diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 097d939..11cecb5 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The `notify` function can either be passed a string or an object.  When passing
 * `position` - Optional.  `center`, `left` and `right` are the only acceptable values.
 * `container` - Optional.  Element that contains each notification.  Defaults to `document.body`.
 
-This function will return an object with a `close()` method and a `message` property.
+This function will return an object with a `close()` method, `message` and `classes` properties.
 
 ### notify.config(Object)
 
diff --git a/angular-notify.js b/angular-notify.js
index 7fbdf6e..7fc673c 100755
--- a/angular-notify.js
+++ b/angular-notify.js
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ angular.module('cgNotify', []).factory('notify',['$timeout','$http','$compile','
                 }
             });
 
+            Object.defineProperty(retVal,'classes',{
+                get: function(){
+                    return scope.$classes;
+
+                },
+                set: function(val){
+                    scope.$classes = val;
+                }
+            });
+
             openNotificationsScope.push(scope);
 
             return retVal;
diff --git a/dist/angular-notify.js b/dist/angular-notify.js
index b23e7bb..afe0baf 100644
--- a/dist/angular-notify.js
+++ b/dist/angular-notify.js
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ angular.module('cgNotify', []).factory('notify',['$timeout','$http','$compile','
                 }
             });
 
+            Object.defineProperty(retVal,'classes',{
+                get: function(){
+                    return scope.$classes;
+
+                },
+                set: function(val){
+                    scope.$classes = val;
+                }
+            });
+
             openNotificationsScope.push(scope);
 
