diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index 597891c76..79f2a8ab5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
 
   respond_to :html
-  respond_to :json, :only => :show
+  respond_to :json, :only => [:show, :move_contact]
   respond_to :js
 
   def index
@@ -113,16 +113,21 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
     @from_aspect = current_user.aspects.where(:id => params[:from]).first
     @to_aspect = current_user.aspects.where(:id => params[:to][:to]).first
 
+    response = { }
+
     unless current_user.move_contact( @person, @to_aspect, @from_aspect)
       flash[:error] = I18n.t 'aspects.move_contact.error',:inspect => params.inspect
     end
     if aspect = current_user.aspects.where(:id => params[:to][:to]).first
-      flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'aspects.move_contact.success'
-      render :nothing => true
+      response[:notice] = I18n.t 'aspects.move_contact.success'
+      response[:success] = true
     else
-      flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'aspects.move_contact.failure'
-      render aspects_manage_path
+      response[:notice] = I18n.t 'aspects.move_contact.failure'
+      response[:success] = false
     end
+
+
+    respond_with response
   end
 
   def add_to_aspect
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
index 1edba3310..5be180513 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var AspectEdit = {
     if (person.attr('data-aspect_id') != undefined && // a request doesn't have a data-aspect_id, but an existing contact does
         dropzone.attr('data-aspect_id') != person.attr('data-aspect_id')) {
       $.ajax({
-        url: "/aspects/move_contact/",
+        url: "/aspects/move_contact.json",
         data: {
           "person_id": person.attr('data-guid'),
           "from": person.attr('data-aspect_id'),
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ var AspectEdit = {
             "to": dropzone.attr('data-aspect_id')
           }
         },
-        success: function() {
-          AspectEdit.onMovePersonSuccess(person, dropzone);
+        success: function(data) {
+          AspectEdit.onMovePersonSuccess(person, dropzone, data);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ var AspectEdit = {
     person.removeAttr('data-person_id');
   },
 
-  onMovePersonSuccess: function(person, dropzone) {
+  onMovePersonSuccess: function(person, dropzone, data) {
+    View.flashes.render(data);
     person.attr('data-aspect_id', dropzone.attr('data-aspect_id'));
   },
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index c0f62c9a6..228101a87 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ var View = {
         top: -100
       }, $this.remove)
     },
+    render: function(result) {
+      $("<div/>")
+        .attr("id", (result.success) ? "flash_notice" : "flash_error")
+        .prependTo(document.body)
+        .html(result.notice);
+      View.flashes.animate();
+    },
     selector: "#flash_notice, #flash_error, #flash_alert"
 
   },