diff --git a/css/options.css b/css/options.css
index c4918fa..37fd954 100644
--- a/css/options.css
+++ b/css/options.css
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ h2 {
   position: relative;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: flex-end;
+  min-height: 44px;
 }
 
 .setting-description {
@@ -221,3 +222,36 @@ hr {
 .setting > div:first-of-type {
   margin: auto 4px auto auto;
 }
+
+/* For Notification Messages */
+
+#notify { 
+  --notificationBGColor: rgba(0, 137, 255, 0.6);
+  --notificationBorder: rgb(0, 137, 255);
+  --notificationTextColor: white;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 0px;
+  width: 400px;
+  height: 0;
+  color: var(--notificationTextColor);
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  text-align: center;
+  background: var(--notificationBGColor);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  transition: height .2s, border .2s, margin .2s;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+#notifyText {
+  line-height: 50px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.active {  
+  height:50px !important;
+  border-bottom: 2px var(--notificationBorder) solid !important;
+  margin-top: -50px;
+}
diff --git a/js/options.js b/js/options.js
index 8b8c9a4..5e0dcbc 100644
--- a/js/options.js
+++ b/js/options.js
@@ -56,20 +56,64 @@ function enterNewHotkey(event) {
       window.removeEventListener("keydown", keyPress);
       window.removeEventListener("keyup", keyRelease);
       // setHotkeyBtn(element.parentNode);
-      updateHotkey(element, [...keysFinal]);
+      let newHotkey = [...keysFinal];
+      if (isNotDuplicateHotkey(newHotkey, HOTKEY_CODES)) {
+        updateHotkey(element, newHotkey);
+        alertMessage("success", "Hotkey successfully added!", 2000);
+      } else {
+        updateHotkey(element, null);
+        alertMessage("failure", "That hotkey is already in use...", 2000);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
 
+function alertMessage(type, text, timeOut) {
+  let notification = document.getElementById("notify");
+  let notificationText = document.getElementById("notifyText");
+
+  // color the notification
+  let bgColor, textColor, borderColor;
+  switch (type) {
+    case "success":
+      bgColor = "rgb(67 255 125 / 70%)";
+      textColor = "white";
+      borderColor = "lime";
+      break;
+    case "failure":
+      bgColor = "rgb(255 70 104 / 70%)";
+      textColor = "white";
+      borderColor = "red";
+      break;
+    default:
+      bgColor = "rgb(0 137 255 / 60%)";
+      textColor = "white";
+      borderColor = "rgb(0 137 255)";
+      break;
+  }
+  notification.style.setProperty("--notificationBGColor", bgColor);
+  notification.style.setProperty("--notificationBorder", borderColor);
+  notification.style.setProperty("--notificationTextColor", textColor);
+
+  // Set the text
+  notificationText.innerHTML = text;
+
+  // Show the notification for the specified time
+  notification.classList.add("active");
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    notification.classList.remove("active");
+  }, timeOut);
+}
+
 function updateHotkey(element, newVal, index) {
   let parentSection = element.parentNode;
   parentSection.removeChild(element);
   let newSettings = SETTINGS_FULL;
 
-  if (newVal === null) {
+  if (newVal === null && typeof index !== "undefined") {
     // remove the hotkey at the index provided
     newSettings.hotkeys.codes[parentSection.id].splice(index, 1);
-  } else {
+  } else if (newVal !== null) {
     // add the new hotkey to the beginning of the stored hotkeys
     newSettings.hotkeys.codes[parentSection.id].unshift(newVal);
   }
@@ -148,6 +192,7 @@ function setHotkeyBtn(btnParent) {
         "click",
         (deleteHotkey = function () {
           updateHotkey(el, null, index);
+          alertMessage("success", "Hotkey removed!", 2000);
         })
       );
       btnParent.appendChild(el);
@@ -155,6 +200,30 @@ function setHotkeyBtn(btnParent) {
   }
 }
 
+function isNotDuplicateHotkey(newHotkey, allHotkeys) {
+  let arrayHotkeys = Object.values(allHotkeys);
+  for (command of arrayHotkeys) {
+    for (hotkey of command) {
+      if (areArraysEqual(newHotkey, hotkey)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // no duplicates found
+  return true;
+}
+
+function areArraysEqual(a, b) {
+  if (a === b) return true;
+  if (a == null || b == null) return false;
+  if (a.length !== b.length) return false;
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < a.length; ++i) {
+    if (a[i] !== b[i]) return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 getSettings(function () {
   // once the DOM is ready file in all settings info
   let stateCheck = setInterval(() => {
diff --git a/options.html b/options.html
index bccbfd5..3dcfb4e 100644
--- a/options.html
+++ b/options.html
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
+  <!-- For popup messages -->
+  <div id="notify">
+    <span id="notifyText" class=""></span>
+  </div>
+
   <div class="title">
     <h1>Spatial Navigation Options</h1>
     <hr width="50%">