diff --git a/IPython/html/static/base/js/notificationarea.js b/IPython/html/static/base/js/notificationarea.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53607fea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/static/base/js/notificationarea.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
+// Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+
+define([
+    'jquery',
+    'base/js/notificationwidget',
+], function($, notificationwidget) {
+    "use strict";
+
+    // store reference to the NotificationWidget class
+    var NotificationWidget = notificationwidget.NotificationWidget;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct the NotificationArea object. Options are:
+     *     events: $(Events) instance
+     *     save_widget: SaveWidget instance
+     *     notebook: Notebook instance
+     *     keyboard_manager: KeyboardManager instance
+     *
+     * @constructor
+     * @param {string} selector - a jQuery selector string for the
+     * notification area element
+     * @param {Object} [options] - a dictionary of keyword arguments.
+     */
+    var NotificationArea = function (selector, options) {
+        this.selector = selector;
+        this.events = options.events;
+        if (this.selector !== undefined) {
+            this.element = $(selector);
+        }
+        this.widget_dict = {};
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Get a widget by name, creating it if it doesn't exist.
+     *
+     * @method widget
+     * @param {string} name - the widget name
+     */
+    NotificationArea.prototype.widget = function (name) {
+        if (this.widget_dict[name] === undefined) {
+            return this.new_notification_widget(name);
+        }
+        return this.get_widget(name);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Get a widget by name, throwing an error if it doesn't exist.
+     *
+     * @method get_widget
+     * @param {string} name - the widget name
+     */
+    NotificationArea.prototype.get_widget = function (name) {
+        if(this.widget_dict[name] === undefined) {
+            throw('no widgets with this name');
+        }
+        return this.widget_dict[name];
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new notification widget with the given name. The
+     * widget must not already exist.
+     *
+     * @method new_notification_widget
+     * @param {string} name - the widget name
+     */
+    NotificationArea.prototype.new_notification_widget = function (name) {
+        if (this.widget_dict[name] !== undefined) {
+            throw('widget with that name already exists!');
+        }
+
+        // create the element for the notification widget and add it
+        // to the notification aread element
+        var div = $('<div/>').attr('id', 'notification_' + name);
+        $(this.selector).append(div);
+
+        // create the widget object and return it
+        this.widget_dict[name] = new NotificationWidget('#notification_' + name);
+        return this.widget_dict[name];
+    };
+
+    return {'NotificationArea': NotificationArea};
+});
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationwidget.js b/IPython/html/static/base/js/notificationwidget.js
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationwidget.js
rename to IPython/html/static/base/js/notificationwidget.js
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/main.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/main.js
index 6c4a6a663..3006ab4c4 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/main.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/main.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ require([
         save_widget: save_widget, 
         quick_help: quick_help}, 
         common_options));
-    var notification_area = new notificationarea.NotificationArea(
+    var notification_area = new notificationarea.NotebookNotificationArea(
         '#notification_area', {
         events: events, 
         save_widget: save_widget, 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationarea.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationarea.js
index 93ad8a054..2cc43718e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationarea.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notificationarea.js
@@ -1,97 +1,29 @@
-// Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
-// Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
-
 define([
     'base/js/namespace',
     'jquery',
     'base/js/utils',
     'base/js/dialog',
-    'notebook/js/notificationwidget',
+    'base/js/notificationarea',
     'moment'
-], function(IPython, $, utils, dialog, notificationwidget, moment) {
+], function(IPython, $, utils, dialog, notificationarea, moment) {
     "use strict";
-
-    // store reference to the NotificationWidget class
-    var NotificationWidget = notificationwidget.NotificationWidget;
-
-    /**
-     * Construct the NotificationArea object. Options are:
-     *     events: $(Events) instance
-     *     save_widget: SaveWidget instance
-     *     notebook: Notebook instance
-     *     keyboard_manager: KeyboardManager instance
-     *
-     * @constructor
-     * @param {string} selector - a jQuery selector string for the
-     * notification area element
-     * @param {Object} [options] - a dictionary of keyword arguments.
-     */
-    var NotificationArea = function (selector, options) {
-        this.selector = selector;
-        this.events = options.events;
+    var NotificationArea = notificationarea.NotificationArea;
+    
+    var NotebookNotificationArea = function(selector, options) {
+        NotificationArea.apply(this, [selector, options]);
         this.save_widget = options.save_widget;
         this.notebook = options.notebook;
         this.keyboard_manager = options.keyboard_manager;
-        if (this.selector !== undefined) {
-            this.element = $(selector);
-        }
-        this.widget_dict = {};
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Get a widget by name, creating it if it doesn't exist.
-     *
-     * @method widget
-     * @param {string} name - the widget name
-     */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.widget = function (name) {
-        if (this.widget_dict[name] === undefined) {
-            return this.new_notification_widget(name);
-        }
-        return this.get_widget(name);
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Get a widget by name, throwing an error if it doesn't exist.
-     *
-     * @method get_widget
-     * @param {string} name - the widget name
-     */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.get_widget = function (name) {
-        if(this.widget_dict[name] === undefined) {
-            throw('no widgets with this name');
-        }
-        return this.widget_dict[name];
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new notification widget with the given name. The
-     * widget must not already exist.
-     *
-     * @method new_notification_widget
-     * @param {string} name - the widget name
-     */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.new_notification_widget = function (name) {
-        if (this.widget_dict[name] !== undefined) {
-            throw('widget with that name already exists!');
-        }
-
-        // create the element for the notification widget and add it
-        // to the notification aread element
-        var div = $('<div/>').attr('id', 'notification_' + name);
-        $(this.selector).append(div);
-
-        // create the widget object and return it
-        this.widget_dict[name] = new NotificationWidget('#notification_' + name);
-        return this.widget_dict[name];
-    };
-
+    }
+    
+    NotebookNotificationArea.prototype = Object.create(NotificationArea.prototype);
+    
     /**
      * Initialize the default set of notification widgets.
      *
      * @method init_notification_widgets
      */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.init_notification_widgets = function () {
+    NotebookNotificationArea.prototype.init_notification_widgets = function () {
         this.init_kernel_notification_widget();
         this.init_notebook_notification_widget();
     };
@@ -101,7 +33,7 @@ define([
      *
      * @method init_kernel_notification_widget
      */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.init_kernel_notification_widget = function () {
+    NotebookNotificationArea.prototype.init_kernel_notification_widget = function () {
         var that = this;
         var knw = this.new_notification_widget('kernel');
         var $kernel_ind_icon = $("#kernel_indicator_icon");
@@ -324,7 +256,7 @@ define([
      *
      * @method init_notebook_notification_widget
      */
-    NotificationArea.prototype.init_notebook_notification_widget = function () {
+    NotebookNotificationArea.prototype.init_notebook_notification_widget = function () {
         var nnw = this.new_notification_widget('notebook');
 
