diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/maintenance.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/maintenance.js.coffee
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+class App.Maintenance extends App.ControllerContent
+  events:
+    'submit form': 'sendMessage'
+  constructor: ->
+    super
+    # render page
+    @render()
+
+  render: ->
+    
+    @html App.view('maintenance')()
+
+  sendMessage: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+    params = @formParam(e.target)
+    console.log(params)
+    App.Event.trigger('session:maintanance', {title: params.HeaderText, message: params.Message})
+
+
+App.Config.set( 'maintenance', App.Maintenance, 'Routes' )
+App.Config.set( 'maintenance', { prio: 3600, parent: '#admin', name: 'Maintenance Message', target: '#maintenance', role: ['Admin'] }, 'NavBar' )
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/maintenance_widget.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/maintenance_widget.js.coffee
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+class App.MaintananceWidget extends App.Controller
+  constructor: ->
+    super
+
+    # bind on event to show message
+    App.Event.bind 'session:maintanance', (data) =>
+      console.log('hannes was here')
+      new Message(data)
+
+
+class Message extends App.ControllerModal
+  constructor: ->
+    super
+    @render()
+
+  render: ->
+    @html App.view('modal')(
+      title:   @title,
+      message: @message
+      detail:  @detail
+      close:   @close
+    )
+    @modalShow(
+      backdrop: true,
+      keyboard: true,
+    )
+
+App.Config.set( 'maintanance', App.MaintananceWidget, 'Widgets' )
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/maintenance.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/maintenance.jst.eco
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+<div class="page-header">
+  <h1>Maintenance Message<small></small></h1>
+</div>
+<form class="form-horizontal" id="maintenanceForm">
+  <div class="control-group">
+    <label class="control-label" for="HeaderText">Header Text</label>
+    <div class="controls">
+      <input type="text" id="HeaderText" name="HeaderText" placeholder="Header Text">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="control-group">
+    <label class="control-label" for="Message">Message</label>
+    <div class="controls">
+      <textarea id="Message" name="Message" class="" rows="8"  placeholder="Maintenance Message"></textarea>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="control-group">
+    <div class="controls">
+      <button type="submit" class="btn">Send Message</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</form>
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