diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/discourse-banner.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/discourse-banner.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42da49aa90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/discourse-banner.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+export default Ember.Component.extend({
+
+  visible: function () {
+    var bannerKey = this.get("banner.key"),
+        dismissedBannerKey = this.get("user.dismissed_banner_key") ||
+                             Discourse.KeyValueStore.get("dismissed_banner_key");
+
+    if (bannerKey) { bannerKey = parseInt(bannerKey, 10); }
+    if (dismissedBannerKey) { dismissedBannerKey = parseInt(dismissedBannerKey, 10); }
+
+    return bannerKey && dismissedBannerKey !== bannerKey;
+  }.property("user.dismissed_banner_key", "banner.key"),
+
+  actions: {
+    dismiss: function () {
+      if (this.get("user")) {
+        this.get("user").dismissBanner(this.get("banner.key"));
+      } else {
+        this.set("visible", false);
+        Discourse.KeyValueStore.set({ key: "dismissed_banner_key", value: this.get("banner.key") });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js
index e178c38f7b8..277dc379c6c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js
@@ -411,6 +411,14 @@ Discourse.User = Discourse.Model.extend({
     } else {
       return Ember.RSVP.reject(I18n.t('user.delete_yourself_not_allowed'));
     }
+  },
+
+  dismissBanner: function (bannerKey) {
+    this.set("dismissed_banner_key", bannerKey);
+    Discourse.ajax("/users/" + this.get('username'), {
+      type: 'PUT',
+      data: { dismissed_banner_key: bannerKey }
+    });
   }
 
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/discourse-banner.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/discourse-banner.js.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea8107c06e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/discourse-banner.js.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{#if visible}}
+  <div id="banner">
+    <div id="banner-content">
+      <div class="close" {{action dismiss}}><i class="fa fa-times" title="{{i18n banner.close}}"></i></div>
+      {{{banner.html}}}
+    </div>
+    <a href="{{unbound banner.url}}" class="btn" title="{{i18n banner.read_more.title}}">{{i18n banner.read_more.text}}</a>
+  </div>
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery.js.handlebars
index 20fb4b0e98c..047b977a513 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery.js.handlebars
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class='container'>
   {{custom-html "top"}}
   {{Discourse.globalNotice}}
+  {{discourse-banner user=currentUser banner=Discourse.banner}}
 </div>
 
 <div class='list-controls'>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
index 8a7627a2d3a..d3c7c26dee2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.js.handlebars
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class='container'>
   {{custom-html "top"}}
   {{Discourse.globalNotice}}
+  {{discourse-banner user=currentUser banner=Discourse.banner}}
 </div>
 
 {{#if postStream.loaded}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/banner.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/banner.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7f50d8ff83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/banner.css.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------
+// Banner
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+#banner {
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+  .close {
+    font-size: 25px !important;
+    margin-top: 0 !important;
+  }
+  .meta {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
index 01c2f729ab1..3ac8fc3b633 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ animation: modal .25s;
     font-size: 20px;
     padding: 10px 15px 7px;
   }
-  .close {
-    float: right;
-    font-size: 20px;
-    margin: 10px 10px 0;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 35%);
-    cursor: pointer;
-    &:hover {
-      color: $primary;
-    }
+}
+.close {
+  float: right;
+  font-size: 20px;
+  margin: 10px 10px 0;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 35%);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  &:hover {
+    color: $primary;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
index bc6d084ed04..fa436db22e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
@@ -54,18 +54,16 @@
     font-size: 15px;
     padding: 0 0 0 20px;
   }
-  .close {
-    float: right;
-    font-size: 24px;
-    padding: 15px; // more pixels to touch
-    margin: -15px 0 0 0;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: $primary;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
 }
-
-
+.close {
+  float: right;
+  font-size: 24px;
+  padding: 15px; // more pixels to touch
+  margin: -15px 0 0 0;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: $primary;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
 
 #move-selected {
   p {
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 2da42748a20..ea08909f7e3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
       store_preloaded("site", Site.json_for(guardian))
       store_preloaded("siteSettings", SiteSetting.client_settings_json)
       store_preloaded("customHTML", custom_html_json)
+      store_preloaded("banner", banner_json)
     end
 
     def preload_current_user_data
@@ -259,16 +260,23 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
       MultiJson.dump(data)
     end
 
