diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/Announcement.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/Announcement.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..158372db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/Announcement.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Localized } from "@fluent/react/compat";
+import { DateTime } from "luxon";
+import React, { FunctionComponent, useMemo } from "react";
+
+import { useCoralContext } from "coral-framework/lib/bootstrap";
+import {
+  FormField,
+  FormFieldFooter,
+  FormFieldHeader,
+  Label,
+  Textarea,
+} from "coral-ui/components/v2";
+
+interface Props {
+  content: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  duration: number;
+}
+
+const Announcement: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
+  content,
+  createdAt,
+  duration,
+}) => {
+  const { locales } = useCoralContext();
+  const formattedDate = useMemo(() => {
+    const disableAt = DateTime.fromISO(createdAt)
+      .plus({ seconds: duration })
+      .toJSDate();
+    return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locales, {
+      day: "2-digit",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      year: "numeric",
+      hour: "2-digit",
+      minute: "2-digit",
+    }).format(new Date(disableAt));
+  }, [createdAt, duration]);
+  return (
+    <FormField>
+      <FormFieldHeader>
+        <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-current-label">
+          <Label htmlFor="configure-general-announcements-current-content">
+            Current announcement
+          </Label>
+        </Localized>
+      </FormFieldHeader>
+      <Textarea
+        fullwidth
+        disabled
+        name="configure-general-announcements-current-content"
+        value={content}
+      />
+      <Localized
+        id="configure-general-announcements-current-duration"
+        $timestamp={formattedDate}
+      >
+        <FormFieldFooter>
+          This announcement will automatically end on:{" "}
+          <strong>{formattedDate}</strong>
+        </FormFieldFooter>
+      </Localized>
+    </FormField>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Announcement;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfig.css b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfig.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3a2af639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfig.css
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.root {
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfigContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfigContainer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53479d15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementConfigContainer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { Localized } from "@fluent/react/compat";
+import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useState } from "react";
+
+import {
+  graphql,
+  useMutation,
+  withFragmentContainer,
+} from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
+import {
+  Button,
+  CallOut,
+  FieldSet,
+  FormFieldDescription,
+} from "coral-ui/components/v2";
+
+import { AnnouncementConfigContainer_settings as SettingsData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/AnnouncementConfigContainer_settings.graphql";
+
+import ConfigBox from "../../ConfigBox";
+import Header from "../../Header";
+import Announcement from "./Announcement";
+import AnnouncementFormModal from "./AnnouncementFormModal";
+import CreateAnnouncementMutaiton from "./CreateAnnouncementMutation";
+import DeleteAnnouncementMutaiton from "./DeleteAnnouncementMutation";
+
+interface Props {
+  settings: SettingsData;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+const AnnouncementConfigContainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
+  settings,
+  disabled,
+}) => {
+  const createAnnouncement = useMutation(CreateAnnouncementMutaiton);
+  const deleteAnnouncement = useMutation(DeleteAnnouncementMutaiton);
+  const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState(null);
+  const onClose = useCallback(() => {
+    setShowForm(false);
+  }, [showForm]);
+  const onCreate = useCallback(values => {
+    try {
+      setSubmitError(null);
+      createAnnouncement(values);
+      setShowForm(false);
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSubmitError(error.message);
+    }
+  }, []);
+  const onDelete = useCallback(() => {
+    try {
+      setSubmitError(null);
+      deleteAnnouncement();
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSubmitError(error.message);
+      setShowForm(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+  return (
+    <ConfigBox
+      title={
+        <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-title">
+          <Header container={<legend />}>Community announcement</Header>
+        </Localized>
+      }
+      container={<FieldSet />}
+    >
+      <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-description">
+        <FormFieldDescription>
+          Add a temporary announcement that will appear at the top of all of
+          your organization’s comment streams for a specific amount of time.
