diff --git a/dev_setup/settings.py b/dev_setup/settings.py
index b2d948e..51941ca 100644
--- a/dev_setup/settings.py
+++ b/dev_setup/settings.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 
 TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
+    "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
     "django.core.context_processors.debug",
     "django.core.context_processors.i18n",
     "django.core.context_processors.media",
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.sites',
diff --git a/src/mailmanweb/templates/mailmanweb/base.html b/src/mailmanweb/templates/mailmanweb/base.html
index 370c886..51cb526 100644
--- a/src/mailmanweb/templates/mailmanweb/base.html
+++ b/src/mailmanweb/templates/mailmanweb/base.html
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
     </header>
 
     <div class="mm_main mm_canvas">
+        {% if messages %}
+            <ul class="mm_messages">
+            {% for message in messages %}
+                <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
+            {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        {% endif %}
         {% block main %}{% endblock main %}
     </div>
     <div id="mm_footer">
diff --git a/src/mailmanweb/views.py b/src/mailmanweb/views.py
index 505bb3f..55cdf68 100644
--- a/src/mailmanweb/views.py
+++ b/src/mailmanweb/views.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth import logout, authenticate, login
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
 @login_required
 @permission_required('server_admin')
 def domain_new(request, template = 'mailmanweb/domain_new.html'):
-    message = None
     if request.method == 'POST':
         form = DomainNew(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@
             except MailmanApiError:
                 return utils.render_api_error(request)
             except HTTPError, e:
-                message=e
+                messages.error(request,e)
+            else:
+                messages.success(request,_("New Domain registered"))
             return redirect("domain_index")
     else:
         form = DomainNew()
     return render_to_response(template,
-                              {'form': form,'message': message},
+                              {'form': form},
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 @login_required
@@ -95,8 +97,6 @@
     filled in before the last POST request is returned. The user must
     be logged in to create a new list.
     """
-    error = None
-    message = None
     mailing_list = None
     if request.method == 'POST':
         try:
@@ -121,12 +121,16 @@
                 #settings["???"] = form.cleaned_data['languages'] #TODO not found in REST:
                 list_settings["advertised"] = form.cleaned_data['advertised']
                 list_settings.save()
+                messages.success(_("List created"))
                 return redirect("list_summary",fqdn_listname=mailing_list.fqdn_listname)
             #TODO catch correct Error class:
             except HTTPError, e:
+                messages.error(request,e)
                 return render_to_response('mailmanweb/errors/generic.html', 
                                       {'error':e},
                                       context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+            else:
+                messages.success(_("New List created"))
     else:
         try:
             domains = Domain.objects.all()
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@
         for domain in domains:
             choosable_domains.append((domain.mail_host,domain.mail_host))
         form = ListNew(choosable_domains,initial={'list_owner': request.user.username})
-    return render_to_response(template, {'form': form, error:None},
+    return render_to_response(template, {'form': form},
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 def list_index(request, template = 'mailmanweb/lists/index.html'):