diff --git a/mutalyzer/models.py b/mutalyzer/models.py
index 6cb3277fc59747ceb3cfc8c5ce6d959c1e60bc66..f7356dda60a68c840c455d28c65eaec14efd0a44 100644
--- a/mutalyzer/models.py
+++ b/mutalyzer/models.py
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ class InfoOutput(ComplexModel):
     nomenclatureVersionParts = Array(String)
     serverName = String
     contactEmail = String
+    announcement = String
+    announcementUrl = String
 #InfoOutput
 
 
diff --git a/mutalyzer/services/rpc.py b/mutalyzer/services/rpc.py
index 0c1b042d5be1ff795ca2e8e117819ec9cf90a6e0..5a2eb753d99df1952531ed09396c8c0e8efab14c 100644
--- a/mutalyzer/services/rpc.py
+++ b/mutalyzer/services/rpc.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from mutalyzer.db.models import (Assembly, Chromosome, BatchJob,
 from mutalyzer.output import Output
 from mutalyzer.grammar import Grammar
 from mutalyzer.sync import CacheSync
+from mutalyzer import announce
 from mutalyzer import stats
 from mutalyzer import variantchecker
 from mutalyzer.mapping import Converter
@@ -1160,6 +1161,9 @@ class MutalyzerService(ServiceBase):
                 version as a list of strings.
             - serverName: The name of the server that is being queried.
             - contactEmail: The email address to contact for more information.
+            - announcement: Announcement body text.
+            - announcementUrl: URL to go with the announcement for further
+                information.
         @rtype: object
         """
         output = Output(__file__)
@@ -1177,6 +1181,11 @@ class MutalyzerService(ServiceBase):
         result.serverName = socket.gethostname()
         result.contactEmail = mutalyzer.__contact__
 
+        announcement = announce.get_announcement()
+        if announcement:
+            result.announcement = announcement['body']
+            result.announcementUrl = announcement['url']
+
         output.addMessage(__file__, -1, 'INFO', 'Finished processing info')
         return result
     #info
diff --git a/tests/test_services_json.py b/tests/test_services_json.py
index 461e8171cf1a8d51fba76de246b488252ccc83cb..ce029ba764fab2c7cadd84ea730671abca41cca4 100644
--- a/tests/test_services_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_services_json.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Tests for the JSON interface to Mutalyzer.
 import simplejson as json
 from spyne.server.null import NullServer
 import mutalyzer
+from mutalyzer import announce
 from mutalyzer.services.json import application
 
 from fixtures import database, hg19, hg19_transcript_mappings
@@ -78,3 +79,21 @@ class TestServicesJson(MutalyzerTest):
         r = self._call('info')
         assert type(r['versionParts']) == list
         assert r['version'] == mutalyzer.__version__
+
+    def test_info_announcement(self):
+        """
+        Running the info method should show us the current announcement
+        """
+        announce.set_announcement('Test announcement')
+        r = self._call('info')
+        assert type(r['announcement']) == str
+        assert r['announcement'] == 'Test announcement'
+
+        announce.set_announcement('New announcement')
+        r = self._call('info')
+        assert type(r['announcement']) == str
+        assert r['announcement'] == 'New announcement'
+
+        announce.unset_announcement()
+        r = self._call('info')
+        assert not r.get('announcement')
diff --git a/tests/test_website.py b/tests/test_website.py
index 6b1e75d00a8b3b7639faad1b5140b832cd2785b8..44d9e9969b1bf87d4f6ade1cbb3254849c2ed718 100644
--- a/tests/test_website.py
+++ b/tests/test_website.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from Bio import Entrez
 import lxml.html
 
 import mutalyzer
-from mutalyzer import Scheduler
+from mutalyzer import announce, Scheduler
 from mutalyzer.website import create_app
 
 from fixtures import cache, database, hg19, hg19_transcript_mappings
@@ -85,6 +85,25 @@ class TestWebsite(MutalyzerTest):
             r = self.app.get(href)
             assert r.status_code == 200
 
+    def test_announcement(self):
+        """
+        We should always see the current announcement.
+        """
+        announce.set_announcement('Test announcement')
+        r = self.app.get('/syntax-checker')
+        assert r.status == '200 OK'
+        assert 'Test announcement' in r.data
+
+        announce.set_announcement('New announcement')
+        r = self.app.get('/syntax-checker')
+        assert r.status == '200 OK'
+        assert 'New announcement' in r.data
+
+        announce.unset_announcement()
+        r = self.app.get('/syntax-checker')
+        assert r.status == '200 OK'
+        assert 'nnouncement' not in r.data
+
     def test_description_extractor(self):
         """
         Submit the variant description extractor.