diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
index b9d991c1ad..37aa177e8a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ frappe.utils = {
 			return list;
 		}
 	},
-	set_intro: function(me, wrapper, txt) {
+	set_intro: function(me, wrapper, txt, append) {
 		if(!me.intro_area) {
 			me.intro_area = $('<div class="alert alert-info form-intro-area">')
 				.prependTo(wrapper);
 		}
 		if(txt) {
-			me.intro_area.html(txt);
+			me.intro_area.html(((append && strip(me.intro_area.text())) ? (me.intro_area.html() + "<br><br>") : "") + txt);
 		} else {
 			me.intro_area.remove();
 			me.intro_area = null;
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
index 96942582da..67b2dd24c4 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.get_perm = function(permlevel, access_type) {
 }
 
 
-_f.Frm.prototype.set_intro = function(txt) {
-	frappe.utils.set_intro(this, this.body, txt);
+_f.Frm.prototype.set_intro = function(txt, append) {
+	frappe.utils.set_intro(this, this.body, txt, append);
 }
 
 _f.Frm.prototype.set_footnote = function(txt) {