diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/annotations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/annotations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96367682ecf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/annotations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export enum ANNOTATION_TYPE {
+  ANNOTATION = 'annotation',
+  COMMENT = 'comment',
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/feature_flags.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/feature_flags.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96a46c92cb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/feature_flags.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+// This flag is used on the server side as the default setting.
+// Plugin initialization does some additional integrity checks and tests if the necessary
+// indices and aliases exist. Based on that the final setting will be available
+// as an injectedVar on the client side and can be accessed like:
+//
+// import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+// const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
+export const FEATURE_ANNOTATIONS_ENABLED = true;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..429cf8454325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export const ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ = '.ml-annotations-read';
+export const ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE = '.ml-annotations-write';
+export const ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_PATTERN = '.ml-annotations-6';
+
+export const ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN = '.ml-anomalies-*';
+export const ML_NOTIFICATION_INDEX_PATTERN = '.ml-notifications';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/search.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ea27c5b5322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export const ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE = 500;
+export const ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE = 500;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/annotations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/annotations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..443f69604d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/annotations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+// The Annotation interface is based on annotation documents stored in the
+// `.ml-annotations-6` index, accessed via the `.ml-annotations-[read|write]` aliases.
+
+// Annotation document mapping:
+// PUT .ml-annotations-6
+// {
+//   "mappings": {
+//     "annotation": {
+//       "properties": {
+//         "annotation": {
+//           "type": "text"
+//         },
+//         "create_time": {
+//           "type": "date",
+//           "format": "epoch_millis"
+//         },
+//         "create_username": {
+//           "type": "keyword"
+//         },
+//         "timestamp": {
+//           "type": "date",
+//           "format": "epoch_millis"
+//         },
+//         "end_timestamp": {
+//           "type": "date",
+//           "format": "epoch_millis"
+//         },
+//         "job_id": {
+//           "type": "keyword"
+//         },
+//         "modified_time": {
+//           "type": "date",
+//           "format": "epoch_millis"
+//         },
+//         "modified_username": {
+//           "type": "keyword"
+//         },
+//         "type": {
+//           "type": "keyword"
+//         }
+//       }
+//     }
+//   }
+// }
+
+// Alias
+// POST /_aliases
+// {
+//     "actions" : [
+//         { "add" : { "index" : ".ml-annotations-6", "alias" : ".ml-annotations-read" } },
+//         { "add" : { "index" : ".ml-annotations-6", "alias" : ".ml-annotations-write" } }
+//     ]
+// }
+
+import { ANNOTATION_TYPE } from '../constants/annotations';
+
+export interface Annotation {
+  _id?: string;
+  create_time?: number;
+  create_username?: string;
+  modified_time?: number;
+  modified_username?: string;
+  key?: string;
+
+  timestamp: number;
+  end_timestamp?: number;
+  annotation: string;
+  job_id: string;
+  type: ANNOTATION_TYPE.ANNOTATION | ANNOTATION_TYPE.COMMENT;
+}
+
+export function isAnnotation(arg: any): arg is Annotation {
+  return (
+    arg.timestamp !== undefined &&
+    typeof arg.annotation === 'string' &&
+    typeof arg.job_id === 'string' &&
+    (arg.type === ANNOTATION_TYPE.ANNOTATION || arg.type === ANNOTATION_TYPE.COMMENT)
+  );
+}
+
+export interface Annotations extends Array<Annotation> {}
+
+export function isAnnotations(arg: any): arg is Annotations {
+  if (Array.isArray(arg) === false) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return arg.every((d: Annotation) => isAnnotation(d));
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/common.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/common.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9d3aa53b2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/common.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export interface Dictionary<TValue> {
+  [id: string]: TValue;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/jobs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/jobs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5484a2883082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/jobs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+// TS TODO: This is not yet a fully fledged representation of the job data structure,
+// but it fulfills some basic TypeScript related needs.
+export interface MlJob {
+  analysis_config: {
+    bucket_span: string;
+    detectors: object[];
+    influencers: string[];
+  };
+  analysis_limits: {
+    categorization_examples_limit: number;
+    model_memory_limit: string;
+  };
+  create_time: number;
+  custom_settings: object;
+  data_counts: object;
+  data_description: {
+    time_field: string;
+    time_format: string;
+  };
+  datafeed_config: object;
+  description: string;
+  established_model_memory: number;
+  finished_time: number;
+  job_id: string;
+  job_type: string;
+  job_version: string;
+  model_plot_config: object;
+  model_size_stats: object;
+  model_snapshot_id: string;
+  model_snapshot_min_version: string;
+  model_snapshot_retention_days: number;
+  results_index_name: string;
+  state: string;
+}
+
+export function isMlJob(arg: any): arg is MlJob {
+  return typeof arg.job_id === 'string';
+}
+
+export interface MlJobs extends Array<MlJob> {}
+
+export function isMlJobs(arg: any): arg is MlJobs {
+  if (Array.isArray(arg) === false) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return arg.every((d: MlJob) => isMlJob(d));
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/index.js
index c84bf9d56eb5..b718039d4d46 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import Boom from 'boom';
 import { checkLicense } from './server/lib/check_license';
+import { isAnnotationsFeatureAvailable } from './server/lib/check_annotations';
 import { mirrorPluginStatus } from '../../server/lib/mirror_plugin_status';
+import { annotationRoutes } from './server/routes/annotations';
 import { jobRoutes } from './server/routes/anomaly_detectors';
 import { dataFeedRoutes } from './server/routes/datafeeds';
 import { indicesRoutes } from './server/routes/indices';
@@ -52,8 +54,7 @@ export const ml = (kibana) => {
       },
     },
 
-
-    init: function (server) {
+    init: async function (server) {
       const thisPlugin = this;
       const xpackMainPlugin = server.plugins.xpack_main;
       mirrorPluginStatus(xpackMainPlugin, thisPlugin);
@@ -77,14 +78,18 @@ export const ml = (kibana) => {
         ]
       };
 
+      const mlAnnotationsEnabled = await isAnnotationsFeatureAvailable(server);
+
       server.injectUiAppVars('ml', () => {
         const config = server.config();
         return {
           kbnIndex: config.get('kibana.index'),
           esServerUrl: config.get('elasticsearch.url'),
+          mlAnnotationsEnabled,
         };
       });
 
