diff --git a/scripts/system/notifications.js b/scripts/system/notifications.js
index b34630f3f8..7b178f53a2 100644
--- a/scripts/system/notifications.js
+++ b/scripts/system/notifications.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     var PLAY_NOTIFICATION_SOUNDS_SETTING = "play_notification_sounds";
     var PLAY_NOTIFICATION_SOUNDS_TYPE_SETTING_PRE = "play_notification_sounds_type_";
     var lodTextID = false;
+    var NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "Hifi-Notifications"
 
     var NotificationType = {
         UNKNOWN: 0,
@@ -531,6 +532,13 @@
         createNotification(wordWrap(msg), NotificationType.UNKNOWN); // Needs a generic notification system for user feedback, thus using this
     }
 
+    function onMessageReceived(channel, message) {
+        if (channel === NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL) {
+            message = JSON.parse(message);
+            createNotification(wordWrap(message.message), message.notificationType);
+        }
+    }
+
     function onSnapshotTaken(pathStillSnapshot, notify) {
         if (notify) {
             var imageProperties = {
@@ -623,6 +631,7 @@
             Overlays.deleteOverlay(buttons[notificationIndex]);
         }
         Menu.removeMenu(MENU_NAME);
+        Messages.unsubscribe(NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
     }
 
     function menuItemEvent(menuItem) {
@@ -665,6 +674,10 @@
     Window.notifyEditError = onEditError;
     Window.notify = onNotify;
     Tablet.tabletNotification.connect(tabletNotification);
+
+    Messages.subscribe(NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL);
+    Messages.messageReceived.connect(onMessageReceived);
+
     setup();
 
 }()); // END LOCAL_SCOPE
diff --git a/scripts/vr-edit/vr-edit.js b/scripts/vr-edit/vr-edit.js
index 31920d668b..4bb70134b8 100644
--- a/scripts/vr-edit/vr-edit.js
+++ b/scripts/vr-edit/vr-edit.js
@@ -1590,9 +1590,18 @@
 
 
     function onAppButtonClicked() {
+        var NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "Hifi-Notifications",
+            EDIT_ERROR = 4,  // Per notifications.js.
+            INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS_ERROR_MSG =
+                "You do not have the necessary permissions to edit on this domain.";  // Same as edit.js.
+
         // Application tablet/toolbar button clicked.
         if (!isAppActive && !(Entities.canRez() || Entities.canRezTmp())) {
             Feedback.play(dominantHand, Feedback.GENERAL_ERROR);
+            Messages.sendLocalMessage(NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, JSON.stringify({
+                message: INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS_ERROR_MSG,
+                notificationType: EDIT_ERROR
+            }));
             return;
         }