+        </FormFieldDescription>
+      </Localized>
+      {!settings.announcement && (
+        <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-add">
+          <Button disabled={disabled} onClick={() => setShowForm(true)}>
+            Add announcement
+          </Button>
+        </Localized>
+      )}
+      <AnnouncementFormModal
+        open={!settings.announcement && showForm}
+        onSubmit={onCreate}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />
+      {submitError && (
+        <CallOut fullWidth color="error">
+          {submitError}
+        </CallOut>
+      )}
+      {settings.announcement && settings.announcement.createdAt && (
+        <>
+          <Announcement
+            content={settings.announcement.content}
+            createdAt={settings.announcement.createdAt}
+            duration={settings.announcement.duration}
+          />
+          <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-delete">
+            <Button color="alert" onClick={onDelete}>
+              Remove announcement
+            </Button>
+          </Localized>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </ConfigBox>
+  );
+};
+
+const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
+  settings: graphql`
+    fragment AnnouncementConfigContainer_settings on Settings {
+      announcement {
+        content
+        duration
+        createdAt
+      }
+    }
+  `,
+})(AnnouncementConfigContainer);
+
+export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.css b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d36c2d434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$announcement-modal-text: var(--v2-colors-mono-500);
+
+.root {
+  min-width: 500px;
+  padding: var(--v2-spacing-2) var(--v2-spacing-3) var(--v2-spacing-3)
+    var(--v2-spacing-3);
+}
+.title {
+  font-size: var(--v2-font-size-5);
+  font-family: var(--v2-font-family-primary);
+  font-weight: var(--v2-font-weight-primary-semi-bold);
+  line-height: var(--v2-line-height-title);
+  color: $announcement-modal-text;
+  margin: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72e9452e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/AnnouncementFormModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import { Localized } from "@fluent/react/compat";
+import React, { FunctionComponent } from "react";
+import { Field, Form } from "react-final-form";
+
+import { colorFromMeta, parseEmptyAsNull } from "coral-framework/lib/form";
+import {
+  composeValidators,
+  required,
+  validateWholeNumberGreaterThan,
+} from "coral-framework/lib/validation";
+import {
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  CardCloseButton,
+  DURATION_UNIT,
+  DurationField,
+  FieldSet,
+  Flex,
+  FormField,
+  FormFieldHeader,
+  HorizontalGutter,
+  Label,
+  Modal,
+  ModalProps,
+  Textarea,
+} from "coral-ui/components/v2";
+
+import ValidationMessage from "../../ValidationMessage";
+
+import styles from "./AnnouncementFormModal.css";
+
+interface Props extends Partial<ModalProps> {
+  onSubmit: (values: any) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const AnnouncementForm: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
+  onSubmit,
+  onClose,
+  ...rest
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <Modal {...rest}>
+      {({ firstFocusableRef }) => (
+        <Card className={styles.root}>
+          <Flex justifyContent="flex-end">
+            <CardCloseButton onClick={onClose} ref={firstFocusableRef} />
+          </Flex>
+          <Form
+            onSubmit={onSubmit}
+            initialValues={{ content: "", duration: 86400 }}
+          >
+            {({ handleSubmit, submitting, submitError }) => (
+              <form
+                autoComplete="off"
+                onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+                id="announcements-form"
+              >
+                <HorizontalGutter spacing={4}>
+                  <HorizontalGutter spacing={3}>
+                    <FormField>
+                      <FormFieldHeader>
+                        <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-title">
+                          <Label htmlFor="configure-general-announcements-content">
+                            Announcement text
+                          </Label>
+                        </Localized>
+                      </FormFieldHeader>
+
+                      <Field
+                        name="content"
+                        parse={parseEmptyAsNull}
+                        validate={required}
+                      >
+                        {({ input, meta }) => (
+                          <>
+                            <Textarea
+                              {...input}
+                              fullwidth
+                              id="configure-general-announcements-content"
+                            />
+                            <ValidationMessage meta={meta} fullWidth />
+                          </>
+                        )}
+                      </Field>
+                    </FormField>
+                    <FormField container={<FieldSet />}>
+                      <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-duration">
+                        <Label component="legend">
+                          Show this announcement for
+                        </Label>
+                      </Localized>
+
+                      <Field
+                        name="duration"
+                        validate={composeValidators(
+                          required,
+                          validateWholeNumberGreaterThan(0)
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        {({ input, meta }) => (
+                          <>
+                            <DurationField
+                              {...input}
+                              units={[
+                                DURATION_UNIT.HOUR,
+                                DURATION_UNIT.DAY,
+                                DURATION_UNIT.WEEK,
+                              ]}
