diff --git a/lib/shared/markdown.js b/lib/shared/markdown.js
index b6286b9fa..e7808fc3c 100644
--- a/lib/shared/markdown.js
+++ b/lib/shared/markdown.js
@@ -1,275 +1,281 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import type { RelativeMemberInfo } from '../types/thread-types';
 import { oldValidUsernameRegexString } from './account-utils';
 
 // simple-markdown types
 export type State = {
   key?: string | number | void,
   inline?: ?boolean,
   [string]: any,
 };
 
 export type Parser = (source: string, state?: ?State) => Array<SingleASTNode>;
 
 export type Capture =
   | (Array<string> & { +index: number, ... })
   | (Array<string> & { +index?: number, ... });
 
 export type SingleASTNode = {
   type: string,
   [string]: any,
 };
 
 export type ASTNode = SingleASTNode | Array<SingleASTNode>;
 
 type UnTypedASTNode = {
   [string]: any,
   ...
 };
 
 type MatchFunction = { regex?: RegExp, ... } & ((
   source: string,
   state: State,
   prevCapture: string,
 ) => ?Capture);
 
 export type ReactElement = React$Element<any>;
 type ReactElements = React$Node;
 
 export type Output<Result> = (node: ASTNode, state?: ?State) => Result;
 
 type ArrayNodeOutput<Result> = (
   node: Array<SingleASTNode>,
   nestedOutput: Output<Result>,
   state: State,
 ) => Result;
 
 type ArrayRule = {
   +react?: ArrayNodeOutput<ReactElements>,
   +html?: ArrayNodeOutput<string>,
   +[string]: ArrayNodeOutput<any>,
 };
 
 type ParseFunction = (
   capture: Capture,
   nestedParse: Parser,
   state: State,
 ) => UnTypedASTNode | ASTNode;
 
 type ParserRule = {
   +order: number,
   +match: MatchFunction,
   +quality?: (capture: Capture, state: State, prevCapture: string) => number,
   +parse: ParseFunction,
   ...
 };
 
 export type ParserRules = {
   +Array?: ArrayRule,
   +[type: string]: ParserRule,
   ...
 };
 
 const paragraphRegex: RegExp = /^((?:[^\n]*)(?:\n|$))/;
 const paragraphStripTrailingNewlineRegex: RegExp = /^([^\n]*)(?:\n|$)/;
 
 const headingRegex: RegExp = /^ *(#{1,6}) ([^\n]+?)#* *(?![^\n])/;
 const headingStripFollowingNewlineRegex: RegExp = /^ *(#{1,6}) ([^\n]+?)#* *(?:\n|$)/;
 
 const fenceRegex: RegExp = /^(`{3,}|~{3,})[^\n]*\n([\s\S]*?\n)\1(?:\n|$)/;
 const fenceStripTrailingNewlineRegex: RegExp = /^(`{3,}|~{3,})[^\n]*\n([\s\S]*?)\n\1(?:\n|$)/;
 
 const codeBlockRegex: RegExp = /^(?: {4}[^\n]*\n*?)+(?!\n* {4}[^\n])(?:\n|$)/;
 const codeBlockStripTrailingNewlineRegex: RegExp = /^((?: {4}[^\n]*\n*?)+)(?!\n* {4}[^\n])(?:\n|$)/;
 
 const urlRegex: RegExp = /^(https?:\/\/[^\s<]+[^<.,:;"')\]\s])/i;
 
 const mentionRegex = new RegExp(`^(@(${oldValidUsernameRegexString}))\\b`);
 
 export type JSONCapture = Array<string> & {
   +json: Object,
   +index?: void,
   ...
 };
 function jsonMatch(source: string): ?JSONCapture {
   if (!source.startsWith('{')) {
     return null;
   }
 
   let jsonString = '';
   let counter = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < source.length; i++) {
     const char = source[i];
     jsonString += char;
     if (char === '{') {
       counter++;
     } else if (char === '}') {
       counter--;
     }
     if (counter === 0) {
       break;
     }
   }
   if (counter !== 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
   let json;
   try {
     json = JSON.parse(jsonString);
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
   if (!json || typeof json !== 'object') {
     return null;
   }
 
   return { ...([jsonString]: any), json };
 }
 
 function jsonPrint(capture: JSONCapture): string {
   return JSON.stringify(capture.json, null, '  ');
 }
 
 const listRegex = /^( *)([*+-]|\d+\.) ([\s\S]+?)(?:\n{2}|\s*\n*$)/;
 const listItemRegex = /^( *)([*+-]|\d+\.) [^\n]*(?:\n(?!\1(?:[*+-]|\d+\.) )[^\n]*)*(\n|$)/gm;
 const listItemPrefixRegex = /^( *)([*+-]|\d+\.) /;
 const listLookBehindRegex = /(?:^|\n)( *)$/;
 
 function matchList(source: string, state: State): RegExp$matchResult | null {
   if (state.inline) {
     return null;
   }
   const prevCaptureStr = state.prevCapture ? state.prevCapture[0] : '';
   const isStartOfLineCapture = listLookBehindRegex.exec(prevCaptureStr);
   if (!isStartOfLineCapture) {
     return null;
   }
   const fullSource = isStartOfLineCapture[1] + source;
   return listRegex.exec(fullSource);
 }
 
