diff --git a/lib/yui/notification/notification.js b/lib/yui/notification/notification.js
index eca0664a884..2cda0bcd2f7 100644
--- a/lib/yui/notification/notification.js
+++ b/lib/yui/notification/notification.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var DIALOGUE = function(config) {
     config.notificationBase =
         C('<div class="'+CSS.BASE+'">')
             .append(C('<div id="'+id+'" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="'+id+'-header-text" class="'+CSS.WRAP+'"></div>')
-                .append(C('<div class="'+CSS.HEADER+' yui3-widget-hd"></div>'))
+                .append(C('<div id="'+id+'-header-text" class="'+CSS.HEADER+' yui3-widget-hd"></div>'))
                 .append(C('<div class="'+CSS.BODY+' yui3-widget-bd"></div>'))
                 .append(C('<div class="'+CSS.FOOTER+' yui3-widget-ft"></div>')));
     Y.one(document.body).append(config.notificationBase);