diff --git a/NEWS-BANNER.md b/NEWS-BANNER.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac77936a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS-BANNER.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+Title: New release available
+Intent: Success
+---
+Version RC4 is now available with many new components.
+Check out the GitHub changelog for all the details and breaking changes.
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diff --git a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoMainLayout.razor b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoMainLayout.razor
index 017e513c53..c3a962b353 100644
--- a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoMainLayout.razor
+++ b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoMainLayout.razor
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 <PageTitle>@App.PageTitle("Demo")</PageTitle>
 
-<FluentLayout @key="@GetLayoutKey()" Style="@LayoutStyleHeight" NavigationDeferredLoading="true">
+<DemoNewsBar />
+
+<FluentLayout @key="@GetLayoutKey()" Height="calc(100dvh - var(--demo-notification-height, 0px))" Style="@LayoutStyleHeight" NavigationDeferredLoading="true">
 
 	@* ------------------- *@
 	@*       Header        *@
diff --git a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4466c7e60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+@if (Visible)
+{
+    <FluentMessageBar Intent="@NewsIntent"
+                      AllowDismiss="false"
+                      Class="demo-notification">
+        <FluentStack VerticalAlignment="VerticalAlignment.Center">
+            <div>
+                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(NewsContent))
+                {
+                    <strong>@NewsTitle:&nbsp;</strong>
+                }
+                @NewsContent
+            </div>
+            <FluentSpacer />
+            <FluentButton Appearance="ButtonAppearance.Transparent"
+                          IconStart="@(new Icons.Regular.Size20.Dismiss().WithColor("currentColor"))"
+                          IconOnly="true"
+                          Title="Dismiss"
+                          Size="ButtonSize.Small"
+                          OnClick="@DismissClickAsync" />
+        </FluentStack>
+
+    </FluentMessageBar>
+}
+
+<script>
+    // This function overrides the default max-width of the <fluent-message-bar> component.
+    // It is invoked from C# when the message bar becomes visible.
+    window.applyDemoNotificationStyle = function () {
+        const sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
+        sheet.replaceSync('.content { max-width: unset; }');
+
+        // Wait until the <fluent-message-bar> custom element definition is loaded.
+        customElements.whenDefined('fluent-message-bar').then(() => {
+            const bar = document.querySelector('fluent-message-bar.demo-notification');
+            if (bar && bar.shadowRoot) {
+                bar.shadowRoot.adoptedStyleSheets = [
+                    ...bar.shadowRoot.adoptedStyleSheets,
+                    sheet
+                ];
+            }
+        });
+    };
+</script>
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diff --git a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor.cs b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50f95ab8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/Layout/DemoNewsBar.razor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// This file is licensed to you under the MIT License.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.FluentUI.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+namespace FluentUI.Demo.Client.Layout;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A component that displays a news message bar in the demo application.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class DemoNewsBar
+{
+    /*
+        --------------------------------------------------------------------
+        NEWS-BANNER.md
+        --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        ---
+        Title: New release available
+        Intent: Success
+        ---
+        Version RC4 is now available with many new components.
+        Check out the changelog for all the details and breaking changes.
+    */
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The URI of the news content to display in the message bar.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly Uri NewsUri = new("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/fluentui-blazor/refs/heads/dev-v5/NEWS-BANNER.md");
+
+    private const string LocalStorageKey = "fluentui-demo-newsbar-sha";
+
+    private string NewsTitle { get; set; } = "News";
+
+    private MessageBarIntent NewsIntent { get; set; } = MessageBarIntent.Info;
+
+    private string? NewsContent { get; set; }
+
+    private string? NewsSha { get; set; }
+
+    private bool Visible { get; set; }
+
+    [Inject]
+    public required HttpClient HttpClient { get; set; }
+
+    [Inject]
+    public required IJSRuntime JSRuntime { get; set; }
+
+    protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
+    {
+        if (!firstRender)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Read the news content.
+        var raw = "";
+
+        try
+        {
+            raw = await HttpClient.GetStringAsync(NewsUri);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"DemoNewsBar: Failed to read the news content from {NewsUri}");
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(raw))
+        {
+            Visible = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Extract the Title, Intent and content from the front matter.
+        ParseNewsBanner(raw);
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(NewsContent))
+        {
+            Visible = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Compute a small SHA of the whole file content.
+        NewsSha = ComputeSha(raw);
+
+        // If the stored SHA matches the current content, the user already
+        // read this message, so the message bar stays hidden.
+        var storedSha = await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync<string?>("localStorage.getItem", LocalStorageKey);
+        Visible = !string.Equals(storedSha, NewsSha, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        StateHasChanged();
+
+        // When the content is set and the message bar is visible, apply the
+        // notification style override defined in the razor script.
+        if (Visible)
+        {
+            await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("applyDemoNotificationStyle");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task DismissClickAsync()
+    {
+        // Save the SHA of the read message into the user local storage.
+        if (NewsSha is not null)
+        {
+            await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("localStorage.setItem", LocalStorageKey, NewsSha);
+        }
+
+        Visible = false;
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputeSha(string content)
+    {
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(content));
+
+        // Keep a small SHA: the first 16 bytes are enough to detect content changes.
+        return Convert.ToHexString(hash, 0, 16).ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses the news banner content using the front matter format:
+    /// a metadata block delimited by "---" lines containing the Title and
+    /// Intent, followed by the content body.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="raw">The raw file content to parse.</param>
+    private void ParseNewsBanner(string raw)
+    {
+        var lines = raw.Replace("\r\n", "\n").Split('\n');
+        var index = 0;
+
+        // The front matter must start with a "---" delimiter line.
+        if (index < lines.Length && lines[index].Trim() == "---")
+        {
+            index++;
+
+            // Read the metadata until the closing "---" delimiter line.
+            while (index < lines.Length && lines[index].Trim() != "---")
+            {
+                var line = lines[index];
+                var separator = line.IndexOf(':');
+
+                if (separator > 0)
+                {
+                    var key = line[..separator].Trim();
+                    var value = line[(separator + 1)..].Trim();
+
+                    if (string.Equals(key, "Title", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        NewsTitle = value;
+                    }
+                    else if (string.Equals(key, "Intent", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                        && Enum.TryParse<MessageBarIntent>(value, ignoreCase: true, out var intent))
+                    {
+                        NewsIntent = intent;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                index++;
+            }
+
+            // Skip the closing "---" delimiter line.
+            if (index < lines.Length)
+            {
+                index++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The remaining lines are the content body.
+        NewsContent = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, lines[index..]).Trim();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/wwwroot/app.css b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/wwwroot/app.css
index 9279bef649..a30d3de7e9 100644
--- a/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/wwwroot/app.css
+++ b/examples/Demo/FluentUI.Demo.Client/wwwroot/app.css
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ body[data-media="xs"] svg g[data-name="MS-symbol"] {
   display: none;
 }
 
