diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe058af..14773fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The following are predefined shortcuts that you can override in the file [./src/
 | Move selected object left                                        | Left Arrow           | Left Arrow              |
 | Move selected object right                                       | Right Arrow          | Right Arrow             |
 | Drop object                                                      | Ctrl + Enter         | Command + Enter         |
-| Add Image to backgroud                                           | Shift + Enter        | Shift + Enter           |
+| Add Image to background                                          | Shift + Enter        | Shift + Enter           |
 | Cancel all actions                                               | Escape               | Escape                  |
 | Delete selected object                                           | Delete               | Delete                  |
 | Use Line tool when pen is active (Not changeable)                | Shift (Hold)         | Shift (Hold)            |
diff --git a/scripts/s_whiteboard.js b/scripts/s_whiteboard.js
index 52540ed..c665ea3 100644
--- a/scripts/s_whiteboard.js
+++ b/scripts/s_whiteboard.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if (config.backend.enableFileDatabase) {
     fs.readFile("savedBoards.json", (err, data) => {
         if (err) {
             return console.log(
-                "Not persistend Whiteboard Datafile found... this is not a problem on the first start!"
+                "No persistend Whiteboard Datafile found... this is not a problem on the first start!"
             );
         }
         savedBoards = JSON.parse(data);
diff --git a/src/css/main.css b/src/css/main.css
index 878183e..80a12c0 100644
--- a/src/css/main.css
+++ b/src/css/main.css
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ button {
     display: block;
 }
 
+.stickyNote {
+    width: 200px;
+    height: 200px;
+    box-shadow: 5px 5px 7px rgba(33, 33, 33, 0.7);
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
 .modalBtn {
     padding: 5px;
     border-radius: 5px;
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 1e647b6..86a2790 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@
                 <button tool="text" title="write text" type="button" class="whiteboard-tool">
                     <i class="fas fa-font"></i>
                 </button>
+                <button
+                    tool="stickynote"
+                    title="place a sticky note"
+                    type="button"
+                    class="whiteboard-tool"
+                >
+                    <i class="fas fa-sticky-note"></i>
+                </button>
                 <button
                     id="textboxBackgroundColorPickerBtn"
                     style="display: none"
diff --git a/src/js/icons.js b/src/js/icons.js
index 3b6e6fa..06a5ce2 100644
--- a/src/js/icons.js
+++ b/src/js/icons.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     faLockOpen,
     faInfoCircle,
     faGlobe,
+    faStickyNote,
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import {
     faSquare,
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ library.add(
     faLock,
     faLockOpen,
     faInfoCircle,
-    faGlobe
+    faGlobe,
+    faStickyNote
 );
 
 dom.i2svg();
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index a9b12d3..b775ce6 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function initWhiteboard() {
                     $(".activeToolIcon").html($(this).html()); //Set Active icon the same as the button icon
                 }
 
-                if (activeTool == "text") {
+                if (activeTool == "text" || activeTool == "stickynote") {
                     $("#textboxBackgroundColorPickerBtn").show();
                 } else {
                     $("#textboxBackgroundColorPickerBtn").hide();
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ function initWhiteboard() {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!imgItemFound && whiteboard.tool != "text") {
+            if (!imgItemFound && whiteboard.tool != "text" && whiteboard.tool != "stickynote") {
                 showBasicAlert(
                     "Please Drag&Drop the image or pdf into the Whiteboard. (Browsers don't allow copy+past from the filesystem directly)"
                 );
diff --git a/src/js/whiteboard.js b/src/js/whiteboard.js
index 5f81517..cd15319 100644
--- a/src/js/whiteboard.js
+++ b/src/js/whiteboard.js
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
             const currentPos = Point.fromEvent(e);
             const fontsize = _this.thickness * 0.5;
             const txId = "tx" + +new Date();
+            const isStickyNote = _this.tool === "stickynote";
             _this.sendFunction({
                 t: "addTextBox",
                 d: [
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
                     currentPos.x,
                     currentPos.y,
                     txId,
+                    isStickyNote,
                 ],
             });
             _this.addTextBox(
@@ -440,6 +442,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
                 currentPos.x,
                 currentPos.y,
                 txId,
+                isStickyNote,
                 true
             );
         });
@@ -762,7 +765,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
         var _this = this;
         _this.thickness = thickness;
 
