diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Settings/Notifications.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/Settings/Notifications.tsx
index ca520326f1..47197a5d77 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Settings/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Settings/Notifications.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export default function Notifications({ desktopSettings }: Props) {
     <>
       <SettingsHeading>{tx('pref_current_account')}</SettingsHeading>
       <AccountNotificationMutedSwitch label={tx('menu_mute')} />
+      <DesktopSettingsSwitch
+        settingsKey='isMentionsEnabled'
+        label={tx('pref_mention_notifications')}
+        description={tx('pref_mention_notifications_explain')}
+        disabled={!desktopSettings['notifications']}
+      />
       <SettingsSeparator></SettingsSeparator>
       <SettingsHeading>{tx('pref_all_accounts')}</SettingsHeading>
       <DesktopSettingsSwitch
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/system-integration/notifications.ts b/packages/frontend/src/system-integration/notifications.ts
index 8b1ec592a4..37d8c9eb6a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/system-integration/notifications.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/system-integration/notifications.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { appName } from '../../../shared/constants'
 import { getLogger } from '../../../shared/logger'
+import { NOTIFICATION_TYPE } from '../../../shared/constants'
 import { BackendRemote } from '../backend-com'
 import { isImage } from '../components/attachment/Attachment'
 import { runtime } from '@deltachat-desktop/runtime-interface'
 import SettingsStoreInstance from '../stores/settings'
 import AccountNotificationStoreInstance from '../stores/accountNotifications'
 
-import type { T } from '@deltachat/jsonrpc-client'
+import { C, type T } from '@deltachat/jsonrpc-client'
 
 const log = getLogger('renderer/notifications')
 
@@ -22,14 +23,38 @@ const log = getLogger('renderer/notifications')
 
 export function initNotifications() {
   BackendRemote.on('IncomingMsg', (accountId, { chatId, msgId }) => {
-    incomingMessageHandler(accountId, chatId, msgId, false)
+    log.debug('IncomingMsg', { accountId, msgId, chatId })
+    incomingMessageHandler(accountId, chatId, msgId, NOTIFICATION_TYPE.MESSAGE)
   })
+
   BackendRemote.on(
     'IncomingWebxdcNotify',
     (accountId, { msgId, text, chatId }) => {
-      incomingMessageHandler(accountId, chatId, msgId, true, text)
+      incomingMessageHandler(
+        accountId,
+        chatId,
+        msgId,
+        NOTIFICATION_TYPE.WEBXDC_INFO,
+        text
+      )
     }
   )
+
+  BackendRemote.on(
+    'IncomingReaction',
+    (accountId, { contactId, chatId, msgId, reaction }) => {
+      log.debug('IncomingReaction', { contactId, chatId, msgId, reaction })
+      incomingMessageHandler(
+        accountId,
+        chatId,
+        msgId,
+        NOTIFICATION_TYPE.REACTION,
+        reaction,
+        contactId
+      )
+    }
+  )
+
   BackendRemote.on('IncomingMsgBunch', accountId => {
     flushNotifications(accountId)
   })
@@ -39,23 +64,25 @@ function isMuted(accountId: number, chatId: number) {
   return BackendRemote.rpc.isChatMuted(accountId, chatId)
 }
 
-type queuedNotification = {
+type QueuedNotification = {
   chatId: number
   messageId: number
-  isWebxdcInfo: boolean
-  eventText?: string
+  notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE
+  eventText: string // for webxdc-info notifications or reactions
+  contactId?: number // for reactions
 }
 
 let queuedNotifications: {
-  [accountId: number]: queuedNotification[]
+  [accountId: number]: QueuedNotification[]
 } = {}
 
 function incomingMessageHandler(
   accountId: number,
   chatId: number,
   messageId: number,
-  isWebxdcInfo: boolean,
-  eventText?: string
+  notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE,
+  eventText = '',
+  contactId?: number
 ) {
   log.debug('incomingMessageHandler: ', { chatId, messageId })
 
