diff --git a/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/index.ts b/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/index.ts
index b7ffa479f..4c8c125c7 100644
--- a/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/index.ts
+++ b/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/index.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ async function handleChatNotification(req: WithRawBody<Request>, res: Response):
         const chatType = getChatType(conversationParticipants);
 
         const isUserVerified = await verifyChatUser(recipientUser);
+        const onlySystemMessages = data.messages.every((m) => m.type === 'SystemMessage');
 
-        if (isUserVerified) {
+        if (!onlySystemMessages && isUserVerified) {
             const notificationContext = await getNotificationContext(notificationBody);
 
             const notificationAction = chatType === ChatType.ONE_ON_ONE ? 'missed_one_on_one_chat_message' : 'missed_course_chat_message';
diff --git a/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/util.ts b/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/util.ts
index e1afa7c2c..435bae284 100644
--- a/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/util.ts
+++ b/web/controllers/chatNotificationController/util.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ export async function getNotificationContext(notificationBody: NotificationTrigg
             courseId = subcourse.courseId;
         }
 
+        const filteredMessages = messages.filter((message) => message.type !== 'SystemMessage');
+
         notificationContext = {
             sender: { firstname: firstnameSender },
             conversationId: conversation.id,
-            message: messages[0].text,
+            message: filteredMessages[0].text,
             totalUnread: messages.length.toString(),
             ...(match ? { matchId: match.matchId } : {}),
             ...(courseId ? { courseId: courseId.toString() } : {}),