+                              color={colorFromMeta(meta)}
+                            />
+                            <ValidationMessage meta={meta} fullWidth />
+                          </>
+                        )}
+                      </Field>
+                    </FormField>
+                  </HorizontalGutter>
+                  <Flex itemGutter justifyContent="flex-end">
+                    <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-cancel">
+                      <Button color="mono" variant="outline" onClick={onClose}>
+                        Cancel
+                      </Button>
+                    </Localized>
+                    <Localized id="configure-general-announcements-start">
+                      <Button type="submit">Start announcement</Button>
+                    </Localized>
+                  </Flex>
+                </HorizontalGutter>
+              </form>
+            )}
+          </Form>
+        </Card>
+      )}
+    </Modal>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AnnouncementForm;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/CreateAnnouncementMutation.ts b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/CreateAnnouncementMutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09ae1343e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/CreateAnnouncementMutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { graphql } from "react-relay";
+import { Environment } from "relay-runtime";
+
+import {
+  commitMutationPromiseNormalized,
+  createMutation,
+  MutationInput,
+} from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
+
+import { CreateAnnouncementMutation as MutationTypes } from "coral-admin/__generated__/CreateAnnouncementMutation.graphql";
+
+let clientMutationId = 0;
+
+const CreateAnnouncementMutation = createMutation(
+  "createAnnouncement",
+  (environment: Environment, input: MutationInput<MutationTypes>) =>
+    commitMutationPromiseNormalized<MutationTypes>(environment, {
+      mutation: graphql`
+        mutation CreateAnnouncementMutation($input: CreateAnnouncementInput!) {
+          createAnnouncement(input: $input) {
+            settings {
+              announcement {
+                id
+                content
+                createdAt
+                duration
+              }
+            }
+            clientMutationId
+          }
+        }
+      `,
+      variables: {
+        input: {
+          content: input.content,
+          duration: input.duration,
+          clientMutationId: (clientMutationId++).toString(),
+        },
+      },
+    })
+);
+
+export default CreateAnnouncementMutation;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/DeleteAnnouncementMutation.ts b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/DeleteAnnouncementMutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad901fbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/DeleteAnnouncementMutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { graphql } from "react-relay";
+import { Environment } from "relay-runtime";
+
+import {
+  commitMutationPromiseNormalized,
+  createMutation,
+  MutationInput,
+} from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
+
+import { DeleteAnnouncementMutation as MutationTypes } from "coral-admin/__generated__/DeleteAnnouncementMutation.graphql";
+
+let clientMutationId = 0;
+
+const DeleteAnnouncementMutation = createMutation(
+  "deleteAnnouncement",
+  (environment: Environment, input: MutationInput<MutationTypes>) =>
+    commitMutationPromiseNormalized<MutationTypes>(environment, {
+      mutation: graphql`
+        mutation DeleteAnnouncementMutation($input: DeleteAnnouncementInput!) {
+          deleteAnnouncement(input: $input) {
+            clientMutationId
+            settings {
+              announcement {
+                content
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      `,
+      variables: {
+        input: {
+          clientMutationId: (clientMutationId++).toString(),
+        },
+      },
+    })
+);
+
+export default DeleteAnnouncementMutation;
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
index 80825a6c1..c2ffffac5 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/routes/Configure/sections/General/GeneralConfigContainer.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { HorizontalGutter } from "coral-ui/components";
 
 import { GeneralConfigContainer_settings as SettingsData } from "coral-admin/__generated__/GeneralConfigContainer_settings.graphql";
 
+import AnnouncementConfigContainer from "./AnnouncementConfigContainer";
 import ClosedStreamMessageConfig from "./ClosedStreamMessageConfig";
 import ClosingCommentStreamsConfig from "./ClosingCommentStreamsConfig";
 import CommentEditingConfig from "./CommentEditingConfig";
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const GeneralConfigContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     >
       <LocaleConfig disabled={submitting} />
       <SitewideCommentingConfig disabled={submitting} />
+      <AnnouncementConfigContainer disabled={submitting} settings={settings} />
       <GuidelinesConfig disabled={submitting} />
       <CommentLengthConfig disabled={submitting} />
       <CommentEditingConfig disabled={submitting} />
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ const GeneralConfigContainer: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
 const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
   settings: graphql`
     fragment GeneralConfigContainer_settings on Settings {
+      ...AnnouncementConfigContainer_settings
       ...LocaleConfig_formValues @relay(mask: false)
       ...GuidelinesConfig_formValues @relay(mask: false)
       ...CommentLengthConfig_formValues @relay(mask: false)
diff --git a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
index 34637dae4..4e2b785cc 100644
--- a/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/core/client/admin/test/configure/__snapshots__/general.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -359,6 +359,50 @@ reactions, be reported, and be shared.
