diff --git a/src/topics/tags.js b/src/topics/tags.js
index 70086a107c..4f2bc6dc97 100644
--- a/src/topics/tags.js
+++ b/src/topics/tags.js
@@ -594,9 +594,10 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		}
 		tags = tags.map(tag => tag.value);
 
-		const [followersOfPoster, allFollowers] = await Promise.all([
+		const [followersOfPoster, allFollowers, title] = await Promise.all([
 			db.getSortedSetRange(`followers:${exceptUid}`, 0, -1),
 			db.getSortedSetRange(tags.map(tag => `tag:${tag}:followers`), 0, -1),
+			Topics.getTopicField(postData.topic.tid, 'title'),
 		]);
 		const followerSet = new Set(followersOfPoster);
 		// filter out followers of the poster since they get a notification already
@@ -609,13 +610,13 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		const { displayname } = postData.user;
 
 		const notifBase = 'notifications:user-posted-topic-with-tag';
-		let bodyShort = translator.compile(notifBase, displayname, postData.topic.title, tags[0]);
+		let bodyShort = translator.compile(notifBase, displayname, title, tags[0]);
 		if (tags.length === 2) {
-			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-dual`, displayname, postData.topic.title, tags[0], tags[1]);
+			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-dual`, displayname, title, tags[0], tags[1]);
 		} else if (tags.length === 3) {
-			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-triple`, displayname, postData.topic.title, tags[0], tags[1], tags[2]);
+			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-triple`, displayname, title, tags[0], tags[1], tags[2]);
 		} else if (tags.length > 3) {
-			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-multiple`, displayname, postData.topic.title, tags.join(', '));
+			bodyShort = translator.compile(`${notifBase}-multiple`, displayname, title, tags.join(', '));
 		}
 
 		const notification = await notifications.create({
diff --git a/src/user/notifications.js b/src/user/notifications.js
index a1d4e7141d..d5d695efb1 100644
--- a/src/user/notifications.js
+++ b/src/user/notifications.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const notifications = require('../notifications');
 const privileges = require('../privileges');
 const plugins = require('../plugins');
 const translator = require('../translator');
+const topics = require('../topics');
 const user = require('./index');
 const utils = require('../utils');
 
@@ -201,15 +202,18 @@ UserNotifications.deleteAll = async function (uid) {
 
 UserNotifications.sendTopicNotificationToFollowers = async function (uid, topicData, postData) {
 	try {
-		let followers = await db.getSortedSetRange(`followers:${uid}`, 0, -1);
-		followers = await privileges.categories.filterUids('read', topicData.cid, followers);
+		const [allFollowers, title] = await Promise.all([
+			db.getSortedSetRange(`followers:${uid}`, 0, -1),
+			topics.getTopicField(topicData.tid, 'title'),
+		]);
+		const followers = await privileges.categories.filterUids('read', topicData.cid, allFollowers);
 		if (!followers.length) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		const notifObj = await notifications.create({
 			type: 'new-topic',
-			bodyShort: translator.compile('notifications:user-posted-topic', postData.user.displayname, postData.topic.title),
+			bodyShort: translator.compile('notifications:user-posted-topic', postData.user.displayname, title),
 			bodyLong: postData.content,
 			pid: postData.pid,
 			path: `/post/${postData.pid}`,