diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/sendNotificationsOnMessage.js b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/sendNotificationsOnMessage.js
index 59e757526f8c..309e3f896428 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/sendNotificationsOnMessage.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/lib/sendNotificationsOnMessage.js
@@ -194,11 +194,13 @@ function sendAllNotifications(message, room) {
 			});
 		}
 
-		if (RocketChat.settings.get(`Accounts_Default_User_Preferences_${ notificationField }`) === 'all' && !disableAllMessageNotifications) {
+		const serverField = kind === 'email' ? 'emailNotificationMode' : `${ kind }Notifications`;
+		const serverPreference = RocketChat.settings.get(`Accounts_Default_User_Preferences_${ serverField }`);
+		if ((room.t === 'd' && serverPreference === 'mentions') || (serverPreference === 'all' && !disableAllMessageNotifications)) {
 			query.$or.push({
 				[notificationField]: { $exists: false }
 			});
-		} else if (RocketChat.settings.get(`Accounts_Default_User_Preferences_${ notificationField }`) === 'mentions' && mentionIdsWithoutGroups.length) {
+		} else if (serverPreference === 'mentions' && mentionIdsWithoutGroups.length) {
 			query.$or.push({
 				[notificationField]: { $exists: false },
 				'u._id': { $in: mentionIdsWithoutGroups }