diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
index dc5c18d96..547469f68 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/samples/sample_datatable.js
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ function onClickSave() {
         dataType: "json",
         data: data,
         success: function (data) {
+            sampleAlertMsg(data.flash);
             onClickCancel();
         },
         error: function (e, eData, status, xhr) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/samples_controller.rb b/app/controllers/samples_controller.rb
index e20b081b8..21e8cae0f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/samples_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/samples_controller.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,17 @@ class SamplesController < ApplicationController
 
         errors.delete_if { |k, v| v.blank? }
         if errors.empty?
-          format.json { render json: {}, status: :ok }
+          format.json {
+            render json: {
+              id: sample.id,
+              flash: t(
+                'samples.create.success_flash',
+                sample: sample.name,
+                organization: @organization.name
+              )
+            },
+            status: :ok
+          }
         else
           format.json { render json: errors, status: :bad_request }
         end
@@ -227,7 +237,17 @@ class SamplesController < ApplicationController
             # Now we can destroy empty scfs
             scf_to_delete.map(&:destroy)
 
-            format.json { render json: {}, status: :ok }
+            format.json {
+              render json: {
+                id: sample.id,
+                flash: t(
+                  'samples.update.success_flash',
+                  sample: sample.name,
+                  organization: @organization.name
+                )
+              },
+              status: :ok
+            }
           else
             format.json { render json: errors, status: :bad_request }
           end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7353228bb..0f1ba935a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ en:
       create: "Edit sample"
       scf_does_not_exist: "This field does not exists."
     create:
-      success_flash: "Successfully added sample to team <strong>%{organization}</strong>"
+      success_flash: "Successfully added sample <strong>%{sample}</strong> to team <strong>%{organization}</strong>"
     update:
       success_flash: "Successfully updated sample <strong>%{sample}</strong> to team <strong>%{organization}</strong>"
     destroy: