diff --git a/js/controllers/notes.js b/js/controllers/notes.js
index 8ec1d42..6df9069 100644
--- a/js/controllers/notes.js
+++ b/js/controllers/notes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Handles the showing and 
+ * Handles the showing of speaker notes
  */
 export default class Notes {
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class Notes {
 	 * Retrieves the speaker notes from a slide. Notes can be
 	 * defined in two ways:
 	 * 1. As a data-notes attribute on the slide <section>
-	 * 2. As an <aside class="notes"> inside of the slide
+	 * 2. With <aside class="notes"> elements inside the slide
 	 *
 	 * @param {HTMLElement} [slide=currentSlide]
 	 * @return {(string|null)}
@@ -101,10 +101,14 @@ export default class Notes {
 			return slide.getAttribute( 'data-notes' );
 		}
 
-		// ... or using an <aside class="notes"> element
-		let notesElement = slide.querySelector( 'aside.notes' );
-		if( notesElement ) {
-			return notesElement.innerHTML;
+		// ... or using <aside class="notes"> elements
+		let notesElements = slide.querySelectorAll( 'aside.notes' );
+		if( notesElements ) {
+			let notes = "";
+			for (let i = 0; i < notesElements.length; i++) {
+				notes += notesElements[i].innerHTML + "\n";
+			}
+			return notes;
 		}
 
 		return null;
diff --git a/plugin/notes/plugin.js b/plugin/notes/plugin.js
index 4028293..acdde27 100644
--- a/plugin/notes/plugin.js
+++ b/plugin/notes/plugin.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const Plugin = () => {
 		function post( event ) {
 
 			let slideElement = deck.getCurrentSlide(),
-				notesElement = slideElement.querySelector( 'aside.notes' ),
+				notesElements = slideElement.querySelectorAll( 'aside.notes' ),
 				fragmentElement = slideElement.querySelector( '.current-fragment' );
 
 			let messageData = {
@@ -108,21 +108,29 @@ const Plugin = () => {
 			if( fragmentElement ) {
 				let fragmentNotes = fragmentElement.querySelector( 'aside.notes' );
 				if( fragmentNotes ) {
-					notesElement = fragmentNotes;
+					messageData.notes = fragmentNotes.innerHTML;
+					messageData.markdown = typeof fragmentNotes.getAttribute( 'data-markdown' ) === 'string';
+
+					// Ignore other slide notes
+					notesElements = null;
 				}
 				else if( fragmentElement.hasAttribute( 'data-notes' ) ) {
 					messageData.notes = fragmentElement.getAttribute( 'data-notes' );
 					messageData.whitespace = 'pre-wrap';
 
 					// In case there are slide notes
-					notesElement = null;
+					notesElements = null;
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Look for notes defined in an aside element
-			if( notesElement ) {
-				messageData.notes = notesElement.innerHTML;
-				messageData.markdown = typeof notesElement.getAttribute( 'data-markdown' ) === 'string';
+			// Look for notes defined in aside elements
+			if( notesElements ) {
+				let notes = "";
+				for (let i = 0; i < notesElements.length; i++) {
+					notes += notesElements[i].innerHTML + "\n";
+				}
+				messageData.notes = notes;
+				messageData.markdown = typeof notesElements[0].getAttribute( 'data-markdown' ) === 'string';
 			}
 
 			popup.postMessage( JSON.stringify( messageData ), '*' );