diff --git a/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css b/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
index 950ee9a4..755c9457 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
+++ b/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ p.passwordNote{
     color: #949696;
     padding-left:38px;   
 }
+#flash-message{
+    border:1px dotted #E2C822;
+    background-color:#FFF9D7;
+    padding:0.8em;  
+}
 /* HOME SEARCH ------>  */
 #search-home {
     float: left;
diff --git a/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl b/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
index e89f9635..91f0970e 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
+++ b/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
        
         <div id="wrapper-content">
             <#if flash?has_content>
-                <div id="flash-message">
+                <section id="flash-message" role="alert">
                     ${flash}
-                </div>
+                </section>
             </#if>
         
             <section id="intro" role="region">
diff --git a/themes/wilma/templates/page.ftl b/themes/wilma/templates/page.ftl
index 7f0022cc..fb223c0e 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/templates/page.ftl
+++ b/themes/wilma/templates/page.ftl
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
  
         <div id="wrapper-content">        
             <#if flash?has_content>
-                <div id="flash-message">
+                <section id="flash-message" role="alert">
                     ${flash}
-                </div>
+                </section>
             </#if>
    
             <#-- mb863: using for now until we have controllers page.ftl to render the templates commented below-->