diff --git a/radio/src/audio.cpp b/radio/src/audio.cpp
index bbe59ff34..fb8714fda 100644
--- a/radio/src/audio.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/audio.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ char * getModelAudioPath(char * path)
 {
   strcpy(path, SOUNDS_PATH "/");
   strncpy(path+SOUNDS_PATH_LNG_OFS, currentLanguagePack->id, 2);
-  char * result = strcat_currentmodelname(path+sizeof(SOUNDS_PATH));
+  char * result = strcat_currentmodelname(path+sizeof(SOUNDS_PATH), 0);
   *result++ = '/';
   *result = '\0';
   return result;
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_text.cpp b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_text.cpp
index 68e8e02cd..4c8fedc1c 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_text.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/view_text.cpp
@@ -428,15 +428,57 @@ void ViewTextWindow::drawVerticalScrollbar(BitmapBuffer *dc)
 
 #include "datastructs.h"
 
+static void replaceSpaceWithUnderscore(std::string& name)
+{
+  size_t index;
+  do {
+    index = name.find(' ');
+    if(index != std::string::npos)
+      name[index] = '_';
+  } while (index != std::string::npos);
+}
+
+bool openNotes(const char buf[], std::string modelNotesName)
+{
+  if(isFileAvailable(modelNotesName.c_str())) { 
+    new ViewTextWindow(std::string(buf), modelNotesName, ICON_MODEL);  
+    return true;
+   } else {
+     return false;
+   }  
+}
 void readModelNotes()
 {
+  bool notesFound = false;
   LED_ERROR_BEGIN();
 
   std::string modelNotesName(g_model.header.name);
   modelNotesName.append(TEXT_EXT);
   const char buf[] = {MODELS_PATH};
   f_chdir((TCHAR*)buf);
-  new ViewTextWindow(std::string(buf), modelNotesName, ICON_MODEL);
+
+  notesFound = openNotes(buf, modelNotesName);
+  if(!notesFound) {
+    replaceSpaceWithUnderscore(modelNotesName);
+    notesFound = openNotes(buf, modelNotesName);
+  }
+
+#if !defined(EEPROM) 
+  if(!notesFound) {   
+    modelNotesName.assign(g_eeGeneral.currModelFilename);
+    size_t index = modelNotesName.find(".bin");
+    if(index != std::string::npos)
+    {
+      modelNotesName.erase(index);
+      modelNotesName.append(TEXT_EXT);
+      notesFound = openNotes(buf, modelNotesName);
+    }
+    if(!notesFound) {
+      replaceSpaceWithUnderscore(modelNotesName);
+      notesFound = openNotes(buf, modelNotesName);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
 
   LED_ERROR_END();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/gui_common.cpp b/radio/src/gui/gui_common.cpp
index 4c15aecfa..969e0e623 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/gui_common.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/gui_common.cpp
@@ -830,7 +830,13 @@ bool isTrainerModeAvailable(int mode)
 bool modelHasNotes()
 {
   char filename[sizeof(MODELS_PATH)+1+sizeof(g_model.header.name)+sizeof(TEXT_EXT)] = MODELS_PATH "/";
-  char *buf = strcat_currentmodelname(&filename[sizeof(MODELS_PATH)]);
+  char *buf = strcat_currentmodelname(&filename[sizeof(MODELS_PATH)], 0);
+  strcpy(buf, TEXT_EXT);
+  if (isFileAvailable(filename)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  buf = strcat_currentmodelname(&filename[sizeof(MODELS_PATH)], ' ');
   strcpy(buf, TEXT_EXT);
   if (isFileAvailable(filename)) {
     return true;
diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.h b/radio/src/opentx.h
index 26b7cfe05..1da964969 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.h
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.h
@@ -1182,13 +1182,13 @@ extern ReusableBuffer reusableBuffer;
 uint8_t zlen(const char *str, uint8_t size);
 bool zexist(const char *str, uint8_t size);
 unsigned int effectiveLen(const char * str, unsigned int size);
-char * strcat_zchar(char *dest, const char *name, uint8_t size, const char *defaultName=nullptr, uint8_t defaultNameSize=0, uint8_t defaultIdx=0);
-#define strcatFlightmodeName(dest, idx) strcat_zchar(dest, g_model.flightModeData[idx].name, LEN_FLIGHT_MODE_NAME, STR_FM, PSIZE(TR_FM), idx+1)
+char * strcat_zchar(char *dest, const char *name, uint8_t size, const char spaceSym = 0, const char *defaultName=nullptr, uint8_t defaultNameSize=0, uint8_t defaultIdx=0);
+#define strcatFlightmodeName(dest, idx) strcat_zchar(dest, g_model.flightModeData[idx].name, LEN_FLIGHT_MODE_NAME, 0, STR_FM, PSIZE(TR_FM), idx+1)
 #if defined(EEPROM)
-#define strcat_modelname(dest, idx) strcat_zchar(dest, modelHeaders[idx].name, LEN_MODEL_NAME, STR_MODEL, PSIZE(TR_MODEL), idx+1)
-#define strcat_currentmodelname(dest) strcat_modelname(dest, g_eeGeneral.currModel)
+#define strcat_modelname(dest, idx) strcat_zchar(dest, modelHeaders[idx].name, LEN_MODEL_NAME, 0, STR_MODEL, PSIZE(TR_MODEL), idx+1)
+#define strcat_currentmodelname(dest, foo) strcat_modelname(dest, g_eeGeneral.currModel)
 #else
-#define strcat_currentmodelname(dest) strcat_zchar(dest, g_model.header.name, LEN_MODEL_NAME)
+#define strcat_currentmodelname(dest, spaceSym) strcat_zchar(dest, g_model.header.name, LEN_MODEL_NAME, spaceSym)
 #endif
 #define ZLEN(s) zlen(s, sizeof(s))
 #define ZEXIST(s) zexist(s, sizeof(s))
diff --git a/radio/src/strhelpers.cpp b/radio/src/strhelpers.cpp
index f5d1d5917..33541282b 100644
--- a/radio/src/strhelpers.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/strhelpers.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ uint8_t zlen(const char * str, uint8_t size)
   return 0;
 }
 
-char * strcat_zchar(char * dest, const char * name, uint8_t size, const char * defaultName, uint8_t defaultNameSize, uint8_t defaultIdx)
+char * strcat_zchar(char * dest, const char * name, uint8_t size, const char spaceSym, const char * defaultName, uint8_t defaultNameSize, uint8_t defaultIdx)
 {
   int8_t len = 0;
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ char * strcat_zchar(char * dest, const char * name, uint8_t size, const char * d
       if (!len && dest[i])
         len = i+1;
       if (len) {
-        if (!dest[i])
+        if (dest[i] == spaceSym)
           dest[i] = '_';
       }
       i--;