diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/WeechatActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/WeechatActivity.kt
index 07d7a14a..f593577d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/WeechatActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/WeechatActivity.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.DrawerToggleFix
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.ToolbarController
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.WeechatActivityFullScreenController
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.hideSoftwareKeyboard
+import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.snackbar.BaseSnackbarBuilderProvider
+import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.snackbar.SnackbarBuilder
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.snackbar.SnackbarPositionController
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.snackbar.setOrScheduleSettingAnchorAfterPagerChange
 import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.solidColor
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
 
 class WeechatActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CutePageChangeListener,
-        BufferListClickListener, BufferFragmentContainer {
+        BufferListClickListener, BufferFragmentContainer, BaseSnackbarBuilderProvider {
     private var uiMenu: Menu? = null
 
     private lateinit var pagerAdapter: MainPagerAdapter
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ class WeechatActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CutePageChangeListener,
 
         setContentView(R.layout.main_screen)
         uiDrawer = findViewById(R.id.bufferlist_fragment)
-        uiWeasel = findViewById(R.id.weasel)    // ui.weasel for some reason returns a wrong view
+        uiWeasel = findViewById(R.id.coordinator_layout)    // ui.weasel for some reason returns a wrong view
         ui = WeaselBinding.bind(uiWeasel)
 
         setSupportActionBar(ui.toolbar)
@@ -509,6 +511,10 @@ class WeechatActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CutePageChangeListener,
 
     val snackbarPositionController = SnackbarPositionController()
 
+    override val baseSnackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder = {
+        snackbarPositionController.setSnackbar(this)
+    }
+
     @MainThread @Cat("Menu") override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         when (item.itemId) {
             android.R.id.home -> if (slidy) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/views/snackbar/Snackbars.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/views/snackbar/Snackbars.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..260e2fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ubergeek42/WeechatAndroid/views/snackbar/Snackbars.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.views.snackbar
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.view.View
+import android.widget.TextView
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes
+import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
+import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.BuildConfig
+import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.R
+import com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid.utils.Toaster
+import com.ubergeek42.cats.Kitty
+import com.ubergeek42.cats.Root
+
+
+@Root private val kitty = Kitty.make("Snackbars")
+
+
+// Create snackbars by calling `showSnackbar` on either an activity or a view.
+// As `CoordinatorLayout` is responsible for proper placement and animation of snackbars,
+//
+//   * if calling on an activity, the activity **MUST** have a `CoordinatorLayout`
+//     with id `coordinator_layout`;
+//
+//   * if calling on a view, the view **MUST** be either a `CoordinatorLayout`,
+//     or a (possibly indirect) child of `CoordinatorLayout`.
+//
+// Additional configuration can be done in the configuration block, e.g.
+//
+//     showSnackbar(text) {
+//         addCallback(callback)
+//     }
+//
+// If an activity wants to alter behavior for all snackbars,
+// it can extend `BaseSnackbarBuilderProvider`.
+
+
+typealias SnackbarBuilder = Snackbar.() -> Unit
+
+interface BaseSnackbarBuilderProvider {
+    val baseSnackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder
+}
+
+
+fun Activity.showSnackbar(
+    @StringRes textResource: Int,
+    duration: Int = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG,
+    snackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder? = null,
+) {
+    val text = getText(textResource)
+    showSnackbar(text, duration, snackbarBuilder)
+}
+
+
+fun Activity.showSnackbar(
+    text: CharSequence,
+    duration: Int = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG,
+    snackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder? = null,
+) {
+    val view: View? = findViewById(R.id.coordinator_layout) as? CoordinatorLayout
+
+    if (view != null) {
+        val baseSnackbarBuilder = (this as? BaseSnackbarBuilderProvider)?.baseSnackbarBuilder
+        view.showSnackbar(text, duration) {
+            baseSnackbarBuilder?.invoke(this)
+            snackbarBuilder?.invoke(this)
+        }
+    } else {
+        val errorMessage = "While trying to show a snackbar, could not find a view with id coordinator_layout in $this"
+
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException(errorMessage)
+        } else {
+            kitty.error(errorMessage)
+            Toaster.InfoToast.show(errorMessage)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+fun View.showSnackbar(
+    @StringRes textResource: Int,
+    duration: Int = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG,
+    snackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder? = null,
+) {
+    val text = resources.getText(textResource)
+    showSnackbar(text, duration, snackbarBuilder)
+}
+
+
+fun View.showSnackbar(
+    text: CharSequence,
+    duration: Int = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG,
+    snackbarBuilder: SnackbarBuilder? = null,
+) {
+    val snackbar = Snackbar.make(this, text, duration)
+    snackbar.setMaxLines(4)
+    snackbar.behavior = SwipeDismissBehaviorFix()
+
+    if (snackbarBuilder != null) {
+        snackbar.snackbarBuilder()
+    }
+
+    kitty.info("Showing a snackbar: '%s'", text)
+
+    snackbar.show()
+}
+
+
+fun Snackbar.setMaxLines(maxLines: Int) {
+    view.findViewById<TextView>(com.google.android.material.R.id.snackbar_text)?.maxLines = maxLines
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/weasel.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/weasel.xml
index 7fc8358e..9d85aafd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/weasel.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/weasel.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:id="@+id/weasel"
+    android:id="@+id/coordinator_layout"
     android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">