diff --git a/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.jsx b/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78438644a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+require('./notificationAdd.less');
+const React = require('react');
+const createClass = require('create-react-class');
+const cx    = require('classnames');
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+
+const fields = ['dismissKey', 'title', 'text', 'startAt', 'stopAt'];
+
+
+const NotificationAdd = createClass({
+	displayName : 'NotificationAdd',
+	getDefaultProps() {
+		return {};
+	},
+	getInitialState() {
+		return {
+			query              : '',
+			notificationResult : null,
+			searching          : false,
+			error              : null,
+
+			dismissKey : '',
+			title      : '',
+			text       : '',
+			startAt    : '',
+			stopAt     : ''
+		};
+	},
+	handleChange(e, field){
+		const data = {};
+		data[field] = e.target.value;
+		this.setState(data);
+	},
+	saveNotification : async function(){
+		if(!this.state.dismissKey) return 'No notification key!';
+		const data = {
+			dismissKey : this.state.dismissKey,
+			title      : this.state.title,
+			text       : this.state.text,
+			startAt    : this.state.startAt,
+			stopAt     : this.state.stopAt
+		};
+
+		const notification = await request.post('/admin/notification/add')
+			.send(data)
+			.then((response)=>{
+				return response.body;
+			});
+		console.log(notification);
+
+		const update = {
+			notificationResult : `Created notification: ${JSON.stringify(notification, null, 2)}`
+		};
+		if(notification.err) {
+			update.notificationResult = err;
+		};
+		if(!notification.err) {
+			update.dismissKey = '';
+			update.title = '';
+			update.text = '';
+			update.startAt = '';
+			update.stopAt = '';
+		}
+
+		console.log(update);
+
+		this.setState(update);
+	},
+
+	render(){
+		return <div className='notificationAdd'>
+			<h2>Add</h2>
+			{fields.map((field, idx)=>{
+				return <div key={idx}>
+					<label className='fieldLabel'>{field.toUpperCase()}</label>
+					<input className='fieldInput' type='text' value={this.state[field]} onChange={(e)=>this.handleChange(e, field)} placeholder={field} />
+				</div>;
+			})}
+			{this.state.notificationResult}
+			{/* <label>Dismiss Key:</label>
+			<input type='text' value={this.state.dismissKey} onChange={this.handleChange} placeholder='notification key' />
+			<label>Title:</label>
+			<input type='text' value={this.state.title} onChange={this.handleChange} placeholder='title' />  */}
+			<button onClick={this.saveNotification}>
+				<i className={cx('fas', {
+					'fa-save'            : !this.state.searching,
+					'fa-spin fa-spinner' : this.state.searching,
+				})} />
+			</button>
+
+			{this.state.error
+				&& <div className='error'>{this.state.error.toString()}</div>
+			}
+		</div>;
+	}
+});
+
+module.exports = NotificationAdd;
diff --git a/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.less b/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32cd61d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/admin/notificationUtils/notificationAdd/notificationAdd.less
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+.notificationAdd{
+	input{
+		height        : 33px;
+		margin-bottom : 20px;
+		padding       : 0px 10px;
+		font-family   : monospace;
+	}
+	button{
+		vertical-align : middle;
+		height         : 37px;
+	}
+	.fieldLabel{
+		display: inline-block;
+		width: 10%;
+	}
+	.fieldInput{
+		margin-bottom: 5px;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/admin.api.js b/server/admin.api.js
index 7190f7076..906bfdcae 100644
--- a/server/admin.api.js
+++ b/server/admin.api.js
@@ -100,13 +100,18 @@ router.get('/admin/stats', mw.adminOnly, (req, res)=>{
 	});
 });
 
-/* Searches for matching edit or share id, also attempts to partial match */
+/* Searches for notification with matching key */
 router.get('/admin/notification/lookup/:id', mw.adminOnly, (req, res, next)=>{
-	NotificationModel.findOne({ $or : [
-		{ dismissKey: { '$regex': req.params.id } },
-	] }).exec((err, notification)=>{
-		return res.json(notification);
-	});
+	NotificationModel.findOne({ dismissKey: req.params.id })
+		.exec((err, notification)=>{
+			return res.json(notification);
+		});
+});
+
+/* Add new notification */
+router.post('/admin/notification/add', mw.adminOnly, async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const notification = await NotificationModel.addNotification(req.body);
+	return res.json(notification);
 });
 
 router.get('/admin', mw.adminOnly, (req, res)=>{
diff --git a/server/notifications.model.js b/server/notifications.model.js
index 0465822d5..721c4a89d 100644
--- a/server/notifications.model.js
+++ b/server/notifications.model.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 const NotificationSchema = mongoose.Schema({
-	dissmissKey : { type: String, index: { unique: true } },
-	title       : { type: String, default: '' },
-	text        : { type: String, default: '' },
+	dismissKey : { type: String, unique: true, required: true },
+	title      : { type: String, default: '' },
+	text       : { type: String, default: '' },
 
 	createdAt : { type: Date, default: Date.now },
 	startAt   : { type: Date, default: Date.now },
@@ -30,19 +30,23 @@ NotificationSchema.statics.getByKey = function(key, fields=null){
 	});
 };
 
-NotificationSchema.statics.addNotification = async function(dismissKey, text, title=null, startAt=new Date, stopAt=new Date){
-	const data = {
-		dismissKey : dismissKey,
-		title      : title,
-		text       : text,
-		startAt    : startAt,
-		stopAt     : stopAt
+NotificationSchema.statics.addNotification = async function(data){
+	// console.log('add notification');
+	if(!data.dismissKey) return 'Dismiss key is required!';
+	const defaults = {
+		title   : '',
+		text    : '',
+		startAt : new Date,
+		stopAt  : new Date
 	};
+	_.mergeWith(data, defaults, (item)=>{ if(!item) return undefined; });
 	const newNotification = new Notification(data);
-	await newNotification.save()
-	.catch((err)=>{return err;});
+	const savedNotification = await newNotification.save()
+		.catch((err)=>{
+			return { err: err };
+		});
 
-	return newNotification;
+	return savedNotification;
 };
 
 NotificationSchema.statics.updateNotification = async function(dismissKey, title=null, text=null, startAt=null, stopAt=null){