diff --git a/app/dashboard/templates/labs.html b/app/dashboard/templates/labs.html
index 37781868bb2..de832384050 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/templates/labs.html
+++ b/app/dashboard/templates/labs.html
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
   <head>
     {% include 'shared/head.html' %}
     {% include 'shared/cards_pic.html' %}
+    <div id="labs_overlay2" style="opacity: 1; z-index: 999999; position: fixed; left: 30%; max-width: 40%; top: 30%; background-color: white; text-align: center; background-image: url('/static/v2/images/labs/lab_background.png'); background-size: cover; color: white; padding: 5px 10px; border-top: 3px solid black; border-left: 3px solid black; ">
+      <img src="/static/v2/images/labs/labs_icons.svg">
+      <h1>Gitcoin Labs is on hiatus.</h1>
+      <p>2019/07/01 - <a style="color: white" href="https://twitter.com/austingriffith/status/1144630728266678272">After our friend & colleague, Austin Griffith, left Gitcoin</a>, we are working on a community-driven research roadmap for Gitcoin Labs.  Want to be involved?  <a style="color: white; font-weight: bold;" href="https://github.com/gitcoinco/labs/issues">Checkout the Roadmap.</a> or <a style="color: white; font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:founders@gitcoin.co">Get in Touch</a></p>
+    </div>
+    <div id="labs_overlay" style="position: fixed; background-color: grey; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 99999; opacity: 0.5; text-align: center;  ">
+    </div>
     <meta name="title" content="Labs | Gitcoin">
     <meta name="description" content="To keep you updated about latest research at Gitcoin">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "v2/css/toolbox.css" %}">
@@ -163,7 +170,15 @@ <h3 class="sub-title dark-text mb-4">{% trans "Community" %}</h3>
     {% include 'shared/footer_scripts.html' %}
     {% include 'shared/footer.html' %}
     {% include 'shared/messages.html' %}
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+      $(document).ready(function(){
+        $('#labs_overlay').click(function(){
+          $(this).remove();
+          $("#labs_overlay2").remove();
+        });
+      });
 
+    </script>
     <script src="/dynamic/js/tokens_dynamic.js"></script>
     <script src="{% static "v2/js/abi.js" %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static "v2/js/tokens.js" %}"></script>
