diff --git a/src/Notifier.ts b/src/Notifier.ts
index fed04dd68d..db9a7f1b1c 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.ts
+++ b/src/Notifier.ts
@@ -412,9 +412,11 @@ class NotifierClass {
         removed: boolean,
         data: IRoomTimelineData,
     ): void => {
-        if (!data.liveEvent) return; // only notify for new things, not old.
+        if (removed) return; // only notify for new events, not removed ones
+        if (!data.liveEvent || !!toStartOfTimeline) return; // only notify for new things, not old.
         if (!this.isSyncing) return; // don't alert for any messages initially
         if (ev.getSender() === MatrixClientPeg.safeGet().getUserId()) return;
+        if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet().threadListType !== null) return; // Ignore events on the thread list generated timelines
 
         MatrixClientPeg.safeGet().decryptEventIfNeeded(ev);
 
diff --git a/test/Notifier-test.ts b/test/Notifier-test.ts
index 033360d04c..16a10db9ec 100644
--- a/test/Notifier-test.ts
+++ b/test/Notifier-test.ts
@@ -538,4 +538,28 @@ describe("Notifier", () => {
             expect(localStorage.getItem("notifications_hidden")).toBeTruthy();
         });
     });
+
+    describe("onEvent", () => {
+        it("should not evaluate events from the thread list fake timeline sets", async () => {
+            mockClient.supportsThreads.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+            const fn = jest.spyOn(Notifier, "evaluateEvent");
+
+            await testRoom.createThreadsTimelineSets();
+            testRoom.threadsTimelineSets[0]!.addEventToTimeline(
+                mkEvent({
+                    event: true,
+                    type: "m.room.message",
+                    user: "@user1:server",
+                    room: roomId,
+                    content: { body: "this is a thread root" },
+                }),
+                testRoom.threadsTimelineSets[0]!.getLiveTimeline(),
+                false,
+                false,
+            );
+
+            expect(fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+    });
 });