diff --git a/src/actions/library.js b/src/actions/library.js
index 61f93ba4..419c28d9 100644
--- a/src/actions/library.js
+++ b/src/actions/library.js
@@ -40,6 +40,42 @@ export const loadLibraryEntries = (library, page = 1, query, type) => {
   return fetchLibraryEntries(url, library, type)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get song lyrics
+ */
+
+export const SONG_LYRICS_REQUEST = 'SONG_LYRICS_REQUEST'
+export const SONG_LYRICS_SUCCESS = 'SONG_LYRICS_SUCCESS'
+export const SONG_LYRICS_FAILURE = 'SONG_LYRICS_FAILURE'
+
+/**
+ * Load song lyrics from the server
+ * @param id ID of the song to get lyrics from
+ */
+export const loadSongLyrics = (id) => ({
+  [FETCH_API]: {
+    endpoint: `${baseUrl}/library/songs/lyrics/${id}/`,
+    method: 'GET',
+    types: [SONG_LYRICS_REQUEST, SONG_LYRICS_SUCCESS, SONG_LYRICS_FAILURE],
+  },
+  id,
+})
+
+/**
+ * Clear song lyrics status
+ */
+
+export const SONG_LYRICS_STATUS_CLEAR = 'SONG_LYRICS_STATUS_CLEAR'
+
+/**
+ * Clear song lyrics status in state
+ * @param id ID of the song.
+ */
+export const clearSongLyricsStatus = (id) => ({
+  type: SONG_LYRICS_STATUS_CLEAR,
+  id,
+})
+
 /**
  * Get work types
  */
diff --git a/src/components/generics/Details.jsx b/src/components/generics/Details.jsx
index 17907821..f6d9e908 100644
--- a/src/components/generics/Details.jsx
+++ b/src/components/generics/Details.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { CSSTransition } from 'react-transition-group'
 
+import { isDisplayable } from 'utils'
+
 export function Details({ children }) {
   return <div className="details">{children}</div>
 }
@@ -50,11 +52,23 @@ DetailText.propTypes = {
   name: PropTypes.string,
 }
 
-export function DetailLongText({ children, icon, name }) {
+export function DetailLongText({
+  children,
+  icon,
+  name,
+  onExpand,
+  notifications,
+}) {
   const [revealed, setRevealed] = useState(false)
 
   return (
-    <DetailAny icon={icon} name={name} className="long-text">
+    <DetailAny
+      icon={icon}
+      name={name}
+      className={classNames('long-text', {
+        notifiable: isDisplayable(notifications),
+      })}
+    >
       <CSSTransition
         classNames="reveal"
         in={revealed}
@@ -70,7 +84,12 @@ export function DetailLongText({ children, icon, name }) {
         <div className="controls">
           <button
             className="control neutral square"
-            onClick={() => setRevealed(true)}
+            onClick={() => {
+              if (typeof onExpand === 'function') {
+                onExpand()
+              }
+              setRevealed(true)
+            }}
           >
             <span className="icon">
               <i className="las la-plus-square"></i>
@@ -78,6 +97,9 @@ export function DetailLongText({ children, icon, name }) {
           </button>
         </div>
       )}
+      {isDisplayable(notifications) && (
+        <div className="notifications">{notifications}</div>
+      )}
     </DetailAny>
   )
 }
@@ -86,4 +108,9 @@ DetailLongText.propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.node, PropTypes.string]),
   icon: PropTypes.string,
   name: PropTypes.string,
+  onExpand: PropTypes.func,
+  notifications: PropTypes.oneOfType([
+    PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.element),
+    PropTypes.element,
+  ]),
 }
diff --git a/src/components/generics/Notification.jsx b/src/components/generics/Notification.jsx
index f3881443..163a23db 100644
--- a/src/components/generics/Notification.jsx
+++ b/src/components/generics/Notification.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default function Notification({
     message: messageInState,
     fields: fieldsInState,
   } = alterationResponse || {}
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!status || !date) {
       return
diff --git a/src/components/library/widgets/SongExpanded.jsx b/src/components/library/widgets/SongExpanded.jsx
index 06e73027..209b85f4 100644
--- a/src/components/library/widgets/SongExpanded.jsx
+++ b/src/components/library/widgets/SongExpanded.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux'
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router'
 
