diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b1c5764f..4e1a85d9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'
 # as the database for Active Record
 gem 'mysql2'
 
+# for toastr notifications
+gem 'toastr-rails'
 # for observing records
 gem 'rails-observers'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e73c9b5e..539589bd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ GEM
     timecop (0.7.1)
     timers (1.1.0)
     tins (1.6.0)
+    toastr-rails (1.0.3)
+      railties (>= 3.1.0)
     transitions (0.1.12)
     ttfunk (1.1.1)
     turbolinks (2.5.3)
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   stripe
   stripe-ruby-mock
   timecop
+  toastr-rails
   transitions
   turbolinks
   uglifier (>= 1.3.0)
@@ -637,4 +640,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   whenever
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.14.3
+   1.14.5
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 01cb83ee..0d341239 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -46,13 +46,32 @@
 //= require unobtrusive_flash
 //= require unobtrusive_flash_bootstrap
 //= require countable
+//= require toastr
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
-    $('a[disabled=disabled]').click(function(event){
-        return false;
-    });
+	$('a[disabled=disabled]').click(function(event){
+		return false;
+	});
 
-    $('body').smoothScroll({
-        delegateSelector: 'a.smoothscroll'
-    });
+	$('body').smoothScroll({
+		delegateSelector: 'a.smoothscroll'
+	});
+
+	toastr.options = {
+		"closeButton": false,
+		"debug": false,
+		"newestOnTop": false,
+		"progressBar": true,
+		"positionClass": "toast-top-right",
+		"preventDuplicates": false,
+		"onclick": null,
+		"showDuration": "300",
+		"hideDuration": "1000",
+		"timeOut": "5000",
+		"extendedTimeOut": "1000",
+		"showEasing": "swing",
+		"hideEasing": "linear",
+		"showMethod": "fadeIn",
+		"hideMethod": "fadeOut"
+	}
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index ac01136f..da7d6276 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
  *= require leaflet
  *= require bootstrap3-switch
  *= require osem-payments
+ *= require toastr
 */
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 20c8eadb..d1136d3e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     end
   end
 
+  def toast_bootstrap_flash
+    flash_messages = []
+    flash.each do |type, message|
+      type = 'success' if type == 'notice'
+      type = 'error'   if type == 'alert'
+      text = "<script>toastr.#{type}('#{message}');</script>"
+      flash_messages << text.html_safe if message
+    end
+    flash_messages.join("\n").html_safe
+  end
+
   def label_for(event_state)
     result = ''
     case event_state
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 893198fa..c2c29072 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     = yield(:head)
   %body
     = render 'layouts/navigation'
+    = toast_bootstrap_flash
     -# Admin area
     - if controller.class.name.split("::").first=="Admin"
       = render 'layouts/admin'