               </fieldset>
             </div>
           </fieldset>
+          <fieldset
+            className="FieldSet-root Box-root ConfigBox-root"
+          >
+            <div
+              className="Box-root Flex-root ConfigBox-title Flex-flex Flex-justifySpaceBetween"
+            >
+              <div>
+                <legend
+                  className="Header-root"
+                >
+                  Community announcement
+                </legend>
+              </div>
+              <div />
+            </div>
+            <div
+              className="ConfigBox-content"
+            >
+              <fieldset
+                className="FieldSet-root Box-root HorizontalGutter-root HorizontalGutter-spacing-4"
+              >
+                <p
+                  className="FormFieldDescription-root"
+                >
+                  Add a temporary announcement that will appear at the top of all of your organization’s comment streams for a specific amount of time.
+                </p>
+                <button
+                  className="BaseButton-root Button-root Button-sizeRegular Button-colorRegular Button-variantRegular Button-uppercase"
+                  data-color="regular"
+                  data-variant="regular"
+                  disabled={false}
+                  onBlur={[Function]}
+                  onClick={[Function]}
+                  onFocus={[Function]}
+                  onMouseOut={[Function]}
+                  onMouseOver={[Function]}
+                  onTouchEnd={[Function]}
+                  type="button"
+                >
+                  Add announcement
+                </button>
+              </fieldset>
+            </div>
+          </fieldset>
           <fieldset
             className="FieldSet-root Box-root ConfigBox-root"
           >
diff --git a/src/core/client/framework/constants.ts b/src/core/client/framework/constants.ts
index f435f76f6..f00ec8bc9 100644
--- a/src/core/client/framework/constants.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/framework/constants.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ export const COUNT_SELECTOR = ".coral-count";
  * `document.currentScript` is not available (for legacy browsers).
  */
 export const ORIGIN_FALLBACK_ID = "coral-script";
+
+/**
+ * ANNOUNEMENT_DISMISSED_KEY is the localStorage key to store the ID of the
+ * most recently dismissed announcement
+ */
+export const ANNOUNEMENT_DISMISSED_KEY = "coral:lastAnnouncementDismissed";
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/classes.ts b/src/core/client/stream/classes.ts
index 115b5846c..a42d5e21a 100644
--- a/src/core/client/stream/classes.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/classes.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ const CLASSES = {
    */
   guidelines: "coral coral-guidelines",
 
+  /**
+   * guidlines represents the box containing the guidlines.
+   */
+  announcement: "coral coral-announcement",
+
   /**
    * closedSitewide represents the box containing the message when comments
    * are closed sitewide.
