diff --git a/DcNotificationService/NotificationService.swift b/DcNotificationService/NotificationService.swift
index 5c1e3b2b8..a1335a2b1 100644
--- a/DcNotificationService/NotificationService.swift
+++ b/DcNotificationService/NotificationService.swift
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
                 if !dcContext.isMuted() {
                     let msg = dcContext.getMessage(id: event.data2Int)
                     let chat = dcContext.getChat(chatId: msg.chatId)
-                    if !chat.isMuted {
+                    if !chat.isMuted || (chat.isGroup && dcContext.isMentionsEnabled()) {
                         let sender = dcContext.getContact(id: event.data1Int).displayName
                         let summary = (msg.summary(chars: 80) ?? "")
                         bestAttemptContent.title = chat.name
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
                 if !dcContext.isMuted() {
                     let msg = dcContext.getMessage(id: event.data2Int)
                     let chat = dcContext.getChat(chatId: msg.chatId)
-                    if !chat.isMuted {
+                    if !chat.isMuted || (chat.isGroup && dcContext.isMentionsEnabled()) {
                         bestAttemptContent.title = chat.name
                         bestAttemptContent.body = msg.getWebxdcAppName() + ": " + event.data2String
                         bestAttemptContent.userInfo["account_id"] = dcContext.id
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Helper/NotificationManager.swift b/deltachat-ios/Helper/NotificationManager.swift
index 3e0f3bb92..fe292460b 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Helper/NotificationManager.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Helper/NotificationManager.swift
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class NotificationManager {
             if !eventContext.isMuted() {
                 let msg = eventContext.getMessage(id: ui["msg_id"] as? Int ?? 0)
                 let chat = eventContext.getChat(chatId: msg.chatId)
-                if !chat.isMuted {
+                if !chat.isMuted || (chat.isGroup && dcContext.isMentionsEnabled()) {
                     let contact = eventContext.getContact(id: ui["contact_id"] as? Int ?? 0)
                     let summary = (msg.summary(chars: 80) ?? "")
                     let reaction = ui["reaction"] as? String ?? ""
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class NotificationManager {
             if !eventContext.isMuted() {
                 let msg = eventContext.getMessage(id: ui["msg_id"] as? Int ?? 0)
                 let chat = eventContext.getChat(chatId: msg.chatId)
-                if !chat.isMuted {
+                if !chat.isMuted || (chat.isGroup && dcContext.isMentionsEnabled()) {
                     let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
                     content.title = chat.name
                     content.body = msg.getWebxdcAppName() + ": " + (ui["text"] as? String ?? "")