diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentView.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentView.css
index 6276420c76..4f591232e8 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentView.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentView.css
@@ -151,3 +151,11 @@ table.dataTable thead th {
 #saveDocumentButton {
   margin-top: 5px;
 }
+
+#showSaveState {
+  display:none;
+  color: green;
+  float:right;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  font-weight: 300;
+}
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/documentView.ejs b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/documentView.ejs
index c5bb22531e..19bad37246 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/documentView.ejs
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/documentView.ejs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	<div id="tableDiv">
     <div id="documentEditor"></div>
     <button id="saveDocumentButton" class="btn btn-success pull-right">Save</button>
+    <div id="showSaveState">Saved...</div>
 	</div>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/documentView.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/documentView.js
index ff9c93764b..0bee072b95 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/documentView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/documentView.js
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
           return;
         }
       }
+
+      if (result === true) {
+        $('#showSaveState').fadeIn(1000).fadeOut(1000);
+      }
     },
 
     breadcrumb: function () {