diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 55b3edc9fc..372b0671ae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.Editors;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
+using Umbraco.Core.Publishing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping;
@@ -22,89 +21,6 @@ using umbraco;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 {
-    public abstract class ContentControllerBase : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Constructor
-        /// </summary>
-        protected ContentControllerBase()
-            : this(UmbracoContext.Current)
-        {            
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Constructor
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="umbracoContext"></param>
-        protected ContentControllerBase(UmbracoContext umbracoContext)
-            : base(umbracoContext)
-        {
-        }
-
-        protected void HandleContentNotFound(int id)
-        {
-            ModelState.AddModelError("id", string.Format("content with id: {0} was not found", id));
-            var errorResponse = Request.CreateErrorResponse(
-                HttpStatusCode.NotFound,
-                ModelState);
-            throw new HttpResponseException(errorResponse);
-        }
-
-        protected void UpdateName<TPersisted>(ContentItemSave<TPersisted> contentItem) 
-            where TPersisted : IContentBase
-        {
-            //Don't update the name if it is empty
-            if (!contentItem.Name.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                contentItem.PersistedContent.Name = contentItem.Name;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected void MapPropertyValues<TPersisted>(ContentItemSave<TPersisted> contentItem)
-            where TPersisted : IContentBase
-        {
-            //Map the property values
-            foreach (var p in contentItem.ContentDto.Properties)
-            {
-                //get the dbo property
-                var dboProperty = contentItem.PersistedContent.Properties[p.Alias];
-
-                //create the property data to send to the property editor
-                var d = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-                //add the files if any
-                var files = contentItem.UploadedFiles.Where(x => x.PropertyId == p.Id).ToArray();
-                if (files.Any())
-                {
-                    d.Add("files", files);
-                }
-                var data = new ContentPropertyData(p.Value, d);
-
-                //get the deserialized value from the property editor
-                if (p.PropertyEditor == null)
-                {
-                    LogHelper.Warn<ContentController>("No property editor found for property " + p.Alias);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    dboProperty.Value = p.PropertyEditor.ValueEditor.DeserializeValue(data, dboProperty.Value);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected void HandleInvalidModelState<T, TPersisted>(ContentItemDisplayBase<T, TPersisted> display) 
-            where TPersisted : IContentBase 
-            where T : ContentPropertyBasic
-        {
-            //lasty, if it is not valid, add the modelstate to the outgoing object and throw a 403
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
-            {
-                display.Errors = ModelState.ToErrorDictionary();
-                throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, display));
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// The API controller used for editing content
     /// </summary>
@@ -226,7 +142,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                 }
             }
 
-            bool isPublishSuccess = false;
+            //initialize this to successful
+            var publishStatus = new Attempt<PublishStatus>(true, null);
+
             if (contentItem.Action == ContentSaveAction.Save || contentItem.Action == ContentSaveAction.SaveNew)
             {
                 //save the item
@@ -235,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             else
             {
                 //publish the item and check if it worked, if not we will show a diff msg below
-                isPublishSuccess = Services.ContentService.SaveAndPublish(contentItem.PersistedContent);
+                publishStatus = ((ContentService)Services.ContentService).SaveAndPublishInternal(contentItem.PersistedContent);
             }
             
 
@@ -254,30 +172,53 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                     break;
                 case ContentSaveAction.Publish:
                 case ContentSaveAction.PublishNew:
-
-                    //If the document is at a level deeper than the root but it's ancestor's path is not published, 
-                    //it means that we cannot actually publish this document because one of it's parent's is not published.
-                    //So, we still need to save the document but we'll show a different notification.
-                    if (contentItem.PersistedContent.Level > 1 && !Services.ContentService.IsPublishable(contentItem.PersistedContent))
-                    {
-                        display.AddWarningNotification(ui.Text("publish"), ui.Text("speechBubbles", "editContentPublishedFailedByParent"));
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        if (isPublishSuccess)
-                        {
-                            display.AddSuccessNotification(ui.Text("speechBubbles", "editContentPublishedHeader"), ui.Text("speechBubbles", "editContentPublishedText"));
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            display.AddWarningNotification(ui.Text("publish"), ui.Text("speechBubbles", "contentPublishedFailedByEvent"));
-                        }
-                    }
+                    ShowMessageForStatus(publishStatus.Result, display);
                     break;
             }
 
