diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
index ddd3bda162..0a35c8a678 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_product_update.js.coffee
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout, $http, BulkProducts, DisplayProperties, dataFetcher, DirtyProducts, VariantUnitManager, producers, Taxons, SpreeApiAuth) ->
+angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout, $http, BulkProducts, DisplayProperties, dataFetcher, DirtyProducts, VariantUnitManager, StatusMessage, producers, Taxons, SpreeApiAuth) ->
     $scope.loading = true
 
-    $scope.updateStatusMessage =
-      text: ""
-      style: {}
+    $scope.StatusMessage = StatusMessage
 
     $scope.columns =
       producer:     {name: "Producer",      visible: true}
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
 
     $scope.resetProducts = ->
       DirtyProducts.clear()
-      $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "", {}, false
+      StatusMessage.clearMessage()
 
     # $scope.matchProducer = (product) ->
     #   for producer in $scope.producers
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
       if productsToSubmit.length > 0
         $scope.updateProducts productsToSubmit # Don't submit an empty list
       else
-        $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "No changes to save.", color: "grey", 3000
+        StatusMessage.displayMessage 'No changes to save.', 'alert'
 
 
     $scope.updateProducts = (productsToSubmit) ->
@@ -250,31 +248,23 @@ angular.module("ofn.admin").controller "AdminProductEditCtrl", ($scope, $timeout
 
 
     $scope.displayUpdating = ->
-      $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "Saving...",
-        color: "#FF9906"
-      , false
+      StatusMessage.displayMessage 'Saving...', 'progress'
 
 
     $scope.displaySuccess = ->
-      $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "Changes saved.",
-        color: "#9fc820"
-      , 3000
+      StatusMessage.displayMessage 'Changes saved.', 'success'
 
 
     $scope.displayFailure = (failMessage) ->
-      $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "Saving failed. " + failMessage,
-        color: "#DA5354"
-      , false
+      StatusMessage.displayMessage "Saving failed. #{failMessage}", 'failure'
 
 
     $scope.displayDirtyProducts = ->
       if DirtyProducts.count() > 0
         message = if DirtyProducts.count() == 1 then "one product" else DirtyProducts.count() + " products"
-        $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "Changes to " + message + " remain unsaved.",
-          color: "gray"
-        , false
+        StatusMessage.displayMessage "Changes to #{message} remain unsaved.", 'notice'
       else
-        $scope.setMessage $scope.updateStatusMessage, "", {}, false
+        StatusMessage.clearMessage()
 
 
 filterSubmitProducts = (productsToFilter) ->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/status_message.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/status_message.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a400f0428e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/services/status_message.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+angular.module("ofn.admin").factory "StatusMessage", ($timeout) ->
+  new class StatusMessage
+    types:
+      progress: {timeout: false, style: {color: '#ff9906'}}
+      alert:    {timeout: 3000,  style: {color: 'grey'}}
+      notice:   {timeout: false, style: {color: 'grey'}}
+      success:  {timeout: 3000,  style: {color: '#9fc820'}}
+      failure:  {timeout: false, style: {color: '#da5354'}}
+
+    statusMessage:
+      text: ""
+      style: {}
+
+    displayMessage: (text, type) ->
+      @statusMessage.text = text
+      @statusMessage.style = @types[type].style
+      $timeout.cancel @statusMessage.timeout  if @statusMessage.timeout
+      timeout = @types[type].timeout
+      if timeout
+        @statusMessage.timeout = $timeout =>
+          @clearMessage()
+        , timeout, true
+
+    clearMessage: ->
+      @statusMessage.text = ''
+      @statusMessage.style = {}
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/products/bulk_edit/_actions.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/products/bulk_edit/_actions.html.haml
index d86f16bc09..92265953d8 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/products/bulk_edit/_actions.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/products/bulk_edit/_actions.html.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   %div.four.columns.alpha
     %input.four.columns.alpha{ :type => 'button', :value => 'Save Changes', 'ng-click' => 'submitProducts()'}
   %div.nine.columns
-    %h6{ id: "update-status-message", ng: { style: 'updateStatusMessage.style' } }
-      {{ updateStatusMessage.text || " " }}
+    %h6{ id: "update-status-message", ng: { style: 'StatusMessage.statusMessage.style' } }
+      {{ StatusMessage.statusMessage.text || " " }}
   %div.three.columns.omega
     %div.ofn_drop_down.three.columns.omega{ 'ng-controller' => "DropDownCtrl", :id => "columns_dropdown", 'ofn-drop-down' => true, :style => 'float:right;' }
       %span{ :class => 'icon-reorder' }   Columns