diff --git a/cms/static/js/index.js b/cms/static/js/index.js
index 70f036012f..c984310197 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/index.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/index.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/vie
             $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', ViewUtils.deleteNotificationHandler(function () {
                 ViewUtils.reload();
             }));
+            $('.action-reload').bind('click', ViewUtils.reload);
         };
 
         domReady(onReady);
diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index 2e546d564a..eed1669c58 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ require(["domReady!", "jquery", "jquery.form", "js/index"], function(doc, $) {
               </div>
 
               <div class="status-message">
-                <p class="copy">${_("The new course will be added to your course list in 5-10 minutes. Return to this page or refresh it to update the course list. The new course will need some manual configuration.")}</p>
+                <p class="copy">${_('The new course will be added to your course list in 5-10 minutes. Return to this page or <a href="#" class="action-reload">refresh it</a> to update the course list. The new course will need some manual configuration.')}</p>
               </div>
             </li>
             %endif