diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index a7945cb..734ea0a 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
     <string name="add_search">Search</string>
     <!-- Error message when user has filled a home screen, possibly not used -->
     <string name="out_of_space">No more room on this Home screen.</string>
+    <!-- Message displayed when a shortcut is created by an external application -->
+    <string name="shortcut_installed">Shortcut \"%s\" is installed.</string>
+    <!-- Message displayed when a shortcut is uninstalled by an external application -->
+    <string name="shortcut_uninstalled">Shortcut \"%s\" was removed.</string>
+    <!-- Message displayed when an external application attemps to create a shortcut that already exists -->
+    <string name="shortcut_duplicate">Shortcut \"%s\" already exists.</string>
 
     <!-- Title of dialog when user is selecting shortcut to add to homescreen -->
     <string name="title_select_shortcut">Select shortcut</string>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher/InstallShortcutReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
index a1e954a..fd2789c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 public class InstallShortcutReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
     private final int[] mCoordinates = new int[2];
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
     }
 
     private boolean installShortcut(Context context, Intent data, int screen) {
+        String name = data.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME);
+
         if (findEmptyCell(context, mCoordinates, screen)) {
             CellLayout.CellInfo cell = new CellLayout.CellInfo();
             cell.cellX = mCoordinates[0];
@@ -44,7 +47,6 @@
             cell.screen = screen;
 
             Intent intent = data.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT);
-            String name = data.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME);
 
             if (intent.getAction() == null) {
                 intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
@@ -55,9 +57,17 @@
             boolean duplicate = data.getBooleanExtra(Launcher.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_DUPLICATE, true);
             if (duplicate || !LauncherModel.shortcutExists(context, name, intent)) {
                 Launcher.addShortcut(context, data, cell, true);
+                Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.shortcut_installed, name),
+                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            } else {
+                Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.shortcut_duplicate, name),
+                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             }
 
             return true;
+        } else {
+            Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.out_of_space),
+                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
 
         return false;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
index e490f9c..334fbc2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@
                 c.close();
             }
 
-            if (changed) cr.notifyChange(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI, null);
+            if (changed) {
+                cr.notifyChange(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI, null);
+                Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.shortcut_uninstalled, name),
+                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            }
         }
     }
 }