diff --git a/src/notificationsmanager.cpp b/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
index 07180d40d..e02f69828 100644
--- a/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ NotificationsManager::NotificationsManager(QObject *parent)
 {
 }
 
-void NotificationsManager::postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon, const QString &replyEventId)
+void NotificationsManager::postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room,
+                                            const QString &sender,
+                                            const QString &text,
+                                            const QImage &icon,
+                                            const QString &replyEventId,
+                                            bool canReply)
 {
     if (!NeoChatConfig::self()->showNotifications()) {
         return;
@@ -56,15 +61,17 @@ void NotificationsManager::postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &se
         Q_EMIT Controller::instance().showWindow();
     });
 
-    std::unique_ptr<KNotificationReplyAction> replyAction(new KNotificationReplyAction(i18n("Reply")));
-    replyAction->setPlaceholderText(i18n("Reply..."));
-    connect(replyAction.get(), &KNotificationReplyAction::replied, this, [room, replyEventId](const QString &text) {
-        room->postMessage(text, room->preprocessText(text), RoomMessageEvent::MsgType::Text, replyEventId, QString());
-    });
+    if (canReply) {
+        std::unique_ptr<KNotificationReplyAction> replyAction(new KNotificationReplyAction(i18n("Reply")));
+        replyAction->setPlaceholderText(i18n("Reply..."));
+        connect(replyAction.get(), &KNotificationReplyAction::replied, this, [room, replyEventId](const QString &text) {
+            room->postMessage(text, room->preprocessText(text), RoomMessageEvent::MsgType::Text, replyEventId, QString());
+        });
+        notification->setReplyAction(std::move(replyAction));
+    }
 
     notification->setHint(QStringLiteral("x-kde-origin-name"), room->localUser()->id());
 
-    notification->setReplyAction(std::move(replyAction));
 
     notification->sendEvent();
 
diff --git a/src/notificationsmanager.h b/src/notificationsmanager.h
index 6144381b3..17baa8d90 100644
--- a/src/notificationsmanager.h
+++ b/src/notificationsmanager.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class NotificationsManager : public QObject
 public:
     static NotificationsManager &instance();
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon, const QString &replyEventId);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void
+    postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &sender, const QString &text, const QImage &icon, const QString &replyEventId, bool canReply);
     void postInviteNotification(NeoChatRoom *room, const QString &title, const QString &sender, const QImage &icon);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index 9f09b6188..18b04e8de 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ void RoomListModel::handleNotifications()
                                                                   sender->displayname(room),
                                                                   notification["event"].toObject()["content"].toObject()["body"].toString(),
                                                                   avatar_image,
-                                                                  notification["event"].toObject()["event_id"].toString());
+                                                                  notification["event"].toObject()["event_id"].toString(),
+                                                                  true);
             }
         }
     });