diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
index 9edb89286..c455c751f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .group import Group, GroupMember, GroupMemberInvitation
 
 from .import_job import ImportJob, ImportItem
 
-from .move import MoveUser, MoveUserNotification
+from .move import MoveUser
 
 from .site import SiteSettings, Theme, SiteInvite
 from .site import PasswordReset, InviteRequest
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/move.py b/bookwyrm/models/move.py
index ef7cad372..a5bf9d76d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/move.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/move.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from bookwyrm import activitypub
 from .activitypub_mixin import ActivityMixin
 from .base_model import BookWyrmModel
 from . import fields
+from .notification import Notification
 
 
 class Move(ActivityMixin, BookWyrmModel):
@@ -63,25 +64,9 @@ class MoveUser(Move):
 
             for follower in self.user.followers.all():
                 if follower.local:
-                    MoveUserNotification.objects.create(user=follower, target=self.user)
+                    Notification.notify(
+                        follower, self.user, notification_type=Notification.MOVE
+                    )
 
         else:
             raise PermissionDenied()
-
-
-class MoveUserNotification(models.Model):
-    """notify followers that the user has moved"""
-
-    created_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
-
-    user = models.ForeignKey(
-        "User", on_delete=models.PROTECT, related_name="moved_user_notifications"
-    )  # user we are notifying
-
-    target = models.ForeignKey(
-        "User", on_delete=models.PROTECT, related_name="moved_user_notification_target"
-    )  # new account of user who moved
-
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """send notification"""
-        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/notification.py b/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
index 9026b23df..093c25c65 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/notification.py
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from .base_model import BookWyrmModel
-from . import (
-    Boost,
-    Favorite,
-    GroupMemberInvitation,
-    ImportJob,
-    LinkDomain,
-    MoveUserNotification,
-)
+from . import Boost, Favorite, GroupMemberInvitation, ImportJob, LinkDomain
 from . import ListItem, Report, Status, User, UserFollowRequest
 
 
@@ -336,12 +329,3 @@ def notify_user_on_follow(sender, instance, created, *args, **kwargs):
             notification_type=Notification.FOLLOW,
             read=False,
         )
-
-
-@receiver(models.signals.post_save, sender=MoveUserNotification)
-# pylint: disable=unused-argument
-def notify_on_move(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
-    """someone migrated their account"""
-    Notification.notify(
-        instance.user, instance.target, notification_type=Notification.MOVE
-    )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/layout.html
index 3a17e3e0b..1a2fb33c6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/layout.html
@@ -5,22 +5,6 @@
 {% block title %}{% trans "Updates" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-{% if user.moved_to %}
-<div class="container my-6">
-    <div class="notification is-info has-text-centered">
-        <p>
-            {% trans "You have have moved to" %}
-            <a href="{{user.moved_to}}">{% id_to_username user.moved_to %}</a>
-        </p>
-        <p> {% trans "You can undo this move to restore full functionality, but some followers may have already unfollowed this account." %}</p>
-        <form name="remove-alias" action="{% url 'prefs-unmove' %}" method="post">
-            {% csrf_token %}
-            <input type="hidden" name="remote_id" id="remote_id" value="{{user.moved_to}}">
-            <button type="submit" class="button is-small">{% trans "Undo move" %}</button>
-        </form>
-    </div>
-</div>
-{% else %}
 <div class="columns">
     {% if user.is_authenticated %}
     <div class="column is-one-third">
@@ -44,7 +28,6 @@
         {% endif %}
     </div>
 </div>
-{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index e6f8a6f84..9b726d4ca 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
             <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
                 <img class="image logo" src="{% if site.logo_small %}{% get_media_prefix %}{{ site.logo_small }}{% else %}{% static "images/logo-small.png" %}{% endif %}" alt="{% blocktrans with site_name=site.name %}{{ site_name }} home page{% endblocktrans %}" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
             </a>
+            {% if not request.user.moved_to %}
             <form class="navbar-item column is-align-items-start pt-5" action="{% url 'search' %}">
                 <div class="field has-addons">
                     <div class="control">
-                        {% if user.is_authenticated %}
+                        {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
                             {% trans "Search for a book, user, or list" as search_placeholder %}
                         {% else %}
                             {% trans "Search for a book" as search_placeholder %}
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@
                 </strong>
             </button>
         </div>
-
         <div class="navbar-menu" id="main_nav">
             <div class="navbar-start" id="tour-navbar-start">
                 {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
                 {% endif %}
             </div>
         </div>
+        {% endif %}
         {% endwith %}
     </div>
 </nav>
@@ -167,11 +168,15 @@
 
