diff --git a/app/controllers/orgs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/orgs_controller.rb
index ccc0c8d..6376398 100644
--- a/app/controllers/orgs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/orgs_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     authorize org
     languages = Language.all.order("name")
     org.links = {"org": []} unless org.links.present?
-    render 'admin_edit', locals: {org: org, languages: languages, method: 'PUT', 
+    render 'admin_edit', locals: {org: org, languages: languages, method: 'PUT',
                                   url: admin_update_org_path(org) }
   end
 
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
     @org.logo = attrs[:logo] if attrs[:logo]
     tab = (attrs[:feedback_enabled].present? ? 'feedback' : 'profile')
     if params[:org_links].present?
-      @org.links = JSON.parse(params[:org_links]) 
+      @org.links = JSON.parse(params[:org_links])
     end
-    
+
     begin
       # Only allow super admins to change the org types and shib info
-      if current_user.can_super_admin?    
+      if current_user.can_super_admin?
         # Handle Shibboleth identifiers if that is enabled
-        if Rails.application.config.shibboleth_use_filtered_discovery_service 
+        if Rails.application.config.shibboleth_use_filtered_discovery_service
           shib = IdentifierScheme.find_by(name: 'shibboleth')
           shib_settings = @org.org_identifiers.select{ |ids| ids.identifier_scheme == shib}.first
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             shib_settings.identifier = params[:shib_id]
             shib_settings.attrs = {domain: params[:shib_domain]}
             shib_settings.save
-          else  
+          else
             if shib_settings.present?
               # The user cleared the shib values so delete the object
               shib_settings.destroy
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
           end
         end
       end
-      
+
       if @org.update_attributes(attrs)
         flash[:notice] = success_message(_('organisation'), _('saved'))
         redirect_to "#{admin_edit_org_path(@org)}\##{tab}"
@@ -63,31 +63,31 @@
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------
   def shibboleth_ds
     redirect_to root_path unless current_user.nil?
-  
+
     @user = User.new
-    # Display the custom Shibboleth discovery service page. 
+    # Display the custom Shibboleth discovery service page.
     @orgs = Org.joins(:identifier_schemes).where('identifier_schemes.name = ?', 'shibboleth').sort{|x,y| x.name <=> y.name }
-  
+
     if @orgs.empty?
       flash[:alert] = _('No organisations are currently registered.')
-      redirect_to user_shibboleth_omniauth_authorize_path 
+      redirect_to user_shibboleth_omniauth_authorize_path
     end
   end
 
   # POST /orgs/shibboleth_ds
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------
   def shibboleth_ds_passthru
-    if !params['shib-ds'][:org_name].blank?
-      session['org_id'] = params['shib-ds'][:org_name]
+    if !params[:org_name].blank?
+      session['org_id'] = params[:org_name]
 
       scheme = IdentifierScheme.find_by(name: 'shibboleth')
-      shib_entity = OrgIdentifier.where(org_id: params['shib-ds'][:org_id], identifier_scheme: scheme)
-  
+      shib_entity = OrgIdentifier.where(org_id: params[:org_name], identifier_scheme: scheme)
+
       if !shib_entity.empty?
         # Force SSL
         url = "#{request.base_url.gsub('http:', 'https:')}#{Rails.application.config.shibboleth_login}"
         target = "#{user_shibboleth_omniauth_callback_url.gsub('http:', 'https:')}"
-    
+
         #initiate shibboleth login sequence
         redirect_to "#{url}?target=#{target}&entityID=#{shib_entity.first.identifier}"
       else
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@
   private
     def org_params
       params.require(:org).permit(:name, :abbreviation, :logo, :contact_email, :contact_name, :remove_logo, :org_type,
-                                  :feedback_enabled, :feedback_email_subject, :feedback_email_msg)
+                                  :feedback_enabled, :feedback_email_subject, :feedback_email_msg, :banner_text)
     end
-end
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+end
diff --git a/app/models/org.rb b/app/models/org.rb
index d095160..ee3e7f2 100644
--- a/app/models/org.rb
+++ b/app/models/org.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                   :token_permission_type_ids, :language_id, :contact_email, :contact_name,
                   :language, :org_type, :region, :token_permission_types,
                   :guidance_group_ids, :is_other, :region_id, :logo_uid, :logo_name,
-                  :feedback_enabled, :feedback_email_subject, :feedback_email_msg
+                  :feedback_enabled, :feedback_email_subject, :feedback_email_msg, :banner_text
   ##
   # Validators
   validates :name, presence: {message: _("can't be blank")}, uniqueness: {message: _("must be unique")}
diff --git a/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb b/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
index ea9994e..db80414 100644
--- a/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/branded/layouts/_branding.html.erb
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
             <% end %>
           <% end %>
         </ul>
+        <div class="org-banner-text">
+          <%= current_user.org.banner_text.html_safe %>
+        </div>
       <% end %>
 
