diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 801379070a..2e09ca9f8d 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Fixes
 - Cycles : Fixed bug preventing a background light from being added to a light group.
 - LightEditor : Fixed regression (introduced in 1.4.8.0) causing the mute and solo icons to not show up for groups.
 - Windows : Fixed conflicts with other software installations on `PATH`. The `PXR_USD_WINDOWS_DLL_PATH` environment variable is now set to an empty string if it is not already set, preventing USD from adding all entries from `PATH` to Python's DLL search paths.
+- AnnotationsGadget : Fixed potential hang in `annotationText()` Python binding.
 
 API
 ---
diff --git a/src/GafferUIModule/GraphGadgetBinding.cpp b/src/GafferUIModule/GraphGadgetBinding.cpp
index 8be04f972f..62db552896 100644
--- a/src/GafferUIModule/GraphGadgetBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/GafferUIModule/GraphGadgetBinding.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ tuple connectionAt( AuxiliaryConnectionsGadget &g, IECore::LineSegment3f positio
 	return make_tuple( nodeGadgets.first, nodeGadgets.second );
 }
 
+const std::string &annotationTextWrapper( const AnnotationsGadget &gadget, const Gaffer::Node &node, IECore::InternedString annotation )
+{
+	IECorePython::ScopedGILRelease gilRelease;
+	return gadget.annotationText( &node, annotation );
+}
+
 bool connectNode( const GraphLayout &layout, GraphGadget &graph, Gaffer::Node &node, Gaffer::Set &potentialInputs )
 {
 	IECorePython::ScopedGILRelease gilRelease;
@@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ void GafferUIModule::bindGraphGadget()
 		.def_readonly( "untemplatedAnnotations", &AnnotationsGadget::untemplatedAnnotations )
 		.def( "setVisibleAnnotations", &AnnotationsGadget::setVisibleAnnotations )
 		.def( "getVisibleAnnotations", &AnnotationsGadget::getVisibleAnnotations, return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>() )
-		.def( "annotationText", &AnnotationsGadget::annotationText, return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>(), ( arg( "node" ), arg( "annotation" ) = "user" ) )
+		.def( "annotationText", &annotationTextWrapper, return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>(), ( arg( "node" ), arg( "annotation" ) = "user" ) )
 	;
 
 	IECorePython::RunTimeTypedClass<GraphLayout>()