             return retVal;
diff --git a/dist/angular-notify.min.css b/dist/angular-notify.min.css
index f6420d5..0a64d29 100644
--- a/dist/angular-notify.min.css
+++ b/dist/angular-notify.min.css
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.cg-notify-message{position:fixed;top:0;z-index:9999;max-width:400px;text-align:center;background-color:#d9edf7;color:#31708f;padding:15px;border:1px solid #bce8f1;border-radius:4px;-webkit-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;-moz-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;-o-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;visibility:hidden;-webkit-box-shadow:0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175);box-shadow:0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175)}.cg-notify-message-center{left:50%}.cg-notify-message-left{left:15px}.cg-notify-message-right{right:15px}.cg-notify-message a{font-weight:700;color:inherit}.cg-notify-message a:hover{color:inherit}.cg-notify-close{-webkit-appearance:none;padding:0;cursor:pointer;background:0 0;border:0;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;color:#000;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #fff;filter:alpha(opacity=20);opacity:.2;position:absolute;top:0;right:3px;line-height:15px}.cg-notify-close:focus,.cg-notify-close:hover{color:#000;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;filter:alpha(opacity=50);opacity:.5}.cg-notify-sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);border:0}
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+.cg-notify-message{position:fixed;top:0;z-index:9999;max-width:400px;text-align:center;background-color:#d9edf7;color:#31708f;padding:15px;border:1px solid #bce8f1;border-radius:4px;-webkit-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;-moz-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;-o-transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;transition:top .5s ease-out,opacity .2s ease-out;visibility:hidden;-webkit-box-shadow:0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175);box-shadow:0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175)}.cg-notify-close,.cg-notify-sr-only{position:absolute;padding:0;border:0}.cg-notify-message-center{left:50%}.cg-notify-message-left{left:15px}.cg-notify-message-right{right:15px}.cg-notify-message a{font-weight:700;color:inherit}.cg-notify-message a:hover{color:inherit}.cg-notify-close{-webkit-appearance:none;cursor:pointer;background:0 0;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;color:#000;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #fff;filter:alpha(opacity=20);opacity:.2;top:0;right:3px;line-height:15px}.cg-notify-close:focus,.cg-notify-close:hover{color:#000;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;filter:alpha(opacity=50);opacity:.5}.cg-notify-sr-only{width:1px;height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)}
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diff --git a/dist/angular-notify.min.js b/dist/angular-notify.min.js
index 8607d9f..df8b9d7 100644
--- a/dist/angular-notify.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-notify.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-angular.module("cgNotify",[]).factory("notify",["$timeout","$http","$compile","$templateCache","$rootScope",function(a,b,c,d,e){var f=10,g=15,h=1e4,i="angular-notify.html",j="center",k=document.body,l=0,m=[],n=[],o=function(o){"object"!=typeof o&&(o={message:o}),o.duration=o.duration?o.duration:h,o.templateUrl=o.templateUrl?o.templateUrl:i,o.container=o.container?o.container:k,o.classes=o.classes?o.classes:"";var p=o.scope?o.scope.$new():e.$new();if(p.$position=o.position?o.position:j,p.$message=o.message,p.$classes=o.classes,p.$messageTemplate=o.messageTemplate,l>0)for(var q=n.length+1-l,r=0;q>r;r++)n[r].$close();b.get(o.templateUrl,{cache:d}).success(function(b){var d=c(b)(p);if(d.bind("webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd otransitionend transitionend msTransitionEnd",function(a){("opacity"===a.propertyName||0===a.currentTarget.style.opacity||a.originalEvent&&"opacity"===a.originalEvent.propertyName)&&(d.remove(),m.splice(m.indexOf(d),1),n.splice(n.indexOf(p),1),i())}),o.messageTemplate){for(var e,h=0;h<d.children().length;h++)if(angular.element(d.children()[h]).hasClass("cg-notify-message-template")){e=angular.element(d.children()[h]);break}if(!e)throw new Error("cgNotify could not find the .cg-notify-message-template element in "+o.templateUrl+".");e.append(c(o.messageTemplate)(p))}angular.element(o.container).append(d),m.push(d),"center"===p.$position&&a(function(){p.$centerMargin="-"+d[0].offsetWidth/2+"px"}),p.$close=function(){d.css("opacity",0).attr("data-closing","true"),i()};var i=function(){for(var a=0,b=f,c=m.length-1;c>=0;c--){var d=10,e=m[c],h=e[0].offsetHeight,i=b+h+d;e.attr("data-closing")?i+=20:b+=h+g,e.css("top",i+"px").css("margin-top","-"+(h+d)+"px").css("visibility","visible"),a++}};a(function(){i()}),o.duration>0&&a(function(){p.