diff --git a/app/services/notify_service.rb b/app/services/notify_service.rb
index 533355a2af5195..ab1b15b56bb135 100644
--- a/app/services/notify_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/notify_service.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def message?
     end
 
     def from_staff?
-      @sender.local? && @sender.user.present? && @sender.user_role&.overrides?(@recipient.user_role)
+      @sender.local? && @sender.user.present? && @sender.user_role&.overrides?(@recipient.user_role) && @sender.user_role&.highlighted? && @sender.user_role&.can?(*UserRole::Flags::CATEGORIES[:moderation])
     end
 
     def from_self?
diff --git a/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
index 8c810f1c32b521..c639827a610c7f 100644
--- a/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,73 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when the blocked sender has a role' do
+    let(:sender) { Fabricate(:user, role: sender_role).account }
+    let(:activity) { Fabricate(:mention, status: Fabricate(:status, account: sender)) }
+    let(:type) { :mention }
+
+    before do
+      recipient.block!(sender)
+    end
+
+    context 'when the role is a visible moderator' do
+      let(:sender_role) { Fabricate(:user_role, highlighted: true, permissions: UserRole::FLAGS[:manage_users]) }
+
+      it 'does notify' do
+        expect { subject }.to change(Notification, :count)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the role is a non-visible moderator' do
+      let(:sender_role) { Fabricate(:user_role, highlighted: false, permissions: UserRole::FLAGS[:manage_users]) }
+
+      it 'does not notify' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not change(Notification, :count)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the role is a visible non-moderator' do
+      let(:sender_role) { Fabricate(:user_role, highlighted: true) }
+
+      it 'does not notify' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not change(Notification, :count)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with filtered notifications' do
+    let(:unknown)  { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown') }
+    let(:status)   { Fabricate(:status, account: unknown) }
+    let(:activity) { Fabricate(:mention, account: recipient, status: status) }
+    let(:type)     { :mention }
+
+    before do
+      Fabricate(:notification_policy, account: recipient, filter_not_following: true)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a filtered notification' do
+      expect { subject }.to change(Notification, :count)
+      expect(Notification.last).to be_filtered
+    end
+
+    context 'when no notification request exists' do
+      it 'creates a notification request' do
+        expect { subject }.to change(NotificationRequest, :count)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when a notification request exists' do
+      let!(:notification_request) do
+        Fabricate(:notification_request, account: recipient, from_account: unknown, last_status: Fabricate(:status, account: unknown))
+      end
+
+      it 'updates the existing notification request' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not change(NotificationRequest, :count)
+        expect(notification_request.reload.last_status).to eq status
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe NotifyService::DismissCondition do
     subject { described_class.new(notification) }