+      annotationRoutes(server, commonRouteConfig);
       jobRoutes(server, commonRouteConfig);
       dataFeedRoutes(server, commonRouteConfig);
       indicesRoutes(server, commonRouteConfig);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca2e00c4a3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table.js
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Table for displaying annotations. This is mostly a copy of the forecasts table.
+ * This version supports both fetching the annotations by itself (used in the jobs list) and
+ * getting the annotations via props (used in Anomaly Explorer and Single Series Viewer).
+ */
+
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import rison from 'rison-node';
+
+import React, {
+  Component
+} from 'react';
+
+import {
+  EuiBadge,
+  EuiButtonIcon,
+  EuiCallOut,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiInMemoryTable,
+  EuiLink,
+  EuiLoadingSpinner,
+  EuiToolTip,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import {
+  RIGHT_ALIGNMENT,
+} from '@elastic/eui/lib/services';
+
+import { formatDate } from '@elastic/eui/lib/services/format';
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+
+import { addItemToRecentlyAccessed } from '../../util/recently_accessed';
+import { ml } from '../../services/ml_api_service';
+import { mlTableService } from '../../services/table_service';
+import { ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE } from '../../../common/constants/search';
+
+const TIME_FORMAT = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss';
+
+/**
+ * Table component for rendering the lists of annotations for an ML job.
+ */
+class AnnotationsTable extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      annotations: [],
+      isLoading: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  getAnnotations() {
+    const job = this.props.jobs[0];
+    const dataCounts = job.data_counts;
+
+    this.setState({
+      isLoading: true
+    });
+
+    if (dataCounts.processed_record_count > 0) {
+      // Load annotations for the selected job.
+      ml.annotations.getAnnotations({
+        jobIds: [job.job_id],
+        earliestMs: dataCounts.earliest_record_timestamp,
+        latestMs: dataCounts.latest_record_timestamp,
+        maxAnnotations: ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
+      }).then((resp) => {
+        this.setState((prevState, props) => ({
+          annotations: resp.annotations[props.jobs[0].job_id] || [],
+          errorMessage: undefined,
+          isLoading: false,
+          jobId: props.jobs[0].job_id
+        }));
+      }).catch((resp) => {
+        console.log('Error loading list of annoations for jobs list:', resp);
+        this.setState({
+          annotations: [],
+          errorMessage: 'Error loading the list of annotations for this job',
+          isLoading: false,
+          jobId: undefined
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (this.props.annotations === undefined) {
+      this.getAnnotations();
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUpdate() {
+    if (
+      this.props.annotations === undefined &&
+      this.state.isLoading === false &&
+      this.state.jobId !== this.props.jobs[0].job_id
+    ) {
+      this.getAnnotations();
+    }
+  }
+
+  openSingleMetricView(annotation) {
+    // Creates the link to the Single Metric Viewer.
+    // Set the total time range from the start to the end of the annotation,
+    const dataCounts = this.props.jobs[0].data_counts;
+    const from = new Date(dataCounts.earliest_record_timestamp).toISOString();
+    const to = new Date(dataCounts.latest_record_timestamp).toISOString();
+
+    const _g = rison.encode({
+      ml: {
+        jobIds: [this.props.jobs[0].job_id]
+      },
+      refreshInterval: {
+        display: 'Off',
+        pause: false,
+        value: 0
+      },
+      time: {
+        from,
+        to,
+        mode: 'absolute'
+      }
+    });
+
+    const appState = {
+      filters: [],
+      query: {
+        query_string: {
+          analyze_wildcard: true,
+          query: '*'
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (annotation !== undefined) {
+      appState.mlTimeSeriesExplorer = {
+        zoom: {
+          from: new Date(annotation.timestamp).toISOString(),
+          to: new Date(annotation.end_timestamp).toISOString()
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    const _a = rison.encode(appState);
+
+    const url = `?_g=${_g}&_a=${_a}`;
+    addItemToRecentlyAccessed('timeseriesexplorer', this.props.jobs[0].job_id, url);
+    window.open(`${chrome.getBasePath()}/app/ml#/timeseriesexplorer${url}`, '_self');
+  }
+
+  onMouseOverRow = (record) => {
+    if (this.mouseOverRecord !== undefined) {
+      if (this.mouseOverRecord.rowId !== record.rowId) {
+        // Mouse is over a different row, fire mouseleave on the previous record.
+        mlTableService.rowMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord, 'annotation');
+
+        // fire mouseenter on the new record.
+        mlTableService.rowMouseenter.changed(record, 'annotation');
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Mouse is now over a row, fire mouseenter on the record.
+      mlTableService.rowMouseenter.changed(record, 'annotation');
+    }
+
+    this.mouseOverRecord = record;
+  }
+
+  onMouseLeaveRow = () => {
+    if (this.mouseOverRecord !== undefined) {
+      mlTableService.rowMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord, 'annotation');
+      this.mouseOverRecord = undefined;
+    }
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      isSingleMetricViewerLinkVisible = true,
+      isNumberBadgeVisible = false
+    } = this.props;
+
+    if (this.props.annotations === undefined) {
+      if (this.state.isLoading === true) {
+        return (
+          <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceAround">
+            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}><EuiLoadingSpinner size="l"/></EuiFlexItem>
+          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (this.state.errorMessage !== undefined) {
+        return (
+          <EuiCallOut
+            title={this.state.errorMessage}
+            color="danger"
+            iconType="cross"
+          />
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    const annotations = this.props.annotations || this.state.annotations;
+
+    if (annotations.length === 0) {
+      return (
+        <EuiCallOut
+          title="No annotations created for this job"
+          iconType="iInCircle"
+        >
+          <p>
+            To create an annotation,
+            open the <EuiLink onClick={this.openSingleMetricView}>Single Metric Viewer</EuiLink>
+          </p>
+        </EuiCallOut>
+      );
+    }
+
+    function renderDate(date) { return formatDate(date, TIME_FORMAT); }
+
+    const columns = [
+      {
+        field: 'annotation',
+        name: 'Annotation',
+        sortable: true
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'timestamp',
+        name: 'From',
+        dataType: 'date',
+        render: renderDate,
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'end_timestamp',
+        name: 'To',
+        dataType: 'date',
+        render: renderDate,
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'create_time',
+        name: 'Creation date',
+        dataType: 'date',
+        render: renderDate,
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'create_username',
+        name: 'Created by',
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'modified_time',
+        name: 'Last modified date',
+        dataType: 'date',
+        render: renderDate,
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        field: 'modified_username',
+        name: 'Last modified by',
+        sortable: true,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    if (isNumberBadgeVisible) {
+      columns.unshift({
+        field: 'key',
+        name: '',
+        width: '50px',
+        render: (key) => {
+          return (
+            <EuiBadge color="default">
+              {key}
+            </EuiBadge>
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (isSingleMetricViewerLinkVisible) {
+      const openInSingleMetricViewerText = 'Open in Single Metric Viewer';
+      columns.push({
+        align: RIGHT_ALIGNMENT,
+        width: '60px',
+        name: 'View',
+        render: (annotation) => (
+          <EuiToolTip
+            position="bottom"
+            content={openInSingleMetricViewerText}
+          >
+            <EuiButtonIcon
+              onClick={() => this.openSingleMetricView(annotation)}
+              iconType="stats"
+              aria-label={openInSingleMetricViewerText}
+            />
+          </EuiToolTip>
+        )
+      });
+    }
+
+    const getRowProps = (item) => {
+      return {
+        onMouseOver: () => this.onMouseOverRow(item),
+        onMouseLeave: () => this.onMouseLeaveRow()
+      };
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <EuiInMemoryTable
+        className="eui-textOverflowWrap"
+        compressed={true}
+        items={annotations}
+        columns={columns}
+        pagination={{
+          pageSizeOptions: [5, 10, 25]
+        }}
+        sorting={true}
+        rowProps={getRowProps}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+}
+AnnotationsTable.propTypes = {
+  annotations: PropTypes.array,
+  jobs: PropTypes.array,
+  isSingleMetricViewerLinkVisible: PropTypes.bool,
+  isNumberBadgeVisible: PropTypes.bool
+};
+
+export { AnnotationsTable };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table_directive.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table_directive.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d9bffc05a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/annotations_table_directive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+
+/*
+ * angularjs wrapper directive for the AnnotationsTable React component.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+
+import { AnnotationsTable } from './annotations_table';
+
+import 'angular';
+
+import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
+const module = uiModules.get('apps/ml');
+
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
+
+module.directive('mlAnnotationTable', function () {
+
+  function link(scope, element) {
+    function renderReactComponent() {
+      if (typeof scope.jobs === 'undefined') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const props = {
+        annotations: scope.annotations,
+        jobs: scope.jobs,
+        isSingleMetricViewerLinkVisible: scope.drillDown,
+        isNumberBadgeVisible: true
+      };
+
+      ReactDOM.render(
+        React.createElement(AnnotationsTable, props),
+        element[0]
+      );
+    }
+
+    renderReactComponent();
+
+    scope.$on('render', () => {
+      renderReactComponent();
+    });
+
+    function renderFocusChart() {
+      renderReactComponent();
+    }
+
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      scope.$watchCollection('annotations', renderFocusChart);
+    }
+
+    element.on('$destroy', () => {
+      ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(element[0]);
+      scope.$destroy();
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  return {
+    scope: {
+      annotations: '=',
+      drillDown: '=',
+      jobs: '='
+    },
+    link: link
+  };
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/index.js
similarity index 65%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/index.js
index 98f24ced0e44..6364275ce2e5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/constants/index_patterns.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/annotations_table/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+export { AnnotationsTable } from './annotations_table';
 
-
-export const ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN = '.ml-anomalies-*';
-export const ML_NOTIFICATION_INDEX_PATTERN = '.ml-notifications';
+import './annotations_table_directive';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.js
index f88178351e17..80683d2f050a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { AnomalyDetails } from './anomaly_details';
 import { LinksMenu } from './links_menu';
 import { checkPermission } from 'plugins/ml/privilege/check_privilege';
 
-import { mlAnomaliesTableService } from './anomalies_table_service';
+import { mlTableService } from '../../services/table_service';
 import { mlFieldFormatService } from 'plugins/ml/services/field_format_service';
 import { getSeverityColor, isRuleSupported } from 'plugins/ml/../common/util/anomaly_utils';
 import { formatValue } from 'plugins/ml/formatters/format_value';
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ class AnomaliesTable extends Component {
     if (this.mouseOverRecord !== undefined) {
       if (this.mouseOverRecord.rowId !== record.rowId) {
         // Mouse is over a different row, fire mouseleave on the previous record.
-        mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord);
+        mlTableService.rowMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord);
 
         // fire mouseenter on the new record.
-        mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseenter.changed(record);
+        mlTableService.rowMouseenter.changed(record);
       }
     } else {
       // Mouse is now over a row, fire mouseenter on the record.
-      mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseenter.changed(record);
+      mlTableService.rowMouseenter.changed(record);
     }
 
     this.mouseOverRecord = record;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class AnomaliesTable extends Component {
 
   onMouseLeaveRow = () => {
     if (this.mouseOverRecord !== undefined) {
-      mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord);
+      mlTableService.rowMouseleave.changed(this.mouseOverRecord);
       this.mouseOverRecord = undefined;
     }
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/index.js
index e2750dff9ee6..d16092d1f618 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/index.js
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 
 
 import './anomalies_table_directive';
-import './anomalies_table_service.js';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer.html b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer.html
index 49188f6754f0..2100123a8f4b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer.html
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer.html
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@
 
         </div>
 
+        <div ng-show="annotationsData.length > 0">
+          <span class="panel-title euiText">
+            Annotations
+          </span>
+    
+          <ml-annotation-table
+            annotations="annotationsData"
+            drill-down="true"
+            jobs="selectedJobs"
+          />
+  
+          <br /><br />
+        </div>
+  
         <span class="panel-title euiText">
           Anomalies
         </span>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
index 3b83d478cb86..ed0f7c8284fc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/explorer/explorer_controller.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import $ from 'jquery';
 import DragSelect from 'dragselect';
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 
+import 'plugins/ml/components/annotations_table';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/anomalies_table';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/controls';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/influencers_list';
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ import {
   SWIMLANE_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
   SWIMLANE_TYPE
 } from './explorer_constants';
+import {
+  ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
+  ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
+} from '../../common/constants/search';
+
+// TODO Fully support Annotations in Anomaly Explorer
+// import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+// const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = false;
 
 uiRoutes
   .when('/explorer/?', {
@@ -82,6 +92,7 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
   mlSelectIntervalService,
   mlSelectSeverityService) {
 
+  $scope.annotationsData = [];
   $scope.anomalyChartRecords = [];
   $scope.timeFieldName = 'timestamp';
   $scope.loading = true;
@@ -938,6 +949,42 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
     }
   }
 
