diff --git a/src/Notifier.ts b/src/Notifier.ts
index db9a7f1b1c3..047a59bc890 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.ts
+++ b/src/Notifier.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import ToastStore from "./stores/ToastStore";
 import { ElementCall } from "./models/Call";
 import { VoiceBroadcastChunkEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType } from "./voice-broadcast";
 import { getSenderName } from "./utils/event/getSenderName";
+import { stripPlainReply } from "./utils/Reply";
 
 /*
  * Dispatches:
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class NotifierClass {
             // notificationMessageForEvent includes sender, but we already have the sender here
             const msgType = ev.getContent().msgtype;
             if (ev.getContent().body && (!msgType || !msgTypeHandlers.hasOwnProperty(msgType))) {
-                msg = ev.getContent().body;
+                msg = stripPlainReply(ev.getContent().body);
             }
         } else if (ev.getType() === "m.room.member") {
             // context is all in the message here, we don't need
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ class NotifierClass {
             // notificationMessageForEvent includes sender, but we've just out sender in the title
             const msgType = ev.getContent().msgtype;
             if (ev.getContent().body && (!msgType || !msgTypeHandlers.hasOwnProperty(msgType))) {
-                msg = ev.getContent().body;
+                msg = stripPlainReply(ev.getContent().body);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Notifier-test.ts b/test/Notifier-test.ts
index 16a10db9ec1..206d8b40ebf 100644
--- a/test/Notifier-test.ts
+++ b/test/Notifier-test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ import {
     createLocalNotificationSettingsIfNeeded,
     getLocalNotificationAccountDataEventType,
 } from "../src/utils/notifications";
-import { getMockClientWithEventEmitter, mkEvent, mockClientMethodsUser, mockPlatformPeg } from "./test-utils";
+import {
+    getMockClientWithEventEmitter,
+    mkEvent,
+    mkMessage,
+    mockClientMethodsUser,
+    mockPlatformPeg,
+} from "./test-utils";
 import { IncomingCallToast } from "../src/toasts/IncomingCallToast";
 import { SdkContextClass } from "../src/contexts/SDKContext";
 import UserActivity from "../src/UserActivity";
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ import { ThreadPayload } from "../src/dispatcher/payloads/ThreadPayload";
 import { Action } from "../src/dispatcher/actions";
 import { VoiceBroadcastChunkEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoState } from "../src/voice-broadcast";
 import { mkVoiceBroadcastInfoStateEvent } from "./voice-broadcast/utils/test-utils";
+import { addReplyToMessageContent } from "../src/utils/Reply";
 
 jest.mock("../src/utils/notifications", () => ({
     // @ts-ignore
@@ -307,6 +314,30 @@ describe("Notifier", () => {
             Notifier.displayPopupNotification(audioEvent, testRoom);
             expect(MockPlatform.displayNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
+
+        it("should strip reply fallback", () => {
+            const event = mkMessage({
+                msg: "Test",
+                event: true,
+                user: mockClient.getSafeUserId(),
+                room: testRoom.roomId,
+            });
+            const reply = mkMessage({
+                msg: "This was a triumph",
+                event: true,
+                user: mockClient.getSafeUserId(),
+                room: testRoom.roomId,
+            });
+            addReplyToMessageContent(reply.getContent(), event, { includeLegacyFallback: true });
+            Notifier.displayPopupNotification(reply, testRoom);
+            expect(MockPlatform.displayNotification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                "@bob:example.org (!room1:server)",
+                "This was a triumph",
+                expect.any(String),
+                testRoom,
+                reply,
+            );
+        });
     });
 
     describe("getSoundForRoom", () => {