diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index 27a1f218c..2416b4b5d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     IPython.menubar = new IPython.MenuBar('#menubar')
     IPython.toolbar = new IPython.ToolBar('#toolbar')
     IPython.tooltip = new IPython.Tooltip()
-    IPython.notification_widget = new IPython.NotificationWidget('#notification')
+    IPython.notification_area = new IPython.NotificationArea('#notification_area')
+    IPython.initNotificationWidgets(IPython);
 
     IPython.layout_manager.do_resize();
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationarea.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationarea.js
index 8cdd55ddc..5148de461 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationarea.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationarea.js
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             }, tmout)
     };
 
+    NotificationArea.prototype.new_notification_widget = function(name) {
+        var div = $('<div/>').attr('id','notification_'+name);
+        $(this.selector).append(div)
+        return new IPython.NotificationWidget('#notification_'+name)
+    }
+
     IPython.NotificationArea = NotificationArea;
 
     return IPython;