diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index a05119702..339d1ee08 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.6.0
+ - added: users may now customize the post received page for the CS
  - fixed: shortcuts don't notify browsers of updates to their shortcutted asset
  - fixed: anonymous registration with email confirmation is broken
  - added an epochDate field to the template for CS RSS items. The ^D();
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.6.0/default_post_received.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.6.0/default_post_received.wgpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44633bd18
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.6.0/default_post_received.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 772eac26e..5371ce6c3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -1454,7 +1454,20 @@ sub www_showConfirmation {
 	} else {
 		$url = $self->getThread->getParent->getUrl;
 	}
-	return $self->getThread->getParent->processStyle('<p>'.$i18n->get("post received").'</p><p><a href="'.$url.'">'.$i18n->get("493","WebGUI").'</a></p>');
+    my $parent = $self->getThread;
+    my ($collabSystem, $templateId);
+    if($parent->isa('WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration')) {
+        $collabSystem = $parent;
+    }
+    else {
+        $collabSystem = $parent->getParent;
+    }
+    my $templateId = $collabSystem->get('postReceivedTemplateId');
+    my $template = WebGUI::Asset->new($self->session, $templateId);
+    my %var = (
+        url     => $url,
+    );
+    return $self->getThread->getParent->processStyle($template->process(\%var));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index ffe8f195b..4eec7c2f3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -781,6 +781,14 @@ sub definition {
             filter=>'fixId',
             defaultValue=>$groupIdEdit, # groupToEditPost should default to groupIdEdit
         },
+        postReceivedTemplateId =>{
+            fieldType=>'template',
+            namespace=>'Collaboration',
+            tab=>'display',
+            label=>$i18n->get('post received template'),
+            hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('post received template hoverHelp'),
+            defaultValue=>'default_post_received',
+        },
         );
 
         push(@{$definition}, {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
index 5727d62c0..78888c162 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
@@ -1661,6 +1661,15 @@ the Collaboration Asset, the user will be notified.|,
         lastUpdated => 1166848379,
     },
 
+    'post received template' => {
+        message => q|Post received template|,
+        lastUpdated => 1221247761,
+    },
+    'post received template hoverHelp' => {
+        message => q|The template for the message received when a user makes a post.|,
+        lastUpdated => 1221247761,
+    },
+
 };
 
 1;