+  async function loadAnnotationsTableData() {
+    $scope.annotationsData = [];
+
+    const cellData = $scope.cellData;
+    const jobIds = ($scope.cellData !== undefined && cellData.fieldName === VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL) ?
+      cellData.lanes : $scope.getSelectedJobIds();
+    const timeRange = getSelectionTimeRange(cellData);
+
+
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      const resp = await ml.annotations.getAnnotations({
+        jobIds,
+        earliestMs: timeRange.earliestMs,
+        latestMs: timeRange.latestMs,
+        maxAnnotations: ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
+      });
+
+      $scope.$evalAsync(() => {
+        const annotationsData = resp.annotations[jobIds[0]];
+
+        if (annotationsData === undefined) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        $scope.annotationsData = annotationsData
+          .sort((a, b) => {
+            return a.timestamp - b.timestamp;
+          })
+          .map((d, i) => {
+            d.key = String.fromCharCode(65 + i);
+            return d;
+          });
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   function loadAnomaliesTableData() {
     const cellData = $scope.cellData;
     const jobIds = ($scope.cellData !== undefined && cellData.fieldName === VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL) ?
@@ -954,7 +1001,7 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
       timeRange.earliestMs,
       timeRange.latestMs,
       dateFormatTz,
-      500,
+      ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
       MAX_CATEGORY_EXAMPLES
     ).then((resp) => {
       const anomalies = resp.anomalies;
@@ -1007,9 +1054,11 @@ module.controller('MlExplorerController', function (
     // The following is to avoid running into a race condition where loading a swimlane selection from URL/AppState
     // would fail because the Explorer Charts Container's directive wasn't linked yet and not being subscribed
     // to the anomalyDataChange listener used in loadDataForCharts().
-    function finish() {
+    async function finish() {
       setShowViewBySwimlane();
 
+      await loadAnnotationsTableData();
+
       $timeout(() => {
         if ($scope.overallSwimlaneData !== undefined) {
           mlExplorerDashboardService.swimlaneDataChange.changed(mapScopeToSwimlaneProps(SWIMLANE_TYPE.OVERALL));
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.scss
index db496606f02a..61b4ee5a0b38 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.scss
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
   @import 'components/nav_menu/index';
   @import 'components/rule_editor/index'; // SASSTODO: This file overwrites EUI directly
 
-  // Hacks are last so they can ovwerite anything above if needed
+  // Hacks are last so they can overwrite anything above if needed
   @import 'hacks';
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/_index.scss
index ae8b160f3f53..babb5b5fb43e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/_index.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/_index.scss
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 @import 'job_details';
-@import 'forecasts_table/index';
\ No newline at end of file
+@import 'forecasts_table/index';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/job_details.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/job_details.js
index bfdb8fec1a90..1de224133a82 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/job_details.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list/components/job_details/job_details.js
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ import {
 import { extractJobDetails } from './extract_job_details';
 import { JsonPane } from './json_tab';
 import { DatafeedPreviewPane } from './datafeed_preview_tab';
+import { AnnotationsTable } from '../../../../components/annotations_table';
 import { ForecastsTable } from './forecasts_table';
 import { JobDetailsPane } from './job_details_pane';
 import { JobMessagesPane } from './job_messages_pane';
 import { injectI18n } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
+
 class JobDetailsUI extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -126,6 +130,14 @@ class JobDetailsUI extends Component {
       }
       ];
 
+      if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+        tabs.push({
+          id: 'annotations',
+          name: 'Annotations',
+          content: <AnnotationsTable jobs={[job]} drillDown={true} />,
+        });
+      }
+
       return (
         <div className="tab-contents">
           <EuiTabbedContent
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/annotations.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/annotations.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c889d0e98ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/annotations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+
+import { http } from '../../services/http_service';
+
+const basePath = chrome.addBasePath('/api/ml');
+
+export const annotations = {
+  getAnnotations(obj) {
+    return http({
+      url: `${basePath}/annotations`,
+      method: 'POST',
+      data: obj
+    });
+  },
+  indexAnnotation(obj) {
+    return http({
+      url: `${basePath}/annotations/index`,
+      method: 'PUT',
+      data: obj
+    });
+  },
+  deleteAnnotation(id) {
+    return http({
+      url: `${basePath}/annotations/delete/${id}`,
+      method: 'DELETE'
+    });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
index 43100238f9d7..41c396ecb9b2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
 
 import { http } from '../../services/http_service';
 
+import { annotations } from './annotations';
 import { filters } from './filters';
 import { results } from './results';
 import { jobs } from './jobs';
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export const ml = {
     });
   },
 
+  annotations,
   filters,
   results,
   jobs,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
index b4bf711a86de..42b363acff9b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/results_service.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN } from '../../common/constants/index_patterns'
 
 import { ml } from '../services/ml_api_service';
 
-
 // Obtains the maximum bucket anomaly scores by job ID and time.
 // Pass an empty array or ['*'] to search over all job IDs.
 // Returned response contains a results property, with a key for job
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/table_service.js
similarity index 55%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_service.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/table_service.js
index 28183e92db54..8af4b912caa1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/table_service.js
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 
 /*
  * Service for firing and registering for events in the
- * anomalies table component.
+ * anomalies or annotations table component.
  */
 
-import { listenerFactoryProvider } from '../../factories/listener_factory';
+import { listenerFactoryProvider } from '../factories/listener_factory';
 
-class AnomaliesTableService {
+class TableService {
   constructor() {
     const listenerFactory = listenerFactoryProvider();
-    this.anomalyRecordMouseenter = listenerFactory();
-    this.anomalyRecordMouseleave = listenerFactory();
+    this.rowMouseenter = listenerFactory();
+    this.rowMouseleave = listenerFactory();
   }
 }
 
-export const mlAnomaliesTableService = new AnomaliesTableService();
+export const mlTableService = new TableService();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/__tests__/timeseries_chart_directive.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/__tests__/timeseries_chart_directive.js
index aeb224a89bb2..2c117c7ffa26 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/__tests__/timeseries_chart_directive.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/__tests__/timeseries_chart_directive.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import ngMock from 'ng_mock';
 import expect from 'expect.js';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 
-import { TimeseriesChart } from '../timeseries_chart';
+import { TimeseriesChart } from '../components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart';
 
 describe('ML - <ml-timeseries-chart>', () => {
   let $scope;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_index.scss
index 22707a81d66f..c1da7480f707 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_index.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_index.scss
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+@import 'components/annotation_description_list/index';
+@import 'components/forecasting_modal/index';
 @import 'timeseriesexplorer';
-@import 'forecasting_modal/index';
\ No newline at end of file
+@import 'timeseriesexplorer_annotations';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_timeseriesexplorer_annotations.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_timeseriesexplorer_annotations.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97bb2ad8f4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/_timeseriesexplorer_annotations.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// SASS TODO: This uses non-BEM styles to be in line with the existing
+// legacy Time Series Viewer style. Where applicable it tries to avoid
+// overrides. The one override with `.extent` is because of d3.
+
+$mlAnnotationBorderWidth: 2px;
+
+// Replicates $euiBorderEditable for SVG
+.mlAnnotationBrush .extent {
+  stroke: $euiColorLightShade;
+  stroke-width: $mlAnnotationBorderWidth;
+  stroke-dasharray: 2 2;
+  fill: $euiColorLightestShade;
+  shape-rendering: geometricPrecision;
+}
+
+// Instead of different EUI colors we use opacity settings
+// here to avoid opaque layers on top of existing chart elements.
+$mlAnnotationRectDefaultStrokeOpacity: 0.2;
+$mlAnnotationRectDefaultFillOpacity: 0.05;
+
+.mlAnnotationRect {
+  stroke: $euiColorFullShade;
+  stroke-width: $mlAnnotationBorderWidth;
+  stroke-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultStrokeOpacity;
+  transition: stroke-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+
+  fill: $euiColorFullShade;
+  fill-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultFillOpacity;
+  transition: fill-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+
+  shape-rendering: geometricPrecision;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationRect-isHighlight {
+  stroke-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultStrokeOpacity * 2;;
+  transition: stroke-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+
+  fill-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultFillOpacity * 2;
+  transition: fill-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationRect-isBlur {
+  stroke-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultStrokeOpacity / 2;
+  transition: stroke-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+
+  fill-opacity: $mlAnnotationRectDefaultFillOpacity / 2;
+  transition: fill-opacity $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+}
+
+// Replace the EuiBadge text style for SVG
+.mlAnnotationText {
+  text-anchor: middle;
+  font-size: $euiFontSizeXS;
+  font-family: $euiFontFamily;
+  font-weight: $euiFontWeightMedium;
+
+  fill: $euiColorFullShade;
+  transition: fill $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationText-isBlur {
+  fill: $euiColorMediumShade;
+  transition: fill $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationTextRect {
+  fill: $euiColorLightShade;
+  transition: fill $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+  // TODO This is hard-coded for now for labels A-Z
+  // Needs to support dynamic SVG width.
+  width: $euiSizeL;
+  height: $euiSize + $euiSizeXS;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationTextRect-isBlur {
+  fill: $euiColorLightestShade;
+  transition: fill $euiAnimSpeedFast;
+}
+
+.mlAnnotationHidden {
+  display: none;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/_index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..465190875c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/_index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// SASSTODO: This is based on the overwrites used in the Filters flyout to match the existing style.
+
+// SASSTODO: Dangerous EUI overwrites
+.euiDescriptionList.euiDescriptionList--column.ml-annotation-description-list {
+  .euiDescriptionList__title {
+    flex-basis: 30%;
+  }
+
+  .euiDescriptionList__description {
+    flex-basis: 70%;
+  }
+}
+
+// SASSTODO: Dangerous EUI overwrites
+.euiDescriptionList.euiDescriptionList--column.ml-annotation-description-list > * {
+  margin-top: $euiSizeXS;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..716da77ebb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_description_list/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * React component for listing pairs of information about the detector for which
+ * rules are being edited.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { EuiDescriptionList } from '@elastic/eui';
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import { formatDate } from '@elastic/eui/lib/services/format';
+import { Annotation } from '../../../../common/types/annotations';
+
+interface Props {
+  annotation: Annotation;
+}
+
+function formatListDate(ts: number) {
+  return formatDate(ts, 'MMMM Do YYYY, HH:mm:ss');
+}
+
+export const AnnotationDescriptionList: React.SFC<Props> = ({ annotation }) => {
+  const listItems = [
+    {
+      title: 'Job ID',
+      description: annotation.job_id,
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Start',
+      description: formatListDate(annotation.timestamp),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  if (annotation.end_timestamp !== undefined) {
+    listItems.push({
+      title: 'End',
+      description: formatListDate(annotation.end_timestamp),
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (annotation.create_time !== undefined && annotation.modified_time !== undefined) {
+    listItems.push({
+      title: 'Created',
+      description: formatListDate(annotation.create_time),
+    });
+    listItems.push({
+      title: 'Created by',
+      description: annotation.create_username,
+    });
+    listItems.push({
+      title: 'Last modified',
+      description: formatListDate(annotation.modified_time),
+    });
+    listItems.push({
+      title: 'Modified by',
+      description: annotation.modified_username,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <EuiDescriptionList
+      className="ml-annotation-description-list"
+      type="column"
+      listItems={listItems}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_flyout/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_flyout/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2b954ceeead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/annotation_flyout/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+import {
+  EuiButton,
+  EuiButtonEmpty,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiFlyout,
+  EuiFlyoutBody,
+  EuiFlyoutFooter,
+  EuiFlyoutHeader,
+  EuiFormRow,
+  EuiSpacer,
+  EuiTextArea,
+  EuiTitle,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { AnnotationDescriptionList } from '../annotation_description_list';
+
+import { Annotation } from '../../../../common/types/annotations';
+
+interface Props {
+  annotation: Annotation;
+  cancelAction: () => {};
+  controlFunc: () => {};
+  deleteAction: (annotation: Annotation) => {};
+  saveAction: (annotation: Annotation) => {};
+}
+
+export const AnnotationFlyout: React.SFC<Props> = ({
+  annotation,
+  cancelAction,
+  controlFunc,
+  deleteAction,
+  saveAction,
+}) => {
+  const saveActionWrapper = () => saveAction(annotation);
+  const deleteActionWrapper = () => deleteAction(annotation);
+  const isExistingAnnotation = typeof annotation._id !== 'undefined';
+  const titlePrefix = isExistingAnnotation ? 'Edit' : 'Add';
+
+  return (
+    <EuiFlyout onClose={cancelAction} size="s" aria-labelledby="Add annotation">
+      <EuiFlyoutHeader hasBorder>
+        <EuiTitle size="s">
+          <h2 id="mlAnnotationFlyoutTitle">{titlePrefix} annotation</h2>
+        </EuiTitle>
+      </EuiFlyoutHeader>
+      <EuiFlyoutBody>
+        <AnnotationDescriptionList annotation={annotation} />
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiFormRow label="Annotation text" fullWidth>
+          <EuiTextArea
+            fullWidth
+            isInvalid={annotation.annotation === ''}
+            onChange={controlFunc}
+            placeholder="..."
+            value={annotation.annotation}
+          />
+        </EuiFormRow>
+      </EuiFlyoutBody>
+      <EuiFlyoutFooter>
+        <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween">
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+            <EuiButtonEmpty iconType="cross" onClick={cancelAction} flush="left">
+              Cancel
+            </EuiButtonEmpty>
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+            {isExistingAnnotation && (
+              <EuiButtonEmpty color="danger" onClick={deleteActionWrapper}>
+                Delete
+              </EuiButtonEmpty>
+            )}
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+            <EuiButton fill isDisabled={annotation.annotation === ''} onClick={saveActionWrapper}>
+              {isExistingAnnotation ? 'Update' : 'Create'}
+            </EuiButton>
+          </EuiFlexItem>
+        </EuiFlexGroup>
+      </EuiFlyoutFooter>
+    </EuiFlyout>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/context_chart_mask.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/context_chart_mask.js
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/context_chart_mask.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/context_chart_mask.js
index 3925f2d59a94..ae69a2775736 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/context_chart_mask.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/context_chart_mask.js
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 
 import d3 from 'd3';
 
