diff --git a/Classes/TSMessage.h b/Classes/TSMessage.h
index 0975f779..2304f85d 100755
--- a/Classes/TSMessage.h
+++ b/Classes/TSMessage.h
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ typedef enum {
                               atPosition:(TSMessageNotificationPosition)messagePosition;
 
 
+/** Fades out the currently displayed notification. If another notification is in the queue,
+ the next one will be displayed automatically 
+ @return YES if the currently displayed notification could be hidden. NO if no notification 
+ was currently displayed.
+ */
++ (BOOL)dismissActiveNotification;
+
+
+
 /** Shows a predefined error message, that is displayed, when this action requires an internet connection */
 + (void)showInternetError;
 
diff --git a/Classes/TSMessage.m b/Classes/TSMessage.m
index bede2cf3..5ce9b2b4 100755
--- a/Classes/TSMessage.m
+++ b/Classes/TSMessage.m
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ - (void)fadeInCurrentNotification
      {
          currentView.center = toPoint;
          currentView.alpha = TSMessageViewAlpha;
+     } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
+         currentView.messageIsFullyDisplayed = YES;
      }];
     
     
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ - (void)fadeInCurrentNotification
 
 - (void)fadeOutNotification:(TSMessageView *)currentView
 {
+    currentView.messageIsFullyDisplayed = NO;
     [NSObject cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget:self
                                              selector:@selector(fadeOutNotification:)
                                                object:currentView];
@@ -292,6 +295,21 @@ - (void)fadeOutNotification:(TSMessageView *)currentView
      }];
 }
 
++ (BOOL)dismissActiveNotification
+{
+    if ([[TSMessage sharedMessage].messages count] == 0) return NO;
+    
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^
+    {
+        TSMessageView *currentMessage = [[TSMessage sharedMessage].messages objectAtIndex:0];
+        if (currentMessage.messageIsFullyDisplayed)
+        {
+            [[TSMessage sharedMessage] fadeOutNotification:currentMessage];
+        }
+    });
+    return YES;
+}
+
 #pragma mark class Methods to subclass
 
 + (UIViewController *)defaultViewController
diff --git a/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.h b/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.h
index 1f8ad1c5..bd1784e5 100644
--- a/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.h
+++ b/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.h
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 - (IBAction)didTapMessage:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)didTapSuccess:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)didTapButtonidsender:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)didTapDismissCurrentMessage:(id)sender;
 
 @end
diff --git a/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.m b/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.m
index 0ca9281c..df591105 100644
--- a/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.m
+++ b/ExampleProject/Example/TSSecondViewController.m
@@ -116,4 +116,9 @@ - (IBAction)didTapButtonidsender:(id)sender
                                      atPosition:self.onBottomToggle.on];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)didTapDismissCurrentMessage:(id)sender
+{
+    [TSMessage dismissActiveNotification];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/ExampleProject/Example/en.lproj/MainStoryboard.storyboard b/ExampleProject/Example/en.lproj/MainStoryboard.storyboard
index 454236ec..020c3559 100644
--- a/ExampleProject/Example/en.lproj/MainStoryboard.storyboard
+++ b/ExampleProject/Example/en.lproj/MainStoryboard.storyboard
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@
                                     <action selector="didTapButtonidsender:" destination="3" eventType="touchUpInside" id="ls1-OQ-NgN"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </button>
+                            <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="roundedRect" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="dp9-zc-ECU">
+                                <constraints>
+                                    <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="94" id="F7g-aC-cAn"/>
+                                </constraints>
+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" name="Helvetica-Bold" family="Helvetica" pointSize="15"/>
+                                <state key="normal" title="Dismiss">
+                                    <color key="titleColor" red="0.19607843459999999" green="0.30980393290000002" blue="0.52156865600000002" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedRGB"/>
+                                    <color key="titleShadowColor" white="0.5" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
+                                </state>
+                                <connections>
+                                    <action selector="didTapDismissCurrentMessage:" destination="3" eventType="touchUpInside" id="Sat-xm-rkM"/>
+                                </connections>
+                            </button>
                             <switch opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" on="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Jym-Ua-n2C"/>
                             <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" text="Show detailed description?" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="FPK-Wl-rdR">
                                 <constraints>
@@ -104,16 +117,18 @@
                         </subviews>
                         <color key="backgroundColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
                         <constraints>
-                            <constraint firstItem="pne-hG-1yy" firstAttribute="baseline" secondItem="zLn-b7-lUs" secondAttribute="baseline" type="default" id="0Ng-pt-uug"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="zLn-b7-lUs" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="17" secondAttribute="leading" constant="30" id="21Z-az-IcV"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="pne-hG-1yy" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="dp9-zc-ECU" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="8" symbolic="YES" type="default" id="4vs-ax-0fo"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="dp9-zc-ECU" firstAttribute="baseline" secondItem="pne-hG-1yy" secondAttribute="baseline" type="default" id="8Ln-Vo-oyx"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="ZMy-CK-HBD" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="yRk-dI-W7x" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="8" symbolic="YES" type="default" id="9do-Fs-GPw"/>
-                            <constraint firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="pne-hG-1yy" secondAttribute="trailing" constant="31" id="Ckh-NS-Qam"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="dhC-fE-thf" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="yRk-dI-W7x" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="8" symbolic="YES" type="default" id="DOY-wr-SIA"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="mRD-99-HfF" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Jym-Ua-n2C" secondAttribute="leading" type="default" id="Jg3-kp-JfQ"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="yRk-dI-W7x" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="FPK-Wl-rdR" secondAttribute="trailing" type="default" id="KAM-F1-5NQ"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="hAh-Ka-NMA" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="zLn-b7-lUs" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="8" symbolic="YES" type="default" id="NtF-hL-mCL"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="ZMy-CK-HBD" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="mRD-99-HfF" secondAttribute="leading" type="default" id="O2O-jE-jMb"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="dp9-zc-ECU" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="17" secondAttribute="leading" constant="114" id="R8C-Hl-LLc"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="hAh-Ka-NMA" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="zLn-b7-lUs" secondAttribute="leading" type="default" id="Sj2-i2-NcJ"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="dp9-zc-ECU" firstAttribute="baseline" secondItem="zLn-b7-lUs" secondAttribute="baseline" type="default" id="TMX-P2-mnb"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="zxX-aS-md3" firstAttribute="baseline" secondItem="hAh-Ka-NMA" secondAttribute="baseline" type="default" id="Wfu-ui-kpW"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="hxl-lo-RFJ" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="pne-hG-1yy" secondAttribute="leading" type="default" id="XAh-cB-KET"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="FPK-Wl-rdR" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="hAh-Ka-NMA" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="8" symbolic="YES" type="default" id="ZWR-6Y-k4Z"/>
diff --git a/Views/TSMessageView.h b/Views/TSMessageView.h
index d4905882..3e403ef4 100755
--- a/Views/TSMessageView.h
+++ b/Views/TSMessageView.h
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 /** The duration of the displayed message. If it is 0.0, it will automatically be calculated */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat duration;
 
+/** The position of the message (top or bottom) */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) TSMessageNotificationPosition messagePosition;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL messageIsFullyDisplayed;
+
 /** Inits the notification view. Do not call this from outside this library.
  @param title The title of the notification view
  @param content The subtitle/content of the notification view (optional)