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.css b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..def52ccce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.css
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.root {
+  background-color: #2b7eb5;
+  color: white;
+  padding: var(--v2-spacing-3);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+.text {
+  @mixin bodyCopy;
+  color: white;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.tsx b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c848123d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/Announcement.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import cn from "classnames";
+import React, { FunctionComponent } from "react";
+
+import CLASSES from "coral-stream/classes";
+import { Button, Flex, Icon } from "coral-ui/components";
+
+import styles from "./Announcement.css";
+
+interface Props {
+  children: string;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const Announcement: FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
+  return (
+    <div className={cn(styles.root, CLASSES.announcement)}>
+      <Flex justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center">
+        <Flex itemGutter>
+          <Icon size="lg">notifications</Icon>
+          <span className={styles.text}>{props.children}</span>
+        </Flex>
+        <Button color="light" onClick={props.onClose}>
+          <Icon>close</Icon>
+        </Button>
+      </Flex>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Announcement;
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/AnnouncementContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/AnnouncementContainer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca1c1085a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/AnnouncementContainer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import React, {
+  FunctionComponent,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import { graphql } from "react-relay";
+
+import { ANNOUNEMENT_DISMISSED_KEY } from "coral-framework/constants";
+import { useCoralContext } from "coral-framework/lib/bootstrap";
+import { withFragmentContainer } from "coral-framework/lib/relay";
+
+import { AnnouncementContainer_settings as SettingsData } from "coral-stream/__generated__/AnnouncementContainer_settings.graphql";
+
+import Announcement from "./Announcement";
+
+interface Props {
+  settings: SettingsData;
+}
+
+export const AnnouncementContainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
+  settings,
+}) => {
+  const { localStorage } = useCoralContext();
+  const [dismissed, setDismissed] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function getDismissedStatus() {
+      if (settings.announcement) {
+        const key = await localStorage.getItem(ANNOUNEMENT_DISMISSED_KEY);
+        if (key && key === settings.announcement.id) {
+          setDismissed(true);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    getDismissedStatus();
+  }, [settings]);
+  const dismissAnnouncement = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (settings.announcement) {
+      await localStorage.setItem(
+        ANNOUNEMENT_DISMISSED_KEY,
+        settings.announcement.id
+      );
+      setDismissed(true);
+    }
+  }, [settings]);
+  if (!settings.announcement || dismissed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return (
+    <Announcement onClose={dismissAnnouncement}>
+      {settings.announcement.content}
+    </Announcement>
+  );
+};
+
+const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
+  settings: graphql`
+    fragment AnnouncementContainer_settings on Settings {
+      announcement {
+        id
+        content
+      }
+    }
+  `,
+})(AnnouncementContainer);
+
+export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/index.ts b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a4da3ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/Announcement/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export {
+  default,
+  default as AnnouncementContainer,
+} from "./AnnouncementContainer";
diff --git a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/StreamContainer.tsx b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/StreamContainer.tsx
index f7e1af9ae..b2bbd1552 100644
--- a/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/StreamContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/stream/tabs/Comments/Stream/StreamContainer.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 } from "coral-stream/__generated__/StreamContainerLocal.graphql";
 
 import AllCommentsTab from "./AllCommentsTab";
+import AnnouncementContainer from "./Announcement";
 import BannedInfo from "./BannedInfo";
 import { CommunityGuidelinesContainer } from "./CommunityGuidelines";
 import StreamDeletionRequestCalloutContainer from "./DeleteAccount/StreamDeletionRequestCalloutContainer";
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ export const StreamContainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
         size="double"
       >
         <UserBoxContainer viewer={props.viewer} settings={props.settings} />
+        <AnnouncementContainer settings={props.settings} />
         {props.viewer && (
           <StreamDeletionRequestCalloutContainer viewer={props.viewer} />
         )}
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ const enhanced = withFragmentContainer<Props>({
       ...UserBoxContainer_settings
       ...CommunityGuidelinesContainer_settings
       ...SuspendedInfoContainer_settings
+      ...AnnouncementContainer_settings
     }
   `,
 })(StreamContainer);
diff --git a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/DurationField/DurationField.tsx b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/DurationField/DurationField.tsx
index 7ef924221..08d300de1 100644
--- a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/DurationField/DurationField.tsx
+++ b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/DurationField/DurationField.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const DURATION_UNIT_MAP = {
 
 interface Props extends Pick<TextFieldProps, "color" | "name" | "disabled"> {
   value: string;
+  defaultValue?: string;
   onChange: (v: string) => void;
