diff --git a/app/main/views/add_service.py b/app/main/views/add_service.py
index 05febf569..937c28310 100644
--- a/app/main/views/add_service.py
+++ b/app/main/views/add_service.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ def add_service():
         service_id = invited_user['service']
         user_api_client.add_user_to_service(service_id, user.id, invitation.permissions)
         invite_api_client.accept_invite(service_id, invitation.id)
-
-        session.pop('invited_user', None)
         return redirect(url_for('main.service_dashboard', service_id=service_id))
 
     form = AddServiceForm(services_dao.find_all_service_names)
diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index 9f7dc1044..e0c2a84ab 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-from flask import (abort, render_template, session)
+from flask import (
+    abort,
+    render_template,
+    session,
+    flash
+)
+
 from flask_login import login_required
 from app.main import main
 from app.main.dao.services_dao import get_service_by_id
@@ -6,8 +12,6 @@ from app.main.dao import templates_dao
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 from app import job_api_client
 
-from app.utils import user_has_permissions
-
 
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/dashboard")
 @login_required
@@ -24,6 +28,12 @@ def service_dashboard(service_id):
         service = get_service_by_id(service_id)
         session['service_name'] = service['data']['name']
         session['service_id'] = service['data']['id']
+
+        if session.get('invited_user'):
+            session.pop('invited_user', None)
+            service_name = service['data']['name']
+            message = 'You have sucessfully accepted your invitation and been added to {}'.format(service_name)
+            flash(message, 'default_with_tick')
     except HTTPError as e:
         if e.status_code == 404:
             abort(404)
diff --git a/app/main/views/invites.py b/app/main/views/invites.py
index 0df0306fb..662d66cec 100644
--- a/app/main/views/invites.py
+++ b/app/main/views/invites.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def accept_invite(token):
                                    service_name=service['name'])
 
         existing_user = user_api_client.get_user_by_email(invited_user.email_address)
+        session['invited_user'] = invited_user.serialize()
 
         if existing_user:
             user_api_client.add_user_to_service(invited_user.service,
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ def accept_invite(token):
             invite_api_client.accept_invite(invited_user.service, invited_user.id)
             return redirect(url_for('main.service_dashboard', service_id=invited_user.service))
         else:
-            session['invited_user'] = invited_user.serialize()
             return redirect(url_for('main.register_from_invite'))
 
     except HTTPError as e:
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
index 3a83f7578..4144d4d41 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
@@ -194,3 +194,6 @@ def test_new_invited_user_verifies_and_added_to_service(app_,
             assert element.text == 'Test Service'
             service_link = element.attrs['href']
             assert service_link == '/services/{}/dashboard'.format(service_one['id'])
+
+            flash_banner = page.find('div', class_='banner-default-with-tick').string.strip()
+            assert flash_banner == 'You have sucessfully accepted your invitation and been added to Test Service'