diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index 605c255cb..7cfa20a24 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@
 			var lastMessageDates = Tools.prefs('logtimes') || (Tools.prefs('logtimes', {}), Tools.prefs('logtimes'));
 			if (!lastMessageDates[Config.server.id]) lastMessageDates[Config.server.id] = {};
 			var lastMessageDate = lastMessageDates[Config.server.id][this.id] || 0;
-			var mayNotify = msgTime > lastMessageDate;
+			var mayNotify = msgTime > lastMessageDate && userid !== app.user.get('userid');
 
 			if (app.focused && (this === app.curSideRoom || this === app.curRoom)) {
 				this.lastMessageDate = 0;