             return display;
         }
 
+        private void ShowMessageForStatus(PublishStatus status, ContentItemDisplay display)
+        {
+            switch (status.StatusType)
+            {
+                case PublishStatusType.Success:
+                case PublishStatusType.SuccessAlreadyPublished:
+                    display.AddSuccessNotification(
+                        ui.Text("speechBubbles", "editContentPublishedHeader", UmbracoUser),
+                        ui.Text("speechBubbles", "editContentPublishedText", UmbracoUser));
+                    break;
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedPathNotPublished:
+                    display.AddWarningNotification(
+                        ui.Text("publish"),
+                        ui.Text("publish", "contentPublishedFailedByParent",
+                                string.Format("{0} ({1})", status.ContentItem.Name, status.ContentItem.Id),
+                                UmbracoUser).Trim());
+                    break;
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedCancelledByEvent:
+                    display.AddWarningNotification(
+                        ui.Text("publish"),
+                        ui.Text("speechBubbles", "contentPublishedFailedByEvent"));
+                    break;
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedHasExpired:
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedAwaitingRelease:
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedIsTrashed:
+                case PublishStatusType.FailedContentInvalid:
+                    display.AddWarningNotification(
+                        ui.Text("publish"),
+                        ui.Text("publish", "contentPublishedFailedInvalid",
+                                new[]
+                                    {
+                                        string.Format("{0} ({1})", status.ContentItem.Name, status.ContentItem.Id),
+                                        string.Join(",", status.InvalidProperties.Select(x => x.Alias))
+                                    },
+                                UmbracoUser).Trim());
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12da55b2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Web.Http;
+using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Editors;
+using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An abstract base controller used for media/content (and probably members) to try to reduce code replication.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class ContentControllerBase : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        protected ContentControllerBase()
+            : this(UmbracoContext.Current)
+        {            
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="umbracoContext"></param>
+        protected ContentControllerBase(UmbracoContext umbracoContext)
+            : base(umbracoContext)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected void HandleContentNotFound(int id)
+        {
+            ModelState.AddModelError("id", string.Format("content with id: {0} was not found", id));
+            var errorResponse = Request.CreateErrorResponse(
+                HttpStatusCode.NotFound,
+                ModelState);
+            throw new HttpResponseException(errorResponse);
+        }
+
+        protected void UpdateName<TPersisted>(ContentItemSave<TPersisted> contentItem) 
+            where TPersisted : IContentBase
+        {
+            //Don't update the name if it is empty
+            if (!contentItem.Name.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                contentItem.PersistedContent.Name = contentItem.Name;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected void MapPropertyValues<TPersisted>(ContentItemSave<TPersisted> contentItem)
+            where TPersisted : IContentBase
+        {
+            //Map the property values
+            foreach (var p in contentItem.ContentDto.Properties)
+            {
+                //get the dbo property
+                var dboProperty = contentItem.PersistedContent.Properties[p.Alias];
+
+                //create the property data to send to the property editor
+                var d = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                //add the files if any
+                var files = contentItem.UploadedFiles.Where(x => x.PropertyId == p.Id).ToArray();
+                if (files.Any())
+                {
+                    d.Add("files", files);
+                }
+                var data = new ContentPropertyData(p.Value, d);
+
+                //get the deserialized value from the property editor
+                if (p.PropertyEditor == null)
+                {
+                    LogHelper.Warn<ContentController>("No property editor found for property " + p.Alias);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    dboProperty.Value = p.PropertyEditor.ValueEditor.DeserializeValue(data, dboProperty.Value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected void HandleInvalidModelState<T, TPersisted>(ContentItemDisplayBase<T, TPersisted> display) 
+            where TPersisted : IContentBase 
+            where T : ContentPropertyBasic
+        {
+            //lasty, if it is not valid, add the modelstate to the outgoing object and throw a 403
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+            {
+                display.Errors = ModelState.ToErrorDictionary();
+                throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, display));
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 1abb5c1ac7..fd44567e6f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\WebRouting.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\AuthenticationController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\ContentController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Editors\ContentControllerBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\ContentTypeController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\LegacyController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\MediaTypeApiController.cs" />