diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DisplayMessage.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DisplayMessage.java
index b2fcbd135..e6a5d4c7d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DisplayMessage.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DisplayMessage.java
@@ -59,14 +59,19 @@ public class DisplayMessage {
 	 * If there is no message, return the empty string.
 	 */
 	public static String getMessageAndClear(HttpSession session) {
+	    String message = NO_MESSAGE;
 		if (session != null) {
-			Object message = session.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
-			if (message instanceof String) {
-				log.debug("Get message: '" + message + "'");
-				return (String) message;
+			Object sessionMessage = session.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
+			if (sessionMessage != null) {
+    			if (sessionMessage instanceof String) {
+    				log.debug("Get message: '" + sessionMessage + "'");    				
+    				message = (String) sessionMessage;
+    			} 
+    			session.removeAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_NAME);	
+			} else {
+			    log.debug("Get no message.");
 			}
-		}
-		log.debug("Get no message.");
-		return NO_MESSAGE;
+		}				
+		return message;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
index c18fbb3d1..bef8115ea 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model;
 
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginStatusBean;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.ApplicationBean;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.DisplayMessage;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Portal;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.config.RevisionInfoBean;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.ContactMailServlet;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files.Scripts;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files.Stylesheets;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.menu.TabMenu;
 import freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper;
-import freemarker.ext.servlet.AllHttpScopesHashModel;
 import freemarker.template.Configuration;
 import freemarker.template.DefaultObjectWrapper;
 import freemarker.template.TemplateModel;
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ public class FreemarkerHttpServlet extends VitroHttpServlet {
         if ( ! StringUtils.isEmpty(bannerImage)) {
             map.put("bannerImage", UrlBuilder.getUrl(themeDir + "site_icons/" + bannerImage));
         }
+
+        String flashMessage = DisplayMessage.getMessageAndClear(vreq);
+        if (! flashMessage.isEmpty()) {
+            map.put("flash", flashMessage);
+        }
         
         return map;        
     }   
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
index a0baa46b5..3380acfe5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@
 
         <hr class="hidden" />
 
-        <div id="contentwrap">      
+        <div id="contentwrap"> 
+            <#if flash?has_content>
+                <div id="flash-message">
+                    ${flash}
+                </div>
+            </#if>
+            
             <div id="content">                      
                 ${body}
             </div> <!-- content -->