diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DefaultMessageNotifier.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DefaultMessageNotifier.java
index 5392ae3e4..9bfbf0879 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DefaultMessageNotifier.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/DefaultMessageNotifier.java
@@ -583,7 +583,9 @@ public class DefaultMessageNotifier implements MessageNotifier {
       if (isUnreadMessage) {
         boolean canReply = false;
 
-        if (KeyCachingService.isLocked(context)) {
+        if (!RecipientUtil.isMessageRequestAccepted(context, threadId)) {
+          body = SpanUtil.italic(context.getString(R.string.SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_message_request));
+        } else if (KeyCachingService.isLocked(context)) {
           body = SpanUtil.italic(context.getString(R.string.MessageNotifier_locked_message));
         } else if (record.isMms() && !((MmsMessageRecord) record).getSharedContacts().isEmpty()) {
           Contact contact = ((MmsMessageRecord) record).getSharedContacts().get(0);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/v2/NotificationItemV2.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/v2/NotificationItemV2.kt
index 5e79561e9..166454301 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/v2/NotificationItemV2.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/v2/NotificationItemV2.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.Slide
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.SlideDeck
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.notifications.AbstractNotificationBuilder
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientUtil
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.service.KeyCachingService
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MessageRecordUtil
@@ -114,7 +115,11 @@ sealed class NotificationItemV2(val threadRecipient: Recipient, protected val re
 
   fun getPrimaryText(context: Context): CharSequence {
     return if (TextSecurePreferences.getNotificationPrivacy(context).isDisplayMessage) {
-      getPrimaryTextActual(context)
+      if (RecipientUtil.isMessageRequestAccepted(context, threadId)) {
+        getPrimaryTextActual(context)
+      } else {
+        SpanUtil.italic(context.getString(R.string.SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_message_request))
+      }
     } else {
       context.getString(R.string.SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_new_message)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ba921f425..6333d0070 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@
     <!-- SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder -->
     <string name="SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_signal">Signal</string>
     <string name="SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_new_message">New message</string>
+    <string name="SingleRecipientNotificationBuilder_message_request">Message request</string>
 
     <!-- ThumbnailView -->
     <string name="ThumbnailView_Play_video_description">Play video</string>