diff --git a/ami/jobs/tests.py b/ami/jobs/tests.py
index 870d4ffb8..bd15394e3 100644
--- a/ami/jobs/tests.py
+++ b/ami/jobs/tests.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.job = Job.objects.create(project=self.project, name="Test job", delay=0)
         self.user = User.objects.create_user(  # type: ignore
             email="testuser@insectai.org",
+            is_staff=True,
         )
         self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
 
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ def test_run_job(self):
         jobs_run_url = reverse_with_params("api:job-run", args=[self.job.pk], params={"no_async": True})
         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
         resp = self.client.post(jobs_run_url)
-        self.client.force_authenticate(user=None)
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
         data = resp.json()
         self.assertEqual(data["id"], self.job.pk)
diff --git a/ami/main/api/serializers.py b/ami/main/api/serializers.py
index 32c293566..448225291 100644
--- a/ami/main/api/serializers.py
+++ b/ami/main/api/serializers.py
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ class Meta:
             "withdrawn",
             "agreed_with_identification_id",
             "agreed_with_prediction_id",
+            "comment",
             "created_at",
             "updated_at",
         ]
@@ -944,6 +945,7 @@ class Meta:
             "taxon",
             "user",
             "withdrawn",
+            "comment",
             "created_at",
         ]
 
diff --git a/ami/main/migrations/0030_identification_comment.py b/ami/main/migrations/0030_identification_comment.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e7404dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ami/main/migrations/0030_identification_comment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2024-04-16 18:56
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("main", "0029_alter_deployment_device_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="identification",
+            name="comment",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/ami/main/models.py b/ami/main/models.py
index 7825952ef..47a94631a 100644
--- a/ami/main/models.py
+++ b/ami/main/models.py
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ class Identification(BaseModel):
         related_name="agreed_identifications",
     )
     score = 1.0  # Always 1 for humans, at this time
+    comment = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = [
@@ -1390,6 +1391,10 @@ class Classification(BaseModel):
     )
     # job = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True)
 
+    # Type hints for auto-generated fields
+    taxon_id: int
+    algorithm_id: int
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["-created_at", "-score"]
 
diff --git a/ami/main/tests.py b/ami/main/tests.py
index 0740e4867..476bc11c1 100644
--- a/ami/main/tests.py
+++ b/ami/main/tests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from django.db import connection
 from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory, APITestCase
 from rich import print
 
 from ami.main.models import (
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     TaxonRank,
     group_images_into_events,
 )
+from ami.users.models import User
 
 
 def setup_test_project(reuse=True) -> tuple[Project, Deployment]:
@@ -547,3 +549,51 @@ def test_taxon_detail(self):
         response = self.client.get(f"/api/v2/taxa/{taxon.pk}/")
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.json()["name"], taxon.name)
+
+
+class TestIdentification(APITestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        project, deployment = setup_test_project()
+        create_taxa(project=project)
+        create_captures(deployment=deployment)
+        group_images_into_events(deployment=deployment)
+        create_occurrences(deployment=deployment, num=5)
+        self.project = project
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(  # type: ignore
+            email="testuser@insectai.org",
+            is_staff=True,
+        )
+        self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+        return super().setUp()
+
+    def test_identification(self):
+        from ami.main.models import Identification, Taxon
+
+        """
+        Post a new identification suggestion and check that it changed the occurrence's determination.
+        """
+
+        suggest_id_endpoint = "/api/v2/identifications/"
+        taxa = Taxon.objects.filter(projects=self.project)
+        assert taxa.count() > 1
+
+        occurrence = Occurrence.objects.filter(project=self.project).exclude(determination=None)[0]
+        original_taxon = occurrence.determination
+        assert original_taxon is not None
+        new_taxon = Taxon.objects.exclude(pk=original_taxon.pk)[0]
+        comment = "Test identification comment"
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            suggest_id_endpoint,
+            {
+                "occurrence_id": occurrence.pk,
+                "taxon_id": new_taxon.pk,
+                "comment": comment,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        occurrence.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(occurrence.determination, new_taxon)
+        identification = Identification.objects.get(pk=response.json()["id"])
+        self.assertEqual(identification.comment, comment)
diff --git a/ui/src/data-services/hooks/identifications/useCreateIdentification.ts b/ui/src/data-services/hooks/identifications/useCreateIdentification.ts
index 4db2d0e53..32347e7cc 100644
--- a/ui/src/data-services/hooks/identifications/useCreateIdentification.ts
+++ b/ui/src/data-services/hooks/identifications/useCreateIdentification.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface IdentificationFieldValues {
   }
   occurrenceId: string
   taxonId: string
+  comment?: string
 }
 
 const convertToServerFieldValues = (
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const convertToServerFieldValues = (
   agreed_with_prediction_id: fieldValues.agreeWith?.predictionId,
   occurrence_id: fieldValues.occurrenceId,
   taxon_id: fieldValues.taxonId,
+  comment: fieldValues.comment,
 })
 
 export const useCreateIdentification = (onSuccess?: () => void) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/data-services/models/occurrence-details.ts b/ui/src/data-services/models/occurrence-details.ts
index 438386012..e5603bd93 100644
--- a/ui/src/data-services/models/occurrence-details.ts
+++ b/ui/src/data-services/models/occurrence-details.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ export interface Identification {
   id: string
   overridden?: boolean
   taxon: Taxon
+  comment?: string
   userPermissions: UserPermission[]
   createdAt: string
 }
 
 export interface HumanIdentification extends Identification {
+  comment: string
   user: {
     id: string
     name: string
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export class OccurrenceDetails extends Occurrence {
           overridden,
           taxon,
           user: { id: `${i.user.id}`, name: i.user.name, image: i.user.image },
+          comment: i.comment,
           userPermissions: i.user_permissions,
           createdAt: i.created_at,
         }
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.module.scss b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.module.scss
index e8a745d9a..3387367b7 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.module.scss
+++ b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.module.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 .content {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 16px;
   padding: 16px;
   position: relative;
 }
@@ -23,3 +22,10 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: flex-end;
 }
+
+.comment {
+  display: block;
+  padding-top: 2px;
+  @include paragraph-small();
+  color: $color-neutral-600;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.tsx b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.tsx
index 95498fac9..6cf5eb10b 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/identification-card/identification-card.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ export const IdentificationCard = ({
               })
             }
           />
+          <div className={styles.comment}>
+            {identification.comment}
+          </div>
         </IdentificationSummary>
         <div className={styles.actions}>
           {showAgree && (
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/suggest-id/suggest-id.tsx b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/suggest-id/suggest-id.tsx
index 3c0e3ed44..0bbcf095b 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/suggest-id/suggest-id.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/occurrence-details/suggest-id/suggest-id.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const SuggestId = ({
 }: SuggestIdProps) => {
   const { projectId } = useParams()
   const [taxon, setTaxon] = useState<Taxon>()
+  const [comment, setComment] = useState("");
   const { createIdentification, isLoading, error } =
     useCreateIdentification(onCancel)
   const formError = error ? parseServerError(error)?.message : undefined
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export const SuggestId = ({
         <Input
           label={translate(STRING.FIELD_LABEL_COMMENT)}
           name="comment"
-          disabled
+          value={comment}
+          onChange={(e) => setComment(e.target.value)}
         />
         <div className={styles.formActions}>
           <Button label={translate(STRING.CANCEL)} onClick={onCancel} />
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ export const SuggestId = ({
               createIdentification({
                 occurrenceId: occurrenceId,
                 taxonId: taxon.id,
+                comment: comment,
               })
             }}
           />