diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
index dc9adb30ed..1aaa7d0c1e 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ CMS.Views.Settings.Advanced = CMS.Views.ValidatingView.extend({
     },
 
     showMessage: function (type) {
-        this.$el.find(".message-status").removeClass("is-shown");
+        $(".wrapper-alert").removeClass("is-shown");
         if (type) {
             if (type === this.error_saving) {
-                this.$el.find(".message-status.error").addClass("is-shown");
+                $(".wrapper-alert-error").addClass("is-shown");
             }
             else if (type === this.successful_changes) {
-                this.$el.find(".message-status.confirm").addClass("is-shown");
+                $(".wrapper-alert-confirmation").addClass("is-shown");
                 this.hideSaveCancelButtons();
             }
         }
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_alerts.scss b/cms/static/sass/_alerts.scss
index 395519f867..07ac1e7913 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_alerts.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_alerts.scss
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   bottom: 0;
   z-index: 1000;
   width: 100%;
-  border-top: 4px solid $black;
+  border-width: 2px;
   padding: $baseline ($baseline*2);
 
   &.wrapper-notification-warning {
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
index f04015a4a9..00325f01b4 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_advanced.html
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ editor.render();
     </aside>
   </section>
 </div>
+</%block>
 
+<%block name="view_notifications">
 <!-- notification: change has been made and a save is needed -->
 <div class="wrapper wrapper-notification wrapper-notification-warning">
   <div class="notification warning has-actions">
@@ -126,4 +128,35 @@ editor.render();
     </nav>
   </div>
 </div>
+</%block>
+
+<%block name="view_alerts">
+<!-- alert: save confirmed with close -->
+<div class="wrapper wrapper-alert wrapper-alert-confirmation">
+  <div class="alert confirmation">
+    <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-standard icon icon-confirmation">&#x2713;</i>
+
+    <div class="copy">
+      <h2 class="title title-3">Your policy changes have been saved.</h2>
+      <p>Please note that validation of your policy key and value pairs is not currently in place yet. If you are having difficulties, please review your policy pairs.</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <a href="#" rel="view" class="action action-alert-close">
+      <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-close">&#x2421;</i>
+      <span class="label">close alert</span>
+    </a>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- alert: error -->
+<div class="wrapper wrapper-alert wrapper-alert-error">
+  <div class="alert error">
+    <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-error">&#x26A0;</i>
+
+    <div class="copy">
+      <h2 class="title title-3">There was an error saving your information</h2>
+      <p>Please see the error below and correct it to ensure there are no problems in rendering your course.</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
 </%block>
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