diff --git a/source/includes/comparison.html.jade b/source/includes/comparison.html.jade
index 7dbf8b3..5971937 100644
--- a/source/includes/comparison.html.jade
+++ b/source/includes/comparison.html.jade
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 .pick(ng-show="pick")
 	.pick-in
+		div#too-few(ng-hide="! tooFew") There is no escape.
+		div#too-many(ng-hide="! tooMany") You can only compare five translations at the moment. Choose wisely.
 		table
 			tr
 				th(ng-repeat="attribute in metaKeys" ng-bind-html="attribute")
diff --git a/source/scripts/controllers/comparison.js.coffee b/source/scripts/controllers/comparison.js.coffee
index b62b95a..53dee62 100644
--- a/source/scripts/controllers/comparison.js.coffee
+++ b/source/scripts/controllers/comparison.js.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 angular.module("sideBySide").controller "ComparisonController",
-['$document', '$rootScope', '$scope', 'filter', 'load', 'poems', 'route', 'transformer'
-($document, $rootScope, $scope, filter, load, poems, route, transformer) ->
+['$document', '$rootScope', '$scope', '$timeout', 'filter', 'load', 'poems', 'route', 'transformer'
+($document, $rootScope, $scope, $timeout, filter, load, poems, route, transformer) ->
 	min = 1
 	max = 5
 
@@ -40,9 +40,18 @@ angular.module("sideBySide").controller "ComparisonController",
 	$scope.switchActive = (poem) ->
 		length = poems.getActive().length
 		active = poem.meta.Active
-		if (length > min or not active) and (length < max or active)
+
+		if (length <= min and active)
+			$scope.tooFew = true
+			$timeout((-> $scope.tooFew = false), 1000)
+		else if (length >= max and not active)
+			$scope.tooMany = true
+			$timeout((-> $scope.tooMany = false), 2500)
+		else
 			poem.meta.Active = ! active
-			# TODO else notification
+
+	$scope.tooFew = false
+	$scope.tooMany = false
 
 	load(
 		route.getBaseDir()
diff --git a/source/styles/style.css.styl b/source/styles/style.css.styl
index cc277c9..9f696d8 100644
--- a/source/styles/style.css.styl
+++ b/source/styles/style.css.styl
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ a
 	a
 		color: $neutral
 
+	#too-few, #too-many
+		color: #F66
+		text-align: center
+		transition: .3s linear all
+		height: 36px
+	#too-few.ng-hide, #too-many.ng-hide
+		height: 0px
+
 	table
 		margin: auto
 		min-width: 50%