 // We've defined our own parse function for lists because simple-markdown
 // handles newlines differently. Outside of that our implementation is fairly
 // similar. For more details about list parsing works, take a look at the
 // comments in the simple-markdown package
 function parseList(
   capture: Capture,
   parse: Parser,
   state: State,
 ): UnTypedASTNode {
   const bullet = capture[2];
   const ordered = bullet.length > 1;
   const start = ordered ? Number(bullet) : undefined;
   const items = capture[0].match(listItemRegex);
 
   let itemContent = null;
   if (items) {
     itemContent = items.map((item: string) => {
       const prefixCapture = listItemPrefixRegex.exec(item);
       const space = prefixCapture ? prefixCapture[0].length : 0;
       const spaceRegex = new RegExp('^ {1,' + space + '}', 'gm');
       const content: string = item
         .replace(spaceRegex, '')
         .replace(listItemPrefixRegex, '');
       // We're handling this different than simple-markdown -
       // each item is a paragraph
       return parse(content, state);
     });
   }
 
   return {
     ordered: ordered,
     start: start,
     items: itemContent,
   };
 }
 
 function matchMentions(
   members: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo>,
 ): MatchFunction {
   const memberSet = new Set(
     members
       .filter(({ role }) => role)
       .map(({ username }) => username?.toLowerCase())
       .filter(Boolean),
   );
   const match = (source: string, state: State) => {
     if (!state.inline) {
       return null;
     }
     const result = mentionRegex.exec(source);
     if (!result) {
       return null;
     }
     const username = result[2];
     invariant(username, 'mentionRegex should match two capture groups');
     if (!memberSet.has(username.toLowerCase())) {
       return null;
     }
     return result;
   };
   match.regex = mentionRegex;
   return match;
 }
 
 const blockQuoteRegex: RegExp = /^( *>[^\n]+(?:\n[^\n]+)*)(?:\n|$)/;
 const blockQuoteStripFollowingNewlineRegex: RegExp = /^( *>[^\n]+(?:\n[^\n]+)*)(?:\n|$){2}/;
 const maxNestedQuotations = 5;
 
 // Custom match and parse functions implementation for block quotes
 // to allow us to specify quotes parsing depth
 // to avoid too many recursive calls and e.g. app crash
 function matchBlockQuote(quoteRegex: RegExp): MatchFunction {
   return (source: string, state: State) => {
     if (
       state.inline ||
       (state?.quotationsDepth && state.quotationsDepth >= maxNestedQuotations)
     ) {
       return null;
     }
     return quoteRegex.exec(source);
   };
 }
 
 function parseBlockQuote(
   capture: Capture,
   parse: Parser,
   state: State,
 ): UnTypedASTNode {
   const content = capture[1].replace(/^ *> ?/gm, '');
   const currentQuotationsDepth = state?.quotationsDepth ?? 0;
   return {
     content: parse(content, {
       ...state,
       quotationsDepth: currentQuotationsDepth + 1,
     }),
   };
 }
 
 const spoilerRegex: RegExp = /^\|\|([^\n]+?)\|\|/g;
+const replaceSpoilerRegex: RegExp = /\|\|(.+?)\|\|/g;
+const spoilerReplacement: string = '⬛⬛⬛';
+
+const stripSpoilersFromNotifications = (text: string): string =>
+  text.replace(replaceSpoilerRegex, spoilerReplacement);
 
 export {
   paragraphRegex,
   paragraphStripTrailingNewlineRegex,
   urlRegex,
   blockQuoteRegex,
   blockQuoteStripFollowingNewlineRegex,
   headingRegex,
   headingStripFollowingNewlineRegex,
   codeBlockRegex,
   codeBlockStripTrailingNewlineRegex,
   fenceRegex,
   fenceStripTrailingNewlineRegex,
   spoilerRegex,
   matchBlockQuote,
   parseBlockQuote,
   jsonMatch,
   jsonPrint,
   matchList,
   parseList,
   matchMentions,
+  stripSpoilersFromNotifications,
 };
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
index 806471a33..9afe6865f 100644
--- a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
@@ -1,191 +1,198 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as SimpleMarkdown from 'simple-markdown';
 
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types';
 import type {
   MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types';
 import type {
   RawTextMessageInfo,
   TextMessageData,
   TextMessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/messages/text';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types';
-import { type ASTNode, type SingleASTNode } from '../markdown';
+import {
+  type ASTNode,
+  type SingleASTNode,
+  stripSpoilersFromNotifications,
+} from '../markdown';
 import { threadIsGroupChat } from '../thread-utils';
 import { stringForUser } from '../user-utils';
 import type {
   MessageSpec,
   NotificationTextsParams,
   RawMessageInfoFromServerDBRowParams,
 } from './message-spec';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * most of the markdown leaves contain `content` field
  * (it is an array or a string) apart from lists,
  * which have `items` field (that holds an array)
  */
 const rawTextFromMarkdownAST = (node: ASTNode): string => {
   if (Array.isArray(node)) {
     return node.map(rawTextFromMarkdownAST).join('');
   }
   const { content, items } = node;
   if (content && typeof content === 'string') {
     return content;
   } else if (items) {
     return rawTextFromMarkdownAST(items);
   } else if (content) {
     return rawTextFromMarkdownAST(content);
   }
   return '';
 };
 
