diff --git a/js/bootstrap-notify.js b/js/bootstrap-notify.js
index e58c6c5..bdeb1bd 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-notify.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-notify.js
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
     this.options  = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.notify.defaults, options);
 
     // Setup from options
-    if(this.options.transition) {
+    if(this.options.note) {
+        this.$note = this.options.note;
+    }
+
+   if(this.options.transition) {
       if(this.options.transition == 'fade')
         this.$note.addClass('in').addClass(this.options.transition);
       else
@@ -32,26 +36,28 @@
     } else
       this.$note.addClass('fade').addClass('in');
 
-    if(this.options.type)
-      this.$note.addClass('alert-' + this.options.type);
-    else
-      this.$note.addClass('alert-success');
+    if(!this.options.note) {
+        if(this.options.type)
+          this.$note.addClass('alert-' + this.options.type);
+        else
+          this.$note.addClass('alert-success');
 
-    if(!this.options.message && this.$element.data("message") !== '') // dom text
-      this.$note.html(this.$element.data("message"));
-    else
-      if(typeof this.options.message === 'object') {
-        if(this.options.message.html)
-          this.$note.html(this.options.message.html);
-        else if(this.options.message.text)
-          this.$note.text(this.options.message.text);
-      } else
-        this.$note.html(this.options.message);
+        if(!this.options.message && this.$element.data("message") !== '') // dom text
+          this.$note.html(this.$element.data("message"));
+        else
+          if(typeof this.options.message === 'object') {
+            if(this.options.message.html)
+              this.$note.html(this.options.message.html);
+            else if(this.options.message.text)
+              this.$note.text(this.options.message.text);
+          } else
+            this.$note.html(this.options.message);
 
-    if(this.options.closable) {
-      var link = $('<a class="close pull-right" href="#">&times;</a>');
-      $(link).on('click', $.proxy(onClose, this));
-      this.$note.prepend(link);
+        if(this.options.closable) {
+          var link = $('<a class="close pull-right" href="#">&times;</a>');
+          $(link).on('click', $.proxy(onClose, this));
+          this.$note.prepend(link);
+        }
     }
 
     return this;