diff --git a/social/prowl/57-prowl.html b/social/prowl/57-prowl.html
index 50796ffa..8c9229ff 100644
--- a/social/prowl/57-prowl.html
+++ b/social/prowl/57-prowl.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
+    <div class="form-tips" id="node-tip"><b>Note:</b> Using credentials from global pushkey.js file.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="prowl">
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@
                 } else {
                     $('#node-config-input-pushkey').val('');
                 }
+                if (data.global) $('#node-tip').show();
+                else $('#node-tip').hide();
             });
         },
         oneditsave: function() {
diff --git a/social/prowl/57-prowl.js b/social/prowl/57-prowl.js
index b89e348a..efe9117c 100644
--- a/social/prowl/57-prowl.js
+++ b/social/prowl/57-prowl.js
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ RED.httpAdmin.get('/prowl/:id',function(req,res) {
     var credentials = RED.nodes.getCredentials(req.params.id);
     if (credentials) {
         res.send(JSON.stringify({hasPassword:(credentials.pushkey&&credentials.pushkey!="")}));
-    } else {
+    }
+    else if (pushkeys && pushkeys.prowlkey) {
+        RED.nodes.addCredentials(req.params.id,{pushkey:pushkeys.prowlkey,global:true});
+        credentials = RED.nodes.getCredentials(req.params.id);
+        res.send(JSON.stringify({hasPassword:(credentials.pushkey&&credentials.pushkey!=""),global:credentials.global}));;
+    }
+    else {
         res.send(JSON.stringify({}));
     }
 });