Index: extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessage.php
===================================================================
--- extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessage.php	(revision 0)
+++ extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessage.php	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+/***************************************************************
+*  Copyright notice
+*
+*  (c) 2009 Dennis Ahrens <dennis.ahrens@fh-hannover.de>
+*  All rights reserved
+*
+*  This class is a backport of the corresponding class of FLOW3.
+*  All credits go to the v5 team.
+*
+*  This script is part of the TYPO3 project. The TYPO3 project is
+*  free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+*  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+*  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+*  (at your option) any later version.
+*
+*  The GNU General Public License can be found at
+*  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+*
+*  This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*  GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+*  This copyright notice MUST APPEAR in all copies of the script!
+***************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * A FlashMessage.
+ *
+ * @version $Id$
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3 or later
+ * @api
+ */
+class Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constants for message types
+	 */
+	const NOTICE  = 'notice';
+	const INFO    = 'info';
+	const OK      = 'ok';
+	const WARNING = 'warning';
+	const ERROR   = 'error';
+
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $message;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $type;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var DateTime
+	 */
+	protected $time;
+
+	/**
+	 * Default constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @param string $type
+	 */
+	public function __construct($message, $type = Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage::NOTICE) {
+		$this->message = $message;
+		$this->setType($type);
+		$this->time = new DateTime();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the message.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function setMessage($message) {
+		$this->message = $message;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the message.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getMessage() {
+		return $this->message;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the type.
+	 * The setter is used to realize the enumeration. Only the as constants
+	 * defined values are accepted.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $type
+	 * @throws Tx_Extbase_MVC_Exception_InvalidArgumentValue
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function setType($type) {
+		if ($type === self::NOTICE ||
+			$type === self::INFO ||
+			$type === self::OK ||
+			$type === self::WARNING ||
+			$type === self::ERROR) {
+				$this->type = $type;
+		} else {
+			throw new Tx_Extbase_MVC_Exception_InvalidArgumentValue('FlashMessage type has to be a valid string value related to a known message type', 1276871212);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the type of the message
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getType() {
+		return $this->type;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the DateTime object indicating when this message was created.
+	 *
+	 * @return DateTime
+	 */
+	public function getTime() {
+		return $this->time;
+	}
+
+	public function __toString() {
+		return $this->message;
+	}
+
+}
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessages.php
===================================================================
--- extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessages.php	(revision 2527)
+++ extbase/Classes/MVC/Controller/FlashMessages.php	(working copy)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 	/**
 	 * The array of flash messages
-	 * @var array<string>
+	 * @var array<Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage>
 	 */
 	protected $flashMessages = array();
 
@@ -60,14 +60,17 @@
 	/**
 	 * Add another flash message.
 	 *
-	 * @param string $message
+	 * @param string $message The message string.
+	 * @param string $type Use constants definied in Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage to set the value. Default: Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage::NOTICE
 	 * @return void
 	 * @api
 	 */
-	public function add($message) {
+	public function add($message, $type = Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage::NOTICE) {
 		if (!is_string($message)) throw new InvalidArgumentException('The flash message must be string, ' . gettype($message) . ' given.', 1243258395);
 		$this->initialize();
-		$this->flashMessages[] = $message;
+		$flashMessage = t3lib_div::makeInstance('Tx_Extbase_MVC_Controller_FlashMessage', $message, $type);
+		$this->flashMessages[] = $flashMessage;
+        file_put_contents(PATH_site.'typo3conf/ext/log.txt', var_export($this->flashMessages, true));
 	}
 
 	/**
Index: extbase/ext_autoload.php
===================================================================
--- extbase/ext_autoload.php	(revision 2527)
+++ extbase/ext_autoload.php	(working copy)
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_controller_argumentsvalidator' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Controller/ArgumentsValidator.php',
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_controller_controllercontext' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Controller/ControllerContext.php',
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_controller_controllerinterface' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Controller/ControllerInterface.php',
+	'tx_extbase_mvc_controller_flashmessage' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Controller/FlashMessage.php',
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_controller_flashmessages' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Controller/FlashMessages.php',
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_exception_infiniteloop' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Exception/InfiniteLoop.php',
 	'tx_extbase_mvc_exception_invalidactionname' => $extensionClassesPath . 'MVC/Exception/InvalidActionName.php',
Index: fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/FlashMessagesViewHelper.php
===================================================================
--- fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/FlashMessagesViewHelper.php	(revision 2527)
+++ fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/FlashMessagesViewHelper.php	(working copy)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		if (count($flashMessages) > 0) {
 			$tagContent = '';
 			foreach ($flashMessages as $singleFlashMessage) {
-				$tagContent .=  '<li>' . htmlspecialchars($singleFlashMessage) . '</li>';
+				$tagContent .=  '<li class="'. $singleFlashMessage->getType() .'">' . htmlspecialchars($singleFlashMessage->getMessage()) . '</li>';
 			}
 			$this->tag->setContent($tagContent);
 			return $this->tag->render();