diff --git a/src/app/core/notifications/notifications_manager.nim b/src/app/core/notifications/notifications_manager.nim
index c958907bf4..b1b44d2daa 100644
--- a/src/app/core/notifications/notifications_manager.nim
+++ b/src/app/core/notifications/notifications_manager.nim
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ QtObject:
       self, "onMyRequestToJoinCommunityRejected(QString, QString, QString)", 2)
     signalConnect(singletonInstance.globalEvents, "meMentionedIconBadgeNotification(int)",
       self, "onMeMentionedIconBadgeNotification(int)", 2)
+    signalConnect(singletonInstance.globalEvents, "showAcceptedContactRequest(QString, QString, QString)", 
+      self, "onShowAcceptedContactRequest(QString, QString, QString)", 2)
 
     self.notificationSetUp = true
 
@@ -143,6 +145,11 @@ QtObject:
     let details = NotificationDetails(notificationType: NotificationType.NewContactRequest, sectionId: sectionId)
     self.processNotification(title, message, details)
 
+  proc onShowAcceptedContactRequest*(self: NotificationsManager, title: string, message: string, 
+    sectionId: string) {.slot.} =
+    let details = NotificationDetails(notificationType: NotificationType.AcceptedContactRequest, sectionId: sectionId)
+    self.processNotification(title, message, details)
+
   proc onNewCommunityMembershipRequestNotification*(self: NotificationsManager, title: string, message: string, 
     sectionId: string) {.slot.} =
     let details = NotificationDetails(notificationType: NotificationType.JoinCommunityRequest, sectionId: sectionId)
@@ -202,6 +209,7 @@ QtObject:
         data.message = "You have a new message"
       elif(self.settingsService.getNotificationMessagePreview() == PREVIEW_NAME_ONLY):
         data.message = "You have a new message"
+
       let identifier = $(details.toJsonNode())
       debug "Add OS notification", title=data.title, message=data.message, identifier=identifier
       self.showOSNotification(data.title, data.message, identifier)  
diff --git a/src/app/global/global_events.nim b/src/app/global/global_events.nim
index e156f9780d..1a3bcc8333 100644
--- a/src/app/global/global_events.nim
+++ b/src/app/global/global_events.nim
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ QtObject:
   proc myRequestToJoinCommunityRejected*(self: GlobalEvents, title: string, message: string, 
     sectionId: string) {.signal.}
 
+  proc showAcceptedContactRequest*(self: GlobalEvents, title: string, message: string, 
+    sectionId: string) {.signal.}
+
   proc meMentionedIconBadgeNotification*(self: GlobalEvents, allMentions: int) {.signal.}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 100bcb82de..190e224866 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ method onNewMessagesReceived*(self: Module, sectionIdMsgBelongsTo: string, chatI
     message: MessageDto) =
   self.updateLastMessageTimestamp(chatIdMsgBelongsTo, lastMessageTimestamp)
 
+  # Any type of message coming from ourselves should never be shown as notification
+  # and no need in badge notification update
+  let myPK = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
+  if myPK == message.from:
+    return
+
   let chatDetails = self.controller.getChatDetails(chatIdMsgBelongsTo)
 
   # Badge notification
@@ -735,12 +741,12 @@ method onNewMessagesReceived*(self: Module, sectionIdMsgBelongsTo: string, chatI
     return
 
   # Prepare notification
-  let myPK = singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey()
   var notificationType = notification_details.NotificationType.NewMessage
   if(message.isPersonalMention(myPK)):
     notificationType = notification_details.NotificationType.NewMessageWithPersonalMention
   elif(message.isGlobalMention()):
     notificationType = notification_details.NotificationType.NewMessageWithGlobalMention
+
   let contactDetails = self.controller.getContactDetails(message.`from`)
   let renderedMessageText = self.controller.getRenderedText(message.parsedText)
   let plainText = singletonInstance.utils.plainText(renderedMessageText)
@@ -752,7 +758,6 @@ method onNewMessagesReceived*(self: Module, sectionIdMsgBelongsTo: string, chatI
     of ChatType.PrivateGroupChat:
       notificationTitle.add(fmt" ({chatDetails.name})")
     of ChatType.CommunityChat:
-      let communityDetails = self.controller.getCommunityDetails(chatDetails.communityId)
       if (chatDetails.categoryId.len == 0):
         notificationTitle.add(fmt" (#{chatDetails.name})")
       else:
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
index ec18d10551..533562729b 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
@@ -168,9 +168,17 @@ QtObject:
         for c in receivedData.contacts:
           let localContact = self.getContactById(c.id)
           var receivedContact = c
+
           receivedContact.localNickname = localContact.localNickname
           self.saveContact(receivedContact)
 
+          # Check if the contact request was sent by us and if it was approved by the recipient
+          if localContact.added and not localContact.hasAddedUs and receivedContact.hasAddedUs:
+            singletonInstance.globalEvents.showAcceptedContactRequest(
+              "Contact request accepted",
+              fmt "{receivedContact.displayName} accepted your contact request",
+              receivedContact.id)
+
           let data = ContactArgs(contactId: c.id)
           self.events.emit(SIGNAL_CONTACT_UPDATED, data)