diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json b/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
index 70bc156f63..3716089d71 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/notifications.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 	"notificationType_follow": "When someone starts following you",
 	"notificationType_new-chat": "When you receive a chat message",
 	"notificationType_group-invite": "When you receive a group invite",
+	"notificationType_group-request-membership": "When someone requests to join a group you own",
 	"notificationType_new-register": "When someone gets added to registration queue",
 	"notificationType_post-queue": "When a new post is queued",
 	"notificationType_new-post-flag": "When a post is flagged",
diff --git a/src/groups/membership.js b/src/groups/membership.js
index bfce9947de..247716a0ab 100644
--- a/src/groups/membership.js
+++ b/src/groups/membership.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 				async.parallel({
 					notification: function (next) {
 						notifications.create({
+							type: 'group-request-membership',
 							bodyShort: '[[groups:request.notification_title, ' + username + ']]',
 							bodyLong: '[[groups:request.notification_text, ' + username + ', ' + groupName + ']]',
 							nid: 'group:' + groupName + ':uid:' + uid + ':request',
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index fbcc978e18..91fb573991 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Notifications.baseTypes = [
 	'notificationType_follow',
 	'notificationType_new-chat',
 	'notificationType_group-invite',
+	'notificationType_group-request-membership',
 ];
 
 Notifications.privilegedTypes = [