diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/sites.py b/netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/sites.py
index 1b95af70e..70924de5d 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/sites.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/serializers_/sites.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RegionSerializer(NestedGroupModelSerializer):
         model = Region
         fields = [
             'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'parent', 'description', 'tags', 'custom_fields',
-            'created', 'last_updated', 'site_count', 'prefix_count', '_depth',
+            'created', 'last_updated', 'site_count', 'prefix_count', 'comments', '_depth',
         ]
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'site_count', '_depth')
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
index bd7713289..6517d277a 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ class RegionFilterSet(OrganizationalModelFilterSet, ContactModelFilterSet):
         model = Region
         fields = ('id', 'name', 'slug', 'description')
 
+    def search(self, queryset, name, value):
+        if not value.strip():
+            return queryset
+        return queryset.filter(
+            Q(name__icontains=value) |
+            Q(description__icontains=value) |
+            Q(comments__icontains=value)
+        ).distinct()
+
 
 class SiteGroupFilterSet(OrganizationalModelFilterSet, ContactModelFilterSet):
     parent_id = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
index 696474617..dd78c0b23 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@ class RegionBulkEditForm(NetBoxModelBulkEditForm):
         max_length=200,
         required=False
     )
+    comments = CommentField()
 
     model = Region
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('parent', 'description'),
     )
-    nullable_fields = ('parent', 'description')
+    nullable_fields = ('parent', 'description', 'comments')
 
 
 class SiteGroupBulkEditForm(NetBoxModelBulkEditForm):
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
index 31a6d93a4..cf9726360 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class RegionImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Region
-        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'parent', 'description', 'tags')
+        fields = ('name', 'slug', 'parent', 'description', 'tags', 'comments')
 
 
 class SiteGroupImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
index e1535fe0c..639eebe13 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class RegionForm(NetBoxModelForm):
         required=False
     )
     slug = SlugField()
+    comments = CommentField()
 
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('parent', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tags'),
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class RegionForm(NetBoxModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Region
         fields = (
-            'parent', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tags',
+            'parent', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'tags', 'comments',
         )
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/search.py b/netbox/dcim/search.py
index b7299c111..e13c97ba7 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/search.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/search.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ class RegionIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('parent', 'description')
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tables/sites.py b/netbox/dcim/tables/sites.py
index 0209a1742..51e67f2f3 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tables/sites.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tables/sites.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class RegionTable(ContactsColumnMixin, NetBoxTable):
     class Meta(NetBoxTable.Meta):
         model = Region
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'slug', 'site_count', 'description', 'contacts', 'tags', 'created', 'last_updated',
-            'actions',
+            'pk', 'id', 'name', 'slug', 'site_count', 'description', 'comments', 'contacts', 'tags',
+            'created', 'last_updated', 'actions',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'name', 'site_count', 'description')
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
index 1eacd7ea7..68cf34fe4 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class RegionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
         {
             'name': 'Region 4',
             'slug': 'region-4',
+            'comments': 'this is region 4, not region 5',
         },
         {
             'name': 'Region 5',
@@ -86,13 +87,14 @@ class RegionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
     ]
     bulk_update_data = {
         'description': 'New description',
+        'comments': 'New comments',
     }
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):
 
         Region.objects.create(name='Region 1', slug='region-1')
-        Region.objects.create(name='Region 2', slug='region-2')
+        Region.objects.create(name='Region 2', slug='region-2', comments='what in the world is happening?')
         Region.objects.create(name='Region 3', slug='region-3')
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
index d8526062b..ebc9f3fba 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ class RegionTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
     def setUpTestData(cls):
 
         parent_regions = (
-            Region(name='Region 1', slug='region-1', description='foobar1'),
-            Region(name='Region 2', slug='region-2', description='foobar2'),
-            Region(name='Region 3', slug='region-3', description='foobar3'),
+            Region(
+                name='Region 1', slug='region-1', description='foobar1', comments="There's nothing that",
+            ),
+            Region(
+                name='Region 2', slug='region-2', description='foobar2', comments='a hundred men or more',
+            ),
+            Region(
+                name='Region 3', slug='region-3', description='foobar3', comments='could ever do'
+            ),
         )
         for region in parent_regions:
             region.save()
@@ -100,6 +106,13 @@ class RegionTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
         params = {'q': 'foobar1'}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 1)
 
+    def test_q_comments(self):
+        params = {'q': 'there'}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 1)
+
+        params = {'q': 'hundred men could'}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 0)
+
     def test_name(self):
         params = {'name': ['Region 1', 'Region 2']}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
index 4feffcf1f..24fa4ae55 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ class RegionTestCase(ViewTestCases.OrganizationalObjectViewTestCase):
 
         # Create three Regions
         regions = (
-            Region(name='Region 1', slug='region-1'),
-            Region(name='Region 2', slug='region-2'),
+            Region(name='Region 1', slug='region-1', comments=''),
+            Region(
+                name='Region 2', slug='region-2', comments="It's going to take a lot to drag me away from you"
+            ),
             Region(name='Region 3', slug='region-3'),
         )
         for region in regions:
@@ -40,13 +42,14 @@ class RegionTestCase(ViewTestCases.OrganizationalObjectViewTestCase):
             'parent': regions[2].pk,
             'description': 'A new region',
             'tags': [t.pk for t in tags],
+            'comments': 'This comment is really exciting!',
         }
 
         cls.csv_data = (
-            "name,slug,description",
-            "Region 4,region-4,Fourth region",
-            "Region 5,region-5,Fifth region",
-            "Region 6,region-6,Sixth region",
+            "name,slug,description,comments",
+            "Region 4,region-4,Fourth region,",
+            "Region 5,region-5,Fifth region,hi guys",
+            "Region 6,region-6,Sixth region,bye guys",
         )
 
         cls.csv_update_data = (
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ class RegionTestCase(ViewTestCases.OrganizationalObjectViewTestCase):
 
         cls.bulk_edit_data = {
             'description': 'New description',
+            'comments': 'This comment is super exciting!!!',
         }
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/dcim/region.html b/netbox/templates/dcim/region.html
index 1e1b75cd5..c6acbb9ea 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/dcim/region.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/dcim/region.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     </div>
     {% include 'inc/panels/tags.html' %}
     {% include 'inc/panels/custom_fields.html' %}
+    {% include 'inc/panels/comments.html' %}
     {% plugin_left_page object %}
   </div>
 	<div class="col col-md-6">