diff --git a/builtin/diff-tree.c b/builtin/diff-tree.c
index cb9ea79367..11551a20cc 100644
--- a/builtin/diff-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/diff-tree.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct object *tree1, *tree2;
 	static struct rev_info *opt = &log_tree_opt;
 	struct setup_revision_opt s_r_opt;
+	struct userformat_want w;
 	int read_stdin = 0;

 	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
@@ -127,6 +128,14 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	precompose_argv(argc, argv);
 	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, opt, &s_r_opt);

+	memset(&w, 0, sizeof(w));
+	userformat_find_requirements(NULL, &w);
+
+	if (!opt->show_notes_given && (!opt->pretty_given || w.notes))
+		opt->show_notes = 1;
+	if (opt->show_notes)
+		load_display_notes(&opt->notes_opt);
+
 	while (--argc > 0) {
 		const char *arg = *++argv;

diff --git a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
index dde3f11fec..4263b95ca6 100755
--- a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
+++ b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git commit -m "update mode" &&
 	git checkout -f master &&

+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-06-26 00:06:00 +0000" &&
+	GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2006-06-26 00:06:00 +0000" &&
+	export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE GIT_COMMITTER_DATE &&
+	git checkout -b note initial &&
+	git update-index --chmod=+x file2 &&
+	git commit -m "update mode (file2)" &&
+	git notes add -m "note" &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+
 	# Same merge as master, but with parents reversed. Hide it in a
 	# pseudo-ref to avoid impacting tests with --all.
 	commit=$(echo reverse |
@@ -398,6 +407,8 @@ diff --no-index --raw --no-abbrev dir2 dir

 diff-tree --pretty --root --stat --compact-summary initial
 diff-tree --pretty -R --root --stat --compact-summary initial
+diff-tree --pretty --notes note
+diff-tree --format=%N note
 diff-tree --stat --compact-summary initial mode
 diff-tree -R --stat --compact-summary initial mode
 EOF
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--format=%N_note b/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--format=%N_note
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93042ed539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--format=%N_note
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$ git diff-tree --format=%N note
+note
+
+
+:100644 100755 01e79c32a8c99c557f0757da7cb6d65b3414466d 01e79c32a8c99c557f0757da7cb6d65b3414466d M	file2
+$
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--pretty_--notes_note b/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--pretty_--notes_note
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d0bde601c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.diff-tree_--pretty_--notes_note
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+$ git diff-tree --pretty --notes note
+commit a6f364368ca320bc5a92e18912e16fa6b3dff598
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000
+
+    update mode (file2)
+
+Notes:
+    note
+
+:100644 100755 01e79c32a8c99c557f0757da7cb6d65b3414466d 01e79c32a8c99c557f0757da7cb6d65b3414466d M	file2
+$
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--all b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--all
index 2afe91f116..3f9b872ece 100644
--- a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--all
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--all
@@ -5,12 +5,27 @@ Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000

     update mode

+commit a6f364368ca320bc5a92e18912e16fa6b3dff598 (refs/heads/note)
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000
+
+    update mode (file2)
+
+Notes:
+    note
+
 commit cd4e72fd96faed3f0ba949dc42967430374e2290 (refs/heads/rearrange)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000

     Rearranged lines in dir/sub

+commit cbacedd14cb8b89255a2c02b59e77a2e9a8021a0 (refs/notes/commits)
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000
+
+    Notes added by 'git notes add'
+
 commit 59d314ad6f356dd08601a4cd5e530381da3e3c64 (HEAD -> refs/heads/master)
 Merge: 9a6d494 c7a2ab9
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--all b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--all
index d0f308ab2b..f5e20e1e14 100644
--- a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--all
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--all
@@ -5,12 +5,27 @@ Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000

     update mode

+commit a6f364368ca320bc5a92e18912e16fa6b3dff598 (note)
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000
+
+    update mode (file2)
+
+Notes:
+    note
+
 commit cd4e72fd96faed3f0ba949dc42967430374e2290 (rearrange)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000

     Rearranged lines in dir/sub

+commit cbacedd14cb8b89255a2c02b59e77a2e9a8021a0 (refs/notes/commits)
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:06:00 2006 +0000
+
+    Notes added by 'git notes add'
+
 commit 59d314ad6f356dd08601a4cd5e530381da3e3c64 (HEAD -> master)
 Merge: 9a6d494 c7a2ab9
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
