diff --git a/stylesheets/style.css b/stylesheets/style.css
index 0cf9b2a3..7a6651f1 100644
--- a/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -1649,3 +1649,9 @@ td.board-tags a.tag-link {
 #post-moderation-fields {
 	display: none;
 }
+.announcement {
+	font-size: 75%;
+	padding-bottom: 1%;
+	margin-left: 25%; 
+	margin-right: 25%;
+}
diff --git a/templates/thread.html b/templates/thread.html
index 6ff6fa2c..4e3e825c 100644
--- a/templates/thread.html
+++ b/templates/thread.html
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 
 	{% include 'attention_bar.html' %}
 
+	{% if config.announcement %}
+		{{ config.announcement }}
+	{% endif %}
+
 	<div class="banner">{% trans %}Posting mode: Reply{% endtrans %} <a class="unimportant" href="{{ return }}">[{% trans %}Return{% endtrans %}]</a> <a class="unimportant" href="javascript:window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight);
 ">[{% trans %}Go to bottom {% endtrans %}]</a></div>