diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 4c7903685..e5ca0d403 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ protected function addFlashConfig(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
                 ->arrayNode('flash')
                     ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
                     ->children()
+                        ->booleanNode('closeable')
+                            ->defaultFalse()
+                        ->end()
                         ->arrayNode('mapping')
                             ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
                             ->children()
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/MopaBootstrapExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/MopaBootstrapExtension.php
index 4b3a46474..3798490e3 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/MopaBootstrapExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/MopaBootstrapExtension.php
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
          * Flash
          */
         if (isset($config['flash'])) {
-            $mapping = array();
+            $container->setParameter('mopa_bootstrap.flash.closeable', $config['flash']['closeable']);
 
+            $mapping = array();
             foreach ($config['flash']['mapping'] as $alertType => $flashTypes) {
                 foreach ($flashTypes as $type) {
                     $mapping[$type] = $alertType;
diff --git a/Resources/config/twig.xml b/Resources/config/twig.xml
index 3d23735a2..5bc3f9f5c 100644
--- a/Resources/config/twig.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/twig.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
         <service id="mopa_bootstrap.twig.extension.bootstrap_flash" class="%mopa_bootstrap.twig.extension.flash.class%">
             <argument type="collection" />
+            <argument>%mopa_bootstrap.flash.closeable%</argument>
             <tag name="twig.extension" />
         </service>
     </services>
diff --git a/Resources/doc/configuration-reference.md b/Resources/doc/configuration-reference.md
index 31256903a..fc95887df 100644
--- a/Resources/doc/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/Resources/doc/configuration-reference.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ mopa_bootstrap:
         diagnostic_mode:      false
 
     flash:
+        closeable:            false
         mapping:
             # alertType => [flashType1, ..]
             success: [success]
diff --git a/Resources/views/flash.html.twig b/Resources/views/flash.html.twig
index 5b3eac273..7977a82db 100644
--- a/Resources/views/flash.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/flash.html.twig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 {% set domain = 'FOSUserBundle' %}
             {% endif %}
             {% for message in messages %}
-                {{ flash_messages.flash(mapping[type], message, close, use_raw, class, domain) }}
+                {{ flash_messages.flash(mapping[type], message, mopa_bootstrap_flash_closeable(close), use_raw, class, domain) }}
             {% endfor %}
         {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/Twig/FlashExtension.php b/Twig/FlashExtension.php
index 8dd9b8ea6..3261f1159 100644
--- a/Twig/FlashExtension.php
+++ b/Twig/FlashExtension.php
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Mopa\Bundle\BootstrapBundle\Twig;
 
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
-
 /**
  * MopaBootstrap Flash Extension.
  *
@@ -20,6 +18,11 @@
  */
 class FlashExtension extends \Twig_Extension
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $closeable;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
@@ -29,10 +32,12 @@ class FlashExtension extends \Twig_Extension
      * Constructor.
      *
      * @param array $mapping
+     * @param string $closeable
      */
-    public function __construct(array $mapping)
+    public function __construct(array $mapping, $closeable)
     {
         $this->mapping = $mapping;
+        $this->closeable = $closeable;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,9 +47,18 @@ public function getFunctions()
     {
         return array(
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('mopa_bootstrap_flash_mapping', array($this, 'getMapping'), array('is_safe' => array('html'))),
+            new \Twig_SimpleFunction('mopa_bootstrap_flash_closeable', array($this, 'getCloseable')),
         );
     }
 
+    public function getCloseable($close = null)
+    {
+        if ($close === null) {
+            return $this->closeable;
+        }
+        return $close;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get flash mapping.
      *