 const getFirstNonQuotedRawLine = (
   nodes: $ReadOnlyArray<SingleASTNode>,
 ): string => {
   let result = 'message';
   for (const node of nodes) {
     if (node.type === 'blockQuote') {
       result = 'quoted message';
     } else {
       const rawText = rawTextFromMarkdownAST(node);
       if (!rawText || !rawText.replace(/\s/g, '')) {
         // handles the case of an empty(or containing only white spaces)
         // new line that usually occurs between a quote and the rest
         // of the message(we don't want it as a title, thus continue)
         continue;
       }
       return rawText;
     }
   }
   return result;
 };
 
 export const textMessageSpec: MessageSpec<
   TextMessageData,
   RawTextMessageInfo,
   TextMessageInfo,
 > = Object.freeze({
   messageContentForServerDB(
     data: TextMessageData | RawTextMessageInfo,
   ): string {
     return data.text;
   },
 
   messageContentForClientDB(data: RawTextMessageInfo): string {
     return this.messageContentForServerDB(data);
   },
 
   messageTitle({ messageInfo, markdownRules }) {
     const { text } = messageInfo;
     const parser = SimpleMarkdown.parserFor(markdownRules);
     const ast = parser(text, { disableAutoBlockNewlines: true });
 
     return getFirstNonQuotedRawLine(ast).trim();
   },
 
   rawMessageInfoFromServerDBRow(
     row: Object,
     params: RawMessageInfoFromServerDBRowParams,
   ): RawTextMessageInfo {
     const rawTextMessageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo = {
       type: messageTypes.TEXT,
       id: row.id.toString(),
       threadID: row.threadID.toString(),
       time: row.time,
       creatorID: row.creatorID.toString(),
       text: row.content,
     };
     if (params.localID) {
       rawTextMessageInfo.localID = params.localID;
     }
     return rawTextMessageInfo;
   },
 
   rawMessageInfoFromClientDB(
     clientDBMessageInfo: ClientDBMessageInfo,
   ): RawTextMessageInfo {
     const rawTextMessageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo = {
       type: messageTypes.TEXT,
       threadID: clientDBMessageInfo.thread,
       time: parseInt(clientDBMessageInfo.time),
       creatorID: clientDBMessageInfo.user,
       text: clientDBMessageInfo.content ?? '',
     };
     if (clientDBMessageInfo.local_id) {
       rawTextMessageInfo.localID = clientDBMessageInfo.local_id;
     }
     if (clientDBMessageInfo.id !== clientDBMessageInfo.local_id) {
       rawTextMessageInfo.id = clientDBMessageInfo.id;
     }
     return rawTextMessageInfo;
   },
 
   createMessageInfo(
     rawMessageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
     creator: RelativeUserInfo,
   ): TextMessageInfo {
     const messageInfo: TextMessageInfo = {
       type: messageTypes.TEXT,
       threadID: rawMessageInfo.threadID,
       creator,
       time: rawMessageInfo.time,
       text: rawMessageInfo.text,
     };
     if (rawMessageInfo.id) {
       messageInfo.id = rawMessageInfo.id;
     }
     if (rawMessageInfo.localID) {
       messageInfo.localID = rawMessageInfo.localID;
     }
     return messageInfo;
   },
 
   rawMessageInfoFromMessageData(
     messageData: TextMessageData,
     id: ?string,
   ): RawTextMessageInfo {
     if (id) {
       return { ...messageData, id };
     } else {
       return { ...messageData };
     }
   },
 
   notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
     threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
     params: NotificationTextsParams,
   ): NotifTexts {
     const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
     invariant(
       messageInfo.type === messageTypes.TEXT,
       'messageInfo should be messageTypes.TEXT!',
     );
+    const notificationTextWithoutSpoilers = stripSpoilersFromNotifications(
+      messageInfo.text,
+    );
     if (!threadInfo.name && !threadIsGroupChat(threadInfo)) {
       return {
-        merged: `${threadInfo.uiName}: ${messageInfo.text}`,
-        body: messageInfo.text,
+        merged: `${threadInfo.uiName}: ${notificationTextWithoutSpoilers}`,
+        body: notificationTextWithoutSpoilers,
         title: threadInfo.uiName,
       };
     } else {
       const userString = stringForUser(messageInfo.creator);
       const threadName = params.notifThreadName(threadInfo);
       return {
-        merged: `${userString} to ${threadName}: ${messageInfo.text}`,
-        body: messageInfo.text,
+        merged: `${userString} to ${threadName}: ${notificationTextWithoutSpoilers}`,
+        body: notificationTextWithoutSpoilers,
         title: threadInfo.uiName,
         prefix: `${userString}:`,
       };
     }
   },
 
   generatesNotifs: true,
   includedInRepliesCount: true,
 });