 <main class="section is-flex-grow-1">
     <div class="container">
-        {# almost every view needs to know the user shelves #}
-        {% with request.user.shelf_set.all as user_shelves %}
-        {% block content %}
-        {% endblock %}
-        {% endwith %}
+        {% if request.user.moved_to %}
+            {% include "moved.html" %}
+        {% else %}
+            {# almost every view needs to know the user shelves #}
+            {% with request.user.shelf_set.all as user_shelves %}
+            {% block content %}
+            {% endblock %}
+            {% endwith %}
+        {% endif %}
     </div>
 </main>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/moved.html b/bookwyrm/templates/moved.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe651fd13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/moved.html
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load static %}
+{% load utilities %}
+
+<div class="container my-6">
+    <div class="card">
+        <div class="card-content">
+          <div class="media">
+            <div class="media-left">
+              <figure class="image is-48x48">
+                <img src="{% if request.user.avatar %}{% get_media_prefix %}{{ request.user.avatar }}{% else %}{% static "images/default_avi.jpg" %}{% endif %}">
+              </figure>
+            </div>
+            <div class="media-content">
+              <p class="title is-4">{{ request.user.display_name }}</p>
+              <p class="subtitle is-6"><s>{{request.user.username}}</s></p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="notification is-warning">
+            <p>
+            {% blocktrans %}
+            <strong>You have moved your account</strong> to <a href="{{user.moved_to}}">
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+            {% id_to_username request.user.moved_to %}</a>
+            </p>
+            {% blocktrans %}
+            <p class="mt-2">You can undo the move to restore full functionality, but some followers may have already unfollowed this account.</p>
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="columns is-justify-content-center">
+            <div class="column is-one-quarter">
+                <div class="level">
+                    <form class="level-left" name="remove-alias" action="{% url 'prefs-unmove' %}" method="post">
+                        {% csrf_token %}
+                        <input type="hidden" name="remote_id" id="remote_id" value="{{user.moved_to}}">
+                        <button type="submit" class="button is-medium is-danger">{% trans "Undo move" %}</button>
+                    </form>
+                    <form class="level-right" name="logout" action="{% url 'logout' %}" method="post">
+                        {% csrf_token %}
+                        <button type="submit" class="button is-medium is-primary">{% trans 'Log out' %}</button>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/move_user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/move_user.html
index 04163bc12..ba83ffa9c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/move_user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/move_user.html
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@
 
 {% block description %}
     {% if related_user_moved_to %}
-        {{ related_user }} {% trans "has moved to" %} <a href="{{ related_user_moved_to }}">{% id_to_username related_user_moved_to %}</a>
+        {% blocktrans %}
+        {{ related_user }} has moved to <a href="{{ related_user_moved_to }}">
+        {% endblocktrans %}{% id_to_username related_user_moved_to %}</a>
         <div class="row shrink my-2">
             {% include 'snippets/move_user_buttons.html' with group=notification.related_group %}
         </div>
     {% else %}
-        {{ related_user }} {% trans "has undone their move" %}
+        {% blocktrans %}
+        {{ related_user }} has undone their move
+        {% endblocktrans %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/move_user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/move_user.html
index aa1b9f12d..47b370e82 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/move_user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/move_user.html
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
                 {% trans "Moving your account will notify all your followers and direct them to follow the new account." %}
             </p>
             <p>
-                <strong>{{ user.username }}</strong> {% trans "will be marked as moved and will not be discoverable or usable unless you undo the move." %}
+                {% blocktrans %}
+                <strong>{{ user }}</strong> will be marked as moved and will not be discoverable or usable unless you undo the move.
+                {% endblocktrans %}
             </p>
         </div>
         <div class="notification is-info is-light">