diff --git a/lib/push-notifications.js b/lib/push-notifications.js
index 2f2b3af3..de4fa4f3 100644
--- a/lib/push-notifications.js
+++ b/lib/push-notifications.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export const notifyItemParents = async ({ models, item, me }) => {
   try {
     const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me?.id || ANON_USER_ID } })
     const parents = await models.$queryRawUnsafe(
-      'SELECT DISTINCT p."userId" FROM "Item" i JOIN "Item" p ON p.path @> i.path WHERE i.id = $1 and p."userId" <> $2',
+      'SELECT DISTINCT p."userId" FROM "Item" i JOIN "Item" p ON p.path @> i.path WHERE i.id = $1 and p."userId" <> $2 ' +
+      'AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM "Mute" m WHERE m."muterId" = p."userId" AND m."mutedId" = $2)',
       Number(item.parentId), Number(user.id))
     Promise.allSettled(
       parents.map(({ userId }) => sendUserNotification(userId, {