diff --git a/app/helpers/graph_helper.rb b/app/helpers/graph_helper.rb
index c53ea4519da..f7e17f5cc01 100644
--- a/app/helpers/graph_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/graph_helper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ module GraphHelper
     refs << commit_refs.join(' ')
 
     # append note count
-    refs << "[#{@graph.notes[commit.id]}]" if @graph.notes[commit.id] > 0
+    notes_count = @graph.notes[commit.id]
+    refs << "[#{notes_count} #{pluralize(notes_count, 'note')}]" if notes_count > 0
 
     refs
   end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/bugfix-graph-friendly-notes-number.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/bugfix-graph-friendly-notes-number.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a99729fb48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/bugfix-graph-friendly-notes-number.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Show notes number more user-friendly in the graph
+merge_request: 13949
+author: Vladislav Kaverin
+type: changed