diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/flash-message.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/flash-message.scss
index 13a2334f74..d9101a2989 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/flash-message.scss
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/flash-message.scss
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@
 %flash-message.exiting {
   @extend %blink-in-fade-out;
 }
+/* This is for the flash message that appears */
+/* when you save an intention that already exists */
+/* once we have refactored app-view with data-source with nicer */
+/* flash message usage we should be able to remove this */
+%flash-message p.exists strong::before {
+  @extend %with-cancel-square-fill-color-icon;
+}
+%flash-message p.exists {
+  @extend %frame-red-500;
+}