diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
index 5680c0017b..0c0d3309b1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const AuthActionTypes = {
   REFRESH_TOKEN: type('dspace/auth/REFRESH_TOKEN'),
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS: type('dspace/auth/REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS'),
   REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR: type('dspace/auth/REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR'),
+  ADD_MESSAGE: type('dspace/auth/ADD_MESSAGE'),
   RESET_MESSAGES: type('dspace/auth/RESET_MESSAGES'),
   LOG_OUT: type('dspace/auth/LOG_OUT'),
   LOG_OUT_ERROR: type('dspace/auth/LOG_OUT_ERROR'),
@@ -283,6 +284,20 @@ export class RegistrationSuccessAction implements Action {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add uthentication message.
+ * @class AddAuthenticationMessageAction
+ * @implements {Action}
+ */
+export class AddAuthenticationMessageAction implements Action {
+  public type: string = AuthActionTypes.ADD_MESSAGE;
+  payload: string;
+
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    this.payload = message;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Reset error.
  * @class ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction
@@ -326,4 +341,6 @@ export type AuthActions
   | RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction
   | RegistrationAction
   | RegistrationErrorAction
-  | RegistrationSuccessAction;
+  | RegistrationSuccessAction
+  | AddAuthenticationMessageAction
+  | ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction;
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
index b752b8f77f..d45b637f07 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // import actions
 import {
+  AddAuthenticationMessageAction,
   AuthActions, AuthActionTypes, AuthenticatedSuccessAction, AuthenticationErrorAction,
   AuthenticationSuccessAction, LogOutErrorAction, RedirectWhenAuthenticationIsRequiredAction,
   RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction, SetRedirectUrlAction
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
         refreshing: false,
       });
 
+    case AuthActionTypes.ADD_MESSAGE:
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        info: (action as AddAuthenticationMessageAction).payload,
+      });
+
     case AuthActionTypes.RESET_MESSAGES:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: state.authenticated,