@@ -90,8 +117,9 @@ function incomingMessageHandler(
   queuedNotifications[accountId].push({
     chatId,
     messageId,
-    isWebxdcInfo,
+    notificationType,
     eventText,
+    contactId,
   })
 }
 
@@ -99,8 +127,9 @@ async function showNotification(
   accountId: number,
   chatId: number,
   messageId: number,
-  isWebxdcInfo: boolean,
-  eventText?: string
+  notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE,
+  eventText: string,
+  contactId?: number
 ) {
   const tx = window.static_translate
 
@@ -112,16 +141,17 @@ async function showNotification(
       chatId,
       messageId,
       accountId,
+      notificationType,
     })
   } else {
     try {
       const notificationInfo =
         await BackendRemote.rpc.getMessageNotificationInfo(accountId, messageId)
-      let summaryPrefix = notificationInfo.summaryPrefix
-      const summaryText = eventText ?? notificationInfo.summaryText
+      let summaryPrefix = notificationInfo.summaryPrefix ?? ''
+      let summaryText = notificationInfo.summaryText ?? ''
       const chatName = notificationInfo.chatName
       let icon = getNotificationIcon(notificationInfo)
-      if (isWebxdcInfo) {
+      if (notificationType === NOTIFICATION_TYPE.WEBXDC_INFO) {
         /**
          * messageId may refer to a webxdc message OR a wexdc-info-message!
          *
@@ -141,6 +171,7 @@ async function showNotification(
           )
         }
         if (message.webxdcInfo) {
+          summaryText = eventText
           summaryPrefix = `${message.webxdcInfo.name}`
           if (message.webxdcInfo.icon) {
             const iconName = message.webxdcInfo.icon
@@ -156,6 +187,19 @@ async function showNotification(
         } else {
           throw new Error(`no webxdcInfo in message with id ${message.id}`)
         }
+      } else if (notificationType === NOTIFICATION_TYPE.REACTION) {
+        if (contactId) {
+          const reactionSender = await BackendRemote.rpc.getContact(
+            accountId,
+            contactId
+          )
+          summaryText = `${tx('reaction_by_other', [
+            reactionSender.displayName,
+            eventText,
+            summaryText,
+          ])}`
+          summaryPrefix = '' // not needed, sender name is included in summaryText
+        }
       }
       runtime.showNotification({
         title: chatName,
@@ -164,6 +208,7 @@ async function showNotification(
         chatId,
         messageId,
         accountId,
+        notificationType,
       })
     } catch (error) {
       log.error('failed to create notification for message: ', messageId, error)
@@ -173,7 +218,7 @@ async function showNotification(
 
 async function showGroupedNotification(
   accountId: number,
-  notifications: queuedNotification[]
+  notifications: QueuedNotification[]
 ) {
   const tx = window.static_translate
 
@@ -185,6 +230,7 @@ async function showGroupedNotification(
       chatId: 0,
       messageId: 0,
       accountId,
+      notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE.MESSAGE,
     })
   } else {
     const chatIds = [...new Set(notifications.map(({ chatId }) => chatId))]
@@ -211,6 +257,7 @@ async function showGroupedNotification(
           chatId: chatIds[0],
           messageId: 0, // just select chat on click, no specific message
           accountId,
+          notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE.MESSAGE,
         })
       } else {
         // messages from diffent chats
@@ -227,6 +274,7 @@ async function showGroupedNotification(
           chatId: 0,
           messageId: 0,
           accountId,
+          notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE.MESSAGE,
         })
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -246,7 +294,7 @@ async function flushNotifications(accountId: number) {
     // make it work even if there is nothing
     queuedNotifications[accountId] = []
   }
-  let notifications = [...queuedNotifications[accountId]]
+  const notifications = [...queuedNotifications[accountId]]
   queuedNotifications = []
 
