diff --git a/planetstack/templates/admin/base.html b/planetstack/templates/admin/base.html
index dc92ca9..5672812 100644
--- a/planetstack/templates/admin/base.html
+++ b/planetstack/templates/admin/base.html
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@
         {% endblock %}
       </div>
 
+      <div class="statusMsg">
+      <!-- this is a placeholder for xoslib views to display status messages -->
+      </div>
+
       <!-- <div class="copyright">
         {% block copyright %}
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