diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/MessageNotifier.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/MessageNotifier.java
index 2f0b08f882..c66ef99e55 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/MessageNotifier.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/MessageNotifier.java
@@ -124,10 +124,16 @@ public class MessageNotifier {
   }
 
   public static void updateNotification(Context context, MasterSecret masterSecret, long threadId) {
-    if (!TextSecurePreferences.isNotificationsEnabled(context)) {
+    Recipients recipients = DatabaseFactory.getThreadDatabase(context)
+                                           .getRecipientsForThreadId(threadId);
+
+    if (!TextSecurePreferences.isNotificationsEnabled(context) ||
+        (recipients != null && recipients.isMuted()))
+    {
       return;
     }
 
+
     if (visibleThread == threadId) {
       ThreadDatabase threads = DatabaseFactory.getThreadDatabase(context);
       threads.setRead(threadId);