+import { clearSongLyricsStatus, loadSongLyrics } from 'actions/library'
 import {
   DetailAny,
   DetailLongText,
@@ -10,13 +13,19 @@ import {
 import HighlighterQuery from 'components/generics/HighlighterQuery'
 import { ListingEntry } from 'components/generics/listing/Entry'
 import ListingList from 'components/generics/listing/List'
+import Notification from 'components/generics/Notification'
 import SongTagList from 'components/library/SongTagList'
 import ArtistWidget from 'components/library/widgets/Artist'
 import WorkLinkWidget from 'components/library/widgets/WorkLink'
+import { Status } from 'reducers/alterationsResponse'
 import { songPropType } from 'serverPropTypes/library'
 
 export default function SongExpanded({ query, song }) {
   const [_, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams()
+  const dispatch = useDispatch()
+  const statusLyrics = useSelector(
+    (state) => state.library.song.statusesLyrics[song.id]
+  )
 
   // Method used by child components WorkEntry and ArtistsEnty to set new
   // search criteria
@@ -24,6 +33,17 @@ export default function SongExpanded({ query, song }) {
     setSearchParams({ query, page: 1 })
   }
 
+  // Clear song lyrics status on unmount to prevent re-displaying notification
+  useEffect(
+    () => {
+      return () => {
+        dispatch(clearSongLyricsStatus(song.id))
+      }
+    },
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    []
+  )
+
   // works
   let works
   if (song.works.length > 0) {
@@ -146,8 +166,36 @@ export default function SongExpanded({ query, song }) {
   // lyrics
   let lyrics
   if (song.lyrics_preview) {
+    const lyricsNotification = (
+      <Notification
+        alterationResponse={{
+          status: statusLyrics,
+          date: -1, // XXX There should be a valid date here
+        }}
+        pendingMessage={false}
+        successfulMessage={false}
+        failedMessage="Error fetching lyrics"
+        noDisplayOnMount
+      />
+    )
+
     lyrics = (
-      <DetailLongText icon="la-align-left" name="Lyrics">
+      <DetailLongText
+        icon="la-align-left"
+        name="Lyrics"
+        onExpand={() => {
+          // only fetch full lyrics if there is more to display, and if not
+          // fetched already
+          if (
+            song.lyrics_preview.truncated &&
+            statusLyrics !== Status.successful
+          ) {
+            dispatch(loadSongLyrics(song.id))
+          }
+        }}
+        notifications={lyricsNotification}
+        noDisplayOnMount
+      >
         {song.lyrics_preview.text}
       </DetailLongText>
     )
diff --git a/src/reducers/library.js b/src/reducers/library.js
index 1b8a1a88..de3ac794 100644
--- a/src/reducers/library.js
+++ b/src/reducers/library.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import {
   LIBRARY_FAILURE,
   LIBRARY_REQUEST,
   LIBRARY_SUCCESS,
+  SONG_LYRICS_FAILURE,
+  SONG_LYRICS_REQUEST,
+  SONG_LYRICS_STATUS_CLEAR,
+  SONG_LYRICS_SUCCESS,
   WORK_TYPES_FAILURE,
   WORK_TYPES_REQUEST,
   WORK_TYPES_SUCCESS,
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ export const WorkLinkName = Object.freeze({
  * Generators for library content
  */
 
-const generateDefaultLibrary = (libraryKey) => ({
+const generateLibraryDefaultState = (libraryKey) => ({
   status: null,
   data: {
     pagination: {
@@ -43,10 +47,9 @@ const generateDefaultLibrary = (libraryKey) => ({
   },
 })
 
