diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas_note.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas_note.js
index 1f9e6c507..18d0ebcd4 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas_note.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas_note.js
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ export default class ExcalidrawTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         })
 
         const content = {
+            _meta: "This note has type `canvas-note`. It uses excalidraw to render.",
             elements,
             appState,
             files: activeFiles,