diff --git a/src/lib/components/Notifications.svelte b/src/lib/components/Notifications.svelte
index 490021e..81fbb07 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Notifications.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Notifications.svelte
@@ -60,16 +60,17 @@
 
   function verb(n: Notification): string {
     switch (n.kind) {
+      case "quote":
       case "reply-op":
-        return "replied to your discussion";
+        return "replied to you in";
       case "reply":
-        return "replied in";
+        return "wrote in";
       case "mention":
         return "mentioned you in";
       case "chat-reply":
         return "replied to you in chat";
       case "chat-mention":
-        return "mentioned you in chat";
+        return MODE === "full" ? "mentioned you in" : "mentioned you in chat";
     }
   }
 
@@ -157,6 +158,14 @@
                   <span class="group-hover:text-accent">
                     {n.title || "a discussion"}
                   </span>
+                {:else if n.kind === "chat-mention" && MODE === "full"}
+                  <span class="group-hover:text-accent"
+                    >{getGroupName(n.groupId)}</span
+                  >
+                  <span
+                    class="font-normal text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400"
+                    >chat</span
+                  >
                 {/if}
               </p>
               {#if text}
diff --git a/src/lib/forum/notifications.ts b/src/lib/forum/notifications.ts
index bcc29a3..91e1249 100644
--- a/src/lib/forum/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/lib/forum/notifications.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@ import { extractMentionPubkeys } from "$lib/mentions";
 import { tag, type Query } from "./query";
 
 export type NotificationKind =
-  | "reply-op" // reply to a discussion the user started
-  | "reply" // reply in a discussion the user took part in
+  | "quote" // reply quoting one of the user's posts
   | "mention" // mentioned in a discussion reply
+  | "reply-op" // reply to a discussion the user started
+  | "reply" // reply in a discussion the user took part in, p-tag only
   | "chat-reply" // chat reply to the user's message
   | "chat-mention"; // mentioned in chat
 
+// Everything but plain thread activity is addressed to the user. Not applied
+// yet: a future setting will let users leave plain activity out of the badge.
+export function isDirect(kind: NotificationKind): boolean {
+  return kind !== "reply";
+}
+
 export type Notification = {
   id: string;
   kind: NotificationKind;
@@ -43,11 +50,14 @@ export function parseNotification(e: Event, me: string): Notification | null {
   if (e.kind === 1111) {
     const threadId = tag(e, "E");
     if (!threadId) return null;
-    const kind: NotificationKind = mentioned
-      ? "mention"
-      : tag(e, "P") === me
-        ? "reply-op"
-        : "reply";
+    const quoted = e.tags.some((t) => t[0] === "q" && t[3] === me);
+    const kind: NotificationKind = quoted
+      ? "quote"
+      : mentioned
+        ? "mention"
+        : tag(e, "P") === me
+          ? "reply-op"
+          : "reply";
     return { ...base, kind, threadId };
   }
   if (e.kind === 9) {