         // Notebook events
@@ -381,7 +313,8 @@ define([
         });
     };
 
-    IPython.NotificationArea = NotificationArea;
-
-    return {'NotificationArea': NotificationArea};
+    // Backwards compatibility.
+    IPython.NotificationArea = NotebookNotificationArea;
+    
+    return {'NotebookNotificationArea': NotebookNotificationArea};
 });
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/editor.js b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/editor.js
index 2efc6f084..686181957 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/editor.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/editor.js
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ function($,
             content: this.codemirror.getValue(),
         };
         var that = this;
-        this.contents.save(this.file_path, model, {
-            success: function() {
-                that.events.trigger("save_succeeded.TextEditor");
-            }
+        this.contents.save(this.file_path, model).then(function() {
+            that.events.trigger("save_succeeded.TextEditor");
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/main.js b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/main.js
index 330f3140c..5580bbb96 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/main.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/main.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require([
     'contents',
     'texteditor/js/editor',
     'texteditor/js/menubar',
+    'texteditor/js/notificationarea',
     'custom/custom',
 ], function(
     $,
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ require([
     events,
     contents,
     editor,
-    menubar
+    menubar,
+    notificationarea
     ){
     page = new page.Page();
 
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ require([
         base_url: base_url,
         editor: editor,
     });
+    
+    var notification_area = new notificationarea.EditorNotificationArea(
+        '#notification_area', {
+        events: events,
+    });
+    notification_area.init_notification_widgets();
 
     editor.load();
     page.show();
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/notificationarea.js b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/notificationarea.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee7e2c9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/static/texteditor/js/notificationarea.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+define([
+    'base/js/namespace',
+    'jquery',
+    'base/js/utils',
+    'base/js/dialog',
+    'base/js/notificationarea',
+    'moment'
+], function(IPython, $, utils, dialog, notificationarea, moment) {
+    "use strict";
+    var NotificationArea = notificationarea.NotificationArea;
+    
+    var EditorNotificationArea = function(selector, options) {
+        NotificationArea.apply(this, [selector, options]);
+    }
+    
+    EditorNotificationArea.prototype = Object.create(NotificationArea.prototype);
+    
+    /**
+     * Initialize the default set of notification widgets.
+     *
+     * @method init_notification_widgets
+     */
+    EditorNotificationArea.prototype.init_notification_widgets = function () {
+        var that = this;
+        var enw = this.new_notification_widget('editor');
+        
+        this.events.on("save_succeeded.TextEditor", function() {
+            enw.set_message("File saved", 2000);
+        });
+    };
+    
+
+    return {EditorNotificationArea: EditorNotificationArea};
+});
diff --git a/IPython/html/templates/texteditor.html b/IPython/html/templates/texteditor.html
index 5078a39e1..4e6f5af5a 100644
--- a/IPython/html/templates/texteditor.html
+++ b/IPython/html/templates/texteditor.html
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ data-file-path="{{file_path}}"
               <span class="navbar-text">Menu</span>
             </button>
             <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
-              <li id="kernel_indicator">
-                <i id="kernel_indicator_icon"></i>
-              </li>
-              <li id="modal_indicator">
-                <i id="modal_indicator_icon"></i>
-              </li>
               <li id="notification_area"></li>
             </ul>
             <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">