   /** Specifiy units to include */
   units?: ReadonlyArray<TIME>;
@@ -79,10 +80,14 @@ const DurationField: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   value,
   units = [TIME.HOUR, TIME.DAY, TIME.WEEK],
   onChange,
+  defaultValue = "",
   disabled,
   name,
   color,
 }) => {
+  if (value.length < 1) {
+    value = defaultValue;
+  }
   const [selectedUnit, setSelectedUnit] = useState(
     convertFromSeconds(value, units).unit
   );
diff --git a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.css b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93dd77c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.css
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.root {
+  color: var(--v2-colors-mono-100);
+  font-size: var(--v2-font-size-2);
+  line-height: var(--v2-line-height-reset);
+  font-weight: var(--v2-font-weight-primary-regular);
+  font-family: var(--v2-font-family-primary);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.tsx b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..165e15146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/FormFieldFooter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import cn from "classnames";
+import React, { FunctionComponent, ReactNode } from "react";
+
+import { withStyles } from "coral-ui/hocs";
+import { Omit, PropTypesOf } from "coral-ui/types";
+
+import HorizontalGutter from "coral-ui/components/HorizontalGutter";
+
+import styles from "./FormFieldFooter.css";
+
+interface Props extends Omit<PropTypesOf<typeof HorizontalGutter>, "ref"> {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  classes: typeof styles;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const FormFieldFooter: FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
+  const { classes, className, children, ...rest } = props;
+
+  return (
+    <HorizontalGutter
+      className={cn(classes.root, className)}
+      spacing={1}
+      {...rest}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </HorizontalGutter>
+  );
+};
+
+const enhanced = withStyles(styles)(FormFieldFooter);
+export default enhanced;
diff --git a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/index.ts b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae1128881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/FormFieldFooter/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from "./FormFieldFooter";
diff --git a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/index.ts b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/index.ts
index 4474ac994..418a83c51 100644
--- a/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/client/ui/components/v2/index.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export { default as Flex } from "./Flex";
 export { default as FormField } from "./FormField";
 export { default as FormFieldDescription } from "./FormFieldDescription";
 export { default as FormFieldHeader } from "./FormFieldHeader";
+export { default as FormFieldFooter } from "./FormFieldFooter";
 export { default as HelperText } from "./HelperText";
 export { default as HorizontalGutter } from "./HorizontalGutter";
 export { default as Icon } from "./Icon";
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/mutators/Settings.ts b/src/core/server/graph/mutators/Settings.ts
index 99ac256aa..a2918d1e6 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/mutators/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/mutators/Settings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import GraphContext from "coral-server/graph/context";
 import { Tenant } from "coral-server/models/tenant";
 import {
+  createAnnouncement,
+  deleteAnnouncement,
   disableFeatureFlag,
   enableFeatureFlag,
   regenerateSSOKey,
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "coral-server/services/tenant";
 
 import {
+  GQLCreateAnnouncementInput,
   GQLFEATURE_FLAG,
   GQLUpdateSettingsInput,
 } from "coral-server/graph/schema/__generated__/types";
@@ -28,4 +31,8 @@ export const Settings = ({
     enableFeatureFlag(mongo, redis, tenantCache, tenant, flag),
   disableFeatureFlag: (flag: GQLFEATURE_FLAG) =>
     disableFeatureFlag(mongo, redis, tenantCache, tenant, flag),
+  createAnnouncement: (input: GQLCreateAnnouncementInput) =>
+    createAnnouncement(mongo, redis, tenantCache, tenant, input, now),
+  deleteAnnouncement: () =>
+    deleteAnnouncement(mongo, redis, tenantCache, tenant),
 });
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Mutation.ts b/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Mutation.ts
index d45735fe9..2500bb76f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Mutation.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Mutation.ts
@@ -237,4 +237,12 @@ export const Mutation: Required<GQLMutationTypeResolver<void>> = {
     flags: await ctx.mutators.Settings.disableFeatureFlag(input.flag),
     clientMutationId: input.clientMutationId,
   }),
+  createAnnouncement: async (source, { input }, ctx) => ({
+    settings: await ctx.mutators.Settings.createAnnouncement(input),
+    clientMutationId: input.clientMutationId,
+  }),
+  deleteAnnouncement: async (source, { input }, ctx) => ({
+    settings: await ctx.mutators.Settings.deleteAnnouncement(),
+    clientMutationId: input.clientMutationId,
+  }),
 };
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Settings.ts b/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Settings.ts
index 66bbe89a5..78085bc44 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/resolvers/Settings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { Tenant } from "coral-server/models/tenant";
+import {
+  retrieveAnnouncementIfEnabled,
+  Tenant,
+} from "coral-server/models/tenant";
 
 import {
   GQLFEATURE_FLAG,
@@ -18,4 +21,6 @@ export const Settings: GQLSettingsTypeResolver<Tenant> = {
   slack: ({ slack = {} }) => slack,
   featureFlags: ({ featureFlags = [] }) =>
     featureFlags.filter(filterValidFeatureFlags()),
+  announcement: ({ announcement }) =>
+    retrieveAnnouncementIfEnabled(announcement),
 };
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
index 4022f3ddb..ba16baa2e 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -1215,6 +1215,37 @@ type NewCommentersConfiguration {
   approvedCommentsThreshold: Int!
