diff --git a/app/models/invoice_line.rb b/app/models/invoice_line.rb
index e10686f4..f25b4501 100644
--- a/app/models/invoice_line.rb
+++ b/app/models/invoice_line.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,16 @@ def <=> (il)
     return -1 if Invoice_Categories.find_index(il.category).nil?
     return Invoice_Categories.find_index(category) <=> Invoice_Categories.find_index(il.category)
   end
+
+  def notes_with_defaults
+    if not self.notes.empty?
+      self.notes
+    else
+      if category == "Labor" and self.invoice.status == "Quote"
+        "Labor hours are estimates; Actual hours will be billed."
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/invoices/prettyView.html.erb b/app/views/invoices/prettyView.html.erb
index 739eaa33..72a76097 100644
--- a/app/views/invoices/prettyView.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/invoices/prettyView.html.erb
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@
         <td><%=line.category %></td>
         <td>
           <%=line.memo %>
-          <% if line.notes.to_s.length > 0 then %>
+          <% if line.notes_with_defaults.to_s.length > 0 then %>
             <br>
             <div class="pdf-line-notes">
-              <%= simple_format line.notes %>
+              <%= simple_format line.notes_with_defaults %>
             </div>
           <% end %>
         </td>
diff --git a/app/views/invoices/show.html.erb b/app/views/invoices/show.html.erb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index df36a562..40eb9c0d
--- a/app/views/invoices/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/invoices/show.html.erb
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
           <td><%= line.category %></td>
           <td>
             <%= line.memo %>
-            <% if line.notes and not line.notes.empty? %>
-              <%= simple_format line.notes %>
+            <% if line.notes_with_defaults and not line.notes_with_defaults.empty? %>
+              <%= simple_format line.notes_with_defaults %>
             <% end %>
           </td>
           <% if can? :readprice, @invoice %>