diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/layout.html.erb b/railties/lib/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/layout.html.erb
index aacfbe4a8f..6460e5b599 100644
--- a/railties/lib/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/layout.html.erb
+++ b/railties/lib/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/layout.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 
-<p style="color: green"><%%= flash[:notice] %></p>
+<p class="notice"><%%= flash[:notice] %></p>
 
 <%%= yield %>
 
diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/rails/stylesheets/templates/scaffold.css b/railties/lib/generators/rails/stylesheets/templates/scaffold.css
index 163f11441c..a3fdd11f6d 100644
--- a/railties/lib/generators/rails/stylesheets/templates/scaffold.css
+++ b/railties/lib/generators/rails/stylesheets/templates/scaffold.css
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ div.attribute, div.action {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
+.notice {
+  color: green;
+}
+
 .fieldWithErrors {
   padding: 2px;
   background-color: red;
