diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
index 0e98af0004318..4ff60521b5430 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter,
       $scope.addVis = function (hit) {
         pendingVis++;
         $state.panels.push(createPanelState(hit.id, 'visualization', getMaxPanelIndex()));
+        notify.info(`Visualization ${hit.title} successfully added to your dashbard`);
       };
 
       if ($route.current.params && $route.current.params[DashboardConstants.NEW_VISUALIZATION_ID_PARAM]) {
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter,
       $scope.addSearch = function (hit) {
         pendingVis++;
         $state.panels.push(createPanelState(hit.id, 'search', getMaxPanelIndex()));
+        notify.info(`Search ${hit.title} successfully added to your dashbard`);
       };
 
       // Setup configurable values for config directive, after objects are initialized