diff --git a/module.txt b/module.txt
index 2ac2e69f5..62ab8bf06 100644
--- a/module.txt
+++ b/module.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
       "id": "ModuleTestingEnvironment",
       "minVersion": "0.2.0",
       "optional": true
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "Notifications",
+      "minVersion": "0.1.0",
+      "maxVersion": "0.3.0"
     }
   ],
   "isLibrary": true,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryClientSystem.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryClientSystem.java
index 52c1deb57..77b0cd549 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryClientSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryClientSystem.java
@@ -7,29 +7,17 @@
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.BaseComponentSystem;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterMode;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterSystem;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.components.InventoryComponent;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.MoveItemAction;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.SwitchItemAction;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.AbstractMoveItemRequest;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.InventoryChangeAcknowledgedRequest;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.MoveItemAmountRequest;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.MoveItemRequest;
-import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.MoveItemToSlotsRequest;
 import org.terasology.engine.logic.players.LocalPlayer;
 import org.terasology.engine.registry.In;
 import org.terasology.engine.registry.Share;
+import org.terasology.module.inventory.components.InventoryComponent;
+import org.terasology.module.inventory.events.*;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 @RegisterSystem(RegisterMode.REMOTE_CLIENT)
 @Share(value = InventoryManager.class)
 public class InventoryClientSystem extends BaseComponentSystem implements InventoryManager {
-
     @In
     private LocalPlayer localPlayer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryUIClientSystem.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryUIClientSystem.java
index e30b3be34..46552b518 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryUIClientSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/module/inventory/systems/InventoryUIClientSystem.java
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.terasology.engine.core.SimpleUri;
+import org.terasology.engine.input.InputSystem;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.players.event.LocalPlayerInitializedEvent;
+import org.terasology.engine.unicode.EnclosedAlphanumerics;
 import org.terasology.gestalt.assets.ResourceUrn;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.entity.EntityRef;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.event.EventPriority;
@@ -12,15 +16,21 @@
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterMode;
 import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterSystem;
 import org.terasology.input.ButtonState;
+import org.terasology.input.Input;
 import org.terasology.module.inventory.components.InventoryComponent;
 import org.terasology.module.inventory.input.InventoryButton;
 import org.terasology.engine.logic.characters.CharacterComponent;
 import org.terasology.engine.logic.characters.interactions.InteractionUtil;
 import org.terasology.engine.logic.players.LocalPlayer;
 import org.terasology.engine.network.ClientComponent;
+import org.terasology.notifications.events.ExpireNotificationEvent;
+import org.terasology.notifications.events.ShowNotificationEvent;
+import org.terasology.notifications.model.Notification;
+import org.terasology.nui.Color;
 import org.terasology.nui.ControlWidget;
 import org.terasology.engine.registry.In;
 import org.terasology.engine.rendering.nui.NUIManager;
+import org.terasology.nui.FontColor;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,30 +40,43 @@
 @RegisterSystem(RegisterMode.CLIENT)
 public class InventoryUIClientSystem extends BaseComponentSystem {
 
+    private static final String NOTIFICATION_ID = "Inventory:emptyPockets";
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InventoryUIClientSystem.class);
+
     EntityRef movingItemItem = EntityRef.NULL;
 
     int movingItemCount = 0;
 
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InventoryUIClientSystem.class);
-
     @In
     private NUIManager nuiManager;
 
     @In
     private InventoryManager inventoryManager;
 
+    @In
+    private InputSystem inputSystem;
+
     @In
     private LocalPlayer localPlayer;
 
     @Override
     public void initialise() {
         nuiManager.getHUD().addHUDElement("inventoryHud");
+        nuiManager.getHUD().addHUDElement("Inventory:EmptyPocketsNagWidget");
         nuiManager.addOverlay("Inventory:transferItemCursor", ControlWidget.class);
     }
 
+    @ReceiveEvent
+    public void onLocalPlayerInitialized(LocalPlayerInitializedEvent event, EntityRef entity) {
+        EntityRef targetEntity = localPlayer.getCharacterEntity();
+        InventoryComponent inventoryComponent = targetEntity.getComponent(InventoryComponent.class);
+        showEmptyPocketsNotification();
+    }
+
     @ReceiveEvent(components = ClientComponent.class)
     public void onToggleInventory(InventoryButton event, EntityRef entity) {
         if (event.getState() == ButtonState.DOWN) {
+            localPlayer.getClientEntity().send(new ExpireNotificationEvent(NOTIFICATION_ID));
             nuiManager.toggleScreen("Inventory:inventoryScreen");
             event.consume();
         }
@@ -163,4 +186,44 @@ public void postAutoSave() {
 
         movingItemItem = EntityRef.NULL;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a formatted representation of the primary {@link Input} associated with the given button binding.
+     * <p>
+     * If the display name of the primary bound key is a single character this representation will be the encircled
+     * character. Otherwise the full display name is used. The bound key will be printed in yellow.
+     * <p>
+     * If no key binding was found the text "n/a" in red color is returned.
+     *
+     * @param button the URI of a bindable button
+     * @return a formatted text to be used as representation for the player
+     */
+    //TODO: put this in a common place? Duplicated in Dialogs and InGameHelp
+    private String getActivationKey(SimpleUri button) {
+        return inputSystem.getInputsForBindButton(button).stream()
+                .findFirst()
+                .map(Input::getDisplayName)
+                .map(key -> {
+                    if (key.length() == 1) {
+                        // print the key in yellow within a circle
+                        int off = key.charAt(0) - 'A';
+                        char code = (char) (EnclosedAlphanumerics.CIRCLED_LATIN_CAPITAL_LETTER_A + off);
+                        return String.valueOf(code);
+                    } else {
+                        return key;
+                    }
+                })
+                .map(key -> FontColor.getColored(key, Color.yellow))
+                .orElse(FontColor.getColored("n/a", Color.red));
+    }
+
+    private void showEmptyPocketsNotification() {
+        Notification notification =
+                new Notification(NOTIFICATION_ID,
+                        "Empty Pockets",
+                        "Press " + getActivationKey(new SimpleUri("Inventory:inventory")) + " to open " +
+                                "your inventory",
+                        "CoreAssets:ChestFront");
+        localPlayer.getClientEntity().send(new ShowNotificationEvent(notification));
+    }
 }