-const generateLibraryReducer = (libraryType) => {
-  const defaultLibrary = generateDefaultLibrary(libraryType)
-
-  return (state = defaultLibrary, action) => {
+const generateLibraryReducer =
+  (libraryType, defaultState) =>
+  (state = defaultState, action) => {
     if (action.libraryType !== libraryType) {
       return state
     }
@@ -60,39 +63,116 @@ const generateLibraryReducer = (libraryType) => {
 
       case LIBRARY_SUCCESS:
         return {
+          ...state,
           status: Status.successful,
           data: updateData(action.response, libraryType),
         }
 
       case LIBRARY_FAILURE:
         return {
+          ...state,
           status: Status.failed,
-          data: defaultLibrary.data,
+          data: defaultState.data,
         }
 
       default:
         return state
     }
   }
-}
 
 /**
  * Song library
  */
 
-const song = generateLibraryReducer('songs')
+const songLibraryDefaultState = generateLibraryDefaultState('songs')
+const songDefaultState = {
+  ...songLibraryDefaultState,
+  statusesLyrics: {},
+}
+const songLibraryReducer = generateLibraryReducer('songs', songDefaultState)
+const song = (stateLibrary = songDefaultState, action) => {
+  const state = songLibraryReducer(stateLibrary, action)
+
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case SONG_LYRICS_REQUEST:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        statusesLyrics: {
+          ...state.statusesLyrics,
+          [action.id]: Status.pending,
+        },
+      }
+
+    case SONG_LYRICS_SUCCESS: {
+      // add the lyrics to the corresponding song
+      const songs = window.structuredClone(state.data.songs)
+      const songId = songs.findIndex((song) => song.id === action.id)
+      songs[songId].lyrics_preview.text = action.response.lyrics
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        statusesLyrics: {
+          ...state.statusesLyrics,
+          [action.id]: Status.successful,
+        },
+        data: {
+          ...state.data,
+          songs,
+        },
+      }
+    }
+
+    case SONG_LYRICS_FAILURE:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        statusesLyrics: {
+          ...state.statusesLyrics,
+          [action.id]: Status.failed,
+        },
+      }
+
+    case SONG_LYRICS_STATUS_CLEAR:
+      // only clear a non successful status
+      if (state.statusesLyrics[action.id] === Status.successful) {
+        return state
+      } else {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          statusesLyrics: {
+            ...state.statusesLyrics,
+            [action.id]: null,
+          },
+        }
+      }
+
+    case LIBRARY_REQUEST:
+      if (action.libraryType === 'songs') {
+        // reset lyrics statuses as the list of songs is being fetched
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          statusesLyrics: [],
+        }
+      }
+
+      return state
+
+    default:
+      return state
+  }
+}
 
 /**
  * Artist library
  */
 
-const artist = generateLibraryReducer('artists')
+const artistLibraryDefaultState = generateLibraryDefaultState('artists')
+const artist = generateLibraryReducer('artists', artistLibraryDefaultState)
 
 /**
  * Work library
  */
 
-const defaultWork = generateDefaultLibrary('works')
+const defaultWork = generateLibraryDefaultState('works')
 
 function works(state = {}, action) {
   // create works when work types have been successfuly fetched
diff --git a/src/style/components/generics/_details.scss b/src/style/components/generics/_details.scss
index 9898b3b0..9f736884 100644
--- a/src/style/components/generics/_details.scss
+++ b/src/style/components/generics/_details.scss
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
           &.reveal-enter-active {
             max-height: 10 * $height;
-            transition: max-height 300ms ease-out;
+            transition: max-height 600ms ease-out;
 
             .paragraph {
               -webkit-line-clamp: none;
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@
           white-space: pre-wrap;
         }
 
+        .notified {
+          // display at the bottom of the field
+          bottom: 0;
+          height: $height;
+          top: unset;
+        }
+
         > .controls {
           align-self: end;
         }