-        if (_this.tool == "text" && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
+        if ((_this.tool == "text" || this.tool === "stickynote") && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
             _this.sendFunction({
                 t: "setTextboxFontSize",
                 d: [_this.latestActiveTextBoxId, thickness],
@@ -889,12 +892,28 @@ const whiteboard = {
                 '">'
         );
     },
-    addTextBox(textcolor, textboxBackgroundColor, fontsize, left, top, txId, newLocalBox) {
+    addTextBox(
+        textcolor,
+        textboxBackgroundColor,
+        fontsize,
+        left,
+        top,
+        txId,
+        isStickyNote,
+        newLocalBox
+    ) {
         var _this = this;
+        console.log(isStickyNote);
+        var cssclass = "textBox";
+        if (isStickyNote) {
+            cssclass += " stickyNote";
+        }
         var textBox = $(
             '<div id="' +
                 txId +
-                '" class="textBox" style="font-family: Monospace; position:absolute; top:' +
+                '" class="' +
+                cssclass +
+                '" style="font-family: Monospace; position:absolute; top:' +
                 top +
                 "px; left:" +
                 left +
@@ -906,7 +925,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
                 fontsize +
                 "em; color:" +
                 textcolor +
-                '; min-width:50px; min-height:50px;"></div>' +
+                '; min-width:50px; min-height:50px"></div>' +
                 '<div title="remove textbox" class="removeIcon" style="position:absolute; cursor:pointer; top:-4px; right:2px;">x</div>' +
                 '<div title="move textbox" class="moveIcon" style="position:absolute; cursor:move; top:1px; left:2px; font-size: 0.5em;"><i class="fas fa-expand-arrows-alt"></i></div>' +
                 "</div>"
@@ -978,7 +997,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
                 textBox.find(".textContent").focus();
             }, 0);
         }
-        if (this.tool === "text") {
+        if (this.tool === "text" || this.tool === "stickynote") {
             textBox.addClass("active");
         }
 
@@ -1100,7 +1119,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
     },
     setTool: function (tool) {
         this.tool = tool;
-        if (this.tool === "text") {
+        if (this.tool === "text" || this.tool === "stickynote") {
             $(".textBox").addClass("active");
             this.textContainer.appendTo($(whiteboardContainer)); //Bring textContainer to the front
         } else {
@@ -1115,7 +1134,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
         var _this = this;
         _this.drawcolor = color;
         $("#whiteboardColorpicker").css({ background: color });
-        if (_this.tool == "text" && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
+        if ((_this.tool == "text" || this.tool === "stickynote") && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
             _this.sendFunction({
                 t: "setTextboxFontColor",
                 d: [_this.latestActiveTextBoxId, color],
@@ -1127,7 +1146,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
         var _this = this;
         _this.textboxBackgroundColor = textboxBackgroundColor;
         $("#textboxBackgroundColorPicker").css({ background: textboxBackgroundColor });
-        if (_this.tool == "text" && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
+        if ((_this.tool == "text" || this.tool === "stickynote") && _this.latestActiveTextBoxId) {
             _this.sendFunction({
                 t: "setTextboxBackgroundColor",
                 d: [_this.latestActiveTextBoxId, textboxBackgroundColor],
@@ -1204,7 +1223,7 @@ const whiteboard = {
                     );
                 }
             } else if (tool === "addTextBox") {
-                _this.addTextBox(data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5]);
+                _this.addTextBox(data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6]);
             } else if (tool === "setTextboxText") {
                 _this.setTextboxText(data[0], data[1]);
             } else if (tool === "removeTextbox") {