diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/admin/lightboxes.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/admin/lightboxes.coffee
index 2cf83e74..40026a74 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/admin/lightboxes.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/admin/lightboxes.coffee
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ MAX_MEMBERSHIP_FIELDSETS = 6
 #############################################################################
 
 CreateMembersDirective = ($rs, $rootScope, $confirm, lightboxService) ->
+    extraTextTemplate = """
+    <fieldset class="extra-text">
+        <textarea placeholder="Additional text to the invitation"></textarea>
+    </fieldset>
+    """
+
     template = _.template("""
     <div class="add-member-wrapper">
         <fieldset>
@@ -53,11 +59,14 @@ CreateMembersDirective = ($rs, $rootScope, $confirm, lightboxService) ->
             return template(ctx)
 
         resetForm = ->
-            $el.find("form > .add-member-wrapper").remove()
+            $el.find("form textarea").remove("")
+            $el.find("form .add-member-wrapper").remove()
+
+            invitations = $el.find(".add-member-forms")
+            invitations.html(extraTextTemplate)
 
-            title = $el.find("h2")
             fieldSet = createFieldSet()
-            title.after(fieldSet)
+            invitations.prepend(fieldSet)
 
         $scope.$on "membersform:new",  ->
             resetForm()
@@ -112,12 +121,10 @@ CreateMembersDirective = ($rs, $rootScope, $confirm, lightboxService) ->
             #checksley find new fields
             form.destroy()
             form.initialize()
-
             if not form.validate()
                 return
 
-            memberWrappers = $el.find("form > .add-member-wrapper")
-
+            memberWrappers = $el.find("form .add-member-wrapper")
             memberWrappers = _.filter memberWrappers, (mw) ->
                 angular.element(mw).find("input").hasClass('checksley-ok')
 
@@ -132,7 +139,9 @@ CreateMembersDirective = ($rs, $rootScope, $confirm, lightboxService) ->
                 }
 
             if invitations.length
-                $rs.memberships.bulkCreateMemberships($scope.project.id, invitations).then(onSuccess, onError)
+                invitation_extra_text = $el.find("form textarea").val()
+
+                $rs.memberships.bulkCreateMemberships($scope.project.id, invitations, invitation_extra_text).then(onSuccess, onError)
 
     return {link: link}
 
diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/resources/memberships.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/resources/memberships.coffee
index de569993..6a2763b7 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/resources/memberships.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/resources/memberships.coffee
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ resourceProvider = ($repo, $http, $urls) ->
         url = $urls.resolve("memberships")
         return $http.post("#{url}/#{id}/resend_invitation", {})
 
-    service.bulkCreateMemberships = (projectId, data) ->
+    service.bulkCreateMemberships = (projectId, data, invitation_extra_text) ->
         url = $urls.resolve("bulk-create-memberships")
-        params = {project_id: projectId, bulk_memberships: data}
+        params = {project_id: projectId, bulk_memberships: data, invitation_extra_text: invitation_extra_text}
         return $http.post(url, params)
 
     return (instance) ->
diff --git a/app/partials/views/modules/lightbox-add-member.jade b/app/partials/views/modules/lightbox-add-member.jade
index 7540b0a8..8bff3b80 100644
--- a/app/partials/views/modules/lightbox-add-member.jade
+++ b/app/partials/views/modules/lightbox-add-member.jade
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ form
     h2.title New Member
 
     //- Form is set in a directive
+    .add-member-forms
 
     a.button.button-green(href="", title="Save")
         span Create
diff --git a/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss b/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
index 47097423..71cf8bb0 100644
--- a/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
+++ b/app/styles/modules/common/lightbox.scss
@@ -150,16 +150,19 @@
 .lightbox-add-member {
     .add-member-wrapper {
         @include table-flex();
+        fieldset {
+            position: relative;
+            &:first-child {
+                @include table-flex-child(3, 400px);
+            }
+            &:last-child {
+                @include table-flex-child(1, 200px);
+                margin-left: .5rem;
+            }
+        }
     }
-    fieldset {
-        position: relative;
-        &:first-child {
-            @include table-flex-child(3, 400px);
-        }
-        &:last-child {
-            @include table-flex-child(1, 200px);
-            margin-left: .5rem;
-        }
+    .extra-text {
+        margin-top: 1rem;
     }
     input[type=email],
     select {