diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 6f0b5bed7..427b493a3 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ javascripts:
     - public/javascripts/widgets/infinite-scroll.js
     - public/javascripts/widgets/directionDetector.js
     - public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
+    - public/javascripts/widgets/flashes.js
     - public/javascripts/view.js
     - public/javascripts/stream.js
     - public/javascripts/search.js
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
index 02c3ceb5c..7f78abd3a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var AspectEdit = {
         },
         success: function(data) {
           AspectEdit.onMovePersonSuccess(person, dropzone);
-          View.flashes.render($.parseJSON(data));
+          Diaspora.widgets.flashes.render($.parseJSON(data));
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index dfbfcf6a4..3e9eb2e68 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ var View = {
     /* Tooltips */
     this.tooltips.bindAll();
 
-    /* Animate flashes */
-    this.flashes.animate();
-
     /* In field labels */
     $("label").inFieldLabels();
     $(document).bind('afterReveal.facebox', function() {
@@ -99,26 +96,6 @@ var View = {
     selector: "#debug_info"
   },
 
-  flashes: {
-    animate: function() {
-      var $this = $(View.flashes.selector);
-      $this.animate({
-        top: 0
-      }).delay(2000).animate({
-        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"
-
-  },
-
   gettingStarted: {
     click: function() {
       var $this = $(this);
@@ -212,7 +189,7 @@ var View = {
         if(element !== "bindAll") {
           this[element].bind();
         }
-      };
+      }
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/flashes.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/flashes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00232cd6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/flashes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+(function() {
+  var Flashes = function() {
+    this.start = function() {
+      this.animateMessages();
+    };
+
+    this.animateMessages = function() {
+      var $this = $("#flash_notice, #flash_error, #flash_alert");
+      $this.animate({
+        top: 0
+      }).delay(2000).animate({
+        top: -100
+      }, $this.remove);
+    };
+
+    this.render = function(result) {
+      $("<div/>")
+        .attr("id", (result.success) ? "flash_notice" : "flash_error")
+        .prependTo(document.body)
+        .html(result.notice);
+
+      this.animateMessages();
+    };
+  };
+
+  Diaspora.widgets.add("flashes", Flashes);
+})();
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diff --git a/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml b/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
index de698e936..dd353c96f 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
+++ b/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ src_files:
   - public/javascripts/widgets/directionDetector.js
   - public/javascripts/widgets/infinite-scroll.js
   - public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
+  - public/javascripts/widgets/flashes.js
   - public/javascripts/mobile.js
   - public/javascripts/contact-list.js
   - public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/view-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/view-spec.js
index ba3a3600f..a2e9eefbe 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/view-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/view-spec.js
@@ -42,33 +42,6 @@ describe("View", function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("flashes", function() {
-    describe("animate", function() {
-      beforeEach(function() {
-        $("#jasmine_content").html(
-          '<div id="flash_notice">' +
-            'flash! flash! flash!' +
-          '</div>'
-        );
-      });
-
-      it("is called when the DOM is ready", function() {
-        spyOn(View.flashes, "animate").andCallThrough();
-        View.initialize();
-        expect(View.flashes.animate).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      });
-    });
-    describe("render", function() {
-      it("creates a new div and calls flashes.animate", function() {
-        spyOn(View.flashes, "animate");
-        View.flashes.render({
-          success: true,
-          message: "success!"
-        });
-        expect(View.flashes.animate).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      });
-    });
-  });
 
   describe("newRequest", function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/widgets/flashes-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/widgets/flashes-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ac7061e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/widgets/flashes-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+describe("Diaspora", function() {
+  describe("widgets", function() {
+    describe("flashes", function() {
+      describe("animateMessages", function() {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          $("#jasmine_content").html(
+            '<div id="flash_notice">' +
+              'flash message' +
+            '</div>'
+          );
+        });
+
+        it("is called when the DOM is ready", function() {
+          spyOn(Diaspora.widgets.flashes, "animateMessages").andCallThrough();
+          Diaspora.widgets.flashes.start();
+          expect(Diaspora.widgets.flashes.animateMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("render", function() {
+        it("creates a new div for the message and calls flashes.animateMessages", function() {
+          spyOn(Diaspora.widgets.flashes, "animateMessages");
+          Diaspora.widgets.flashes.render({
+            success: true,
+            message: "success!"
+          });
+          expect(Diaspora.widgets.flashes.animateMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
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