diff --git a/core/admin/assets/js/admin-ui-temp.js b/core/admin/assets/js/admin-ui-temp.js
index f276668593..1b77270a5f 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/js/admin-ui-temp.js
+++ b/core/admin/assets/js/admin-ui-temp.js
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 
     });
 
+    // Allow notifications to be dismissed
+    $(document).on('click', '.js-notification .close',  function () {
+        $(this).parent().fadeOut(200,  function () { $(this).remove(); });
+    });
+
     $(document).ready(function () {
 
         // ## Set interactions for all menus
diff --git a/core/admin/assets/sass/modules/global.scss b/core/admin/assets/sass/modules/global.scss
index 5e14bda16a..6c8493e966 100644
--- a/core/admin/assets/sass/modules/global.scss
+++ b/core/admin/assets/sass/modules/global.scss
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ nav {
         };
         display: inline-block;
         color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
-
+        cursor: pointer;
         &:hover { color: #fff; }
 
     }
diff --git a/core/admin/views/partials/flashes.hbs b/core/admin/views/partials/flashes.hbs
index 460bed84ed..53ce4dfda8 100644
--- a/core/admin/views/partials/flashes.hbs
+++ b/core/admin/views/partials/flashes.hbs
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 {{#if messages}}
     {{#each messages.error}}
-        <section class="notification-error">
+        <section class="notification-error js-notification">
           {{.}}
           <a class="close" href="#"><span class="hidden">Close</span></a>
         </section>
     {{/each}}
     {{#each messages.success}}
-        <section class="notification-success">
+        <section class="notification-success js-notification">
             {{.}}
             <a class="close" href="#"><span class="hidden">Close</span></a>
         </section>
     {{/each}}
     {{#each messages.warn}}
-        <section class="notification-alert">
+        <section class="notification-alert js-notification">
             {{.}}
             <a class="close" href="#"><span class="hidden">Close</span></a>
         </section>
     {{/each}}
     {{#each messages.info}}
-        <section class="notification">
+        <section class="notification js-notification">
             {{.}}
             <a class="close" href="#"><span class="hidden">Close</span></a>
         </section>