diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py
index 8d1a66c4af..41bb65f55a 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
+
+def _truncate_note_data(data: Optional[dict], max_length: int = 1000) -> Optional[dict]:
+    if not data:
+        return data
+    md = (data.get("content") or {}).get("md") or ""
+    return {"content": {"md": md[:max_length]}}
+
+
 ############################
 # GetNotes
 ############################
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ async def get_notes(
         NoteUserResponse(
             **{
                 **note.model_dump(),
+                "data": _truncate_note_data(note.data),
                 "user": UserResponse(**users[note.user_id].model_dump()),
             }
         )
@@ -135,7 +144,10 @@ async def search_notes(
 
         filter["user_id"] = user.id
 
-    return Notes.search_notes(user.id, filter, skip=skip, limit=limit, db=db)
+    result = Notes.search_notes(user.id, filter, skip=skip, limit=limit, db=db)
+    for note in result.items:
+        note.data = _truncate_note_data(note.data)
+    return result
 
 
 ############################
diff --git a/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte b/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
index 2cf4ed3f8d..dd4d66be0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { WEBUI_NAME, config, prompts as _prompts, user } from '$lib/stores';
-	import { createNewNote, deleteNoteById, getNoteList, searchNotes } from '$lib/apis/notes';
+	import { createNewNote, deleteNoteById, getNoteById, getNoteList, searchNotes } from '$lib/apis/notes';
 	import { capitalizeFirstLetter, copyToClipboard, getTimeRange } from '$lib/utils';
 	import { downloadPdf, createNoteHandler } from './utils';
 
@@ -73,15 +73,23 @@
 	let allItemsLoaded = false;
 
 	const downloadHandler = async (type) => {
+		// Fetch the full note since the list response may not contain full content
+		const note = await getNoteById(localStorage.token, selectedNote.id).catch((error) => {
+			toast.error(`${error}`);
+			return null;
+		});
+
+		if (!note) return;
+
 		if (type === 'txt') {
-			const blob = new Blob([selectedNote.data.content.md], { type: 'text/plain' });
-			saveAs(blob, `${selectedNote.title}.txt`);
+			const blob = new Blob([note.data.content.md], { type: 'text/plain' });
+			saveAs(blob, `${note.title}.txt`);
 		} else if (type === 'md') {
-			const blob = new Blob([selectedNote.data.content.md], { type: 'text/markdown' });
-			saveAs(blob, `${selectedNote.title}.md`);
+			const blob = new Blob([note.data.content.md], { type: 'text/markdown' });
+			saveAs(blob, `${note.title}.md`);
 		} else if (type === 'pdf') {
 			try {
-				await downloadPdf(selectedNote);
+				await downloadPdf(note);
 			} catch (error) {
 				toast.error(`${error}`);
 			}