-import { drawLineChartDots } from '../util/chart_utils';
+import { drawLineChartDots } from '../../../util/chart_utils';
 
 /*
  * Creates a mask over sections of the context chart and swimlane
  * which fall outside the extent of the selection brush used for zooming.
  */
-// eslint-disable-next-line kibana-custom/no-default-export
-export default function ContextChartMask(contextGroup, data, drawBounds, swimlaneHeight) {
+export function ContextChartMask(contextGroup, data, drawBounds, swimlaneHeight) {
   this.contextGroup = contextGroup;
   this.data = data;
   this.drawBounds = drawBounds;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95dfd9325f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/context_chart_mask/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+export * from './context_chart_mask';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/_forecasting_modal.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/_forecasting_modal.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/_forecasting_modal.scss
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/_forecasting_modal.scss
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/_index.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/_index.scss
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/_index.scss
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecast_progress.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecast_progress.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecast_progress.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecast_progress.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
index dca0837338bd..9fa30fe56ea7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import {
 
 // don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
 // because it won't work with the jest tests
-import { FORECAST_REQUEST_STATE, JOB_STATE } from '../../../common/constants/states';
-import { MESSAGE_LEVEL } from '../../../common/constants/message_levels';
-import { isJobVersionGte } from '../../../common/util/job_utils';
-import { parseInterval } from '../../../common/util/parse_interval';
+import { FORECAST_REQUEST_STATE, JOB_STATE } from '../../../../common/constants/states';
+import { MESSAGE_LEVEL } from '../../../../common/constants/message_levels';
+import { isJobVersionGte } from '../../../../common/util/job_utils';
+import { parseInterval } from '../../../../common/util/parse_interval';
 import { Modal } from './modal';
 import { PROGRESS_STATES } from './progress_states';
 import { ml } from 'plugins/ml/services/ml_api_service';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal_directive.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal_directive.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal_directive.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal_directive.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasts_list.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasts_list.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/forecasts_list.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasts_list.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/index.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/index.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/modal.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/modal.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/modal.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/modal.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/progress_icon.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/progress_icon.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/progress_icon.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/progress_icon.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/progress_states.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/progress_states.js
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/progress_states.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/progress_states.js
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
index 24a9e5e66640..53f96aee8e37 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 
 // don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
 // because it won't work with the jest tests
-import { JOB_STATE } from '../../../common/constants/states';
+import { JOB_STATE } from '../../../../common/constants/states';
 import { ForecastProgress } from './forecast_progress';
 import { mlNodesAvailable } from 'plugins/ml/ml_nodes_check/check_ml_nodes';
 import { checkPermission, createPermissionFailureMessage } from 'plugins/ml/privilege/check_privilege';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.d.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a041a94b2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import d3 from 'd3';
+
+import { Annotation } from '../../../../common/types/annotations';
+import { MlJob } from '../../../../common/types/jobs';
+
+interface Props {
+  selectedJob: MlJob;
+}
+
+interface State {
+  annotation: Annotation;
+}
+
+export interface TimeseriesChart extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  closeFlyout: () => {};
+  showFlyout: (annotation: Annotation) => {};
+
+  focusXScale: d3.scale.Ordinal<{}, number>;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.js
similarity index 86%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.js
index f9d9db59eea4..9a96f3d8b154 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.js
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import d3 from 'd3';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+
 import {
   getSeverityWithLow,
   getMultiBucketImpactLabel,
-} from '../../common/util/anomaly_utils';
-import { formatValue } from '../formatters/format_value';
+} from '../../../../common/util/anomaly_utils';
+import { AnnotationFlyout } from '../annotation_flyout';
+import { formatValue } from '../../../formatters/format_value';
 import {
   LINE_CHART_ANOMALY_RADIUS,
   MULTI_BUCKET_SYMBOL_SIZE,
@@ -33,14 +36,24 @@ import {
   numTicksForDateFormat,
   showMultiBucketAnomalyMarker,
   showMultiBucketAnomalyTooltip,
-} from '../util/chart_utils';
+} from '../../../util/chart_utils';
 import { TimeBuckets } from 'ui/time_buckets';
-import { mlAnomaliesTableService } from '../components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_service';
-import ContextChartMask from './context_chart_mask';
-import { findChartPointForAnomalyTime } from './timeseriesexplorer_utils';
-import { mlEscape } from '../util/string_utils';
-import { mlFieldFormatService } from '../services/field_format_service';
-import { mlChartTooltipService } from '../components/chart_tooltip/chart_tooltip_service';
+import { mlTableService } from '../../../services/table_service';
+import { ContextChartMask } from '../context_chart_mask';
+import { findChartPointForAnomalyTime } from '../../timeseriesexplorer_utils';
+import { mlEscape } from '../../../util/string_utils';
+import { mlFieldFormatService } from '../../../services/field_format_service';
+import { mlChartTooltipService } from '../../../components/chart_tooltip/chart_tooltip_service';
+import {
+  getAnnotationBrush,
+  getAnnotationLevels,
+  renderAnnotations,
+
+  highlightFocusChartAnnotation,
+  unhighlightFocusChartAnnotation
+} from './timeseries_chart_annotations';
+
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
 
 const focusZoomPanelHeight = 25;
 const focusChartHeight = 310;
@@ -75,16 +88,20 @@ function getSvgHeight() {
 