   // filter out muted chats:
@@ -264,37 +312,83 @@ async function flushNotifications(accountId: number) {
     // some chats are muted
     log.debug(`ignoring notifications of ${mutedChats.length} muted chats`)
   }
-  notifications = notifications.filter(notification => {
-    if (mutedChats.includes(notification.chatId)) {
-      // muted chat
-      log.debug('notification ignored: chat muted', notification)
-      return false
-    } else {
-      return true
-    }
-  })
+  const filteredNotifications = (
+    await Promise.all(
+      notifications.map(async notification => {
+        if (mutedChats.includes(notification.chatId)) {
+          // muted chat - only show if it's a mention and mentions are enabled
+          const isMention = await notificationIsMention(accountId, notification)
+          return isMention ? notification : null
+        } else {
+          log.debug('notification on not muted chat:', notification)
+          return notification
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  ).filter(notification => notification !== null)
 
-  if (notifications.length > notificationLimit) {
+  if (filteredNotifications.length > notificationLimit) {
     showGroupedNotification(accountId, notifications)
   } else {
     for (const {
       chatId,
       messageId,
-      isWebxdcInfo,
+      notificationType,
       eventText,
-    } of notifications) {
+      contactId,
+    } of filteredNotifications) {
       await showNotification(
         accountId,
         chatId,
         messageId,
-        isWebxdcInfo,
-        eventText
+        notificationType,
+        eventText,
+        contactId
       )
     }
   }
   notificationLimit = NORMAL_LIMIT
 }
 
+/**
+ * if isMentionsEnabled returns true
+ * if the notification is a mention
+ */
+async function notificationIsMention(
+  accountId: number,
+  notification: QueuedNotification
+) {
+  if (!SettingsStoreInstance.state?.desktopSettings.isMentionsEnabled) {
+    log.info('allowIfMention: mentions are disabled')
+    return false
+  } else if (notification.notificationType === NOTIFICATION_TYPE.WEBXDC_INFO) {
+    log.info('mention detected: webxdc-info notification')
+    return true
+  } else {
+    const message = await BackendRemote.rpc.getMessage(
+      accountId,
+      notification.messageId
+    )
+    if (notification.notificationType === NOTIFICATION_TYPE.REACTION) {
+      if (message.sender.id === C.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF) {
+        log.info('mention detected: reaction to own message')
+        return true
+      }
+    }
+    if (message.quote && message.quote.kind === 'WithMessage') {
+      const quote = await BackendRemote.rpc.getMessage(
+        accountId,
+        message.quote.messageId
+      )
+      if (quote.sender.id === C.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF) {
+        log.info('mention detected: answer to own message')
+        return true
+      }
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 export function clearNotificationsForChat(accountId: number, chatId: number) {
   log.debug('clearNotificationsForChat', accountId, chatId)
   // ask runtime to delete the notifications
diff --git a/packages/shared/constants.ts b/packages/shared/constants.ts
index 6afb9c5fd3..af7e1c96d2 100644
--- a/packages/shared/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/constants.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ export const IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'apng', 'gif', 'webp']
 // Videochat Server URLs
 export const VIDEO_CHAT_INSTANCE_SYSTEMLI = 'https://meet.systemli.org/$ROOM'
 export const VIDEO_CHAT_INSTANCE_AUTISTICI = 'https://vc.autistici.org/$ROOM'
+
+export const enum NOTIFICATION_TYPE {
+  MESSAGE,
+  REACTION,
+  WEBXDC_INFO,
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/shared-types.d.ts b/packages/shared/shared-types.d.ts
index eeab6c814c..b4922994d5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/shared-types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/shared-types.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface DesktopSettingsType {
   locale: string | null
   notifications: boolean
   showNotificationContent: boolean
+  isMentionsEnabled: boolean
   /** @deprecated isn't used anymore since the move to jsonrpc */
   lastChats: { [accountId: number]: number }
   zoomFactor: number
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export interface RC_Config {
 }
 
 import type { T } from '@deltachat/jsonrpc-client'
+import { NOTIFICATION_TYPE } from './constants.ts'
 
 export type Theme = {
   name: string
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ export interface DcNotification {
   messageId: number
   // for future
   accountId: number
+  notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE
 }
 
 export interface DcOpenWebxdcParameters {