diff --git a/core/modules/config.js b/core/modules/config.js
index 446c92710..e012a7d5f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config.js
+++ b/core/modules/config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ exports.preferences = {};
 
 exports.preferences.animationDuration = 400;
 exports.preferences.animationDurationMs = exports.preferences.animationDuration + "ms";
+exports.preferences.notificationDuration = 3 * 1000;
 exports.preferences.jsonSpaces = 4;
 
 exports.dateFormats = {
diff --git a/core/modules/startup.js b/core/modules/startup.js
index b356308fe..c4b439eb9 100644
--- a/core/modules/startup.js
+++ b/core/modules/startup.js
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 		document.addEventListener("tw-modal",function(event) {
 			$tw.modal.display(event.param);
 		},false);
+		// Install the notification  mechanism
+		$tw.notifier = new $tw.utils.Notifier($tw.wiki);
+		document.addEventListener("tw-notify",function(event) {
+			$tw.notifier.display(event.param);
+		},false);
 		// Install the scroller
 		$tw.pageScroller = new $tw.utils.PageScroller();
 		document.addEventListener("tw-scroll",$tw.pageScroller,false);
diff --git a/core/modules/utils/dom/notifier.js b/core/modules/utils/dom/notifier.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4373bca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/utils/dom/notifier.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/utils/dom/notifier.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: utils
+
+Notifier mechanism
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+var Notifier = function(wiki) {
+	this.wiki = wiki;
+};
+
+/*
+Display a notification
+	title: Title of tiddler containing the notification text
+	options: see below
+Options include:
+*/
+Notifier.prototype.display = function(title,options) {
+	options = options || {};
+	// Create the wrapper divs
+	var notification = document.createElement("div"),
+		tiddler = this.wiki.getTiddler(title),
+		d = $tw.config.preferences.animationDuration + "ms";
+	// Don't do anything if the tiddler doesn't exist
+	if(!tiddler) {
+		return;
+	}
+	// Add classes
+	$tw.utils.addClass(notification,"tw-notification");
+	// Render the body of the notification
+	var bodyParser = this.wiki.parseTiddler(title),
+		bodyRenderTree = new $tw.WikiRenderTree(bodyParser,{wiki: $tw.wiki});
+	bodyRenderTree.execute({tiddlerTitle: title});
+	bodyRenderTree.renderInDom(notification);
+	this.wiki.addEventListener("change",function(changes) {
+		bodyRenderTree.refreshInDom(changes);
+	});
+	// Set the initial styles for the notification
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(notification,[
+		{opacity: "0"},
+		{transformOrigin: "0% 0%"},
+		{transform: "translateY(" + (-window.innerHeight) + "px)"},
+		{transition: "opacity " + d + " ease-out, " + $tw.utils.roundTripPropertyName("transform") + " " + $tw.config.preferences.animationDurationMs + " ease-in-out"}
+	]);
+	// Add the notification to the DOM
+	document.body.appendChild(notification);
+	// Force layout
+	$tw.utils.forceLayout(notification);
+	// Set final animated styles
+	$tw.utils.setStyle(notification,[
+		{opacity: "1.0"},
+		{transform: "translateY(0px)"}
+	]);
+	// Set a timer to remove the notification
+	window.setTimeout(function() {
+		// Force layout and animate the notification away
+		$tw.utils.forceLayout(notification);
+		$tw.utils.setStyle(notification,[
+			{opacity: "0.0"},
+			{transform: "translateY(" + (-window.innerHeight) + "px)"}
+		]);
+		// Set up an event for the transition end
+		notification.addEventListener($tw.utils.convertEventName("transitionEnd"),function(event) {
+			if(notification.parentNode) {
+				// Remove the modal message from the DOM
+				document.body.removeChild(notification);
+			}
+		},false);
+	},$tw.config.preferences.notificationDuration);
+};
+
+exports.Notifier = Notifier;
+
+})();
diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
index 633e4fbe6..454d180fb 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
@@ -486,6 +486,25 @@ canvas.tw-edit-bitmapeditor  {
 	<<box-shadow "inset 0 1px 0 #fff">>;
 }
 
+/*
+** Notifications
+*/
+
+.tw-notification {
+	position: fixed;
+	top: 1em;
+	right: 1em;
+	z-index: 1000;
+	max-width: 20em;
+	padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;
+	background-color: #ffd;
+	border: 1px solid #999;
+	border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+	<<border-radius 6px>>
+	<<box-shadow "0 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">>
+	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255, 0.8);
+}
+
 /*
 ** Tabs
 */