 export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
+    indexAnnotation: PropTypes.func,
     autoZoomDuration: PropTypes.number,
     contextAggregationInterval: PropTypes.object,
     contextChartData: PropTypes.array,
     contextForecastData: PropTypes.array,
     contextChartSelected: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    deleteAnnotation: PropTypes.func,
     detectorIndex: PropTypes.string,
     focusAggregationInterval: PropTypes.object,
+    focusAnnotationData: PropTypes.array,
     focusChartData: PropTypes.array,
     focusForecastData: PropTypes.array,
     modelPlotEnabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    refresh: PropTypes.func,
     renderFocusChartOnly: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     selectedJob: PropTypes.object,
     showForecast: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
@@ -92,16 +109,94 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
     svgWidth: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     swimlaneData: PropTypes.array,
     timefilter: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    toastNotifications: PropTypes.object,
     zoomFrom: PropTypes.object,
     zoomTo: PropTypes.object
+  };
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      annotation: {},
+      isFlyoutVisible: false,
+      isSwitchChecked: true,
+    };
+  }
+
+  closeFlyout = () => {
+    const chartElement = d3.select(this.rootNode);
+    chartElement.select('g.mlAnnotationBrush').call(this.annotateBrush.extent([0, 0]));
+    this.setState({ isFlyoutVisible: false, annotation: {} });
+  }
+
+  showFlyout = (annotation) => {
+    this.setState({ isFlyoutVisible: true, annotation });
+  }
+
+  handleAnnotationChange = (e) => {
+    // e is a React Syntethic Event, we need to cast it to
+    // a placeholder variable so it's still valid in the
+    // setState() asynchronous callback
+    const annotation = e.target.value;
+    this.setState((state) => {
+      state.annotation.annotation = annotation;
+      return state;
+    });
+  }
+
+  deleteAnnotation = (annotation) => {
+    const {
+      deleteAnnotation,
+      refresh,
+      toastNotifications
+    } = this.props;
+
+    this.closeFlyout();
+
+    deleteAnnotation(annotation._id)
+      .then(() => {
+        refresh();
+        toastNotifications.addSuccess(`Deleted annotation for job with ID ${annotation.job_id}.`);
+      })
+      .catch((resp) => {
+        toastNotifications
+          .addDanger(`An error occured deleting the annotation for job with ID ${annotation.job_id}: ${JSON.stringify(resp)}`);
+      });
+  }
+
+  indexAnnotation = (annotation) => {
+    const {
+      indexAnnotation,
+      refresh,
+      toastNotifications
+    } = this.props;
+
+    this.closeFlyout();
+
+    indexAnnotation(annotation)
+      .then(() => {
+        refresh();
+        const action = (typeof annotation._id === 'undefined') ? 'Added an' : 'Updated';
+        if (typeof annotation._id === 'undefined') {
+          toastNotifications.addSuccess(`${action} annotation for job with ID ${annotation.job_id}.`);
+        } else {
+          toastNotifications.addSuccess(`${action} annotation for job with ID ${annotation.job_id}.`);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((resp) => {
+        const action = (typeof annotation._id === 'undefined') ? 'creating' : 'updating';
+        toastNotifications
+          .addDanger(`An error occured ${action} the annotation for job with ID ${annotation.job_id}: ${JSON.stringify(resp)}`);
+      });
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     const element = d3.select(this.rootNode);
     element.html('');
 
-    mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseenter.unwatch(this.tableRecordMousenterListener);
-    mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseleave.unwatch(this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener);
+    mlTableService.rowMouseenter.unwatch(this.tableRecordMousenterListener);
+    mlTableService.rowMouseleave.unwatch(this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -137,6 +232,12 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
 
     this.fieldFormat = undefined;
 
+    // Annotations Brush
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      this.annotateBrush = getAnnotationBrush.call(this);
+    }
+
+    // brush for focus brushing
     this.brush = d3.svg.brush();
 
     this.mask = undefined;
@@ -144,17 +245,27 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
     // Listeners for mouseenter/leave events for rows in the table
     // to highlight the corresponding anomaly mark in the focus chart.
     const highlightFocusChartAnomaly = this.highlightFocusChartAnomaly.bind(this);
-    this.tableRecordMousenterListener = function (record) {
-      highlightFocusChartAnomaly(record);
+    const boundHighlightFocusChartAnnotation = highlightFocusChartAnnotation.bind(this);
+    this.tableRecordMousenterListener = function (record, type = 'anomaly') {
+      if (type === 'anomaly') {
+        highlightFocusChartAnomaly(record);
+      } else if (type === 'annotation') {
+        boundHighlightFocusChartAnnotation(record);
+      }
     };
 
     const unhighlightFocusChartAnomaly = this.unhighlightFocusChartAnomaly.bind(this);
-    this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener = function (record) {
-      unhighlightFocusChartAnomaly(record);
+    const boundUnhighlightFocusChartAnnotation = unhighlightFocusChartAnnotation.bind(this);
+    this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener = function (record, type = 'anomaly') {
+      if (type === 'anomaly') {
+        unhighlightFocusChartAnomaly(record);
+      } else {
+        boundUnhighlightFocusChartAnnotation(record);
+      }
     };
 
-    mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseenter.watch(this.tableRecordMousenterListener);
-    mlAnomaliesTableService.anomalyRecordMouseleave.watch(this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener);
+    mlTableService.rowMouseenter.watch(this.tableRecordMousenterListener);
+    mlTableService.rowMouseleave.watch(this.tableRecordMouseleaveListener);
 
     this.renderChart();
     this.drawContextChartSelection();
@@ -349,6 +460,18 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
       .attr('class', 'chart-border');
     this.createZoomInfoElements(zoomGroup, fcsWidth);
 
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      const annotateBrush = this.annotateBrush.bind(this);
+
+      fcsGroup.append('g')
+        .attr('class', 'mlAnnotationBrush')
+        .call(annotateBrush)
+        .selectAll('rect')
+        .attr('x', 0)
+        .attr('y', focusZoomPanelHeight)
+        .attr('height', focusChartHeight);
+    }
+
     // Add border round plot area.
     fcsGroup.append('rect')
       .attr('x', 0)
@@ -407,6 +530,11 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
         .attr('class', 'focus-chart-markers forecast');
     }
 
+    // Create the elements for annotations
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      fcsGroup.append('g').classed('mlAnnotations', true);
+    }
+
     fcsGroup.append('rect')
       .attr('x', 0)
       .attr('y', 0)
@@ -418,10 +546,12 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
   renderFocusChart() {
     const {
       focusAggregationInterval,
+      focusAnnotationData,
       focusChartData,
       focusForecastData,
       modelPlotEnabled,
       selectedJob,
+      showAnnotations,
       showForecast,
       showModelBounds
     } = this.props;
@@ -433,6 +563,7 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
     const data = focusChartData;
 
     const contextYScale = this.contextYScale;
+    const showFlyout = this.showFlyout.bind(this);
     const showFocusChartTooltip = this.showFocusChartTooltip.bind(this);
 
     const focusChart = d3.select('.focus-chart');
@@ -499,6 +630,14 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
         }
       }
 
+      // if annotations are present, we extend yMax to avoid overlap
+      // between annotation labels, chart lines and anomalies.
+      if (mlAnnotationsEnabled && focusAnnotationData && focusAnnotationData.length > 0) {
+        const levels = getAnnotationLevels(focusAnnotationData);
+        const maxLevel = d3.max(Object.keys(levels).map(key => levels[key]));
+        // TODO needs revisting to be a more robust normalization
+        yMax = yMax * (1 + (maxLevel + 1) / 5);
+      }
       this.focusYScale.domain([yMin, yMax]);
 
     } else {
@@ -529,6 +668,23 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
         .classed('hidden', !showModelBounds);
     }
 
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      renderAnnotations(
+        focusChart,
+        focusAnnotationData,
+        focusZoomPanelHeight,
+        focusChartHeight,
+        this.focusXScale,
+        showAnnotations,
+        showFocusChartTooltip,
+        showFlyout
+      );
+
+      // disable brushing (creation of annotations) when annotations aren't shown
+      focusChart.select('.mlAnnotationBrush')
+        .style('pointer-events', (showAnnotations) ? 'all' : 'none');
+    }
+
     focusChart.select('.values-line')
       .attr('d', this.focusValuesLine(data));
     drawLineChartDots(data, focusChart, this.focusValuesLine);
@@ -1167,6 +1323,15 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
       contents += `<br/><hr/>Scheduled events:<br/>${marker.scheduledEvents.map(mlEscape).join('<br/>')}`;
     }
 
