diff --git a/rhodecode/public/css/main.less b/rhodecode/public/css/main.less
--- a/rhodecode/public/css/main.less
+++ b/rhodecode/public/css/main.less
@@ -439,6 +439,23 @@ ul.auth_plugins {
 //--- MODULES ------------------//
 
 
+// Server Announcement
+#server-announcement {
+    width: 95%;
+    margin: @padding auto;
+    padding: @padding;
+    border-width: 2px;
+    border-style: solid;
+    .border-radius(2px);
+    font-family: @text-bold;
+
+    &.info    { border-color: @alert4; background-color: @alert4-inner; }
+    &.warning { border-color: @alert3; background-color: @alert3-inner; }
+    &.error   { border-color: @alert2; background-color: @alert2-inner; }
+    &.success { border-color: @alert1; background-color: @alert1-inner; }
+    &.neutral { border-color: @grey3; background-color: @grey6; }
+}
+
 // Fixed Sidebar Column
 .sidebar-col-wrapper {
     padding-left: @sidebar-all-width;
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_global.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_global.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_global.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_global.html
@@ -183,11 +183,15 @@
 // important messages to all users of the RhodeCode Enterprise system.
 
 $(document).ready(function(e){
- // put your message below
+
+ // EDIT - put your message below
  var message = "TYPE YOUR MESSAGE HERE";
 
- $('#body').prepend(
-  ('<div class="alert alert-info">_MSG_'+'</div>').replace('_MSG_', message)
+ // EDIT - choose "info"/"warning"/"error"/"success"/"neutral" as appropriate
+ var alert_level = "info";
+
+ $("#body").prepend(
+  ("<div id='server-announcement' class='"+alert_level+"'>_MSG_"+"</div>").replace("_MSG_", message)
  )
 })
 </script>