diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-dataset-view.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-dataset-view.js
index 81a26034863..3c9fd090924 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-dataset-view.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/library/library-dataset-view.js
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ var LibraryDatasetView = Backbone.View.extend({
             ld.set("misc_info", new_info);
             is_changed = true;
         }
+        var new_message = this.$el.find(".input_dataset_message").val();
+        if (typeof new_message !== "undefined" && new_message !== ld.get("message")) {
+            ld.set("message", new_message);
+            is_changed = true;
+        }
         var new_genome_build = this.select_genome.$el.select2("data").id;
         if (typeof new_genome_build !== "undefined" && new_genome_build !== ld.get("genome_build")) {
             ld.set("genome_build", new_genome_build);
@@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ var LibraryDatasetView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 "</tr>",
                 "<tr>",
                 '<th scope="row">Message</th>',
-                '<td scope="row"><%= _.escape(item.get("message")) %></td>',
+                '<td scope="row"><input class="input_dataset_message form-control" type="text" placeholder="message" value="<%= _.escape(item.get("message")) %>"></td>',
                 "</tr>",
                 "<tr>",
                 '<th scope="row">Misc. blurb</th>',
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/library_datasets.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/library_datasets.py
index 5db80efce67..5826486dbf6 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/library_datasets.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/library_datasets.py
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class LibraryDatasetsManager(object):
         if new_misc_info is not None and new_misc_info != ldda.info:
             ldda.info = new_misc_info
             changed = True
+        new_message = new_data.get('message', None)
+        if new_message is not None and new_message != ldda.message:
+            ldda.message = new_message
+            changed = True
         new_file_ext = new_data.get('file_ext', None)
         if new_file_ext is not None and new_file_ext != ldda.extension:
             ldda.extension = new_file_ext
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ class LibraryDatasetsManager(object):
                     raise RequestParameterInvalidException('%s must have at least length of %s' % (key, MINIMUM_STRING_LENGTH))
                 val = validation.validate_and_sanitize_basestring(key, val)
                 validated_payload[key] = val
-            if key in ('misc_info'):
+            if key in ('misc_info', 'message'):
                 val = validation.validate_and_sanitize_basestring(key, val)
                 validated_payload[key] = val
             if key in ('file_ext'):