diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0491dbb..66e89e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ dist:
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/applets/tasks.atoms \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/src/applets/project.conf \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tools/embed.c \
+		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tools/message.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tools/notify.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tools/test.c \
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/tools/Makefile \
diff --git a/tools/.cvsignore b/tools/.cvsignore
index 2750338..d9e17da 100644
--- a/tools/.cvsignore
+++ b/tools/.cvsignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 panel-embed
+panel-message
 panel-notify
 panel-test
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 0ac34a9..a363894 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TARGETS	= panel-embed panel-notify panel-test
+TARGETS	= panel-embed panel-message panel-notify panel-test
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 BINDIR	= $(PREFIX)/bin
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ panel-embed_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
 panel-embed: $(panel-embed_OBJS)
 	$(CC) -o panel-embed $(panel-embed_OBJS) $(panel-embed_LDFLAGS)
 
+panel-message_OBJS = message.o
+panel-message_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
+panel-message_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+panel-message: $(panel-message_OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o panel-message $(panel-message_OBJS) $(panel-message_LDFLAGS)
+
 panel-notify_OBJS = notify.o
 panel-notify_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) -D PREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\" $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
 panel-notify_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS)
@@ -40,6 +47,9 @@ panel-test: $(panel-test_OBJS)
 embed.o: embed.c ../include/Panel.h ../config.h
 	$(CC) $(panel-embed_CFLAGS) -c embed.c
 
+message.o: message.c ../include/Panel.h
+	$(CC) $(panel-message_CFLAGS) -c message.c
+
 notify.o: notify.c helper.c ../src/panel.h ../config.h
 	$(CC) $(panel-notify_CFLAGS) -c notify.c
 
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ test.o: test.c helper.c ../src/panel.h ../config.h
 	$(CC) $(panel-test_CFLAGS) -c test.c
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -- $(panel-embed_OBJS) $(panel-notify_OBJS) $(panel-test_OBJS)
+	$(RM) -- $(panel-embed_OBJS) $(panel-message_OBJS) $(panel-notify_OBJS) $(panel-test_OBJS)
 
 distclean: clean
 	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
@@ -56,10 +66,13 @@ install: $(TARGETS)
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -- panel-embed $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-embed
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -- panel-message $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-message
+	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -- panel-notify $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-notify
 
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-embed
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-message
 	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/panel-notify
 
 .PHONY: all clean distclean install uninstall
diff --git a/tools/message.c b/tools/message.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93bd513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/message.c
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+/* Copyright (c) 2012 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> */
+/* This file is part of DeforaOS Desktop Panel */
+/* This program 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, version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+
+
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <Desktop.h>
+#include "../include/Panel.h"
+
+
+/* private */
+/* prototypes */
+static int _message(unsigned int timeout, GtkMessageType type,
+		char const * message);
+
+/* callbacks */
+static gboolean _message_on_timeout(gpointer data);
+
+static int _error(char const * message, int ret);
+static int _usage(void);
+
+
+/* functions */
+/* message */
+static int _message(unsigned int timeout, GtkMessageType type,
+		char const * message)
+{
+	GtkWidget * widget;
+	GtkWidget * label;
+	uint32_t xid;
+
+	widget = gtk_plug_new(0);
+	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(widget), 4);
+	label = gtk_label_new(message);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(widget), label);
+	gtk_widget_show_all(widget);
+	xid = gtk_plug_get_id(GTK_PLUG(widget));
+	desktop_message_send(PANEL_CLIENT_MESSAGE, PANEL_MESSAGE_EMBED, xid, 0);
+	if(timeout > 0)
+		g_timeout_add(timeout * 1000, _message_on_timeout, NULL);
+	gtk_main();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* callbacks */
+/* message_on_timeout */
+static gboolean _message_on_timeout(gpointer data)
+{
+	gtk_main_quit();
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/* error */
+static int _error(char const * message, int ret)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s%s\n", "panel-message: ", message);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+/* usage */
+static int _usage(void)
+{
+	fputs("Usage: panel-message [-T type][-t timeout] message\n", stderr);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+/* public */
+/* functions */
+/* main */
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+	GtkMessageType type = GTK_MESSAGE_INFO;
+	unsigned int timeout = 3;
+	int o;
+	char * p;
+
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+	while((o = getopt(argc, argv, "t:T:")) != -1)
+		switch(o)
+		{
+			case 'T':
+				/* FIXME implement */
+				break;
+			case 't':
+				timeout = strtoul(optarg, &p, 10);
+				if(optarg[0] == '\0' || *p != '\0')
+					return _usage();
+				break;
+			default:
+				return _usage();
+		}
+	if(argc - optind != 1)
+		return _usage();
+	return (_message(timeout, type, argv[optind]) == 0) ? 0 : 2;
+}
diff --git a/tools/project.conf b/tools/project.conf
index c25f4ff..a19eba4 100644
--- a/tools/project.conf
+++ b/tools/project.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-targets=panel-embed,panel-notify,panel-test
+targets=panel-embed,panel-message,panel-notify,panel-test
 cflags_force=-W `pkg-config --cflags libSystem libDesktop`
 cflags=-Wall -g -O2
 ldflags_force=`pkg-config --libs libSystem libDesktop`
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ cppflags=-D PREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\"
 sources=notify.c
 install=$(BINDIR)
 
+[panel-message]
+type=binary
+sources=message.c
+install=$(BINDIR)
+
 [panel-test]
 type=binary
 cppflags=-D PREFIX=\"$(PREFIX)\"
@@ -23,6 +28,9 @@ sources=test.c
 [embed.c]
 depends=../include/Panel.h,../config.h
 
+[message.c]
+depends=../include/Panel.h
+
 [notify.c]
 depends=helper.c,../src/panel.h,../config.h