diff --git a/modules/cgit/templates/git.vhost.erb b/modules/cgit/templates/git.vhost.erb
index a171738fc6..6a1a46d9ba 100644
--- a/modules/cgit/templates/git.vhost.erb
+++ b/modules/cgit/templates/git.vhost.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /var/lib/git/
   SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
+  SetEnv GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF refs/notes/*
 
   AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38})$ /var/lib/git/$1
   AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}.(pack|idx))$ /var/lib/git/$1
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 
   SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /var/lib/git/
   SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
+  SetEnv GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF refs/notes/*
 
   AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38})$ /var/lib/git/$1
   AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}.(pack|idx))$ /var/lib/git/$1