diff --git a/mod/survey/lang/en/survey.php b/mod/survey/lang/en/survey.php
index 849d2a002a4..b1a4a5f1747 100644
--- a/mod/survey/lang/en/survey.php
+++ b/mod/survey/lang/en/survey.php
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ $string['downloadinfo'] = 'You can download the complete raw data for this surve
 $string['downloadresults'] = 'Download results';
 $string['downloadtext'] = 'Download data as a plain text file';
 $string['editingasurvey'] = 'Editing a survey';
+$string['errorunabletosavenotes'] = 'An error occurred while saving your notes.';
 $string['eventreportdownloaded'] = 'Survey report downloaded';
 $string['eventreportviewed'] = 'Survey report viewed';
 $string['eventresponsesubmitted'] = 'Survey response submitted';
diff --git a/mod/survey/report.php b/mod/survey/report.php
index dad4a8b9e11..0ca661df5f5 100644
--- a/mod/survey/report.php
+++ b/mod/survey/report.php
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@
          if ($notes != '' and confirm_sesskey()) {
              if (survey_get_analysis($survey->id, $user->id)) {
                  if (! survey_update_analysis($survey->id, $user->id, $notes)) {
-                     echo $OUTPUT->notification("An error occurred while saving your notes.  Sorry.");
+                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("errorunabletosavenotes", "survey"), "notifyproblem");
                  } else {
-                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("savednotes", "survey"));
+                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("savednotes", "survey"), "notifysuccess");
                  }
              } else {
                  if (! survey_add_analysis($survey->id, $user->id, $notes)) {
-                     echo $OUTPUT->notification("An error occurred while saving your notes.  Sorry.");
+                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("errorunabletosavenotes", "survey"), "notifyproblem");
                  } else {
-                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("savednotes", "survey"));
+                     echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string("savednotes", "survey"), "notifysuccess");
                  }
              }
          }