diff --git a/static/js/annotation.js b/static/js/annotation.js
index 1e4a509..3587736 100644
--- a/static/js/annotation.js
+++ b/static/js/annotation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 oml.ui.annotation = function(data, $iframe) {
+    var $arrayEditable = Ox.ArrayEditable({
+        editing: true,
+        type: 'textarea'
+    }).css({
+        minHeight: '16px'
+    });
     var that = Ox.Element().attr({
         id: 'a-' + data.id
     }).addClass(
@@ -22,12 +28,14 @@ oml.ui.annotation = function(data, $iframe) {
                 })
             }
         })
-    ).append(
-        Ox.ArrayEditable({
-            type: 'textarea'
-        }).css({
-            height: 0
-        })
-    );
+    ).append($arrayEditable);
+    that.annotate = function() {
+        var item = {
+            id: 'note', value: '', editable: true
+        }
+        $arrayEditable.addItem(0, item)
+            .options({selected: item.id})
+            .editItem();
+    }
     return that;
 };
diff --git a/static/js/viewer.js b/static/js/viewer.js
index f9a039c..dd17822 100644
--- a/static/js/viewer.js
+++ b/static/js/viewer.js
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ oml.ui.viewer = function() {
                         console.log('got', event, data)
                         if (event == 'addAnnotation') {
                             console.log('adding', data.id)
-                            oml.$ui.annotationFolder.append(oml.ui.annotation(data, $iframe));
+                            var $annotation = oml.ui.annotation(data, $iframe)
+                            oml.$ui.annotationFolder.append($annotation);
+                            $annotation.annotate();
                         } else if (event == 'removeAnnotation') {
                             console.log('do it ...', data)
                             oml.$ui.annotationFolder.find('#a-' + data.id).remove()