diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFileFragment.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFileFragment.java
index d953e2591..7fdab7bdd 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFileFragment.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFileFragment.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.helper.FileHelper;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.PgpDecryptVerifyResult;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.service.KeychainIntentService;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.service.KeychainIntentServiceHandler;
+import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.util.Notify;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.ui.dialog.DeleteFileDialogFragment;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.ui.dialog.FileDialogFragment;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.util.Log;
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ public class DecryptFileFragment extends DecryptFragment {
         }
 
         if (mInputFilename.equals("")) {
-            AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.no_file_selected, AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
+            //AppMsg.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.no_file_selected, AppMsg.STYLE_ALERT).show();
+            Notify.showNotify(getActivity(), R.string.no_file_selected, Notify.Style.ERROR);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/Notify.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/Notify.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67f81fb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/Notify.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Dominik Schürmann <dominik@dominikschuermann.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.util;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+
+import com.github.johnpersano.supertoasts.SuperCardToast;
+import com.github.johnpersano.supertoasts.SuperToast;
+
+/**
+ * @author danielhass
+ * Notify wrapper which allows a more easy use of different notification libraries
+ */
+public class Notify {
+
+    public static enum Style {OK, WARN, ERROR}
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a simple in-layout notification with the CharSequence given as parameter
+     * @param activity
+     * @param text     Text to show
+     * @param style    Notification styling
+     */
+    public static void showNotify(Activity activity, CharSequence text, Style style) {
+
+        SuperCardToast st = new SuperCardToast(activity);
+        st.setText(text);
+        st.setDuration(SuperToast.Duration.MEDIUM);
+        switch (style){
+            case OK:
+                st.setBackground(SuperToast.Background.GREEN);
+                break;
+            case WARN:
+                st.setBackground(SuperToast.Background.ORANGE);
+                break;
+            case ERROR:
+                st.setBackground(SuperToast.Background.RED);
+                break;
+        }
+        st.show();
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a simple in-layout notification with the resource text from given id
+     * @param activity
+     * @param resId    ResourceId of notification text
+     * @param style    Notification styling
+     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException
+     */
+    public static void showNotify(Activity activity, int resId, Style style) throws Resources.NotFoundException {
+        showNotify(activity, activity.getResources().getText(resId), style);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/decrypt_content.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/decrypt_content.xml
index a496d8b9d..866857143 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/decrypt_content.xml
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/decrypt_content.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">
 
+    <include layout="@layout/notification_area"/>
+
     <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
         android:id="@+id/decrypt_pager"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/notification_area.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/notification_area.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1ba265a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/notification_area.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/card_container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="@color/emphasis"
+        android:orientation="vertical" />
+
+</merge>
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