diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@
     );
   },
 
-  generatesNotifs: async () => pushTypes.NOTIF,
+  generatesNotifs: async (
+    rawMessageInfo: RawMediaMessageInfo | RawImagesMessageInfo,
+    messageData: MediaMessageData | ImagesMessageData,
+  ) => (messageData.sidebarCreation ? undefined : pushTypes.NOTIF),
 
   includedInRepliesCount: true,
 });
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@
     }
   },
 
-  generatesNotifs: async () => pushTypes.NOTIF,
+  generatesNotifs: async (
+    rawMessageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
+    messageData: TextMessageData,
+  ) => (messageData.sidebarCreation ? undefined : pushTypes.NOTIF),
 
   includedInRepliesCount: true,
 });