diff --git a/app/views/layouts/default.rhtml b/app/views/layouts/default.rhtml
index 778403a6..8885a2de 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/default.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/default.rhtml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <% end %>
   </h1>
 
+<% if @flash[:error] %> <div id="error" class="error">
+    <hr/><p><%= @flash[:error].to_s %></p><hr/></div>
+<% end %>
+
 <%= render 'navigation' unless @web.nil? || @hide_navigation %>
 <%= @content_for_layout %>
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/instiki.css b/public/stylesheets/instiki.css
index 067ed43e..b656b79b 100755
--- a/public/stylesheets/instiki.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/instiki.css
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ ol.setup li {
   background: lightgreen;
 }
 
+.error {
+  color: darkred;
+  font-style: italic;
+  width: 450px;
+}
+
 #TextileHelp table {
 	margin-bottom: 0;
 }