diff --git a/lms/static/js/edxnotes/plugins/ai_summarize.js b/lms/static/js/edxnotes/plugins/ai_summarize.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4aa86ffb5456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/edxnotes/plugins/ai_summarize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+(function(define, undefined) {
+    'use strict';
+    define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'annotator_1.2.9'], function($, _, Annotator) {
+    /**
+     * AiSummarize plugin adds a button to the annotatorjs adder in order to
+     * summarize the text selected and save as annotation.
+     **/
+        Annotator.Plugin.AiSummarize = function() {
+            Annotator.Plugin.apply(this, arguments);
+        };
+
+        $.extend(Annotator.Plugin.AiSummarize.prototype, new Annotator.Plugin(), {
+            pluginInit: function() {
+                // Overrides of annotatorjs HTML/CSS to add summarize button.
+                var style = document.createElement('style');
+                style.innerHTML = `
+                    .annotator-adder::before {
+                        content: '';
+                        width: 10px;
+                        height: 10px;
+                        background-color: white;
+                        display: block;
+                        position: absolute;
+                        top: 100%;
+                        left: 5px;
+                        border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
+                        border-right: 1px solid gray;
+                        z-index: 0;
+                        transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
+                    }
+
+                    .annotator-adder button::before,
+                    .annotator-adder button::after {
+                        display: none !important;
+                    }
+
+                    .annotator-adder #annotateButton,
+                    .annotator-adder #summarizeButton {
+                        border: none !important;
+                        background: rgb(0, 48, 87) !important;
+                        box-shadow: none !important;
+                        width: initial;
+                        transition: color .1s;
+                        text-indent: initial;
+                        font-size: 20px;
+                        padding: 0;
+                        height: fit-content;
+                        color: white;
+                        border-radius: 5px;
+                        padding-left: 5px;
+                        padding-right: 5px;
+                        font-weight: normal;
+                    }
+
+                    .annotator-adder button i.fa {
+                        font-style: normal;
+                    }
+
+                    .annotator-adder {
+                        width: fit-content;
+                        height: fit-content;
+                        padding: 5px;
+                        background-color: white;
+                        border: 1px solid gray;
+                        gap: 5px;
+                    }
+                    `;
+                document.head.appendChild(style);
+                var annotator = this.annotator;
+                annotator.adder[0].children[0].id = 'annotateButton';
+                annotator.adder[0].children[0].innerHTML = '<i class="fa fa-pencil" aria-hidden="true"></i>';
+                annotator.adder[0].innerHTML += `
+                <button class="summarize-button" id="summarizeButton" title="Summarize text using AI.">
+                    <i class="fa fa-star" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                </button>
+                `;
+                function onDisplayStyleChange(mutationsList, observer) {
+                    for (const mutation of mutationsList) {
+                      if (mutation.type === 'attributes' && mutation.attributeName === 'style') {
+                        if (mutation.target.style.display == 'block') {
+                            mutation.target.style.display = 'flex';
+                        };
+                      };
+                    };
+                };
+                const observer = new MutationObserver(onDisplayStyleChange);
+                const config = {
+                    attributes: true,
+                    attributeFilter: ['style'],
+                };
+                observer.observe(annotator.adder[0], config);
+
+                const summarizeButton = document.getElementById('summarizeButton');
+                summarizeButton.addEventListener('click', this.summarize);
+            },
+            summarize: function(event) {
+                // implement summarize functionality.
+            },
+        });
+    });
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/edxnotes/views/notes_factory.js b/lms/static/js/edxnotes/views/notes_factory.js
index 5c98bc7683b7..7513a0bdd141 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/edxnotes/views/notes_factory.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/edxnotes/views/notes_factory.js
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
         'js/edxnotes/plugins/events', 'js/edxnotes/plugins/accessibility',
         'js/edxnotes/plugins/caret_navigation',
         'js/edxnotes/plugins/store_error_handler',
-        'js/edxnotes/plugins/search_override'
+        'js/edxnotes/plugins/search_override',
+
+        'js/edxnotes/plugins/ai_summarize'
     ], function($, _, Annotator, NotesLogger, NotesCollector) {
-        var plugins = ['Auth', 'Store', 'Scroller', 'Events', 'Accessibility', 'CaretNavigation', 'Tags'],
+        var plugins = ['Auth', 'Store', 'Scroller', 'Events', 'Accessibility', 'CaretNavigation', 'Tags', 'AiSummarize'],
             getOptions, setupPlugins, getAnnotator;
 
     /**