diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 84d7840822bbee0878dfa5fd0d2f282905e733b8..ce52713f4cd5bd6a927a8f9ca73a8522626a1c7a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
                         u.setRole("participant");
                         allUsers.add(u);
                     }
-                    if (!allUsers.isEmpty()) {
+                    if (!allUsers.isEmpty() && conversation.getMucOptions().getSelf() != null && conversation.getMucOptions().getSelf().getAffiliation().ranks(MucOptions.Affiliation.MEMBER)) {
                         final var u = new MucOptions.User(conversation.getMucOptions(), null, "\0attention", "Notify active participants", new HashSet<>());
                         u.setRole("participant");
                         allUsers.add(u);