diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.stories.tsx
index e19495a099..37d982b0f4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.stories.tsx
@@ -17,50 +17,86 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import DismissableBanner from './DismissableBanner';
 import { Link, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
+import {
+  ApiProvider,
+  ApiRegistry,
+  CreateStorageApiOptions,
+  ErrorApi,
+  storageApiRef,
+  StorageApi,
+  WebStorage,
+} from '@backstage/core';
 
 export default {
   title: 'DismissableBanner',
   component: DismissableBanner,
 };
 
+let errorApi: ErrorApi;
 const containerStyle = { width: '70%' };
 
+const createWebStorage = (
+  args?: Partial<CreateStorageApiOptions>,
+): StorageApi => {
+  return WebStorage.create({
+    errorApi: errorApi,
+    ...args,
+  });
+};
+
+const apis = ApiRegistry.from([[storageApiRef, createWebStorage()]]);
+
 export const Default = () => (
   <div style={containerStyle}>
-    <DismissableBanner message="This is a dismissable banner" variant="info" />
+    <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+      <DismissableBanner
+        message="This is a dismissable banner"
+        variant="info"
+        id="default_dismissable"
+      />
+    </ApiProvider>
   </div>
 );
 
 export const Error = () => (
   <div style={containerStyle}>
-    <DismissableBanner
-      message="This is a dismissable banner with an error message"
-      variant="error"
-    />
+    <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+      <DismissableBanner
+        message="This is a dismissable banner with an error message"
+        variant="error"
+        id="error_dismissable"
+      />
+    </ApiProvider>
   </div>
 );
 
 export const EmojisIncluded = () => (
   <div style={containerStyle}>
-    <DismissableBanner
-      message="This is a dismissable banner with emojis: 🚀 💚 😆 "
-      variant="info"
-    />
+    <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+      <DismissableBanner
+        message="This is a dismissable banner with emojis: 🚀 💚 😆 "
+        variant="info"
+        id="emojis_dismissable"
+      />
+    </ApiProvider>
   </div>
 );
 
 export const WithLink = () => (
   <div style={containerStyle}>
-    <DismissableBanner
-      message={
-        <Typography>
-          This is a dismissable banner with a link:{' '}
-          <Link href="http://example.com" color="textSecondary">
-            example.com
-          </Link>
-        </Typography>
-      }
-      variant="info"
-    />
+    <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+      <DismissableBanner
+        message={
+          <Typography>
+            This is a dismissable banner with a link:{' '}
+            <Link href="http://example.com" color="textSecondary">
+              example.com
+            </Link>
+          </Typography>
+        }
+        variant="info"
+        id="linked_dismissable"
+      />
+    </ApiProvider>
   </div>
 );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.js b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8981acf8af..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import React from 'react';
-// import { fireEvent, waitForElementToBeRemoved } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { renderWithEffects, wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-// import { createSetting } from 'shared/apis/settings';
-import DismissableBanner from './DismissableBanner';
-
-describe('<DismissableBanner />', () => {
-  it('renders the message and the popover', async () => {
-    /*
-    const mockSetting = createSetting({
-      id: 'mockSetting',
-      defaultValue: true,
-    });
-    */
-
-    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
-      wrapInTestApp(
-        <DismissableBanner
-          variant="info"
-          // setting={mockSetting}
-          message="test message"
-        />,
-      ),
-    );
-    rendered.getByText('test message');
-
-    // fireEvent.click(rendered.getByTitle('Permanently dismiss this message'));
-    // await waitForElementToBeRemoved(rendered.queryByText('test message'));
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b31641eb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderWithEffects, wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import DismissableBanner from './DismissableBanner';
+import {
+  ApiRegistry,
+  ApiProvider,
+  storageApiRef,
+  CreateStorageApiOptions,
+  StorageApi,
+  WebStorage,
+} from '@backstage/core';
+
+describe('<DismissableBanner />', () => {
+  let apis: ApiRegistry;
+  const mockErrorApi = { post: jest.fn(), error$: jest.fn() };
+  const createWebStorage = (
+    args?: Partial<CreateStorageApiOptions>,
+  ): StorageApi => {
+    return WebStorage.create({
+      errorApi: mockErrorApi,
+      ...args,
+    });
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    apis = ApiRegistry.from([[storageApiRef, createWebStorage()]]);
+  });
+
+  it('renders the message and the popover', async () => {
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      wrapInTestApp(
+        <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+          <DismissableBanner
+            variant="info"
+            // setting={mockSetting}
+            message="test message"
+            id="catalog_page_welcome_banner"
+          />
+        </ApiProvider>,
+      ),
+    );
+    const element = await rendered.findByText('test message');
+    expect(element).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('gets placed in local storage on dismiss', async () => {
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      wrapInTestApp(
+        <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+          <DismissableBanner
+            variant="info"
+            // setting={mockSetting}
+            message="test message"
+            id="catalog_page_welcome_banner"
+          />
+        </ApiProvider>,
+      ),
+    );
+    const webstore = apis.get(storageApiRef);
+    const notifications = webstore?.forBucket('notifications');
+    const button = await rendered.findByTitle(
+      'Permanently dismiss this message',
+    );
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    const dismissedBanners =
+      notifications?.get<string[]>('dismissedBanners') ?? [];
+    expect(
+      dismissedBanners.includes('catalog_page_welcome_banner'),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.tsx
index b7a36c8b98..76c27827ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/DismissableBanner/DismissableBanner.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { FC, ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, ReactNode, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useApi, storageApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import { useObservable } from 'react-use';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { makeStyles, Theme } from '@material-ui/core';
 import Snackbar from '@material-ui/core/Snackbar';
 import SnackbarContent from '@material-ui/core/SnackbarContent';
 import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton';
 import Close from '@material-ui/icons/Close';
-// import { useSetting, Setting } from 'shared/apis/settings';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
   root: {
@@ -54,23 +55,40 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
 
