diff --git a/CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj b/CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj
index 4be62e5..82f9347 100644
--- a/CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj
+++ b/CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <Publicize Include="VRage:VRage.Plugins.MyPlugins.m_plugins" />
         <Publicize Include="VRage:VRage.Plugins.MyPlugins.m_handleInputPlugins" />
+		<Publicize Include="VRage.Render11:VRageRender.MyCommon" />
     </ItemGroup>
     
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginWrapper.cs b/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginWrapper.cs
index fccca66..e8f13ba 100644
--- a/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginWrapper.cs
+++ b/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginWrapper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using NLog;
+using CringePlugins.Ui;
+using ImGuiNET;
+using NLog;
 using VRage.Plugins;
 
 namespace CringePlugins.Loader;
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ internal sealed class PluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata, IPlugin plugin) : I
     
     private readonly IHandleInputPlugin? _handleInputPlugin = plugin as IHandleInputPlugin;
 
+    private const float ErrorShowTime = 10f;
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         try
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ internal sealed class PluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata, IPlugin plugin) : I
         {
             Log.Error(e, "Exception while Disposing {Metadata}", metadata);
             LastException = e;
+            NotificationsComponent.SpawnNotification(ErrorShowTime, RenderError);
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ internal sealed class PluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata, IPlugin plugin) : I
         {
             Log.Error(e, "Exception while Updating {Metadata}", metadata);
             LastException = e;
+            NotificationsComponent.SpawnNotification(ErrorShowTime, RenderError);
         }
     }
 
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ internal sealed class PluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata, IPlugin plugin) : I
         {
             Log.Error(e, "Exception while Initializing {Metadata}", metadata);
             LastException = e;
+            NotificationsComponent.SpawnNotification(ErrorShowTime, RenderError);
         }
     }
 
@@ -68,8 +75,16 @@ internal sealed class PluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata, IPlugin plugin) : I
         {
             Log.Error(e, "Exception while Updating {Metadata}", metadata);
             LastException = e;
+            NotificationsComponent.SpawnNotification(ErrorShowTime, RenderError);
         }
     }
 
     public override string ToString() => metadata.ToString();
+
+    private void RenderError()
+    {
+        ImGui.TextColored(new System.Numerics.Vector4(1f, 0f, 0f, 0f), "Error: ");
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        ImGui.TextWrapped($"Fatal error in {metadata.Name}: {LastException?.Message}");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginsLifetime.cs b/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginsLifetime.cs
index cba0316..75bd9b4 100644
--- a/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginsLifetime.cs
+++ b/CringePlugins/Loader/PluginsLifetime.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public class PluginsLifetime(string gameFolder) : ILoadingStage
         
         progress.Report("Loading plugins");
 
+        //we can move this, but it should be before plugin init
+        RenderHandler.Current.RegisterComponent(new NotificationsComponent());
+
         await LoadPlugins(cachedPackages, sourceMapping, packagesConfig);
         
         RenderHandler.Current.RegisterComponent(new PluginListComponent(packagesConfig, sourceMapping, configPath, gameFolder, _plugins));
diff --git a/CringePlugins/Ui/NotificationsComponent.cs b/CringePlugins/Ui/NotificationsComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d08db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CringePlugins/Ui/NotificationsComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using CringePlugins.Abstractions;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using ImGuiNET;
+using System.Numerics;
+using VRage;
+using VRageRender;
+
+namespace CringePlugins.Ui;
+internal class NotificationsComponent : IRenderComponent
+{
+    private static int _globalNotificationId;
+    private const float TransitionTime = .5f;
+    private const float YPadding = 5f;
+
+    private static Vector2 _notificationSize = new(300, 75);
+    private static readonly List<NotificationInstruction> Notifications = [];
+
+    private static Size WindowSize => ((Form)MyVRage.Platform.Windows.Window).Size;
+
+    private static float _time;
+
+    public void OnFrame()
+    {
+        var y = 0f;
+
+        var lastY = _notificationSize.Y;
+        var viewportPos = ImGui.GetMainViewport().Pos;
+
+        
+        //todo: consider adding a limit to the number of messages that can be displayed at once
+        for (var i = Notifications.Count; i-- > 0;)
+        {
+            var lerpMult = 0f;
+            var notification = Notifications[i];
+            var startDelta = _time - notification.StartTime;
+            var endDelta = _time - notification.HideTime;
+
+            var inTransition = true;
+            if (startDelta is > 0f and < TransitionTime)
+            {
+                lerpMult = startDelta / TransitionTime;
+            }
+            else if (endDelta is > 0f and < TransitionTime)
+            {
+                lerpMult = 1f - (endDelta / TransitionTime);
+            }
+            else if (startDelta > 0f && endDelta < 0f)
+            {
+                lerpMult = 1f;
+                inTransition = false;
+            }
+
+            y += (lastY + YPadding) * EaseInOutCubic(lerpMult);
+            if (!inTransition && y < _notificationSize.Y + YPadding)
+                y = _notificationSize.Y + YPadding;
+
+            ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Vector2(WindowSize.Width, y * EaseInOutCubic(lerpMult)) - _notificationSize + viewportPos);
+            ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(_notificationSize.X, 0f));
+
+            Vector2 lastWinSize = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            if (ImGui.Begin($"notification-{notification.GlobalId}", ImGuiWindowFlags.NoMove | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoCollapse | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoTitleBar | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags.Tooltip))
+            {
+                notification.RenderCallback?.Invoke();
+
+                //todo: add indicator for when message will expire. probaby just want a rectangle at the bottom of the message
+                //var fraction = Math.Min(1f, (_time - notification.StartTime) / (notification.HideTime - notification.StartTime));
+                //ImGui.ProgressBar(fraction, new Vector2(_notificationSize.X, 10));
+
+                lastWinSize = ImGui.GetWindowSize();
+
+                ImGui.End();
+            }
+
+            lastY = lastWinSize.Y;
+        }
+
+
+        Notifications.RemoveAll(x => x.IsGarbage);
+        
+        _time += MyCommon.GetLastFrameDelta();
+    }
+    public static void SpawnNotification(float showTime, Action renderCallback)
+        => Notifications.Add(new NotificationInstruction(_globalNotificationId++, renderCallback, _time, _time + showTime));
+    public static void SpawnNotification(float showTime, string text)
+        => Notifications.Add(new NotificationInstruction(_globalNotificationId++, () => ImGui.TextWrapped(text), _time, _time + showTime));
+
+    private static float EaseInOutCubic(float x) => x < 0.5f
+        ? 4f * x * x * x
+        : 1f - MathF.Pow((-2f * x + 2f), 3f) / 2f;
+
+    private readonly struct NotificationInstruction(int id, Action renderCallback, float startTime, float hideTime)
+    {
+        public readonly int GlobalId = id;
+        public readonly Action RenderCallback = renderCallback;
+        public readonly float StartTime = startTime;
+        public readonly float HideTime = hideTime;
+
+        public readonly bool IsGarbage
+            => _time > HideTime + TransitionTime;
+    }
+}