diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
index 7f3cd11fd34..18eba6e7a79 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@
     "system/xlinkResolver/localXlinkEnable-help": "Local XLinks are using local://<lang>/<service> URL to make references to related sections instead of HTTP URL. Local XLinks are usually faster than HTTP XLinks.",
     "system/xlinkResolver/ignore": "Elements to ignore by XLink resolution",
     "system/xlinkResolver/ignore-help": "Comma separated list of elements to ignore by XLink resolution",
+    "system/banner": "Application banner",
+    "system/banner/enable": "Enable",
+    "system/banner/enable-help": "If set, an application banner is displayed with the message configured. To configure the message, go to <a href='#/settings/languages' target='_blank'>Language and translations</a> and configure a translation with the key <strong>application-banner</strong>",
     "metadata/workflow": "Metadata workflow",
     "metadata/workflow/automaticUnpublishInvalidMd": "Automatic unpublication of invalid metadata",
     "metadata/workflow/automaticUnpublishInvalidMd-help": " Automatically unpublishes metadata that is edited that becomes not valid according to xsd or schematron rules.",
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/style/gn_search.less b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/style/gn_search.less
index 990fb699d59..88a286e9383 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/style/gn_search.less
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/style/gn_search.less
@@ -608,6 +608,15 @@
   }
 }
 
+.application-banner {
+  background-color: #fff8c5;
+  border: 1px solid #d4a72c66;
+  margin: 15px;
+  padding: 15px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: #000;
+}
+
 button:focus [role="tooltip"],
 button:hover [role="tooltip"] {
   clip: auto;
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/templates/admin/settings/system.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/templates/admin/settings/system.html
index 6adfb7f93a1..cb22bbd21c2 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/templates/admin/settings/system.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/templates/admin/settings/system.html
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ <h3>{{section2.name | translate}}</h3>
                       >
 {{s.value}}</textarea
                       >
-
                       <select
                         data-ng-switch-when="system/server/protocol"
                         class="form-control"
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/directive.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/directive.js
index 91dcba20883..588e1f6d2f5 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/directive.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/directive.js
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@
     }
   ]);
 
+  module.directive("gnApplicationBanner", [
+    "gnConfig",
+    "gnConfigService",
+    function (gnConfig, gnConfigService) {
+      return {
+        restrict: "E",
+        replace: true,
+        scope: true,
+        templateUrl:
+          "../../catalog/views/default/directives/partials/applicationBanner.html",
+        link: function linkFn(scope) {
+          gnConfigService.load().then(function (c) {
+            scope.isBannerEnabled = gnConfig["system.banner.enable"];
+          });
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  ]);
+
   module.directive("gnLinksBtn", [
     "gnTplResultlistLinksbtn",
     "gnMetadataActions",
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/partials/applicationBanner.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/partials/applicationBanner.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06dbba219ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/directives/partials/applicationBanner.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div data-ng-if="isBannerEnabled" class="application-banner">
+  <span data-translate="">application-banner</span>
+</div>
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/templates/index.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/templates/index.html
index 326f7e809d0..03af2459824 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/templates/index.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/views/default/templates/index.html
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/html"
 ></nav>
 
+<gn-application-banner></gn-application-banner>
+
 <main class="gn-search-page" id="main-content" data-ng-controller="GnSearchController">
   <cookiewarning></cookiewarning>
   <div class="" data-ng-controller="gnsDefault">
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
index 3720a1cc46e..a0b0b7c8843 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/security/passwordEnforcement/usePattern', 'true', 2, 12002, 'n');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal, editable) VALUES ('system/security/passwordEnforcement/pattern', '^((?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*(_|[^\w])).*)$', 0, 12003, 'n', 'n');
 
+INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/banner/enable', 'false', 2, 1920, 'n');
+
+
 -- WARNING: Security / Add this settings only if you need to allow admin
 -- users to be able to reset user password. If you have mail server configured
 -- user can reset password directly. If not, then you may want to add that settings
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v446/migrate-default.sql b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v446/migrate-default.sql
index 58db297c2f8..0876824c1fa 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v446/migrate-default.sql
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v446/migrate-default.sql
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ UPDATE Settings SET value='4.4.6' WHERE name='system/platform/version';
 UPDATE Settings SET value='0' WHERE name='system/platform/subVersion';
 
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/userSelfRegistration/domainsAllowed', '', 0, 1911, 'y');
+
+INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/banner/enable', 'false', 2, 1920, 'n');