diff --git a/js/ui/appFavorites.js b/js/ui/appFavorites.js
index 21257bc2a..2c572d022 100644
--- a/js/ui/appFavorites.js
+++ b/js/ui/appFavorites.js
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ const AppFavorites = new Lang.Class({
 
         let app = Shell.AppSystem.get_default().lookup_app(appId);
 
-        Main.overview.setMessage(_("%s has been added to your favorites.").format(app.get_name()), Lang.bind(this, function () {
-            this._removeFavorite(appId);
-        }));
+        Main.overview.setMessage(_("%s has been added to your favorites.").format(app.get_name()),
+                                 { forFeedback: true,
+                                   undoCallback: Lang.bind(this, function () {
+                                                               this._removeFavorite(appId);
+                                                           })
+                                 });
     },
 
     addFavorite: function(appId) {
@@ -116,9 +119,11 @@ const AppFavorites = new Lang.Class({
             return;
 
         Main.overview.setMessage(_("%s has been removed from your favorites.").format(app.get_name()),
-                                 Lang.bind(this, function () {
-            this._addFavorite(appId, pos);
-        }));
+                                 { forFeedback: true,
+                                   undoCallback: Lang.bind(this, function () {
+                                                               this._addFavorite(appId, pos);
+                                                           })
+                                 });
     }
 });
 Signals.addSignalMethods(AppFavorites.prototype);
diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 20358e1d0..2bbdfe8b6 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ const Notification = new Lang.Class({
         this.resident = false;
         // 'transient' is a reserved keyword in JS, so we have to use an alternate variable name
         this.isTransient = false;
+        this.forFeedback = false;
         this.expanded = false;
         this.focused = false;
         this.acknowledged = false;
@@ -713,6 +714,10 @@ const Notification = new Lang.Class({
         this.isTransient = isTransient;
     },
 
+    setForFeedback: function(forFeedback) {
+        this.forFeedback = forFeedback;
+    },
+
     setUseActionIcons: function(useIcons) {
         this._useActionIcons = useIcons;
     },
@@ -1949,8 +1954,9 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
         // Notifications
         let notificationQueue = this._notificationQueue;
         let notificationUrgent = notificationQueue.length > 0 && notificationQueue[0].urgency == Urgency.CRITICAL;
+        let notificationForFeedback = notificationQueue.length > 0 && notificationQueue[0].forFeedback;
         let notificationsLimited = this._busy || this._inFullscreen;
-        let notificationsPending = notificationQueue.length > 0 && (!notificationsLimited || notificationUrgent) && Main.sessionMode.hasNotifications;
+        let notificationsPending = notificationQueue.length > 0 && (!notificationsLimited || notificationUrgent || notificationForFeedback) && Main.sessionMode.hasNotifications;
         let nextNotification = notificationQueue.length > 0 ? notificationQueue[0] : null;
         let notificationPinned = this._pointerInTray && !this._pointerInSummary && !this._notificationRemoved;
         let notificationExpanded = this._notification && this._notification.expanded;
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index fdfc65c50..303cad5a9 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ const ShellInfo = new Lang.Class({
             this._source.destroy();
     },
 
-    setMessage: function(text, undoCallback, undoLabel) {
+    setMessage: function(text, options) {
+        options = Params.parse(options, { undoCallback: null,
+                                          forFeedback: false
+                                        });
+
+        let undoCallback = options.undoCallback;
+        let forFeedback = options.forFeedback;
+
         if (this._source == null) {
             this._source = new MessageTray.SystemNotificationSource();
             this._source.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this,
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ const ShellInfo = new Lang.Class({
         if (this._source.notifications.length == 0) {
             notification = new MessageTray.Notification(this._source, text, null);
             notification.setTransient(true);
+            notification.setForFeedback(forFeedback);
         } else {
             notification = this._source.notifications[0];
             notification.update(text, null, { clear: true });
@@ -78,10 +86,8 @@ const ShellInfo = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._undoCallback = undoCallback;
         if (undoCallback) {
-            notification.addButton('system-undo',
-                                   undoLabel ? undoLabel : _("Undo"));
-            notification.connect('action-invoked',
-                                 Lang.bind(this, this._onUndoClicked));
+            notification.addButton('system-undo', _("Undo"));
+            notification.connect('action-invoked', Lang.bind(this, this._onUndoClicked));
         }
 
         this._source.notify(notification);
@@ -233,11 +239,16 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         this._viewSelector.removeSearchProvider(provider);
     },
 
-    setMessage: function(text, undoCallback, undoLabel) {
+    //
+    // options:
+    //  - undoCallback (function): the callback to be called if undo support is needed
+    //  - forFeedback (boolean): whether the message is for direct feedback of a user action
+    //
+    setMessage: function(text, options) {
         if (this.isDummy)
             return;
 
-        this._shellInfo.setMessage(text, undoCallback, undoLabel);
+        this._shellInfo.setMessage(text, options);
     },
 
     _onDragBegin: function() {
diff --git a/js/ui/windowAttentionHandler.js b/js/ui/windowAttentionHandler.js
index 93b39b98b..78e20611e 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowAttentionHandler.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowAttentionHandler.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const WindowAttentionHandler = new Lang.Class({
         let [title, banner] = this._getTitleAndBanner(app, window);
 
         let notification = new MessageTray.Notification(source, title, banner);
+        notification.setForFeedback(true);
+
         source.notify(notification);
 
         source.signalIDs.push(window.connect('notify::title', Lang.bind(this, function() {