 }
 
+"""
+Announcement is an organization-wide announcement displayed above the stream
+for a set duration
+"""
+type Announcement {
+  """
+  id is a canonical identifier for this Annoucnement, used to dismiss on front-end.
+  """
+  id: ID!
+
+  """
+  createdAt is the creation date.
+  """
+  createdAt: Time!
+
+  """
+  disableAt is the computed date at which announcement will be invalid.
+  """
+  disableAt: Time!
+
+  """
+  duration determines how long the announcement will be valid for.
+  """
+  duration: Int!
+
+  """
+  content is the content displayed for the announcement.
+  """
+  content: String!
+}
+
 """
 Settings stores the global settings for a given Tenant.
 """
@@ -1365,6 +1396,8 @@ type Settings {
   newCommenters is the configuration for how new commenters comments are treated.
   """
   newCommenters: NewCommentersConfiguration! @auth(roles: [ADMIN])
+
+  announcement: Announcement
 }
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -3353,6 +3386,44 @@ input RecentCommentHistoryConfigurationInput {
   triggerRejectionRate: Float
 }
 
+input CreateAnnouncementInput {
+  """
+  content of the announcement.
+  """
+  content: String!
+
+  duration: Int!
+  """
+  clientMutationId is required for Relay support.
+  """
+  clientMutationId: String!
+}
+
+input DeleteAnnouncementInput {
+  """
+  clientMutationId is required for Relay support.
+  """
+  clientMutationId: String!
+}
+
+type CreateAnnouncementPayload {
+  """
+  clientMutationId is required for Relay support.
+  """
+  clientMutationId: String!
+
+  settings: Settings!
+}
+
+type DeleteAnnouncementPayload {
+  """
+  clientMutationId is required for Relay support.
+  """
+  clientMutationId: String!
+
+  settings: Settings!
+}
+
 input SettingsCommunityGuidelinesInput {
   """
   enable set to true will show the guidelines above the message box.
@@ -5763,6 +5834,14 @@ type Mutation {
   disableFeatureFlag(
     input: DisableFeatureFlagInput!
   ): DisableFeatureFlagPayload! @auth(roles: [ADMIN])
+
+  createAnnouncement(
+    input: CreateAnnouncementInput!
+  ): CreateAnnouncementPayload! @auth(roles: [ADMIN])
+
+  deleteAnnouncement(
+    input: DeleteAnnouncementInput!
+  ): DeleteAnnouncementPayload! @auth(roles: [ADMIN])
 }
 
 ##################
diff --git a/src/core/server/models/settings.ts b/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
index 917549b93..b48cea77b 100644
--- a/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/models/settings.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export type Settings = GlobalModerationSettings &
     | "stories"
     | "createdAt"
     | "slack"
+    | "announcement"
   > & {
     /**
      * auth is the set of configured authentication integrations.