$close()},o.duration)}).error(function(a){throw new Error("Template specified for cgNotify ("+o.templateUrl+") could not be loaded. "+a)});var s={};return s.close=function(){p.$close&&p.$close()},Object.defineProperty(s,"message",{get:function(){return p.$message},set:function(a){p.$message=a}}),n.push(p),s};return o.config=function(a){f=angular.isUndefined(a.startTop)?f:a.startTop,g=angular.isUndefined(a.verticalSpacing)?g:a.verticalSpacing,h=angular.isUndefined(a.duration)?h:a.duration,i=a.templateUrl?a.templateUrl:i,j=angular.isUndefined(a.position)?j:a.position,k=a.container?a.container:k,l=a.maximumOpen?a.maximumOpen:l},o.closeAll=function(){for(var a=m.length-1;a>=0;a--){var b=m[a];b.css("opacity",0)}},o}]),angular.module("cgNotify").run(["$templateCache",function(a){"use strict";a.put("angular-notify.html","<div class=\"cg-notify-message\" ng-class=\"[$classes, \n    $position === 'center' ? 'cg-notify-message-center' : '',\n    $position === 'left' ? 'cg-notify-message-left' : '',\n    $position === 'right' ? 'cg-notify-message-right' : '']\"\n    ng-style=\"{'margin-left': $centerMargin}\">\n\n    <div ng-show=\"!$messageTemplate\">\n        {{$message}}\n    </div>\n\n"+'    <div ng-show="$messageTemplate" class="cg-notify-message-template">\n        \n    </div>\n\n    <button type="button" class="cg-notify-close" ng-click="$close()">\n        <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>\n        <span class="cg-notify-sr-only">Close</span>\n    </button>\n\n</div>')}]);
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+angular.module("cgNotify",[]).factory("notify",["$timeout","$http","$compile","$templateCache","$rootScope",function(a,b,c,d,e){var f=10,g=15,h=1e4,i="angular-notify.html",j="center",k=document.body,l=0,m=[],n=[],o=function(o){"object"!=typeof o&&(o={message:o}),o.duration=o.duration?o.duration:h,o.templateUrl=o.templateUrl?o.templateUrl:i,o.container=o.container?o.container:k,o.classes=o.classes?o.classes:"";var p=o.scope?o.scope.$new():e.$new();if(p.$position=o.position?o.position:j,p.$message=o.message,p.$classes=o.classes,p.$messageTemplate=o.messageTemplate,l>0)for(var q=n.length+1-l,r=0;q>r;r++)n[r].$close();b.get(o.templateUrl,{cache:d}).success(function(b){var d=c(b)(p);if(d.bind("webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd otransitionend transitionend msTransitionEnd",function(a){("opacity"===a.propertyName||0===a.currentTarget.style.opacity||a.originalEvent&&"opacity"===a.originalEvent.propertyName)&&(d.remove(),m.splice(m.indexOf(d),1),n.splice(n.indexOf(p),1),i())}),o.messageTemplate){for(var e,h=0;h<d.children().length;h++)if(angular.element(d.children()[h]).hasClass("cg-notify-message-template")){e=angular.element(d.children()[h]);break}if(!e)throw new Error("cgNotify could not find the .cg-notify-message-template element in "+o.templateUrl+".");e.append(c(o.messageTemplate)(p))}angular.element(o.container).append(d),m.push(d),"center"===p.$position&&a(function(){p.$centerMargin="-"+d[0].offsetWidth/2+"px"}),p.$close=function(){d.css("opacity",0).attr("data-closing","true"),i()};var i=function(){for(var a=0,b=f,c=m.length-1;c>=0;c--){var d=10,e=m[c],h=e[0].offsetHeight,i=b+h+d;e.attr("data-closing")?i+=20:b+=h+g,e.css("top",i+"px").css("margin-top","-"+(h+d)+"px").css("visibility","visible"),a++}};a(function(){i()}),o.duration>0&&a(function(){p.$close()},o.duration)}).error(function(a){throw new Error("Template specified for cgNotify ("+o.templateUrl+") could not be loaded. "+a)});var s={};return s.close=function(){p.$close&&p.$close()},Object.defineProperty(s,"message",{get:function(){return p.$message},set:function(a){p.$message=a}}),Object.defineProperty(s,"classes",{get:function(){return p.$classes},set:function(a){p.$classes=a}}),n.push(p),s};return o.config=function(a){f=angular.isUndefined(a.startTop)?f:a.startTop,g=angular.isUndefined(a.verticalSpacing)?g:a.verticalSpacing,h=angular.isUndefined(a.duration)?h:a.duration,i=a.templateUrl?a.templateUrl:i,j=angular.isUndefined(a.position)?j:a.position,k=a.container?a.container:k,l=a.maximumOpen?a.maximumOpen:l},o.closeAll=function(){for(var a=m.length-1;a>=0;a--){var b=m[a];b.css("opacity",0)}},o}]),angular.module("cgNotify").run(["$templateCache",function(a){"use strict";a.put("angular-notify.html","<div class=\"cg-notify-message\" ng-class=\"[$classes, \n    $position === 'center' ? 'cg-notify-message-center' : '',\n    $position === 'left' ? 'cg-notify-message-left' : '',\n    $position === 'right' ? 'cg-notify-message-right' : '']\"\n    ng-style=\"{'margin-left': $centerMargin}\">\n\n    <div ng-show=\"!$messageTemplate\">\n        {{$message}}\n    </div>\n\n"+'    <div ng-show="$messageTemplate" class="cg-notify-message-template">\n        \n    </div>\n\n    <button type="button" class="cg-notify-close" ng-click="$close()">\n        <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>\n        <span class="cg-notify-sr-only">Close</span>\n    </button>\n\n</div>')}]);
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