diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/messages.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/messages.js
index 4449905b73..c4f46ab31c 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/messages.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/messages.js
@@ -4,6 +4,39 @@ const MAX_NUM_CHAT_LINES = 20;
 var chatMessages = [];
 var chatTimers = [];
 
+// Notification Data
+const NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT = 10000;
+const MAX_NUM_NOTIFICATION_LINES = 3;
+var notifications = [];
+var notificationsTimers = [];
+
+// Notifications
+function handleNotifications()
+{
+	var notification = Engine.GuiInterfaceCall("PopNotification");
+	var timerExpiredFunction = function () { removeOldNotifications(); }
+
+	if (notification)
+	{
+		notifications.push(notification);
+		notificationsTimers.push(setTimeout(timerExpiredFunction, NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT));
+
+		if (notifications.length <= MAX_NUM_NOTIFICATION_LINES)
+			getGUIObjectByName("notificationText").caption = notifications.join("\n");
+		else
+			removeOldNotifications();
+	}
+}
+
+function removeOldNotifications()
+{
+	clearTimeout(notificationsTimers[0]); // The timer only needs to be cleared when new notifications bump old notifications off
+	notificationsTimers.shift();
+	notifications.shift();
+	getGUIObjectByName("notificationText").caption = notifications.join("\n");
+}
+
+//Messages
 function handleNetMessage(message)
 {
 	log("Net message: "+uneval(message));
@@ -84,7 +117,7 @@ function addChatMessage(msg)
 	switch (msg.type)
 	{
 	case "disconnect":
-		formatted = '<[font=\"serif-stroke-14\"][color="' + playerColor + '"]' + msg.username + '[/color][/font]> has left';
+		formatted = "<[color=\"" + playerColor + "\"]" + msg.username + "[/color]> has left";
 		break;
 
 	case "message":
@@ -102,7 +135,7 @@ function addChatMessage(msg)
 	chatMessages.push(formatted);
 	chatTimers.push(setTimeout(timerExpiredFunction, CHAT_TIMEOUT));
 
-	if (chatMessages.length < MAX_NUM_CHAT_LINES)
+	if (chatMessages.length <= MAX_NUM_CHAT_LINES)
 		getGUIObjectByName("chatText").caption = chatMessages.join("\n");
 	else
 		removeOldChatMessages();
@@ -124,9 +157,3 @@ function getColorByPlayerName(playerName)
 			
 	return "255 255 255";
 }
-
-function clearChatInput()
-{
-	getGUIObjectByName("chatInput").caption = "";
-}
-
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.js
index a616c21c2f..2570e4412f 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var g_IsNetworked = false;
 
 // Cache the basic player data (name, civ, color)
 var g_Players = [];
-
 var g_PlayerAssignments = {};
 
 // Cache dev-mode settings that are frequently or widely used
@@ -110,6 +109,10 @@ function onSimulationUpdate()
 	if (!simState)
 		return;
 
+		
+	handleNotifications();
+		
+		
 	updateDebug(simState);
 	updatePlayerDisplay(simState);
 	updateSelectionDetails();
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.xml
index e0d9e79665..6e5ebc63ae 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/session.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@
 			<action on="Press">togglePause();</action>
 		</object>
 
+		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
+		<!-- Notification Area -->
+		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
+		<object name="notificationPanel" type="image" size="217 100%-240 650 100%-180" ghost="true">
+			<object name="notificationText" size="0 0 100% 100%" type="text" style="notificationPanel" ghost="true"/>
+		</object>
+		
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- Chat -->
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/styles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/styles.xml
index 6fbecd8570..c889910567 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/styles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session_new/styles.xml
@@ -154,5 +154,14 @@
 		text_align="left"
 		text_valign="top"
 	/>
+	
+	<style name="notificationPanel"
+		buffer_zone="5"
+		font="serif-bold-stroke-14"
+		textcolor="red"
+		textcolor_selected="white"
+		text_align="center"
+		text_valign="top"
+	/>
 
 </styles>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/GuiInterface.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/GuiInterface.js
index e1e0c67900..5d732c45fa 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/GuiInterface.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/GuiInterface.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-function GuiInterface() {}
+function GuiInterface()
+{
+	this.notifications = [];
+}
 
 GuiInterface.prototype.Schema =
 	"<a:component type='system'/><empty/>";
@@ -14,6 +17,21 @@ GuiInterface.prototype.Init = function()
 	this.rallyPoints = undefined;
 };
 
+GuiInterface.prototype.PushNotification = function(notification)
+{
+	this.notifications.push(notification);
+};
+
+GuiInterface.prototype.PopNotification = function()
+{
+	//warn(uneval(this.notifications));
+
+	if (this.notifications.length)
+		return this.notifications.pop();
+	else
+		return "";
+};
+
 GuiInterface.prototype.GetSimulationState = function(player)
 {
 	var ret = {
@@ -367,6 +385,7 @@ GuiInterface.prototype.SetRangeDebugOverlay = function(player, enabled)
 // trusted and indicates the player associated with the current client; no data should
 // be returned unless this player is meant to be able to see it.)
 var exposedFunctions = {
+	"PopNotification": 1,
 	"GetSimulationState": 1,
 	"GetEntityState": 1,
 	"GetTemplateData": 1,
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Player.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Player.js
index 050a3283f2..bb49fafab7 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Player.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Player.js
@@ -82,14 +82,29 @@ Player.prototype.AddResources = function(amounts)
 
 Player.prototype.TrySubtractResources = function(amounts)
 {
-	// Check we can afford it all
+	// Check if we can afford it all
+	var amountsNeeded = {};
 	for (var type in amounts)
 		if (amounts[type] > this.resourceCount[type])
-			return false;
-
-	// Subtract the resources
-	for (var type in amounts)
-		this.resourceCount[type] -= amounts[type];
+			amountsNeeded[type] = amounts[type] - this.resourceCount[type];
+	
+	var formattedAmountsNeeded = [];
+	for (var type in amountsNeeded)
+		formattedAmountsNeeded.push(type + ": " + amountsNeeded[type]);
+			
+	// If we don't have enough resources, send a notification to the player
+	if (formattedAmountsNeeded.length)
+	{
+		var cmpGUIInterface = Engine.QueryInterface(SYSTEM_ENTITY, IID_GuiInterface);
+		cmpGUIInterface.PushNotification("Resources needed: " + formattedAmountsNeeded.join(", "));
+		return false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Subtract the resources
+		for (var type in amounts)
+			his.resourceCount[type] -= amounts[type];	
+	}
 
 	return true;
 };
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/TrainingQueue.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/TrainingQueue.js
index 2c8f51b990..5dab096147 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/TrainingQueue.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/TrainingQueue.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ TrainingQueue.prototype.AddBatch = function(player, templateName, count)
 
 	if (!cmpPlayer.TrySubtractResources(costs))
 	{
-		// TODO: report error to player (they ran out of resources)
+		// TrySubtractResources should report error to player (they ran out of resources)
 		return;
 	}