diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index 3fe02bfb..c2542354 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,8 @@ void ChannelView::messageAppended(MessagePtr &message,
 
     if (!messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::DoNotTriggerNotification))
     {
-        if (messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Highlighted))
+        if (messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Highlighted) &&
+            !messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Subscription))
         {
             this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted);
         }