diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index cd066bac84..a6cd9213c7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ def item_params
       :on_hand_recommended_quantity,
       :distribution_quantity,
       :visible_to_partners,
-      :active
+      :active,
+      :additional_info
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/items/_form.html.erb b/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
index 15dc7ebbb3..e4316608cc 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
               <%= f.input :visible, label: "Item is Visible to Partners?", wrapper: :input_group do %>
                 <%= f.check_box :visible_to_partners, {class: "input-group-text", id: "visible_to_partners"}, "true", "false" %>
               <% end %>
+
+              <%= f.input :additional_info, label: "Additional Information (Bank Use Only)", wrapper: :input_group do %>
+                <%= f.text_field :additional_info, class: "form-control" %>
+              <% end %>
             </div>
             <!-- /.card-body -->
             <div class="card-footer">
diff --git a/app/views/items/_item_list.html.erb b/app/views/items/_item_list.html.erb
index a6a0d07231..7439208f0d 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_item_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/_item_list.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <tr>
       <th>Category</th>
       <th>Name</th>
+      <th>Add. Info</th>
       <th>Quantity Per Individual</th>
       <th>Fair Market Value (per item)</th>
       <% if Flipper.enabled?(:enable_packs) %>
diff --git a/app/views/items/_item_row.html.erb b/app/views/items/_item_row.html.erb
index d7733bfa2d..760cf8acdb 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_item_row.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/_item_row.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <tr data-item-id="<%= item_row.id %>">
   <td><%= item_row.item_category && link_to(item_row.item_category&.name, item_category_path(item_row.item_category), class: 'text-blue-500') %></td>
   <td><%= item_row.name %></td>
+  <td><%= truncate item_row.additional_info, length: 25 %></td>
   <td><%= item_row.distribution_quantity %></td>
   <td class="numeric"><%= dollar_value(item_row.value_in_cents) %></td>
   <% if Flipper.enabled?(:enable_packs) %>
diff --git a/app/views/items/show.html.erb b/app/views/items/show.html.erb
index 1790ac887a..4ae30403ed 100644
--- a/app/views/items/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/show.html.erb
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
                 <th>Item is visible to partners</th>
                 <td><%= @item.visible_to_partners ? 'Yes' : 'No' %></td>
               </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Additional Information (Bank Use Only)</th>
+                <td><%= @item.additional_info %></td>
+              </tr>
             </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240831173731_add_additional_info_to_items.rb b/db/migrate/20240831173731_add_additional_info_to_items.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78b099df7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240831173731_add_additional_info_to_items.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddAdditionalInfoToItems < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :items, :additional_info, :text
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/items_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/items_controller_spec.rb
index a7fba1b37b..31299f3bd9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/items_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/items_controller_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
           expect(subject).to redirect_to(items_path)
           expect(item.reload.visible_to_partners).to be true
         end
+
+        it "updates an item with new additional_info" do
+          put :update, params: { id: item.id, item: { additional_info: "Updated bank information" } }
+          expect(item.reload.additional_info).to eq "Updated bank information"
+        end
       end
 
       context "invisible" do
@@ -135,7 +140,8 @@
             partner_key: create(:base_item).partner_key,
             value_in_cents: 1001,
             package_size: 5,
-            distribution_quantity: 30
+            distribution_quantity: 30,
+            additional_info: "Sensitive bank information"
           }
         }
       end
@@ -154,6 +160,13 @@
           expect(response).not_to have_error
         end
 
+        it "creates an item with additional_info" do
+          expect do
+            post :create, params: item_params
+          end.to change { Item.count }.by(1)
+          expect(Item.last.additional_info).to eq "Sensitive bank information"
+        end
+
         it "should accept request_unit ids and create request_units" do
           Flipper.enable(:enable_packs)
           unit = create(:unit, organization: organization)