diff --git a/modules/communication/tpl/js/member_communication.js b/modules/communication/tpl/js/member_communication.js
index e0e71d1a3..ae6f8c013 100644
--- a/modules/communication/tpl/js/member_communication.js
+++ b/modules/communication/tpl/js/member_communication.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function($){
+	var $bar;
 	window.xeNotifyMessage = function(text, count){
-		var $bar;
 		$bar = $('div.message.info');
 		if(!$bar.length) {
 			$bar = $('<div class="message info" />')
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@
 		}
 		
 		text = text.replace('%d', count);
-		$bar.html('<p><a href="'+current_url.setQuery('module','').setQuery('act','dispCommunicationNewMessage')+'" onclick="popopen(this.href, \'popup\'); return false;">'+text+'</a></p>').height();
+		$bar.html('<p><a href="'+current_url.setQuery('module','').setQuery('act','dispCommunicationNewMessage')+'" onclick="popopen(this.href, \'popup\');xeNotifyMessageClose(); return false;">'+text+'</a></p>').height();
 		$bar.show().animate({top:0});
 	};
+	
+	window.xeNotifyMessageClose = function(){
+		setTimeout(function(){
+			$bar.slideUp();
+		}, 2000);
+	};
 })(jQuery);