 type Props = {
   variant: 'info' | 'error';
-  // setting: Setting<boolean>;
   message: ReactNode;
+  id: string;
 };
 
-const DismissableBanner: FC<Props> = ({ variant, /* setting, */ message }) => {
-  // const [show, setShown, loading] = useSetting(setting);
-  const [show, setShown] = useState(true);
+const DismissableBanner: FC<Props> = ({ variant, message, id }) => {
   const classes = useStyles();
+  const storageApi = useApi(storageApiRef);
+  const notificationsStore = storageApi.forBucket('notifications');
+  const rawDismissedBanners =
+    notificationsStore.get<string[]>('dismissedBanners') ?? [];
+
+  const [dismissedBanners, setDismissedBanners] = useState(
+    new Set(rawDismissedBanners),
+  );
+
+  const observedItems = useObservable(
+    notificationsStore.observe$<string[]>('dismissedBanners'),
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (observedItems?.newValue) {
+      const currentValue = observedItems?.newValue ?? [];
+      setDismissedBanners(new Set(currentValue));
+    }
+  }, [observedItems?.newValue]);
 
   const handleClick = () => {
-    setShown(false);
+    notificationsStore.set('dismissedBanners', [...dismissedBanners, id]);
   };
 
   return (
     <Snackbar
       anchorOrigin={{ vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'center' }}
-      open={show /* && !loading */}
+      open={!dismissedBanners.has(id)}
       classes={{ root: classes.root }}
     >
       <SnackbarContent
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.test.tsx
index 53cc4f6c44..238a5a4043 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import CatalogPage from './CatalogPage';
-import { ApiRegistry, ApiProvider, errorApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import {
+  ApiProvider,
+  ApiRegistry,
+  CreateStorageApiOptions,
+  errorApiRef,
+  storageApiRef,
+  StorageApi,
+  WebStorage,
+} from '@backstage/core';
 import { wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '../..';
 import { CatalogApi } from '../../api/types';
@@ -39,6 +47,17 @@ const catalogApi: Partial<CatalogApi> = {
     Promise.resolve({ id: 'id', type: 'github', target: 'url' }),
 };
 
+const mockWebStorageErrorApi = { post: jest.fn(), error$: jest.fn() };
+const createWebStorage = (
+  args?: Partial<CreateStorageApiOptions>,
+): StorageApi => {
+  return WebStorage.create({
+    errorApi: mockWebStorageErrorApi,
+    ...args,
+  });
+};
+const storageApi = createWebStorage();
+
 describe('CatalogPage', () => {
   // this test right now causes some red lines in the log output when running tests
   // related to some theme issues in mui-table
@@ -50,6 +69,7 @@ describe('CatalogPage', () => {
           apis={ApiRegistry.from([
             [errorApiRef, errorApi],
             [catalogApiRef, catalogApi],
+            [storageApiRef, storageApi],
           ])}
         >
           <CatalogPage />
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
index da22e94fa8..ac8de59bd9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ const CatalogPage: FC<{}> = () => {
               page.
             </Typography>
           }
+          id="catalog_page_welcome_banner"
         />
 
         <ContentHeader title="Services">