+/* Web Site Notification bar height variable */
+body {
+  --demo-notification-height: 0px;
+}
+
+body:has(fluent-message-bar.demo-notification) {
+  --demo-notification-height: 60px;
+}
+
+.demo-notification {
+  height: var(--demo-notification-height);
+  font-size: var(--fontSizeBase300);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
 /* Blazor Styles */
 
 #blazor-error-ui {
@@ -34,12 +49,12 @@ body[data-media="xs"] svg g[data-name="MS-symbol"] {
   z-index: 1000;
 }
 
-  #blazor-error-ui .dismiss {
-    cursor: pointer;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 0.75rem;
-    top: 0.5rem;
-  }
+#blazor-error-ui .dismiss {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0.75rem;
+  top: 0.5rem;
+}
 
 .blazor-error-boundary {
   background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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) no-repeat 1rem/1.8rem, #b32121;
@@ -47,9 +62,9 @@ body[data-media="xs"] svg g[data-name="MS-symbol"] {
   color: white;
 }
 
-  .blazor-error-boundary::after {
-    content: "An error has occurred."
-  }
+.blazor-error-boundary::after {
+  content: "An error has occurred."
+}
 
 /* loading-progress */
 
@@ -61,19 +76,19 @@ body[data-media="xs"] svg g[data-name="MS-symbol"] {
   margin: 20vh auto 1rem auto;
 }
 
-  .loading-progress circle {
-    fill: none;
-    stroke: #e0e0e0;
-    stroke-width: 0.6rem;
-    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
-    transform: rotate(-90deg);
-  }
+.loading-progress circle {
+  fill: none;
+  stroke: #e0e0e0;
+  stroke-width: 0.6rem;
+  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
+  transform: rotate(-90deg);
+}
 
-    .loading-progress circle:last-child {
-      stroke: #1b6ec2;
-      stroke-dasharray: calc(3.141 * var(--blazor-load-percentage, 0%) * 0.8), 500%;
-      transition: stroke-dasharray 0.05s ease-in-out;
-    }
+.loading-progress circle:last-child {
+  stroke: #1b6ec2;
+  stroke-dasharray: calc(3.141 * var(--blazor-load-percentage, 0%) * 0.8), 500%;
+  transition: stroke-dasharray 0.05s ease-in-out;
+}
 
 .loading-progress-text {
   position: absolute;
@@ -82,6 +97,6 @@ body[data-media="xs"] svg g[data-name="MS-symbol"] {
   inset: calc(20vh + 3.25rem) 0 auto 0.2rem;
 }
 
-  .loading-progress-text:after {
-    content: var(--blazor-load-percentage-text, "Loading");
-  }
+.loading-progress-text:after {
+  content: var(--blazor-load-percentage-text, "Loading");
+}
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