diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index b4f796d..1c9d473 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -101,20 +101,23 @@ def confirm_action(prompt: str) -> bool:
             print(colored("Please enter 'Y' or 'N'.", "red"))
 
 
-def drain_notifications(pm: PasswordManager) -> None:
-    """Display all queued notifications."""
+def drain_notifications(pm: PasswordManager) -> str | None:
+    """Return the most recent queued notification message, clearing the queue."""
     queue_obj = getattr(pm, "notifications", None)
     if queue_obj is None:
-        return
+        return None
+    last_note = None
     while True:
         try:
-            note = queue_obj.get_nowait()
+            last_note = queue_obj.get_nowait()
         except queue.Empty:
             break
-        category = note.level.lower()
-        if category not in ("info", "warning", "error"):
-            category = "info"
-        print(color_text(note.message, category))
+    if not last_note:
+        return None
+    category = getattr(last_note, "level", "info").lower()
+    if category not in ("info", "warning", "error"):
+        category = "info"
+    return color_text(getattr(last_note, "message", ""), category)
 
 
 def handle_switch_fingerprint(password_manager: PasswordManager):
@@ -949,7 +952,13 @@ def display_menu(
         for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
             handler.flush()
         print(color_text(menu, "menu"))
-        drain_notifications(password_manager)
+        print()
+        last_note = drain_notifications(password_manager)
+        sys.stdout.write("\033[F\033[2K")
+        if last_note:
+            print(last_note)
+        else:
+            print()
         try:
             choice = timed_input(
                 "Enter your choice (1-8) or press Enter to exit: ",
diff --git a/src/tests/test_menu_notifications.py b/src/tests/test_menu_notifications.py
index aabf1e5..123f4b4 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_menu_notifications.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_menu_notifications.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import main
 
 def _make_pm(msg):
     q = queue.Queue()
-    q.put(SimpleNamespace(message=msg, level="INFO"))
+    if msg is not None:
+        q.put(SimpleNamespace(message=msg, level="INFO"))
     return SimpleNamespace(
         notifications=q,
         is_dirty=False,
@@ -43,4 +44,21 @@ def test_display_menu_prints_notifications(monkeypatch, capsys):
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         main.display_menu(pm, sync_interval=1000, inactivity_timeout=1000)
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
-    assert "hello" in out
+    assert "\x1b[F\x1b[2K" in out
+    assert out.count("hello") == 1
+
+
+def test_display_menu_reuses_notification_line(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    pm = _make_pm(None)
+    msgs = iter(["first", "second"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_display_live_stats", lambda *_: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "clear_and_print_fingerprint", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    inputs = iter(["9", ""])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "timed_input", lambda *a, **k: next(inputs))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "drain_notifications", lambda _pm: next(msgs, None))
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        main.display_menu(pm, sync_interval=1000, inactivity_timeout=1000)
+    out = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert out.count("first") == 1
+    assert out.count("second") == 1
+    assert out.count("Select an option:") == 2
diff --git a/src/utils/color_scheme.py b/src/utils/color_scheme.py
index b0212c2..96dccfd 100644
--- a/src/utils/color_scheme.py
+++ b/src/utils/color_scheme.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _COLOR_MAP = {
     "index": "yellow",
     "menu": "cyan",
     "stats": "green",
-    "info": "cyan",
+    "info": "white",
     "warning": "yellow",
     "error": "red",
     "default": "white",
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ def color_text(text: str, category: str = "default") -> str:
     color = _COLOR_MAP.get(category, "white")
     if color == "orange":
         return _apply_orange(text)
-    return colored(text, color)
+    attrs = ["bold"] if category in {"info", "warning", "error"} else None
+    return colored(text, color, attrs=attrs)