diff --git a/src/app-layout/__tests__/__snapshots__/widget-contract-old.test.tsx.snap b/src/app-layout/__tests__/__snapshots__/widget-contract-old.test.tsx.snap
index 776ae9c761..a0b1a5fdf2 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/__tests__/__snapshots__/widget-contract-old.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/app-layout/__tests__/__snapshots__/widget-contract-old.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1365,6 +1365,8 @@ Map {
     "children": <div>
       notifications
     </div>,
+    "flashbarProps": null,
+    "setFlashbarProps": [Function],
   },
   "AppLayoutSplitPanelDrawerBottomImplementation" => {
     "appLayoutInternals": {
diff --git a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/interfaces.ts b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/interfaces.ts
index 968a690e95..6204f7b225 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/interfaces.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { BreadcrumbGroupProps } from '../../breadcrumb-group/interfaces';
 import { ButtonGroupProps } from '../../button-group/interfaces';
+import { FlashbarProps } from '../../flashbar/interfaces';
 import { SplitPanelSideToggleProps } from '../../internal/context/split-panel-context';
 import { NonCancelableEventHandler } from '../../internal/events';
 import { SomeOptional } from '../../internal/types';
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ interface AppLayoutWidgetizedState extends AppLayoutInternals {
   verticalOffsets: VerticalLayoutOutput;
   navigationAnimationDisabled: boolean;
   aiDrawerExpandedMode: boolean;
+  flashbarProps: FlashbarProps | null;
+  setFlashbarProps: (props: FlashbarProps | null) => void;
   splitPanelOffsets: {
     stickyVerticalBottomOffset: number;
     mainContentPaddingBlockEnd: number | undefined;
diff --git a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/notifications/index.tsx b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/notifications/index.tsx
index b9d7e2d601..152a206b22 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/notifications/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/notifications/index.tsx
@@ -5,20 +5,26 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 
 import { useResizeObserver } from '@cloudscape-design/component-toolkit/internal';
 
+import { FlashbarImplementation } from '../../../flashbar/implementation';
 import { highContrastHeaderClassName } from '../../../internal/utils/content-header-utils';
-import { AppLayoutInternals } from '../interfaces';
+import { AppLayoutInternals, AppLayoutState } from '../interfaces';
 import { NotificationsSlot } from '../skeleton/slots';
+import { FlashbarPropsSetter } from '../state/runtime-notifications';
 
 import testutilStyles from '../../test-classes/styles.css.js';
 import styles from './styles.css.js';
 
 export interface AppLayoutNotificationsImplementationProps {
   appLayoutInternals: AppLayoutInternals;
+  flashbarProps?: AppLayoutState['widgetizedState']['flashbarProps'];
+  setFlashbarProps?: AppLayoutState['widgetizedState']['setFlashbarProps'];
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 export function AppLayoutNotificationsImplementation({
   appLayoutInternals,
+  flashbarProps,
+  setFlashbarProps,
   children,
 }: AppLayoutNotificationsImplementationProps) {
   const { ariaLabels, stickyNotifications, setNotificationsHeight, verticalOffsets } = appLayoutInternals;
@@ -51,7 +57,8 @@ export function AppLayoutNotificationsImplementation({
       }}
     >
       <div className={testutilStyles.notifications} role="region" aria-label={ariaLabels?.notifications}>
-        {children}
+        <FlashbarPropsSetter.Provider value={setFlashbarProps ?? null}>{children}</FlashbarPropsSetter.Provider>
+        {flashbarProps && <FlashbarImplementation {...flashbarProps} />}
       </div>
     </NotificationsSlot>
   );
diff --git a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/runtime-notifications.ts b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/runtime-notifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e6b2535ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/runtime-notifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import { createContext, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { FlashbarProps } from '../../../flashbar/interfaces';
+import { WidgetMessage } from '../../../internal/plugins/widget/interfaces';
+
+export const FlashbarPropsSetter = createContext<((props: FlashbarProps | null) => void) | null>(null);
+
+export function useRuntimeNotifications() {
+  const [flashbarProps, setFlashbarProps] = useState<FlashbarProps | null>(null);
+  const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState<Array<FlashbarProps.MessageDefinition>>([]);
+
+  function notificationsMessageHandler(message: WidgetMessage) {
+    if (message.type === 'emitNotification') {
+      setNotifications(notifications => [...notifications, message.payload]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    flashbarProps:
+      flashbarProps || notifications.length > 0
+        ? {
+            ...flashbarProps,
+            items: [...(flashbarProps?.items ?? []), ...notifications],
+          }
+        : null,
+    setFlashbarProps,
+    notificationsMessageHandler,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/use-app-layout.tsx b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/use-app-layout.tsx
index e1e47549d0..499e35ea4c 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/use-app-layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/use-app-layout.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '../compute-layout';
 import { AppLayoutState } from '../interfaces';
 import { AppLayoutInternalProps, AppLayoutInternals } from '../interfaces';
+import { useRuntimeNotifications } from './runtime-notifications';
 import { useAiDrawer } from './use-ai-drawer';
 import { useWidgetMessages } from './use-widget-messages';
 
