }
 tr.issue td.done_ratio table.progress { margin-left:auto; margin-right: auto;}
 tr.issue td.relations span {white-space: nowrap;}
-table.issues td.description {color:#777; font-size:90%; padding:4px 4px 4px 24px; text-align:left; white-space:normal;}
-table.issues td.description pre {white-space:normal;}
+table.issues td.description, table.issues td.last_notes {color:#777; font-size:90%; padding:4px 4px 4px 24px; text-align:left; white-space:normal;}
+table.issues td.description pre, table.issues td.last_notes pre {white-space:normal;}
 
 tr.issue.idnt td.subject {background: url(../images/bullet_arrow_right.png) no-repeat 0 50%;}
 tr.issue.idnt-1 td.subject {padding-left: 24px; background-position: 8px 50%;}
diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index 4e8d886..bc13737 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -959,6 +959,43 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_equal 'application/pdf', response.content_type
   end
 
+  def test_index_with_last_notes_column
+    get :index, :set_filter => 1, :c => %w(subject last_notes)
+
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select 'table.issues thead th', 3 # columns: chekbox + id + subject
+
+    assert_select 'td.last_notes[colspan="3"]', :text => 'Some notes with Redmine links: #2, r2.'
+    assert_select 'td.last_notes[colspan="3"]', :text => 'A comment with inline image:  and a reference to #1 and r2.'
+
+    get :index, :set_filter => 1, :c => %w(subject last_notes), :format => 'pdf'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal 'application/pdf', response.content_type
+  end
+
+  def test_index_with_last_notes_column_should_display_private_notes_with_permission_only
+    journal = Journal.create!(:journalized => Issue.find(2), :notes => 'Privates notes', :private_notes => true, :user_id => 1)
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+
+    get :index, :set_filter => 1, :c => %w(subject last_notes)
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select 'td.last_notes[colspan="3"]', :text => 'Privates notes'
+
+    Role.find(1).remove_permission! :view_private_notes
+
+    get :index, :set_filter => 1, :c => %w(subject last_notes)
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select 'td.last_notes[colspan="3"]', :text => 'A comment with inline image:  and a reference to #1 and r2.'
+  end
+
+  def test_index_with_description_and_last_notes_columns_should_display_column_name
+    get :index, :set_filter => 1, :c => %w(subject last_notes description)
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select 'td.last_notes[colspan="3"] span', :text => 'Last notes'
+    assert_select 'td.description[colspan="3"] span', :text => 'Description'
+  end
+
   def test_index_with_parent_column
     Issue.delete_all
     parent = Issue.generate!
diff --git a/test/unit/query_test.rb b/test/unit/query_test.rb
index 81f6251..92e71a9 100644
--- a/test/unit/query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/query_test.rb
@@ -1267,10 +1267,10 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_inline_and_block_columns
     q = IssueQuery.new
-    q.column_names = ['subject', 'description', 'tracker']
+    q.column_names = ['subject', 'description', 'tracker', 'last_notes']
 
     assert_equal [:id, :subject, :tracker], q.inline_columns.map(&:name)
-    assert_equal [:description], q.block_columns.map(&:name)
+    assert_equal [:description, :last_notes], q.block_columns.map(&:name)
   end
 
   def test_custom_field_columns_should_be_inline
@@ -1287,6 +1287,13 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not_nil issues.first.instance_variable_get("@spent_hours")
   end
 
+  def test_query_should_preload_last_notes
+    q = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_', :column_names => [:subject, :last_notes])
+    assert q.has_column?(:last_notes)
+    issues = q.issues
+    assert_not_nil issues.first.instance_variable_get("@last_notes")
+  end
+
   def test_groupable_columns_should_include_custom_fields
     q = IssueQuery.new
     column = q.groupable_columns.detect {|c| c.name == :cf_1}