diff --git a/edit.php b/edit.php
index f7b9c1c2..fef236af 100644
--- a/edit.php
+++ b/edit.php
@@ -139,10 +139,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST" || $active != '') {
         if (!$handler->store()) {
             $errormsg = $handler->errormsg;
         } else {
-            flash_info(Lang::read($formconf['successmessage']) . " (" . $values[$id_field] . ")");
-            # TODO: - use a sprintf string
-            # TODO: - get the success message from DomainHandler
-            # TODO: - use a different success message for create and edit
+            flash_info($handler->infomsg);
 
             if (count($handler->errormsg)) { # might happen if domain_postcreation fails
                 flash_error($handler->errormsg);
diff --git a/model/AdminHandler.php b/model/AdminHandler.php
index 29527f83..83e7f507 100644
--- a/model/AdminHandler.php
+++ b/model/AdminHandler.php
@@ -86,25 +86,20 @@ class AdminHandler extends PFAHandler {
         if ($this->new) {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'create_admin';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pAdminCreate_admin_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pAdminCreate_admin_result_success';
         } else {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'edit_admin';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pAdminEdit_admin_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pAdminEdit_admin_result_success';
         }
     }
 
     public function webformConfig() {
-        if ($this->new) {
-            $successmsg = 'pAdminCreate_admin_result_success';
-        } else {
-            $successmsg = 'pAdminEdit_admin_result_success';
-        }
-
         return array(
             # $PALANG labels
             'formtitle_create' => 'pAdminCreate_admin_welcome',
             'formtitle_edit' => 'pAdminEdit_admin_welcome',
             'create_button' => 'pAdminCreate_admin_button',
-            'successmessage' => $successmsg,
 
             # various settings
             'required_role' => 'global-admin',
diff --git a/model/AliasHandler.php b/model/AliasHandler.php
index 8efd8dd8..b3cf858b 100644
--- a/model/AliasHandler.php
+++ b/model/AliasHandler.php
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ class AliasHandler extends PFAHandler {
         if ($this->new) {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'create_alias';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pCreate_alias_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_alias_result_success';
         } else {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'edit_alias';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pEdit_alias_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_alias_result_success'; # TODO: better message for edit
         }
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +95,6 @@ class AliasHandler extends PFAHandler {
             'formtitle_create'  => 'pCreate_alias_welcome',
             'formtitle_edit'    => 'pEdit_alias_welcome',
             'create_button'     => 'pCreate_alias_button',
-            'successmessage'    => 'pCreate_alias_result_success', # TODO: better message for edit
 
             # various settings
             'required_role' => 'admin',
diff --git a/model/AliasdomainHandler.php b/model/AliasdomainHandler.php
index 45a685c5..cc874876 100644
--- a/model/AliasdomainHandler.php
+++ b/model/AliasdomainHandler.php
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ class AliasdomainHandler extends PFAHandler {
         if ($this->new) {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'create_alias_domain';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pCreate_alias_domain_error3'; # TODO: error message could be better
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_alias_domain_success';
         } else {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'edit_alias_domain';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pCreate_alias_domain_error3'; # TODO: error message could be better
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_alias_domain_success'; # TODO: better message for edit
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +83,6 @@ class AliasdomainHandler extends PFAHandler {
             'formtitle_create' => 'pCreate_alias_domain_welcome',
             'formtitle_edit' => 'pCreate_alias_domain_welcome',
             'create_button' => 'pCreate_alias_domain_button',
-            'successmessage' => 'pCreate_alias_domain_success',
 
             # various settings
             'required_role' => 'admin',
diff --git a/model/DomainHandler.php b/model/DomainHandler.php
index 557dae4a..2cb69136 100644
--- a/model/DomainHandler.php
+++ b/model/DomainHandler.php
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ class DomainHandler extends PFAHandler {
         if ($this->new) {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'create_domain';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pAdminCreate_domain_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pAdminCreate_domain_result_success';
         } else {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'edit_domain';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pAdminEdit_domain_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pAdminCreate_domain_result_success'; # TODO: better message for edit
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ class DomainHandler extends PFAHandler {
             'formtitle_create' => 'pAdminCreate_domain_welcome',
             'formtitle_edit' => 'pAdminEdit_domain_welcome',
             'create_button' => 'pAdminCreate_domain_button',
-            'successmessage' => 'pAdminCreate_domain_result_success',
 
             # various settings
             'required_role' => 'global-admin',
diff --git a/model/MailboxHandler.php b/model/MailboxHandler.php
index 4e34f91c..dc8447b8 100644
--- a/model/MailboxHandler.php
+++ b/model/MailboxHandler.php
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ class MailboxHandler extends PFAHandler {
         if ($this->new) {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'create_mailbox';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pCreate_mailbox_result_error';
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_mailbox_result_success';
         } else {
             $this->msg['logname'] = 'edit_mailbox';
             $this->msg['store_error'] = 'pCreate_mailbox_result_error'; # TODO: better error message
+            $this->msg['successmessage'] = 'pCreate_mailbox_result_success'; # TODO: better message
         }
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +109,6 @@ class MailboxHandler extends PFAHandler {
             'formtitle_create' => 'pCreate_mailbox_welcome',
             'formtitle_edit' => 'pEdit_mailbox_welcome',
             'create_button' => 'pCreate_mailbox_button',
-            'successmessage' => 'pCreate_mailbox_result_success',
 
             # various settings
             'required_role' => 'admin',
diff --git a/model/PFAHandler.php b/model/PFAHandler.php
index 189e60c0..cc2bf2a4 100644
--- a/model/PFAHandler.php
+++ b/model/PFAHandler.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ abstract class PFAHandler {
     # array of error messages - if a method returns false, you'll find the error message(s) here
     public $errormsg = array();
 
+    # array of info messages (for example success messages)
+    public $infomsg = array();
 
     /**
      * variables that must be defined in all *Handler classes
@@ -341,8 +343,15 @@ abstract class PFAHandler {
         $result = $this->storemore();
 
         if ($result) {
+            # TODO: does it really make sense to skip logging if storemore() failed?
             db_log ($this->id, $this->msg['logname'], "");
+
+            # return success message
+            # TODO: use sprintf to add $this->id
+            # TODO: add option to override the success message (for example to include autogenerated passwords)
+            $this->infomsg['success'] = sprintf(Lang::read($this->msg['successmessage']), $this->id);
         }
+
         return $result;
     }