+    def banner_json
+      topic = Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).limit(1).first
+      banner = topic.present? ? topic.banner : {}
+
+      MultiJson.dump(banner)
+    end
+
     def render_json_error(obj)
       render json: MultiJson.dump(create_errors_json(obj)), status: 422
     end
 
     def success_json
-      {success: 'OK'}
+      { success: 'OK' }
     end
 
     def failed_json
-      {failed: 'FAILED'}
+      { failed: 'FAILED' }
     end
 
     def json_result(obj, opts={})
diff --git a/app/models/topic.rb b/app/models/topic.rb
index 0da1ad8a38a..23efb66a293 100644
--- a/app/models/topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic.rb
@@ -634,12 +634,26 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.archetype = Archetype.banner
     self.add_moderator_post(user, I18n.t("archetypes.banner.message.make"))
     self.save
+
+    MessageBus.publish('/site/banner', banner)
   end
 
   def remove_banner!(user)
     self.archetype = Archetype.default
     self.add_moderator_post(user, I18n.t("archetypes.banner.message.remove"))
     self.save
+
+    MessageBus.publish('/site/banner', nil)
+  end
+
+  def banner
+    post = self.posts.order(:post_number).limit(1).first
+
+    {
+      html: post.cooked,
+      url: self.url,
+      key: self.id
+    }
   end
 
   def self.starred_counts_per_day(sinceDaysAgo=30)
diff --git a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
index d8b78a06cf6..1cdb4df6c40 100644
--- a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :redirected_to_top_reason,
              :disable_jump_reply,
              :custom_fields,
-             :muted_category_ids
+             :muted_category_ids,
+             :dismissed_banner_key
 
   def include_site_flagged_posts_count?
     object.staff?
@@ -100,4 +101,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
                                          .pluck(:category_id)
   end
 
+  def dismissed_banner_key
+    object.user_profile.dismissed_banner_key
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/services/user_updater.rb b/app/services/user_updater.rb
index eeaeb1adae8..f1f7a24412e 100644
--- a/app/services/user_updater.rb
+++ b/app/services/user_updater.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class UserUpdater
   ]
 
   PROFILE_ATTR = [
-    :location
+    :location,
+    :dismissed_banner_key
   ]
 
   def initialize(actor, user)
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6ebca8c8814..9be4a236d16 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ en:
     undo: "Undo"
     revert: "Revert"
 
+    banner:
+      close: "Dismiss this banner."
+      read_more:
+        title: "Click to go to the topic."
+        text: "Read more"
+
     choose_topic:
       none_found: "No topics found."
       title:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20140618163511_add_dismissed_banner_key_to_user_profile.rb b/db/migrate/20140618163511_add_dismissed_banner_key_to_user_profile.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f84c1f9a928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140618163511_add_dismissed_banner_key_to_user_profile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddDismissedBannerKeyToUserProfile < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :user_profiles, :dismissed_banner_key, :integer, nullable: true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
index aea4dad51ca..273a553ba02 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
@@ -638,41 +638,44 @@ describe Topic do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "make_banner!" do
+  describe "banner" do
+
+    let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+    let(:user) { topic.user }
+    let(:banner) { { html: "<p>BANNER</p>", url: topic.url, key: topic.id } }
+
+    before { topic.stubs(:banner).returns(banner) }
+
+    describe "make_banner!" do
+
+      it "changes the topic archetype to 'banner'" do
+        topic.expects(:add_moderator_post)
+        MessageBus.expects(:publish).with("/site/banner", banner)
+        topic.make_banner!(user)
+        topic.archetype.should == Archetype.banner
+      end
+
+      it "ensures only one banner topic at all time" do
+        banner_topic = Fabricate(:banner_topic)
+        Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
+
+        topic.make_banner!(user)
+        Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
+      end
 
-    before do
-      @topic = Fabricate(:topic)
-      @user = @topic.user
     end
 
-    it "changes the topic archetype to 'banner'" do
-      @topic.expects(:add_moderator_post)
-      @topic.make_banner!(@user)
-      @topic.archetype.should == Archetype.banner
+    describe "remove_banner!" do
+
+      it "resets the topic archetype" do
+        topic.expects(:add_moderator_post)
+        MessageBus.expects(:publish).with("/site/banner", nil)
+        topic.remove_banner!(user)
+        topic.archetype.should == Archetype.default
+      end
+
     end
 
-    it "ensures only one banner topic at all time" do
-      banner_topic = Fabricate(:banner_topic)
-      Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
-
-      @topic.make_banner!(@user)
-      Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.banner).count.should == 1
-    end
-
-  end
-
-  describe "remove_banner!" do
-
-    before do
-      @topic = Fabricate(:topic)
-      @user = @topic.user
-    end
-
-    it "resets the topic archetype" do
-      @topic.expects(:add_moderator_post)
-      @topic.remove_banner!(@user)
-      @topic.archetype.should == Archetype.default
-    end
 
   end