diff --git a/templates/base.dj.html b/templates/base.dj.html
index 1c2bbc9..e59a903 100644
--- a/templates/base.dj.html
+++ b/templates/base.dj.html
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </nav>
+    {% if messages %}
+      <div class="messages m-3">
+        {% for message in messages %}
+          {# TODO: should use tags correctly for bootstrap alerts #}
+          <div role="alert" class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible fade show {% if message.tags %} {{ message.tags }}{% endif %}">
+            {{ message }}
+            <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
+          </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
     <div id="content" class="m-3">
       {% block content %}{% endblock %}
     </div>