diff --git a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/externalmessage/processing/AbstractProcessingFlow.java b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/externalmessage/processing/AbstractProcessingFlow.java
index ab0849eb0c1..b58c1aaeae4 100644
--- a/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/externalmessage/processing/AbstractProcessingFlow.java
+++ b/sormas-api/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/api/externalmessage/processing/AbstractProcessingFlow.java
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ protected CaseDataDto buildCase(PersonDto person, ExternalMessageDto externalMes
 		caseDto.setVaccinationStatus(externalMessageDto.getVaccinationStatus());
 		caseDto.getHospitalization().setAdmittedToHealthFacility(externalMessageDto.getAdmittedToHealthFacility());
 
+		caseDto.setAdditionalDetails(externalMessageDto.getCaseComments());
+
 		postBuildCase(caseDto, externalMessageDto);
 
 		return caseDto;
diff --git a/sormas-backend/src/main/resources/sql/sormas_schema.sql b/sormas-backend/src/main/resources/sql/sormas_schema.sql
index 1e599b9ab00..7e3a07b7007 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/src/main/resources/sql/sormas_schema.sql
+++ b/sormas-backend/src/main/resources/sql/sormas_schema.sql
@@ -15362,4 +15362,9 @@ ALTER TABLE symptoms_history ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS otherneurolocalsymptomtext
 
 INSERT INTO schema_version (version_number, comment) VALUES (612, '#13797 - Malaria and Dengue requirements');
 
+ALTER TABLE externalmessage ALTER COLUMN casecomments TYPE text;
+ALTER TABLE externalmessage_history ALTER COLUMN casecomments TYPE text;
+
+INSERT INTO schema_version (version_number, comment) VALUES (613, '#13879 - Increased length of case comments');
+
 -- *** Insert new sql commands BEFORE this line. Remember to always consider _history tables. ***