diff --git a/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
index 662e22ee8..5bf86ebeb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
@@ -258,10 +258,8 @@ module QueriesHelper
         link_to value, issue_path(item)
       when :parent, :'issue.parent'
         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 :description, :last_notes, :comments
+        item.send(column.name).present? ? content_tag('div', textilizable(item, column.name), :class => 'wiki') : ''
       when :done_ratio
         progress_bar(value)
       when :relations
diff --git a/app/views/issues/tabs/_time_entries.html.erb b/app/views/issues/tabs/_time_entries.html.erb
index 1807475bd..f6caefbab 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/tabs/_time_entries.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/tabs/_time_entries.html.erb
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
         <%= l_hours_short time_entry.hours %>
       </li>
     </ul>
-    <p><%= time_entry.comments %></p>
+    <p><%= textilizable time_entry.comments %></p>
     </div>
   </div>
   <%= call_hook(:view_issues_history_time_entry_bottom, { :time_entry => time_entry }) %>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/timelog/_form.html.erb b/app/views/timelog/_form.html.erb
index 3a0543e7c..2af369e47 100644
--- a/app/views/timelog/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/timelog/_form.html.erb
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@
   <% end %>
   <p><%= f.date_field :spent_on, :size => 10, :required => true %><%= calendar_for('time_entry_spent_on') %></p>
   <p><%= f.hours_field :hours, :size => 6, :required => true %></p>
-  <p><%= f.text_field :comments, :size => 100, :maxlength => 1024, :required => Setting.timelog_required_fields.include?('comments') %></p>
   <p><%= f.select :activity_id, activity_collection_for_select_options(@time_entry), :required => true %></p>
+  <p><%= f.text_area :comments,
+                     :class => 'wiki-edit',
+                     :cols => 60,
+                     :rows => [[5, @time_entry.comments.to_s.length / 50].max, 10].min,
+                     :maxlength => 1024 %></p>
   <% @time_entry.editable_custom_field_values.each do |value| %>
     <p><%= custom_field_tag_with_label :time_entry, value %></p>
     <% if value.custom_field.full_text_formatting? %>
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@
   <%= call_hook(:view_timelog_edit_form_bottom, { :time_entry => @time_entry, :form => f }) %>
 </div>
 
+<%= wikitoolbar_for 'time_entry_comments' %>
+
 <%= javascript_tag do %>
   $(document).ready(function(){
     $('#time_entry_project_id').change(function(){
diff --git a/test/helpers/queries_helper_test.rb b/test/helpers/queries_helper_test.rb
index b2943bd03..2451f431a 100644
--- a/test/helpers/queries_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/helpers/queries_helper_test.rb
@@ -105,4 +105,21 @@ class QueriesHelperTest < Redmine::HelperTest
       assert_include "Non", csv
     end
   end
+
+  def test_column_value_should_textilize_item
+    with_settings :text_formatting => 'textile' do
+      column = QueryColumn.new(:description)
+      item = Issue.generate!(:description => '*issue description*')
+      value = column.value_object(item)
+      assert_select_in column_value(column, item, value), 'div.wiki>p>strong', :text => 'issue description'
+      column = QueryColumn.new(:last_notes)
+      Journal.generate!(journalized: item, notes: '*last note*')
+      value = column.value_object(item)
+      assert_select_in column_value(column, item, value), 'div.wiki>p>strong', :text => 'last note'
+      column = QueryColumn.new(:comments)
+      item = TimeEntry.generate!(:comments => '*time entry comments*')
+      value = column.value_object(item)
+      assert_select_in column_value(column, item, value), 'div.wiki>p>strong', :text => 'time entry comments'
+    end
+  end
 end