diff --git a/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion.php b/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion.php
index 620cf89412d..abf72e87e56 100644
--- a/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion.php
+++ b/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion.php
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ class discussion {
                 get_string('thisforumisthrottled', 'forum', [
                     'blockafter' => $forum->get_block_after(),
                     'blockperiod' => get_string('secondstotime' . $forum->get_block_period())
-                ])
+                ]),
+                notification::NOTIFY_INFO
             ))->set_show_closebutton();
 
         }
diff --git a/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion_list.php b/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion_list.php
index 2ef3c88d5b6..b16a2ad1110 100644
--- a/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion_list.php
+++ b/mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion_list.php
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ class discussion_list {
                 get_string('thisforumisthrottled', 'forum', [
                     'blockafter' => $forum->get_block_after(),
                     'blockperiod' => get_string('secondstotime' . $forum->get_block_period())
-                ])
+                ]),
+                notification::NOTIFY_INFO
             ))->set_show_closebutton();
         }
 
diff --git a/mod/forum/classes/post_form.php b/mod/forum/classes/post_form.php
index 948468176fd..5e603e2be25 100644
--- a/mod/forum/classes/post_form.php
+++ b/mod/forum/classes/post_form.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class mod_forum_post_form extends moodleform {
             // Here we want to display a warning if they can still post but have reached the warning threshold.
             if ($thresholdwarning->canpost) {
                 $message = get_string($thresholdwarning->errorcode, $thresholdwarning->module, $thresholdwarning->additional);
-                $mform->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification($message));
+                $mform->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification($message, \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_INFO));
             }
         }