diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/components/messages.scss b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/components/messages.scss
index 7f58dd869c..3db0eb1403 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/components/messages.scss
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/scss/components/messages.scss
@@ -16,14 +16,36 @@
         padding-bottom:1.3em;
         color:white;
     }
+
+    li:before{
+        margin-right:0.5em;
+        font-size:1.5em;
+        vertical-align:middle;
+    }
+
     .error{
         background-color:$color-red;
+
+        &:before{
+            font-family:wagtail;
+            content:"!";
+        }
     }
     .warning{
         background-color:$color-orange;
+
+        &:before{
+            font-family:wagtail;
+            content:"!";
+        }
     }
     .success{
         background-color:$color-teal-dark;
+
+        &:before{
+            font-family:wagtail;
+            content:"9";
+        }
     }
 }