@@ -158,7 +159,11 @@ export const useAppLayout = (
     expandedDrawerId,
     setExpandedDrawerId,
   });
-  useWidgetMessages(hasToolbar, message => aiDrawerMessageHandler(message));
+  const { flashbarProps, setFlashbarProps, notificationsMessageHandler } = useRuntimeNotifications();
+  useWidgetMessages(hasToolbar, message => {
+    aiDrawerMessageHandler(message);
+    notificationsMessageHandler(message);
+  });
   const aiDrawerFocusControl = useAsyncFocusControl(!!activeAiDrawer?.id, true, activeAiDrawer?.id);
 
   const onActiveDrawerChangeHandler = (
@@ -469,6 +474,8 @@ export const useAppLayout = (
     widgetizedState: {
       ...appLayoutInternals,
       aiDrawerExpandedMode: expandedDrawerId === activeAiDrawer?.id,
+      flashbarProps,
+      setFlashbarProps,
       isNested,
       navigationAnimationDisabled,
       verticalOffsets,
diff --git a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/widget-areas/top-content-slot.tsx b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/widget-areas/top-content-slot.tsx
index 5265418cab..8d8cf4a4f0 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/widget-areas/top-content-slot.tsx
+++ b/src/app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/widget-areas/top-content-slot.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ export const TopContentSlotImplementation = ({ appLayoutProps, appLayoutState }:
         ></div>
       )}
       {appLayoutProps.notifications && (
-        <AppLayoutNotifications appLayoutInternals={appLayoutState.appLayoutInternals}>
+        <AppLayoutNotifications
+          flashbarProps={appLayoutState.widgetizedState.flashbarProps}
+          setFlashbarProps={appLayoutState.widgetizedState.setFlashbarProps}
+          appLayoutInternals={appLayoutState.appLayoutInternals}
+        >
           {appLayoutProps.notifications}
         </AppLayoutNotifications>
       )}
diff --git a/src/flashbar/implementation.tsx b/src/flashbar/implementation.tsx
index 9bf77cc624..cc43acecf7 100644
--- a/src/flashbar/implementation.tsx
+++ b/src/flashbar/implementation.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 
+import { FlashbarPropsSetter } from '../app-layout/visual-refresh-toolbar/state/runtime-notifications';
 import { createWidgetizedComponent } from '../internal/widgets';
 import CollapsibleFlashbar from './collapsible-flashbar';
-import { InternalFlashbarProps } from './interfaces';
+import { FlashbarProps, InternalFlashbarProps } from './interfaces';
 import NonCollapsibleFlashbar from './non-collapsible-flashbar';
 
+function FlashbarPropagator({
+  props,
+  setFlashbarProps,
+}: {
+  props: FlashbarProps;
+  setFlashbarProps: (props: FlashbarProps | null) => void;
+}) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFlashbarProps(props);
+    return () => setFlashbarProps(null);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 export function FlashbarImplementation(props: InternalFlashbarProps) {
+  const setFlashbarProps = useContext(FlashbarPropsSetter);
+  if (setFlashbarProps) {
+    return <FlashbarPropagator props={props} setFlashbarProps={setFlashbarProps} />;
+  }
   if (props.stackItems) {
     return <CollapsibleFlashbar {...props} />;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/internal/plugins/widget.ts b/src/internal/plugins/widget.ts
index 45d6fa4508..b75719511d 100644
--- a/src/internal/plugins/widget.ts
+++ b/src/internal/plugins/widget.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 export * from './widget/interfaces';
 export { isAppLayoutReady, whenAppLayoutReady } from './widget/core';
-export { registerLeftDrawer, updateDrawer } from './widget/index';
+export { registerLeftDrawer, updateDrawer, emitNotification } from './widget/index';
diff --git a/src/internal/plugins/widget/index.ts b/src/internal/plugins/widget/index.ts
index 1a0ef52991..7b63b41110 100644
--- a/src/internal/plugins/widget/index.ts
+++ b/src/internal/plugins/widget/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import { getAppLayoutMessageHandler, pushInitialMessage } from './core';
-import { AppLayoutUpdateMessage, DrawerPayload, RegisterDrawerMessage } from './interfaces';
+import {
+  AppLayoutUpdateMessage,
+  DrawerPayload,
+  EmitNotificationMessage,
+  EmitNotificationPayload,
+  RegisterDrawerMessage,
+} from './interfaces';
 
 /**
  * Registers a new runtime drawer to app layout
@@ -21,3 +27,13 @@ export function registerLeftDrawer(drawer: DrawerPayload) {
 export function updateDrawer(message: AppLayoutUpdateMessage) {
   getAppLayoutMessageHandler()?.(message);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Emit a notification to the app layout
+ * @param payload
+ */
+export function emitNotification(payload: EmitNotificationPayload) {
+  const message: EmitNotificationMessage = { type: 'emitNotification', payload };
+  pushInitialMessage(message);
+  getAppLayoutMessageHandler()?.(message);
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/plugins/widget/interfaces.ts b/src/internal/plugins/widget/interfaces.ts
index d74ed6233b..a024ba069c 100644
--- a/src/internal/plugins/widget/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/internal/plugins/widget/interfaces.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import { ButtonGroupProps } from '../../../button-group/interfaces';
+import { FlashbarProps } from '../../../flashbar/interfaces';
 import { NonCancelableEventHandler } from '../../events';
 
 interface Message<Type, Payload> {
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ export type AppLayoutUpdateMessage =
   | ExpandDrawerMessage
   | ExitExpandedModeMessage;
 
-export type InitialMessage = RegisterDrawerMessage;
+export interface EmitNotificationPayload {
+  type: FlashbarProps.Type;
+  header: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+export type EmitNotificationMessage = Message<'emitNotification', EmitNotificationPayload>;
+
+export type InitialMessage = EmitNotificationMessage | RegisterDrawerMessage;
 
 export type WidgetMessage = InitialMessage | AppLayoutUpdateMessage;