diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/base/less/page.less b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/base/less/page.less
index e8b3fdd..ea1dd33 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/base/less/page.less
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/base/less/page.less
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ div#header {
padding-left: 16px;
}
+#noscript {
+ width: auto;
+ padding-top: 16px;
+ padding-bottom: 16px;
+ text-align: center;
+ font-size: 22px;
+ color: red;
+ font-weight: bold;
+}
+
#ipython_notebook img {
font-family: Verdana, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif;
height: 24px;
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
index be2a0e3..7d0167c 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ a.label:hover,a.label:focus,a.badge:hover,a.badge:focus{color:#ffffff;text-decor
body{background-color:white;position:absolute;left:0px;right:0px;top:0px;bottom:0px;overflow:visible;}
div#header{display:none;}
#ipython_notebook{padding-left:16px;}
+#noscript{width:auto;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:22px;color:red;font-weight:bold;}
#ipython_notebook img{font-family:Verdana,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,sans-serif;height:24px;text-decoration:none;color:black;}
#site{width:100%;display:none;}
.ui-button .ui-button-text{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:77%;}
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
index 9d1abb0..850d2a4 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
<body {% block params %}{% endblock %}>
+<noscript>
+ <div id='noscript'>
+ IPython Notebook requires JavaScript.<br>
+ Please enable it to proceed.
+ </div>
+</noscript>
+
<div id="header" class="navbar navbar-static-top">
<div class="navbar-inner navbar-nobg">
<div class="container">