diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 3913f3fd7e..212816cf13 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 - Add support for converter layers.
 - Add redactions app.
 - Unify all line endings to be Linux style.
+- Add support for changing the system messages position.
+  GitLab issue #640. Thanks to Matthias Urhahn (@d4rken).
 
 3.2.7 (2019-08-28)
 ==================
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.3.rst b/docs/releases/3.3.rst
index 6f001e6c7f..17ff89a513 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.3.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/3.3.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ Changes
 - Add support for converter layers.
 - Add redactions app.
 - Unify all line endings to be Linux style.
+- Add support for changing the system messages position.
+  GitLab issue #640. Thanks to Matthias Urhahn (@d4rken).
 
 Removals
 --------
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ Bugs fixed or issues closed
 - :gitlab-issue:`594` 3.2b1: Unable to install/run under Python 3.5/3.6/3.7
 - :gitlab-issue:`634` Failing docker entrypoint when using secret config
 - :gitlab-issue:`635` Build a docker image for Python3
+- :gitlab-issue:`640` UX: "Toast" Popup position prevents access to actions
 - :gitlab-issue:`644` Update sane-utils package in docker image.
 
 
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/literals.py b/mayan/apps/appearance/literals.py
index 87ce87d1f8..fcf23b3c75 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/literals.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/literals.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_TITLE_LENGTH = 120
+DEFAULT_MESSAGE_POSITION = 'top-right'
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/settings.py b/mayan/apps/appearance/settings.py
index ad0927530a..990f3e168e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/settings.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from mayan.apps.smart_settings.classes import Namespace
 
-from .literals import DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_TITLE_LENGTH
+from .literals import DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_TITLE_LENGTH, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_POSITION
 
 namespace = Namespace(label=_('Appearance'), name='appearance')
 
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ setting_max_title_length = namespace.add_setting(
         'title.'
     )
 )
+setting_message_position = namespace.add_setting(
+    default=DEFAULT_MESSAGE_POSITION,
+    global_name='APPEARANCE_MESSAGE_POSITION', help_text=_(
+        'Position where the system message will be displayed. Options are: '
+        'top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, '
+        'bottom-right.'
+    )
+)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/static/appearance/js/mayan_app.js b/mayan/apps/appearance/static/appearance/js/mayan_app.js
index fca4f7aa07..a5d072f9be 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/static/appearance/js/mayan_app.js
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/static/appearance/js/mayan_app.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class MayanApp {
     constructor (options) {
         var self = this;
 
-        options = options || {
+        this.options = options || {
             ajaxMenusOptions: []
         }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class MayanApp {
             'closeButton': true,
             'debug': false,
             'newestOnTop': true,
-            'positionClass': 'toast-top-right',
+            'positionClass': 'toast-' + this.options.messagePosition,
             'preventDuplicates': false,
             'onclick': null,
             'showDuration': '300',
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
index 55a5e0e3e5..e742b2c995 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                         {% if settings_changed %}
                             <div class="alert alert-dismissible alert-warning">
                                 <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
-                                <p><strong>{% trans 'Warning' %}</strong> {% trans 'Settings updated, restart your installation for changes to take proper effect.' %}</p>
+                                <p><strong>{% trans 'Warning' %}</strong> {% trans 'Settings updated, restart your installation and refresh your browser for changes to take effect.' %}</p>
                             </div>
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/root.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/root.html
index 35d651e8f1..d7d9c280d3 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/root.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/root.html
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@
                         name: 'menu_topbar',
                         url: '{% url "rest_api:template-detail" "menu_topbar" %}'
                     },
-                ]
+                ],
+                messagePosition: '{% smart_setting "APPEARANCE_MESSAGE_POSITION" %}'
             });
 
             var afterBaseLoad = function () {