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled && _.has(marker, 'annotation')) {
+      contents = marker.annotation;
+      contents += `<br />${moment(marker.timestamp).format('MMMM Do YYYY, HH:mm')}`;
+
+      if (typeof marker.end_timestamp !== 'undefined') {
+        contents += ` - ${moment(marker.end_timestamp).format('MMMM Do YYYY, HH:mm')}`;
+      }
+    }
+
     mlChartTooltipService.show(contents, circle, {
       x: LINE_CHART_ANOMALY_RADIUS * 2,
       y: 0
@@ -1234,6 +1399,21 @@ export class TimeseriesChart extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return <div className="ml-timeseries-chart-react" ref={this.setRef.bind(this)} />;
+    const { annotation, isFlyoutVisible } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <div className="ml-timeseries-chart-react" ref={this.setRef.bind(this)} />
+        {mlAnnotationsEnabled && isFlyoutVisible &&
+          <AnnotationFlyout
+            annotation={annotation}
+            cancelAction={this.closeFlyout}
+            controlFunc={this.handleAnnotationChange}
+            deleteAction={this.deleteAnnotation}
+            saveAction={this.indexAnnotation}
+          />
+        }
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.test.js
similarity index 93%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.test.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.test.js
index ea0c648fa565..0fa2c0c9cbf8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { TimeseriesChart } from './timeseries_chart';
 // code which the jest setup isn't happy with.
 jest.mock('ui/chrome', () => ({
   getBasePath: path => path,
+  // returns false for mlAnnotationsEnabled
+  getInjected: () => false,
   getUiSettingsClient: () => ({
     get: jest.fn()
   }),
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ jest.mock('ui/time_buckets', () => ({
   }
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../services/field_format_service', () => ({
+jest.mock('../../../services/field_format_service', () => ({
   mlFieldFormatService: {}
 }));
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_annotations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_annotations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaed24d9029c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_annotations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import d3 from 'd3';
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+import { ANNOTATION_TYPE } from '../../../../common/constants/annotations';
+import { Annotation, Annotations } from '../../../../common/types/annotations';
+import { Dictionary } from '../../../../common/types/common';
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import { mlChartTooltipService } from '../../../components/chart_tooltip/chart_tooltip_service';
+
+import { TimeseriesChart } from './timeseries_chart';
+
+// getAnnotationBrush() is expected to be called like getAnnotationBrush.call(this)
+// so it gets passed on the context of the component it gets called from.
+export function getAnnotationBrush(this: TimeseriesChart) {
+  const focusXScale = this.focusXScale;
+
+  const annotateBrush = d3.svg
+    .brush()
+    .x(focusXScale)
+    .on('brushend', brushend.bind(this));
+
+  // cast a reference to this so we get the latest state when brushend() gets called
+  function brushend(this: TimeseriesChart) {
+    const { selectedJob } = this.props;
+
+    // TS TODO make this work with the actual types.
+    const extent = annotateBrush.extent() as any;
+
+    const timestamp = extent[0].getTime();
+    const endTimestamp = extent[1].getTime();
+
+    if (timestamp === endTimestamp) {
+      this.closeFlyout();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const annotation: Annotation = {
+      timestamp,
+      end_timestamp: endTimestamp,
+      annotation: this.state.annotation.annotation || '',
+      job_id: selectedJob.job_id,
+      type: ANNOTATION_TYPE.ANNOTATION,
+    };
+
+    this.showFlyout(annotation);
+  }
+
+  return annotateBrush;
+}
+
+// Used to resolve overlapping annotations in the UI.
+// The returned levels can be used to create a vertical offset.
+export function getAnnotationLevels(focusAnnotationData: Annotations) {
+  const levels: Dictionary<number> = {};
+  focusAnnotationData.forEach((d, i) => {
+    if (d.key !== undefined) {
+      const longerAnnotations = focusAnnotationData.filter((d2, i2) => i2 < i);
+      levels[d.key] = longerAnnotations.reduce((level, d2) => {
+        // For now we only support overlap removal for annotations which have both
+        // `timestamp` and `end_timestamp` set.
+        if (
+          d.end_timestamp === undefined ||
+          d2.end_timestamp === undefined ||
+          d2.key === undefined
+        ) {
+          return level;
+        }
+
+        if (
+          // d2 is completely before d
+          (d2.timestamp < d.timestamp && d2.end_timestamp < d.timestamp) ||
+          // d2 is completely after d
+          (d2.timestamp > d.end_timestamp && d2.end_timestamp > d.end_timestamp)
+        ) {
+          return level;
+        }
+        return levels[d2.key] + 1;
+      }, 0);
+    }
+  });
+  return levels;
+}
+
+const ANNOTATION_DEFAULT_LEVEL = 1;
+const ANNOTATION_LEVEL_HEIGHT = 28;
+const ANNOTATION_UPPER_RECT_MARGIN = 0;
+const ANNOTATION_UPPER_TEXT_MARGIN = -7;
+const ANNOTATION_MIN_WIDTH = 2;
+const ANNOTATION_RECT_BORDER_RADIUS = 2;
+const ANNOTATION_TEXT_VERTICAL_OFFSET = 26;
+const ANNOTATION_TEXT_RECT_VERTICAL_OFFSET = 12;
+
+export function renderAnnotations(
+  focusChart: d3.Selection<[]>,
+  focusAnnotationData: Annotations,
+  focusZoomPanelHeight: number,
+  focusChartHeight: number,
+  focusXScale: TimeseriesChart['focusXScale'],
+  showAnnotations: boolean,
+  showFocusChartTooltip: (d: Annotation, t: object) => {},
+  showFlyout: TimeseriesChart['showFlyout']
+) {
+  const upperRectMargin = ANNOTATION_UPPER_RECT_MARGIN;
+  const upperTextMargin = ANNOTATION_UPPER_TEXT_MARGIN;
+
+  const durations: Dictionary<number> = {};
+  focusAnnotationData.forEach(d => {
+    if (d.key !== undefined) {
+      const duration = (d.end_timestamp || 0) - d.timestamp;
+      durations[d.key] = duration;
+    }
+  });
+
+  // sort by duration
+  focusAnnotationData.sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.key === undefined || b.key === undefined) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return durations[b.key] - durations[a.key];
+  });
+
+  const levelHeight = ANNOTATION_LEVEL_HEIGHT;
+  const levels = getAnnotationLevels(focusAnnotationData);
+
+  const annotations = focusChart
+    .select('.mlAnnotations')
+    .selectAll('g.mlAnnotation')
+    .data(focusAnnotationData || [], (d: Annotation) => d._id || '');
+
+  annotations
+    .enter()
+    .append('g')
+    .classed('mlAnnotation', true);
+
+  const rects = annotations.selectAll('.mlAnnotationRect').data((d: Annotation) => [d]);
+
+  rects
+    .enter()
+    .append('rect')
+    .attr('rx', ANNOTATION_RECT_BORDER_RADIUS)
+    .attr('ry', ANNOTATION_RECT_BORDER_RADIUS)
+    .classed('mlAnnotationRect', true)
+    .on('mouseover', function(this: object, d: Annotation) {
+      showFocusChartTooltip(d, this);
+    })
+    .on('mouseout', () => mlChartTooltipService.hide())
+    .on('click', (d: Annotation) => {
+      showFlyout(d);
+    });
+
+  rects
+    .attr('x', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const date = moment(d.timestamp);
+      return focusXScale(date);
+    })
+    .attr('y', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const level = d.key !== undefined ? levels[d.key] : ANNOTATION_DEFAULT_LEVEL;
+      return focusZoomPanelHeight + 1 + upperRectMargin + level * levelHeight;
+    })
+    .attr('height', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const level = d.key !== undefined ? levels[d.key] : ANNOTATION_DEFAULT_LEVEL;
+      return focusChartHeight - 2 - upperRectMargin - level * levelHeight;
+    })
+    .attr('width', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const s = focusXScale(moment(d.timestamp)) + 1;
+      const e =
+        typeof d.end_timestamp !== 'undefined'
+          ? focusXScale(moment(d.end_timestamp)) - 1
+          : s + ANNOTATION_MIN_WIDTH;
+      const width = Math.max(ANNOTATION_MIN_WIDTH, e - s);
+      return width;
+    });
+
+  rects.exit().remove();
+
+  const textRects = annotations.selectAll('.mlAnnotationTextRect').data(d => [d]);
+  const texts = annotations.selectAll('.mlAnnotationText').data(d => [d]);
+
+  textRects
+    .enter()
+    .append('rect')
+    .classed('mlAnnotationTextRect', true)
+    .attr('rx', ANNOTATION_RECT_BORDER_RADIUS)
+    .attr('ry', ANNOTATION_RECT_BORDER_RADIUS);
+
+  texts
+    .enter()
+    .append('text')
+    .classed('mlAnnotationText', true);
+
+  texts
+    .attr('x', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const date = moment(d.timestamp);
+      const x = focusXScale(date);
+      return x + 17;
+    })
+    .attr('y', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const level = d.key !== undefined ? levels[d.key] : ANNOTATION_DEFAULT_LEVEL;
+      return (
+        focusZoomPanelHeight +
+        upperTextMargin +
+        ANNOTATION_TEXT_VERTICAL_OFFSET +
+        level * levelHeight
+      );
+    })
+    .text((d: Annotation) => d.key as any);
+
+  textRects
+    .attr('x', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const date = moment(d.timestamp);
+      const x = focusXScale(date);
+      return x + 5;
+    })
+    .attr('y', (d: Annotation) => {
+      const level = d.key !== undefined ? levels[d.key] : ANNOTATION_DEFAULT_LEVEL;
+      return (
+        focusZoomPanelHeight +
+        upperTextMargin +
+        ANNOTATION_TEXT_RECT_VERTICAL_OFFSET +
+        level * levelHeight
+      );
+    });
+
+  textRects.exit().remove();
+  texts.exit().remove();
+
+  annotations.classed('mlAnnotationHidden', !showAnnotations);
+  annotations.exit().remove();
+}
+
+export function highlightFocusChartAnnotation(annotation: Annotation) {
+  const annotations = d3.selectAll('.mlAnnotation');
+
+  annotations.each(function(d) {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const element = d3.select(this);
+
+    if (d._id === annotation._id) {
+      element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationRect').classed('mlAnnotationRect-isHighlight', true);
+    } else {
+      element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationTextRect').classed('mlAnnotationTextRect-isBlur', true);
+      element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationText').classed('mlAnnotationText-isBlur', true);
+      element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationRect').classed('mlAnnotationRect-isBlur', true);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+export function unhighlightFocusChartAnnotation() {
+  const annotations = d3.selectAll('.mlAnnotation');
+
+  annotations.each(function() {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const element = d3.select(this);
+
+    element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationTextRect').classed('mlAnnotationTextRect-isBlur', false);
+    element
+      .selectAll('.mlAnnotationRect')
+      .classed('mlAnnotationRect-isHighlight', false)
+      .classed('mlAnnotationRect-isBlur', false);
+    element.selectAll('.mlAnnotationText').classed('mlAnnotationText-isBlur', false);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart_directive.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_directive.js
similarity index 81%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart_directive.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_directive.js
index 3bd9c1d107e7..a3b51b21b4a5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_chart_directive.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_directive.js
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@ import { TimeseriesChart } from './timeseries_chart';
 
 import angular from 'angular';
 import { timefilter } from 'ui/timefilter';
+import { toastNotifications } from 'ui/notify';
 
 import { ResizeChecker } from 'ui/resize_checker';
 
 import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
 const module = uiModules.get('apps/ml');
 
+import { ml } from 'plugins/ml/services/ml_api_service';
+
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
+
 module.directive('mlTimeseriesChart', function () {
 
   function link(scope, element) {
@@ -39,23 +45,29 @@ module.directive('mlTimeseriesChart', function () {
       svgWidth = Math.max(angular.element('.results-container').width(), 0);
 
       const props = {
+        indexAnnotation: ml.annotations.indexAnnotation,
         autoZoomDuration: scope.autoZoomDuration,
         contextAggregationInterval: scope.contextAggregationInterval,
         contextChartData: scope.contextChartData,
         contextForecastData: scope.contextForecastData,
         contextChartSelected: contextChartSelected,
+        deleteAnnotation: ml.annotations.deleteAnnotation,
         detectorIndex: scope.detectorIndex,
+        focusAnnotationData: scope.focusAnnotationData,
         focusChartData: scope.focusChartData,
         focusForecastData: scope.focusForecastData,
         focusAggregationInterval: scope.focusAggregationInterval,
         modelPlotEnabled: scope.modelPlotEnabled,
+        refresh: scope.refresh,
         renderFocusChartOnly,
         selectedJob: scope.selectedJob,
+        showAnnotations: scope.showAnnotations,
         showForecast: scope.showForecast,
         showModelBounds: scope.showModelBounds,
         svgWidth,
         swimlaneData: scope.swimlaneData,
         timefilter,
+        toastNotifications,
         zoomFrom: scope.zoomFrom,
         zoomTo: scope.zoomTo
       };
@@ -79,6 +91,10 @@ module.directive('mlTimeseriesChart', function () {
     scope.$watchCollection('focusForecastData', renderFocusChart);
     scope.$watchCollection('focusChartData', renderFocusChart);
     scope.$watchGroup(['showModelBounds', 'showForecast'], renderFocusChart);
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      scope.$watchCollection('focusAnnotationData', renderFocusChart);
+      scope.$watch('showAnnotations', renderFocusChart);
+    }
 
