diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7391a03..bda8876 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ password_policy:
     expiry_listener:
             # You can change the expiry listener priority
             priority: 0
+            error_msg:
+                text: 'Your password expired. You need to change it'
+                type: 'error'
 
         listener_priority: 0
         # The route that needs to be shown to the user when password is expired
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 8d95114..f677ea6 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
     private const DEFAULT_PASSWORDS_TO_REMEMBER = 3;
     private const DEFAULT_EXPIRY_LISTENER_PRIORITY = 0;
     private const DEFAULT_EXPIRY_DAYS = 90;
+    private const DEFAULT_ERROR_MSG = 'Your password expired. You need to change it';
+    private const DEFAULT_ERROR_TYPE = 'error';
 
     /**
      * Generates the configuration tree builder.
@@ -74,6 +76,19 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                                 ->defaultValue(self::DEFAULT_EXPIRY_LISTENER_PRIORITY)
                                 ->treatNullLike(self::DEFAULT_EXPIRY_LISTENER_PRIORITY)
                             ->end()
+                            ->arrayNode('error_msg')
+                            ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                                ->children()
+                                    ->scalarNode('text')
+                                        ->defaultValue(self::DEFAULT_ERROR_MSG)
+                                        ->treatNullLike(self::DEFAULT_ERROR_MSG)
+                                    ->end()
+                                    ->scalarNode('type')
+                                        ->defaultValue(self::DEFAULT_ERROR_TYPE)
+                                        ->treatNullLike(self::DEFAULT_ERROR_TYPE)
+                                    ->end()
+                                ->end()
+                            ->end()
                         ->end()
                     ->end()
 
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/PasswordPolicyExtension.php b/src/DependencyInjection/PasswordPolicyExtension.php
index 0818df3..73ec81c 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/PasswordPolicyExtension.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/PasswordPolicyExtension.php
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ private function addExpiryListener(ContainerBuilder $container, array $config):
                          ->addTag('kernel.event_listener', [
                              'event' => 'kernel.request',
                              'priority' => $config['expiry_listener']['priority'],
-                         ]);
+                         ])
+                         ->setArgument('$errorMessage', $config['expiry_listener']['error_msg']['text'])
+                         ->setArgument('$errorMessageType', $config['expiry_listener']['error_msg']['type']);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/EventListener/PasswordExpiryListener.php b/src/EventListener/PasswordExpiryListener.php
index d3a6e63..d72b9c1 100644
--- a/src/EventListener/PasswordExpiryListener.php
+++ b/src/EventListener/PasswordExpiryListener.php
@@ -22,14 +22,33 @@ class PasswordExpiryListener
      */
     private $session;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $errorMessageType;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $errorMessage;
+
     /**
      * PasswordExpiryListener constructor.
      * @param \Despark\PasswordPolicyBundle\Service\PasswordExpiryServiceInterface $passwordExpiryService
+     * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\SessionInterface $session
+     * @param string $errorMessageType
+     * @param string $errorMessage
      */
-    public function __construct(PasswordExpiryServiceInterface $passwordExpiryService, SessionInterface $session)
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        PasswordExpiryServiceInterface $passwordExpiryService,
+        SessionInterface $session,
+        string $errorMessageType,
+        string $errorMessage
+    ) {
         $this->passwordExpiryService = $passwordExpiryService;
         $this->session = $session;
+        $this->errorMessageType = $errorMessageType;
+        $this->errorMessage = $errorMessage;
     }
 
     public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
@@ -51,7 +70,7 @@ public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
         if (!in_array($route, $this->passwordExpiryService->getExcludedRoutes())
             && $this->passwordExpiryService->isPasswordExpired()) {
             if ($this->session instanceof Session) {
-                $this->session->getFlashBag()->add('error', 'Your password expired. You need to change it');
+                $this->session->getFlashBag()->add($this->errorMessageType, $this->errorMessage);
             }
             $event->setResponse(new RedirectResponse($lockedUrl));
         }