From 97bde1190804be65837e3f2799d3c769bb3da709 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Olkowski <git.eric@thatblindgeye.dev>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:42:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat(MessageBar): allowed controlled message value

---
 packages/module/src/MessageBar/MessageBar.tsx | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/module/src/MessageBar/MessageBar.tsx b/packages/module/src/MessageBar/MessageBar.tsx
index 49374074..3ac5fa14 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/MessageBar/MessageBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/MessageBar/MessageBar.tsx
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ export const MessageBarBase: FunctionComponent<MessageBarProps> = ({
 
   const topMargin = '1rem';
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (value !== undefined && value !== message) {
+      setMessage(value);
+    }
+  }, [value, message]);
+
   const setInitialLineHeight = (field: HTMLTextAreaElement) => {
     field.style.setProperty('line-height', '1rem');
     const parent = field.parentElement;