     // Redraw the charts when the container is resize.
     const resizeChecker = new ResizeChecker(angular.element('.ml-timeseries-chart'));
@@ -90,7 +106,7 @@ module.directive('mlTimeseriesChart', function () {
 
     element.on('$destroy', () => {
       resizeChecker.destroy();
-      // unmountComponentAtNode() needs to be called so mlAnomaliesTableService listeners within
+      // unmountComponentAtNode() needs to be called so mlTableService listeners within
       // the TimeseriesChart component get unwatched properly.
       ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(element[0]);
       scope.$destroy();
@@ -108,12 +124,15 @@ module.directive('mlTimeseriesChart', function () {
       contextChartAnomalyData: '=',
       focusChartData: '=',
       swimlaneData: '=',
+      focusAnnotationData: '=',
       focusForecastData: '=',
       contextAggregationInterval: '=',
       focusAggregationInterval: '=',
       zoomFrom: '=',
       zoomTo: '=',
       autoZoomDuration: '=',
+      refresh: '=',
+      showAnnotations: '=',
       showModelBounds: '=',
       showForecast: '='
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/index.js
index d291275bc914..a5e7c4a66d44 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/index.js
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-
-
-import './forecasting_modal';
+import './components/forecasting_modal';
+import './components/timeseries_chart/timeseries_chart_directive';
 import './timeseriesexplorer_controller.js';
 import './timeseries_search_service.js';
-import './timeseries_chart_directive';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/job_select_list';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/chart_tooltip';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer.html b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer.html
index f0d243f8f916..a8d53b4e3092 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer.html
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer.html
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@
           <label for="toggleShowModelBoundsCheckbox" class="kuiCheckBoxLabel">show model bounds</label>
         </div>
 
+        <div ng-show="showAnnotationsCheckbox === true">
+          <input id="toggleAnnotationsCheckbox"
+            type="checkbox"
+            class="kuiCheckBox"
+            ng-click="toggleShowAnnotations()"
+            ng-checked="showAnnotations === true">
+          <label for="toggleAnnotationsCheckbox" class="kuiCheckBoxLabel">annotations</label>
+        </div>
+
         <div ng-show="showForecastCheckbox === true">
           <input id="toggleShowForecastCheckbox"
             type="checkbox"
@@ -98,7 +107,7 @@
 
       <div class="ml-timeseries-chart">
 
-        <ml-timeseries-chart  style="width: 1200px; height: 400px;"
+        <ml-timeseries-chart style="width: 1200px; height: 400px;"
           selected-job="selectedJob"
           detector-index="detectorId"
           model-plot-enabled="modelPlotEnabled"
@@ -106,18 +115,35 @@
           context-forecast-data="contextForecastData"
           context-aggregation-interval="contextAggregationInterval"
           swimlane-data="swimlaneData"
+          focus-annotation-data="focusAnnotationData"
           focus-chart-data="focusChartData"
           focus-forecast-data="focusForecastData"
           focus-aggregation-interval="focusAggregationInterval"
+          show-annotations="showAnnotations"
           show-model-bounds="showModelBounds"
           show-forecast="showForecast"
           zoom-from="zoomFrom"
           zoom-to="zoomTo"
-          auto-zoom-duration="autoZoomDuration">
+          auto-zoom-duration="autoZoomDuration"
+          refresh="refresh">
         </ml-timeseries-chart>
 
       </div>
 
+      <div ng-show="showAnnotations && focusAnnotationData.length > 0">
+        <span class="panel-title euiText">
+          Annotations
+        </span>
+  
+        <ml-annotation-table
+          annotations="focusAnnotationData"
+          drill-down="false"
+          jobs="[selectedJob]"
+        />
+
+        <br /><br />
+      </div>
+
       <span class="panel-title euiText">
         Anomalies
       </span>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer_controller.js
index 44b7d59fe504..8c67fe2e0816 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/timeseriesexplorer/timeseriesexplorer_controller.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 
+import 'plugins/ml/components/annotations_table';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/anomalies_table';
 import 'plugins/ml/components/controls';
 
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ import { JobSelectServiceProvider } from 'plugins/ml/components/job_select_list/
 import { mlForecastService } from 'plugins/ml/services/forecast_service';
 import { mlTimeSeriesSearchService } from 'plugins/ml/timeseriesexplorer/timeseries_search_service';
 import { initPromise } from 'plugins/ml/util/promise';
+import {
+  ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
+  ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
+} from '../../common/constants/search';
+
+
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
+const mlAnnotationsEnabled = chrome.getInjected('mlAnnotationsEnabled', false);
 
 uiRoutes
   .when('/timeseriesexplorer/?', {
@@ -67,7 +76,6 @@ const module = uiModules.get('apps/ml');
 
 module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
   $scope,
-  $route,
   $timeout,
   Private,
   AppState,
@@ -80,7 +88,6 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
   timefilter.enableAutoRefreshSelector();
 
   const CHARTS_POINT_TARGET = 500;
-  const ANOMALIES_MAX_RESULTS = 500;
   const MAX_SCHEDULED_EVENTS = 10;          // Max number of scheduled events displayed per bucket.
   const TimeBuckets = Private(IntervalHelperProvider);
   const mlJobSelectService = Private(JobSelectServiceProvider);
@@ -96,9 +103,13 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
   $scope.modelPlotEnabled = false;
   $scope.showModelBounds = true;            // Toggles display of model bounds in the focus chart
   $scope.showModelBoundsCheckbox = false;
+  $scope.showAnnotations = mlAnnotationsEnabled;// Toggles display of annotations in the focus chart
+  $scope.showAnnotationsCheckbox = mlAnnotationsEnabled;
   $scope.showForecast = true;               // Toggles display of forecast data in the focus chart
   $scope.showForecastCheckbox = false;
 
+  $scope.focusAnnotationData = [];
+
   // Pass the timezone to the server for use when aggregating anomalies (by day / hour) for the table.
   const tzConfig = config.get('dateFormat:tz');
   const dateFormatTz = (tzConfig !== 'Browser') ? tzConfig : moment.tz.guess();
@@ -107,7 +118,6 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
     canForecastJob: checkPermission('canForecastJob')
   };
 
-
   $scope.initializeVis = function () {
     // Initialize the AppState in which to store the zoom range.
     const stateDefaults = {
@@ -349,7 +359,7 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
   $scope.refreshFocusData = function (fromDate, toDate) {
 
     // Counter to keep track of the queries to populate the chart.
-    let awaitingCount = 3;
+    let awaitingCount = 4;
 
     // This object is used to store the results of individual remote requests
     // before we transform it into the final data and apply it to $scope. Otherwise
@@ -419,7 +429,7 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
       0,
       searchBounds.min.valueOf(),
       searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
-      ANOMALIES_MAX_RESULTS
+      ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
     ).then((resp) => {
       // Sort in descending time order before storing in scope.
       refreshFocusData.anomalyRecords = _.chain(resp.records)
@@ -445,6 +455,33 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
       console.log('Time series explorer - error getting scheduled events from elasticsearch:', resp);
     });
 
+    // Query 4 - load any annotations for the selected job.
+    if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+      ml.annotations.getAnnotations({
+        jobIds: [$scope.selectedJob.job_id],
+        earliestMs: searchBounds.min.valueOf(),
+        latestMs: searchBounds.max.valueOf(),
+        maxAnnotations: ANNOTATIONS_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
+      }).then((resp) => {
+        refreshFocusData.focusAnnotationData = resp.annotations[$scope.selectedJob.job_id]
+          .sort((a, b) => {
+            return a.timestamp - b.timestamp;
+          })
+          .map((d, i) => {
+            d.key = String.fromCharCode(65 + i);
+            return d;
+          });
+
+        finish();
+      }).catch(() => {
+        // silent fail
+        refreshFocusData.focusAnnotationData = [];
+        finish();
+      });
+    } else {
+      finish();
+    }
+
     // Plus query for forecast data if there is a forecastId stored in the appState.
     const forecastId = _.get($scope, 'appState.mlTimeSeriesExplorer.forecastId');
     if (forecastId !== undefined) {
@@ -558,6 +595,14 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
     }, 0);
   };
 
+  if (mlAnnotationsEnabled) {
+    $scope.toggleShowAnnotations = function () {
+      $timeout(() => {
+        $scope.showAnnotations = !$scope.showAnnotations;
+      }, 0);
+    };
+  }
+
   $scope.toggleShowForecast = function () {
     $timeout(() => {
       $scope.showForecast = !$scope.showForecast;
@@ -697,7 +742,7 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
       earliestMs,
       latestMs,
       dateFormatTz,
-      ANOMALIES_MAX_RESULTS
+      ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE
     ).then((resp) => {
       const anomalies = resp.anomalies;
       const detectorsByJob = mlJobService.detectorsByJob;
@@ -782,7 +827,7 @@ module.controller('MlTimeSeriesExplorerController', function (
       0,
       bounds.min.valueOf(),
       bounds.max.valueOf(),
-      ANOMALIES_MAX_RESULTS)
+      ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE)
       .then((resp) => {
         if (resp.records && resp.records.length > 0) {
           const firstRec = resp.records[0];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.js
index 496111646ca4..24f9432eb220 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/client/elasticsearch_ml.js
@@ -613,4 +613,3 @@ export const elasticsearchJsPlugin = (Client, config, components) => {
   });
 
