diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index d20bf308..3ad711c2 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const UserSettings = {
         private: { selected: this.newDefaultScope === 'private' },
         direct: { selected: this.newDefaultScope === 'direct' }
       }
+    },
+    currentSaveStateNotice () {
+      return this.$store.state.interface.settings.currentSaveStateNotice
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index d2381da2..d1770562 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 <template>
   <div class="settings panel panel-default">
     <div class="panel-heading">
-      {{$t('settings.user_settings')}}
+      <div class="title">
+        {{$t('settings.user_settings')}}
+      </div>
+      <transition name="fade">
+        <template v-if="currentSaveStateNotice">
+          <div @click.prevent class="alert error" v-if="currentSaveStateNotice.error">
+            {{ $t('settings.saving_err') }}
+          </div>
+
+          <div @click.prevent class="alert transparent" v-if="!currentSaveStateNotice.error">
+            {{ $t('settings.saving_ok') }}
+          </div>
+        </template>
+      </transition>
     </div>
     <div class="panel-body profile-edit">
       <tab-switcher>
diff --git a/src/lib/persisted_state.js b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
index 6f7202ce..e828a74b 100644
--- a/src/lib/persisted_state.js
+++ b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ export default function createPersistedState ({
             setState(key, reducer(state, paths), storage)
               .then(success => {
                 if (typeof success !== 'undefined') {
-                  if (mutation.type === 'setOption') {
+                  if (mutation.type === 'setOption' || mutation.type === 'setCurrentUser') {
                     store.dispatch('settingsSaved', { success })
                   }
                 }
               }, error => {
-                if (mutation.type === 'setOption') {
+                if (mutation.type === 'setOption' || mutation.type === 'setCurrentUser') {
                   store.dispatch('settingsSaved', { error })
                 }
               })