diff --git a/anonstream/static/anonstream.js b/anonstream/static/anonstream.js
index 82ede0a..b549e53 100644
--- a/anonstream/static/anonstream.js
+++ b/anonstream/static/anonstream.js
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ const jsmarkup_chat_form = `\
   <img id="chat-form_js__captcha-image" width="72" height="30">
   <input id="chat-form_js__captcha-answer" name="captcha-answer" placeholder="Captcha" disabled>
   <input id="chat-form_js__submit" type="submit" value="Chat" accesskey="p" disabled>
+  <article id="chat-form_js__notice">
+    <button id="chat-form_js__notice__button" type="button">
+      <header id="chat-form_js__notice__button__header"></header>
+      <small>Click to dismiss</small>
+    </button>
+  </article>
 </form>`;
 
 const insert_jsmarkup = () => {jsmarkup_info_float_viewership
@@ -96,6 +102,19 @@ const stylesheet_color = document.styleSheets[1];
 const stylesheet_tripcode_display = document.styleSheets[2];
 const stylesheet_tripcode_colors = document.styleSheets[3];
 
+/* override chat form notice button */
+const chat_form = document.getElementById("chat-form_js");
+const chat_form_notice_button = document.getElementById("chat-form_js__notice__button");
+const chat_form_notice_header = document.getElementById("chat-form_js__notice__button__header");
+chat_form_notice_button.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+  chat_form.removeAttribute("data-notice");
+  chat_form_notice_header.innerText = "";
+});
+const show_notice = (text) => {
+  chat_form_notice_header.innerText = text;
+  chat_form.dataset.notice = "";
+}
+
 /* create websocket */
 const info_title = document.getElementById("info_js__title");
 const info_viewership = document.getElementById("info_js__float__viewership");
@@ -594,6 +613,11 @@ const on_websocket_message = (event) => {
 
     case "ack":
       console.log("ws ack", receipt);
+
+      if (receipt.notice !== null) {
+        show_notice(receipt.notice);
+      }
+
       const existing_nonce = chat_form_nonce.value;
       if (receipt.clear && receipt.nonce === existing_nonce) {
         chat_form_comment.value = "";
@@ -603,6 +627,7 @@ const on_websocket_message = (event) => {
       chat_form_nonce.value = receipt.next;
       receipt.digest === null ? disable_captcha() : enable_captcha(receipt.digest);
       chat_form_submit.disabled = false;
+
       break;
 
     case "message":
@@ -709,7 +734,6 @@ stream.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
 });
 
 /* override js-only chat form */
-const chat_form = document.getElementById("chat-form_js");
 const chat_form_nonce = document.getElementById("chat-form_js__nonce");
 const chat_form_comment = document.getElementById("chat-form_js__comment");
 const chat_form_submit = document.getElementById("chat-form_js__submit");
diff --git a/anonstream/static/style.css b/anonstream/static/style.css
index c6f722c..519104f 100644
--- a/anonstream/static/style.css
+++ b/anonstream/static/style.css
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ noscript {
   grid-template-columns: 1fr min-content min-content 5rem;
   grid-template-rows: auto var(--button-height);
   grid-gap: 0.375rem;
-  margin: 0 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem;
+  position: relative;
 }
 #chat-form_js__submit {
   grid-column: 2 / span 1;
@@ -307,6 +308,33 @@ noscript {
 #chat-form_js:not([data-captcha]) > #chat-form_js__captcha-answer {
   display: none;
 }
+#chat-form_js:not([data-notice]) > #chat-form_js__notice {
+  display: none;
+}
+#chat-form_js__notice {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: linear-gradient(#2323277f 25%, #232327);
+  height: 100%;
+  display: grid;
+}
+#chat-form_js__notice__button {
+  color: inherit;
+  border-color: black;
+  background-color: #232327;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  text-align: center;
+  margin: auto;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-gap: 0.375rem;
+  padding: 0.625rem 1.25rem;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px black;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+#chat-form_js__notice__button__header {
+  font-size: 14pt;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
 #chat-form_nojs {
   height: 13ch;
 }