       <!-- Navigation for organisation admin -->
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
index 896ebee..1f7bd9c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_branding.html.erb
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
             <% end %>
           <% end %>
         </ul>
+        <div class="org-banner-text">
+          <%= current_user.org.banner_text.html_safe %>
+        </div>
       <% end %>
 
       <!-- Navigation for organisation admin -->
diff --git a/app/views/orgs/_profile_form.html.erb b/app/views/orgs/_profile_form.html.erb
index fa75c43..34fa494 100644
--- a/app/views/orgs/_profile_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/orgs/_profile_form.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="row">  
+  <div class="row">
     <div class="form-group col-xs-8">
       <%= f.label :logo, _('Organization logo'), class: "control-label"  %>
 
@@ -32,8 +32,18 @@
 
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-xs-8">
+      <% tip = _('Maximum 3 lines (about 250 characters)') %>
+      <div data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" title="<%= tip %>">
+        <%= f.label :banner_text, _('Banner text'), class: 'control-label' %>
+        <%= f.text_area :banner_text, class: 'form-control', 'aria-required': true %>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-xs-8">
       <%= render(partial: '/shared/links',
-                 locals: { 
+                 locals: {
                    context: 'org',
                    title: _('Organisation URLs'),
                    links: (org.links.present? ? org.links['org'] : []),
@@ -78,7 +88,7 @@
             <%= text_field_tag :shib_domain, shib_domain, class: "form-control", placeholder: _('Example: my-org.org') %>
           </div>
         </div>
-      <% end %>  
+      <% end %>
       <div class="row">
         <div class="form-group col-xs-8">
           <%= f.label _('Organisation Types'), for: :funder, class: 'control-label' %>
@@ -101,10 +111,10 @@
       </dl>
     <% end %>
   </div>
-  
+
   <div class="row">
     <div class="form-group col-xs-8">
       <%= f.button(_('Save'), id:"save_org_details_submit", class: "btn btn-primary", type: "submit") %>
     </div>
   </div>
-<% end %>
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+<% end %>
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/tinymce.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/tinymce.js
index ff285b2..bc82477 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/tinymce.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/tinymce.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   autoresize_bottom_margin: 10,
   branding: false,
   extended_valid_elements: 'iframe[tooltip] , a[href|target=_blank]',
+  default_link_target: '_blank',
   paste_auto_cleanup_on_paste: true,
   paste_remove_styles: true,
   paste_retain_style_properties: 'none',
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/orgs/admin_edit.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/orgs/admin_edit.js
index 165aa40..d411a80 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/orgs/admin_edit.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/orgs/admin_edit.js
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@
       e.preventDefault();
     }
   });
+
+  Tinymce.init({
+    selector: '#org_banner_text',
+    forced_root_block: '',
+    toolbar: 'bold italic underline | link',
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmpopidor.scss b/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmpopidor.scss
index 123273e..066715b 100644
--- a/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmpopidor.scss
+++ b/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmpopidor.scss
@@ -565,4 +565,11 @@
     .text {
         padding: 20px 0;
     }
+}
+
+.org-banner-text {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
 }
\ No newline at end of file