diff --git a/src/app/Coriolis.jsx b/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
index 5e2f7afd..43444850 100644
--- a/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
+++ b/src/app/Coriolis.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import ShipyardPage from './pages/ShipyardPage';
 import ErrorDetails from './pages/ErrorDetails';
 
 const zlib = require('pako');
+const request = require('superagent');
 
 /**
  * Coriolis App
@@ -65,11 +66,12 @@ export default class Coriolis extends React.Component {
     this.state = {
       noTouch: !('ontouchstart' in window || navigator.msMaxTouchPoints || navigator.maxTouchPoints),
       page: null,
+      announcements: [],
       language: getLanguage(Persist.getLangCode()),
       route: {},
       sizeRatio: Persist.getSizeRatio()
     };
-
+    this._getAnnouncements()
     Router('', (r) => this._setPage(ShipyardPage, r));
     Router('/import?', (r) => this._importBuild(r));
     Router('/import/:data', (r) => this._importBuild(r));
@@ -108,6 +110,14 @@ export default class Coriolis extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
+  _getAnnouncements() {
+    return request.get('https://orbis.zone/api/announcement')
+    .query({showInCoriolis: true})
+    .then(announces => {
+      this.setState({ announcements: announces.body })
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates / Sets the page and route context
    * @param {[type]} page  The page to be shown
@@ -394,7 +404,7 @@ export default class Coriolis extends React.Component {
 
     return <div style={{ minHeight: '100%' }} onClick={this._closeMenu}
       className={this.state.noTouch ? 'no-touch' : null}>
-      <Header appCacheUpdate={this.state.appCacheUpdate} currentMenu={currentMenu}/>
+      <Header announcements={this.state.announcements} appCacheUpdate={this.state.appCacheUpdate} currentMenu={currentMenu}/>
       {this.state.error ? this.state.error : this.state.page ? React.createElement(this.state.page, { currentMenu }) :
         <NotFoundPage/>}
       {this.state.modal}
diff --git a/src/app/components/Announcement.jsx b/src/app/components/Announcement.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76a3bdb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/Announcement.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { autoBind } from 'react-extras';
+
+/**
+ * Announcement component
+ */
+export default class Announcement extends React.Component {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    text: PropTypes.string
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor
+   * @param  {Object} props   React Component properties
+   */
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    autoBind(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Renders the announcement
+   * @return {React.Component} A href element
+   */
+  render() {
+    return <p>{this.props.text}</p>;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/Header.jsx b/src/app/components/Header.jsx
index 900da5e7..4df4199b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Header.jsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Header.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import ModalExport from './ModalExport';
 import ModalHelp from './ModalHelp';
 import ModalImport from './ModalImport';
 import Slider from './Slider';
+import Announcement from './Announcement';
 import { outfitURL } from '../utils/UrlGenerators';
 
 const SIZE_MIN = 0.65;
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ export default class Header extends TranslatedComponent {
     this._openShips = this._openMenu.bind(this, 's');
     this._openBuilds = this._openMenu.bind(this, 'b');
     this._openComp = this._openMenu.bind(this, 'comp');
+    this._openAnnounce = this._openMenu.bind(this, 'announce');
+    this._getAnnouncementsMenu = this._getAnnouncementsMenu.bind(this);
     this._openSettings = this._openMenu.bind(this, 'settings');
     this._showHelp = this._showHelp.bind(this);
     this.languageOptions = [];
@@ -411,6 +414,29 @@ export default class Header extends TranslatedComponent {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generate the announcement menu
+   * @return {React.Component} Menu
+   */
+  _getAnnouncementsMenu() {
+    let announcements;
+    let translate = this.context.language.translate;
+
+    if (this.props.announcements) {
+      announcements = [];
+      for (let announce of this.props.announcements) {
+        announcements.push(<Announcement text={announce.message} />);
+        announcements.push(<hr/>);
+      }
+    }
+    return (
+      <div className='menu-list' onClick={ (e) => e.stopPropagation() } style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+        {announcements}
+        <hr />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generate the settings menu
    * @return {React.Component} Menu
@@ -571,6 +597,13 @@ export default class Header extends TranslatedComponent {
           {openedMenu == 'comp' ? this._getComparisonsMenu() : null}
         </div>
 
+        <div className='l menu'>
+          <div className={cn('menu-header', { selected: openedMenu == 'announce', disabled: this.props.announcements.length === 0})} onClick={this.props.announcements.length !== 0 && this._openAnnounce}>
+            <span className='menu-item-label'>{translate('announcements')}</span>
+          </div>
+          {openedMenu == 'announce' ? this._getAnnouncementsMenu() : null}
+        </div>
+
         {window.location.origin.search('.edcd.io') >= 0 ?
           <div className='l menu'>
             <a href="https://youtu.be/4SvnLcefhtI" target="_blank">