diff --git a/backend/routes/sessions.js b/backend/routes/sessions.js
index a4732d2..f362f99 100644
--- a/backend/routes/sessions.js
+++ b/backend/routes/sessions.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const db = require('../database');
 const { triggerWebhook } = require('../utils/webhooks');
 const { getWebSocketManager } = require('../utils/websocket-manager');
 const { startMonitor, stopMonitor, getMonitorSnapshot } = require('../utils/ecast-shard-client');
+const { computeNotesPreview } = require('../utils/notes-preview');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
   try {
     const sessions = db.prepare(`
       SELECT 
-        s.*,
+        s.id,
+        s.created_at,
+        s.closed_at,
+        s.is_active,
+        s.notes,
         COUNT(sg.id) as games_played
       FROM sessions s
       LEFT JOIN session_games sg ON s.id = sg.session_id
@@ -29,7 +34,12 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
       ORDER BY s.created_at DESC
     `).all();
 
-    res.json(sessions);
+    const result = sessions.map(({ notes, ...session }) => {
+      const { has_notes, notes_preview } = computeNotesPreview(notes);
+      return { ...session, has_notes, notes_preview };
+    });
+
+    res.json(result);
   } catch (error) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
   }
diff --git a/tests/api/session-notes.test.js b/tests/api/session-notes.test.js
index 20f0fc9..7c84eb5 100644
--- a/tests/api/session-notes.test.js
+++ b/tests/api/session-notes.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const request = require('supertest');
+const { app } = require('../../backend/server');
+const { cleanDb, getAuthHeader, seedSession } = require('../helpers/test-utils');
 const { computeNotesPreview } = require('../../backend/utils/notes-preview');
 
 describe('computeNotesPreview', () => {
@@ -62,3 +65,42 @@ describe('computeNotesPreview', () => {
     expect(result.notes_preview).not.toContain('...');
   });
 });
+
+describe('GET /api/sessions list', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cleanDb();
+  });
+
+  test('includes has_notes and notes_preview in list response', async () => {
+    seedSession({ notes: '**Bold** first paragraph\n\nSecond paragraph' });
+    seedSession({ notes: null });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/sessions');
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    const withNotes = res.body.find(s => s.has_notes === true);
+    const withoutNotes = res.body.find(s => s.has_notes === false);
+
+    expect(withNotes.notes_preview).toBe('Bold first paragraph');
+    expect(withNotes).not.toHaveProperty('notes');
+
+    expect(withoutNotes.notes_preview).toBeNull();
+    expect(withoutNotes).not.toHaveProperty('notes');
+  });
+
+  test('list response preserves existing fields', async () => {
+    seedSession({ is_active: 1, notes: 'Test' });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/sessions');
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('id');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('created_at');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('closed_at');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('is_active');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('games_played');
+  });
+});
+