diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index acd28a1..b4ecaad 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 				//   'E' error message
 				//   'W' warning message
 				//   'I' informational message
+				//   'N' note message
 				//   'C' continuation line
 				//   'Z' end of multi-line message
 				//   'G' general, unspecific message
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@
 {
     if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"+-", *efmp) != NULL)
 	efminfo->flags = *efmp++;
-    if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"DXAEWICZGOPQ", *efmp) != NULL)
+    if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"DXAEWINCZGOPQ", *efmp) != NULL)
 	efminfo->prefix = *efmp;
     else
     {
@@ -1166,7 +1167,7 @@
 
     if ((idx == 'C' || idx == 'Z') && !qf_multiline)
 	return QF_FAIL;
-    if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"EWI", idx) != NULL)
+    if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"EWIN", idx) != NULL)
 	fields->type = idx;
     else
 	fields->type = 0;
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@
 	if (fmt_ptr->conthere)
 	    fmt_start = fmt_ptr;
 
-	if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"AEWI", idx) != NULL)
+	if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"AEWIN", idx) != NULL)
 	{
 	    qfl->qf_multiline = TRUE;	// start of a multi-line message
 	    qfl->qf_multiignore = FALSE;// reset continuation
@@ -3880,11 +3881,13 @@
  *  e or E    0		" error"
  *  w or W    0		" warning"
  *  i or I    0		" info"
+ *  n or N    0		" note"
  *  0	      0		""
  *  other     0		" c"
  *  e or E    n		" error n"
  *  w or W    n		" warning n"
  *  i or I    n		" info n"
+ *  n or N    n		" note n"
  *  0	      n		" error n"
  *  other     n		" c n"
  *  1	      x		""	:helpgrep
@@ -3900,6 +3903,8 @@
 	p = (char_u *)" warning";
     else if (c == 'I' || c == 'i')
 	p = (char_u *)" info";
+    else if (c == 'N' || c == 'n')
+	p = (char_u *)" note";
     else if (c == 'E' || c == 'e' || (c == 0 && nr > 0))
 	p = (char_u *)" error";
     else if (c == 0 || c == 1)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index fb4e07c..96729a4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -1347,6 +1347,36 @@
   let &efm = save_efm
 endfunc
 
+" Test for '%t' (error type) field in 'efm'
+func Test_efm_error_type()
+  let save_efm = &efm
+
+  " error type
+  set efm=%f:%l:%t:%m
+  cexpr ["Xfile1:10:E:msg1", "Xfile1:20:W:msg2", "Xfile1:30:I:msg3",
+        \ "Xfile1:40:N:msg4", "Xfile1:50:R:msg5"]
+  let output = split(execute('clist'), "\n")
+  call assert_equal([
+        \ ' 1 Xfile1:10 error: msg1',
+        \ ' 2 Xfile1:20 warning: msg2',
+        \ ' 3 Xfile1:30 info: msg3',
+        \ ' 4 Xfile1:40 note: msg4',
+        \ ' 5 Xfile1:50 R: msg5'], output)
+
+  " error type and a error number
+  set efm=%f:%l:%t:%n:%m
+  cexpr ["Xfile1:10:E:2:msg1", "Xfile1:20:W:4:msg2", "Xfile1:30:I:6:msg3",
+        \ "Xfile1:40:N:8:msg4", "Xfile1:50:R:3:msg5"]
+  let output = split(execute('clist'), "\n")
+  call assert_equal([
+        \ ' 1 Xfile1:10 error   2: msg1',
+        \ ' 2 Xfile1:20 warning   4: msg2',
+        \ ' 3 Xfile1:30 info   6: msg3',
+        \ ' 4 Xfile1:40 note   8: msg4',
+        \ ' 5 Xfile1:50 R   3: msg5'], output)
+  let &efm = save_efm
+endfunc
+
 func XquickfixChangedByAutocmd(cchar)
   call s:setup_commands(a:cchar)
   if a:cchar == 'c'
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6466000..3ef0a9b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    917,
+/**/
     916,
 /**/
     915,