diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 877aebf16..0b6e8e89b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Notable changes to Mailpit will be documented in this file.
 
+## [v1.6.3]
+
+### Feature
+- Display clickable toast notifications for new messages
+
+
 ## [v1.6.2]
 
 ### Bugfix
diff --git a/server/ui-src/App.vue b/server/ui-src/App.vue
index 1130696ba..3faffc024 100644
--- a/server/ui-src/App.vue
+++ b/server/ui-src/App.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import commonMixins from './mixins.js';
 import Message from './templates/Message.vue';
 import MessageSummary from './templates/MessageSummary.vue';
 import MessageRelease from './templates/MessageRelease.vue';
+import MessageToast from './templates/MessageToast.vue';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import Tinycon from 'tinycon';
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ export default {
 	components: {
 		Message,
 		MessageSummary,
-		MessageRelease
+		MessageRelease,
+		MessageToast
 	},
 
 	data() {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export default {
 			lastLoaded: false,
 			relayConfig: {},
 			releaseAddresses: false,
+			toastMessage: false,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -205,6 +208,7 @@ export default {
 			let self = this;
 			self.selected = [];
 			self.releaseAddresses = false;
+			self.toastMessage = false;
 			self.existingTags = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(self.tags));
 
 			let uri = 'api/v1/message/' + self.currentPath
@@ -396,10 +400,16 @@ export default {
 				if (response.Type == "new" && response.Data) {
 					if (!self.searching) {
 						if (self.start < 1) {
+							// first page
 							self.items.unshift(response.Data);
 							if (self.items.length > self.limit) {
 								self.items.pop();
 							}
+
+							// first message was open, set messagePrev
+							if (!self.messagePrev) {
+								self.messagePrev = response.Data.ID;
+							}
 						} else {
 							self.start++;
 						}
@@ -416,6 +426,7 @@ export default {
 
 					let from = response.Data.From != null ? response.Data.From.Address : '[unknown]';
 					self.browserNotify("New mail from: " + from, response.Data.Subject);
+					self.setMessageToast(response.Data);
 				} else if (response.Type == "prune") {
 					// messages have been deleted, reload messages to adjust
 					self.scrollInPlace = true;
@@ -591,6 +602,18 @@ export default {
 					document.querySelector('#ReleaseModal input[role="combobox"]').focus()
 				}, 500);
 			}, 300);
+		},
+
+		setMessageToast: function (m) {
+			if (this.toastMessage) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			this.toastMessage = m;
+		},
+
+		clearMessageToast: function () {
+			this.toastMessage = false;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1014,4 +1037,6 @@ export default {
 		<MessageRelease v-if="releaseAddresses" :message="message" :relayConfig="relayConfig"
 			:releaseAddresses="releaseAddresses"></MessageRelease>
 	</div>
+
+	<MessageToast v-if="toastMessage" :message="toastMessage" @clearMessageToast="clearMessageToast"></MessageToast>
 </template>
diff --git a/server/ui-src/assets/bootstrap.scss b/server/ui-src/assets/bootstrap.scss
index 83e81d1cf..f4b797741 100644
--- a/server/ui-src/assets/bootstrap.scss
+++ b/server/ui-src/assets/bootstrap.scss
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 // @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/progress";
 @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/list-group";
 @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/close";
-// @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/toasts";
+@import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/toasts";
 @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/modal";
 // @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/tooltip";
 // @import "../../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/popover";
diff --git a/server/ui-src/templates/MessageToast.vue b/server/ui-src/templates/MessageToast.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d0aee976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ui-src/templates/MessageToast.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<script>
+import { Toast } from 'bootstrap';
+
+export default {
+	props: {
+		message: Object
+	},
+
+	mounted() {
+		let self = this;
+		let el = document.getElementById('messageToast');
+		if (el) {
+			el.addEventListener('hidden.bs.toast', () => {
+				self.$emit("clearMessageToast");
+			})
+
+			let b = Toast.getOrCreateInstance(el);
+			b.show();
+		}
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div class="toast-container position-fixed bottom-0 end-0 p-3">
+		<div id="messageToast" class="toast" role="alert" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true">
+			<div class="toast-header">
+				<i class="bi bi-envelope-exclamation-fill me-2"></i>
+				<strong class="me-auto"><a :href="'#' + message.ID">New message</a></strong>
+				<small class="text-body-secondary">now</small>
+				<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="toast" aria-label="Close"></button>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="toast-body">
+				<div>
+					<a :href="'#' + message.ID" class="d-block text-truncate text-muted">
+						<template v-if="message.Subject != ''">{{ message.Subject }}</template>
+						<template v-else>[ no subject ]</template>
+					</a>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>