diff --git a/openslides/projector/static/javascript/projector-control.js b/openslides/projector/static/javascript/projector-control.js
index 0cb33975e..95b758c0a 100644
--- a/openslides/projector/static/javascript/projector-control.js
+++ b/openslides/projector/static/javascript/projector-control.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ $(function() {
         }
         $( "#iframe" ).css('zoom', '0.25');
     }
+
     // activate an element to show it on projector
     $('.activate_link').click(function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -183,7 +184,10 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $('#overlay-form').ajaxForm(function() {
-        alert("Thank you for your comment!");
+    $('#overlay_message').ajaxForm({
+        dataType: 'json',
+        success: function(data) {
+            $('#overlay_message_text').val(data['overlay_message']);
+        }
     });
 });
diff --git a/openslides/projector/templates/projector/control_overlay_message.html b/openslides/projector/templates/projector/control_overlay_message.html
index e2082d8c1..7eac70430 100644
--- a/openslides/projector/templates/projector/control_overlay_message.html
+++ b/openslides/projector/templates/projector/control_overlay_message.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {% load staticfiles %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load tags %}
-<form id="overlay-form" action="" method="post" style="display:inline">{% csrf_token %}
-    <input name='message_text' type='text' style='width: 40%' value="{% get_config 'projector_message' %}">
+<form id="overlay_message" action="" method="post" style="display:inline">{% csrf_token %}
+    <input id="overlay_message_text" name='message_text' type='text' style='width: 40%' value="{% get_config 'projector_message' %}">
     <button type="submit" class="button" name='message'>
         <span class="icon ok">{% trans 'Apply' %}</span>
     </button>
diff --git a/openslides/projector/views.py b/openslides/projector/views.py
index 1d7b8b357..09d41fd05 100644
--- a/openslides/projector/views.py
+++ b/openslides/projector/views.py
@@ -65,9 +65,14 @@ class ControlView(TemplateView, AjaxMixin):
                     overlay.active = False
                 overlay.save()
         if request.is_ajax():
-            return ajax_get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            return self.ajax_get(request, *args, **kwargs)
         return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_ajax_context(self, **kwargs):
+        return {
+            'overlay_message': config['projector_message'],
+        }
+
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(ControlView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)