diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 886403fcd..b2461de2b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
            {_, false} <- {:user_blocked, User.blocks?(followed, follower) && deny_follow_blocked},
            {_, false} <- {:user_locked, User.locked?(followed)},
            {_, {:ok, follower}} <- {:follow, User.follow(follower, followed)},
+           _ <- Notification.update_notification_type(followed, activity),
            {_, {:ok, _}} <-
              {:follow_state_update, Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(activity, "accept")},
            {:ok, _relationship} <-
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/follow_handling_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/follow_handling_test.exs
index 967389fae..6b003b51c 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/follow_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/follow_handling_test.exs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.FollowHandlingTest do
   use Pleroma.DataCase
   alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.Notification
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
@@ -57,9 +58,12 @@ test "it works for incoming follow requests" do
       activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
       assert activity.data["state"] == "accept"
       assert User.following?(User.get_cached_by_ap_id(data["actor"]), user)
+
+      [notification] = Notification.for_user(user)
+      assert notification.type == "follow"
     end
 
-    test "with locked accounts, it does not create a follow or an accept" do
+    test "with locked accounts, it does create a Follow, but not an Accept" do
       user = insert(:user, locked: true)
 
       data =
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ test "with locked accounts, it does not create a follow or an accept" do
         |> Repo.all()
 
       assert Enum.empty?(accepts)
+
+      [notification] = Notification.for_user(user)
+      assert notification.type == "follow_request"
     end
 
     test "it works for follow requests when you are already followed, creating a new accept activity" do