 };
-
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/check_annotations/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/check_annotations/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f088adc5c7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/check_annotations/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { callWithInternalUserFactory } from '../../client/call_with_internal_user_factory';
+
+import {
+  ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ,
+  ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE,
+  ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_PATTERN
+} from '../../../common/constants/index_patterns';
+
+import { FEATURE_ANNOTATIONS_ENABLED } from '../../../common/constants/feature_flags';
+
+// Annotations Feature is available if:
+// - FEATURE_ANNOTATIONS_ENABLED is set to `true`
+// - ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_PATTERN index is present
+// - ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ alias is present
+// - ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE alias is present
+export async function isAnnotationsFeatureAvailable(server) {
+  if (!FEATURE_ANNOTATIONS_ENABLED) return false;
+
+  try {
+    const callWithInternalUser = callWithInternalUserFactory(server);
+
+    const indexParams = { index: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_PATTERN };
+
+    const annotationsIndexExists = await callWithInternalUser('indices.exists', indexParams);
+    if (!annotationsIndexExists) return false;
+
+    const annotationsReadAliasExists = await callWithInternalUser('indices.existsAlias', {
+      name: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ
+    });
+
+    if (!annotationsReadAliasExists) return false;
+
+    const annotationsWriteAliasExists = await callWithInternalUser('indices.existsAlias', {
+      name: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE
+    });
+    if (!annotationsWriteAliasExists) return false;
+
+  } catch (err) {
+    server.log(['info', 'ml'], 'Disabling ML annotations feature because the index/alias integrity check failed.');
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/annotation.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/annotation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c45b5b991094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/annotation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import Boom from 'boom';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+import { ANNOTATION_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants/annotations';
+import {
+  ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ,
+  ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE,
+} from '../../../common/constants/index_patterns';
+
+import {
+  Annotation,
+  Annotations,
+  isAnnotation,
+  isAnnotations,
+} from '../../../common/types/annotations';
+
+interface EsResult {
+  _source: object;
+  _id: string;
+}
+
+interface IndexAnnotationArgs {
+  jobIds: string[];
+  earliestMs: Date;
+  latestMs: Date;
+  maxAnnotations: number;
+}
+
+interface GetParams {
+  index: string;
+  size: number;
+  body: object;
+}
+
+interface GetResponse {
+  success: true;
+  annotations: {
+    [key: string]: Annotations;
+  };
+}
+
+interface IndexParams {
+  index: string;
+  type: string;
+  body: Annotation;
+  refresh?: string;
+  id?: string;
+}
+
+interface DeleteParams {
+  index: string;
+  type: string;
+  refresh?: string;
+  id: string;
+}
+
+export function annotationProvider(
+  callWithRequest: (action: string, params: IndexParams | DeleteParams | GetParams) => Promise<any>
+) {
+  async function indexAnnotation(annotation: Annotation) {
+    if (isAnnotation(annotation) === false) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('invalid annotation format'));
+    }
+
+    if (annotation.create_time === undefined) {
+      annotation.create_time = new Date().getTime();
+      annotation.create_username = '<user unknown>';
+    }
+
+    annotation.modified_time = new Date().getTime();
+    annotation.modified_username = '<user unknown>';
+
+    const params: IndexParams = {
+      index: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE,
+      type: 'annotation',
+      body: annotation,
+      refresh: 'wait_for',
+    };
+
+    if (typeof annotation._id !== 'undefined') {
+      params.id = annotation._id;
+      delete params.body._id;
+    }
+
+    return await callWithRequest('index', params);
+  }
+
+  async function getAnnotations({
+    jobIds,
+    earliestMs,
+    latestMs,
+    maxAnnotations,
+  }: IndexAnnotationArgs) {
+    const obj: GetResponse = {
+      success: true,
+      annotations: {},
+    };
+
+    // Build the criteria to use in the bool filter part of the request.
+    // Adds criteria for the time range plus any specified job IDs.
+    // The nested must_not time range filter queries make sure that we fetch:
+    // - annotations with start and end within the time range
+    // - annotations that either start or end within the time range
+    // - annotations that start before and end after the given time range
+    // - but skip annotation that are completely outside the time range
+    //   (the ones that start and end before or after the time range)
+    const boolCriteria: object[] = [
+      {
+        bool: {
+          must_not: [
+            {
+              bool: {
+                filter: [
+                  {
+                    range: {
+                      timestamp: {
+                        lte: earliestMs,
+                        format: 'epoch_millis',
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  {
+                    range: {
+                      end_timestamp: {
+                        lte: earliestMs,
+                        format: 'epoch_millis',
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              bool: {
+                filter: [
+                  {
+                    range: {
+                      timestamp: {
+                        gte: latestMs,
+                        format: 'epoch_millis',
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  {
+                    range: {
+                      end_timestamp: {
+                        gte: latestMs,
+                        format: 'epoch_millis',
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        exists: { field: 'annotation' },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    if (jobIds && jobIds.length > 0 && !(jobIds.length === 1 && jobIds[0] === '*')) {
+      let jobIdFilterStr = '';
+      _.each(jobIds, (jobId, i: number) => {
+        jobIdFilterStr += `${i! > 0 ? ' OR ' : ''}job_id:${jobId}`;
+      });
+      boolCriteria.push({
+        query_string: {
+          analyze_wildcard: false,
+          query: jobIdFilterStr,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    const params: GetParams = {
+      index: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_READ,
+      size: maxAnnotations,
+      body: {
+        query: {
+          bool: {
+            filter: [
+              {
+                query_string: {
+                  query: `type:${ANNOTATION_TYPE.ANNOTATION}`,
+                  analyze_wildcard: false,
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                bool: {
+                  must: boolCriteria,
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const resp = await callWithRequest('search', params);
+
+    const docs: Annotations = _.get(resp, ['hits', 'hits'], []).map((d: EsResult) => {
+      // get the original source document and the document id, we need it
+      // to identify the annotation when editing/deleting it.
+      return { ...d._source, _id: d._id } as Annotation;
+    });
+
+    if (isAnnotations(docs) === false) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Annotations didn't pass integrity check.`);
+    }
+
+    docs.forEach((doc: Annotation) => {
+      const jobId = doc.job_id;
+      if (typeof obj.annotations[jobId] === 'undefined') {
+        obj.annotations[jobId] = [];
+      }
+      obj.annotations[jobId].push(doc);
+    });
+
+    return obj;
+  }
+
+  async function deleteAnnotation(id: string) {
+    const param: DeleteParams = {
+      index: ML_ANNOTATIONS_INDEX_ALIAS_WRITE,
+      type: 'annotation',
+      id,
+      refresh: 'wait_for',
+    };
+
+    return await callWithRequest('delete', param);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    getAnnotations,
+    indexAnnotation,
+    deleteAnnotation,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c517f828934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/annotation_service/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+import { annotationProvider } from './annotation';
+
+export function annotationServiceProvider(callWithRequest) {
+  return {
+    ...annotationProvider(callWithRequest)
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/results_service/results_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/results_service/results_service.js
index 3c33979a9ad1..12e8959062a8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/results_service/results_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/results_service/results_service.js
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { buildAnomalyTableItems } from './build_anomaly_table_items';
 import { ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN } from '../../../common/constants/index_patterns';
+import { ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE } from '../../../common/constants/search';
 
 
 // Service for carrying out Elasticsearch queries to obtain data for the
 // ML Results dashboards.
 
-const DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE = 500;
 const DEFAULT_MAX_EXAMPLES = 500;
 
 export function resultsServiceProvider(callWithRequest) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(callWithRequest) {
     earliestMs,
     latestMs,
     dateFormatTz,
-    maxRecords = DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
+    maxRecords = ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,
     maxExamples = DEFAULT_MAX_EXAMPLES) {
 
     // Build the query to return the matching anomaly record results.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export function resultsServiceProvider(callWithRequest) {
     const resp = await callWithRequest('search', {
       index: ML_RESULTS_INDEX_PATTERN,
       rest_total_hits_as_int: true,
-      size: DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,    // Matches size of records in anomaly summary table.
+      size: ANOMALIES_TABLE_DEFAULT_QUERY_SIZE,    // Matches size of records in anomaly summary table.
       body: {
         query: {
           bool: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/annotations.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/annotations.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9f319957681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/annotations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+
+import { callWithRequestFactory } from '../client/call_with_request_factory';
+import { wrapError } from '../client/errors';
+import { annotationServiceProvider } from '../models/annotation_service';
+
+export function annotationRoutes(server, commonRouteConfig) {
+  server.route({
+    method: 'POST',
+    path: '/api/ml/annotations',
+    handler(request) {
+      const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
+      const { getAnnotations } = annotationServiceProvider(callWithRequest);
+      return getAnnotations(request.payload)
+        .catch(resp => wrapError(resp));
+    },
+    config: {
+      ...commonRouteConfig
+    }
+  });
+
+  server.route({
+    method: 'PUT',
+    path: '/api/ml/annotations/index',
+    handler(request) {
+      const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
+      const { indexAnnotation } = annotationServiceProvider(callWithRequest);
+      return indexAnnotation(request.payload)
+        .catch(resp => wrapError(resp));
+    },
+    config: {
+      ...commonRouteConfig
+    }
+  });
+
+  server.route({
+    method: 'DELETE',
+    path: '/api/ml/annotations/delete/{annotationId}',
+    handler(request) {
+      const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
+      const annotationId = request.params.annotationId;
+      const { deleteAnnotation } = annotationServiceProvider(callWithRequest);
+      return deleteAnnotation(annotationId)
+        .catch(resp => wrapError(resp));
+    },
+    config: {
+      ...commonRouteConfig
+    }
+  });
+
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/ml/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4082f16a5d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json"
+}