diff --git a/src/core/server/models/tenant/tenant.ts b/src/core/server/models/tenant/tenant.ts
index 32cd6bedc..2d9a53a09 100644
--- a/src/core/server/models/tenant/tenant.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/models/tenant/tenant.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { isEmpty } from "lodash";
+import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 import { Db } from "mongodb";
 import uuid from "uuid";
 
@@ -6,12 +7,14 @@ import { DEFAULT_SESSION_DURATION } from "coral-common/constants";
 import { LanguageCode } from "coral-common/helpers/i18n/locales";
 import TIME from "coral-common/time";
 import { DeepPartial, Omit, Sub } from "coral-common/types";
+import { isBeforeDate } from "coral-common/utils";
 import { dotize } from "coral-common/utils/dotize";
 import { Settings } from "coral-server/models/settings";
 import { I18n } from "coral-server/services/i18n";
 import { tenants as collection } from "coral-server/services/mongodb/collections";
 
 import {
+  GQLAnnouncement,
   GQLFEATURE_FLAG,
   GQLMODERATION_MODE,
   GQLSettings,
@@ -396,3 +399,67 @@ export async function disableTenantFeatureFlag(
 
   return result.value || null;
 }
+
+export interface CreateAnnouncementInput {
+  content: string;
+  duration: number;
+}
+
+export async function createTenantAnnouncement(
+  mongo: Db,
+  id: string,
+  input: CreateAnnouncementInput,
+  now = new Date()
+) {
+  const announcement = {
+    id: uuid.v4(),
+    ...input,
+    createdAt: now,
+  };
+
+  const result = await collection(mongo).findOneAndUpdate(
+    { id },
+    {
+      $set: {
+        announcement,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      returnOriginal: false,
+    }
+  );
+  return result.value;
+}
+
+export async function deleteTenantAnnouncement(mongo: Db, id: string) {
+  const result = await collection(mongo).findOneAndUpdate(
+    { id },
+    {
+      $unset: {
+        announcement: "",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      returnOriginal: false,
+    }
+  );
+  return result.value;
+}
+
+export function retrieveAnnouncementIfEnabled(
+  announcement?: GQLAnnouncement | null
+) {
+  if (!announcement) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const disableAt = DateTime.fromJSDate(announcement.createdAt)
+    .plus({ seconds: announcement.duration })
+    .toJSDate();
+  if (isBeforeDate(disableAt)) {
+    return {
+      ...announcement,
+      disableAt,
+    };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/services/tenant/index.ts b/src/core/server/services/tenant/index.ts
index a1e080247..cc92bfb91 100644
--- a/src/core/server/services/tenant/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/services/tenant/index.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import { Config } from "coral-server/config";
 import { TenantInstalledAlreadyError } from "coral-server/errors";
 import logger from "coral-server/logger";
 import {
+  CreateAnnouncementInput,
   createTenant,
+  createTenantAnnouncement,
   CreateTenantInput,
   createTenantSSOKey,
+  deleteTenantAnnouncement,
   disableTenantFeatureFlag,
   enableTenantFeatureFlag,
   rotateTenantSSOKey,
@@ -253,3 +256,33 @@ export async function disableFeatureFlag(
   // begin with).
   return updated.featureFlags || [];
 }
+
+export async function createAnnouncement(
+  mongo: Db,
+  redis: Redis,
+  cache: TenantCache,
+  tenant: Tenant,
+  input: CreateAnnouncementInput,
+  now = new Date()
+) {
+  const updated = await createTenantAnnouncement(mongo, tenant.id, input);
+  if (!updated) {
+    throw new Error("tenant not found");
+  }
+  await cache.update(redis, updated);
+  return updated;
+}
+
+export async function deleteAnnouncement(
+  mongo: Db,
+  redis: Redis,
+  cache: TenantCache,
+  tenant: Tenant
+) {
+  const updated = await deleteTenantAnnouncement(mongo, tenant.id);
+  if (!updated) {
+    throw new Error("tenant not found");
+  }
+  await cache.update(redis, updated);
+  return updated;
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
index a91e5fc09..3e74c8bfa 100644
--- a/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
+++ b/src/locales/en-US/admin.ftl
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ configure-general-sitewideCommenting-message = Sitewide closed comments message
 configure-general-sitewideCommenting-messageExplanation =
   Write a message that will be displayed when comment streams are closed sitewide
 
+configure-general-announcements-title = Community announcement
+configure-general-announcements-description =
+  Add a temporary announcement that will appear at the top of all of your organization’s comment streams for a specific amount of time.
+configure-general-announcements-delete = Remove announcement
+configure-general-announcements-add = Add announcement
+configure-general-announcements-start = Start announcement
+configure-general-announcements-cancel = Cancel
+configure-general-announcements-current-label = Current announcement
+configure-general-announcements-current-duration =
+  This announcement will automatically end on: { $timestamp }
+configure-general-announcements-duration = Show this announcement for
+
 #### Closing Comment Streams
 configure-general-closingCommentStreams-title = Closing comment streams
 configure-general-closingCommentStreams-explanation = Set comment streams to close after a defined period of time after a story’s publication