diff --git a/src/buffer.go b/src/buffer.go
index 16cdfca2..fa5b0dfe 100644
--- a/src/buffer.go
+++ b/src/buffer.go
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ func (b *Buffer) Save() error {
 
 // SaveAs saves the buffer to a specified path (filename), creating the file if it does not exist
 func (b *Buffer) SaveAs(filename string) error {
-	b.savedText = b.text
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(filename, []byte(b.text), 0644)
+	if err == nil {
+		b.savedText = b.text
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/src/message.go b/src/message.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..908987c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
+)
+
+var (
+	curMessage string
+	curStyle   tcell.Style
+)
+
+func Message(msg string) {
+	curMessage = msg
+	curStyle = tcell.StyleDefault
+
+	if _, ok := colorscheme["message"]; ok {
+		curStyle = colorscheme["message"]
+	}
+}
+
+func Error(msg string) {
+	curMessage = msg
+	curStyle = tcell.StyleDefault.
+		Foreground(tcell.ColorBlack).
+		Background(tcell.ColorRed)
+
+	if _, ok := colorscheme["error-message"]; ok {
+		curStyle = colorscheme["error-message"]
+	}
+}
+
+func DisplayMessage(s tcell.Screen) {
+	_, h := s.Size()
+
+	runes := []rune(curMessage)
+	for x := 0; x < len(runes); x++ {
+		s.SetContent(x, h-1, runes[x], nil, curStyle)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/micro.go b/src/micro.go
index f4b0190b..3ffa0821 100644
--- a/src/micro.go
+++ b/src/micro.go
@@ -84,18 +84,22 @@ func main() {
 
 	v := NewView(NewBuffer(string(input), filename), s)
 
+	Message("welcome to micro")
+
 	// Initially everything needs to be drawn
 	redraw := 2
 	for {
 		if redraw == 2 {
 			v.matches = Match(v.buf.rules, v.buf, v)
 			s.Clear()
+			DisplayMessage(s)
 			v.Display()
 			v.cursor.Display()
 			v.sl.Display()
 			s.Show()
 		} else if redraw == 1 {
 			v.cursor.Display()
+			DisplayMessage(s)
 			v.sl.Display()
 			s.Show()
 		}
diff --git a/src/view.go b/src/view.go
index bf759aa2..971d5a54 100644
--- a/src/view.go
+++ b/src/view.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) int {
 		case tcell.KeyCtrlS:
 			err := v.buf.Save()
 			if err != nil {
-				// Error!
+				Error(err.Error())
 			}
 			// Need to redraw the status line
 			ret = 1