diff --git a/components/com_users/src/Controller/UserController.php b/components/com_users/src/Controller/UserController.php
index df9861e31e03a..779cf4a9376ce 100644
--- a/components/com_users/src/Controller/UserController.php
+++ b/components/com_users/src/Controller/UserController.php
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ public function login()
         }
 
         $this->app->setUserState('users.login.form.data', array());
+
+        // Show a message when a user is logged in.
+        $this->app->enqueueMessage(Text::_('COM_USERS_FRONTEND_LOGIN_SUCCESS'), 'message');
+
         $this->app->redirect(Route::_($this->app->getUserState('users.login.form.return'), false));
     }
 
@@ -158,6 +162,11 @@ public function logout()
             $return = Uri::root();
         }
 
+        // Show a message when a user is logged out.
+        if ($app->getIdentity()->guest) {
+            $app->enqueueMessage(Text::_('COM_USERS_FRONTEND_LOGOUT_SUCCESS'), 'message');
+        }
+
         // Redirect the user.
         $app->redirect(Route::_($return, false));
     }
diff --git a/language/en-GB/com_users.ini b/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
index 2af0e3eeb8084..2ba1cb2db2157 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ COM_USERS_FIELD_RESET_CONFIRM_USERNAME_LABEL="Username"
 COM_USERS_FIELD_RESET_PASSWORD1_LABEL="Password"
 COM_USERS_FIELD_RESET_PASSWORD1_MESSAGE="The passwords you entered do not match. Please enter your desired password in the password field and confirm your entry by entering it in the confirm password field."
 COM_USERS_FIELD_RESET_PASSWORD2_LABEL="Confirm Password"
+COM_USERS_FRONTEND_LOGIN_SUCCESS="You have been logged in."
+COM_USERS_FRONTEND_LOGOUT_SUCCESS="You have been logged out."
 COM_USERS_INVALID_EMAIL="Invalid email address"
 COM_USERS_LBL_SELECT_INSTRUCTIONS="Please select how you would like to verify your login to this site."
 COM_USERS_LOGIN_DEFAULT_LABEL="User Login"