diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dabc2a85a..fba236608 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 <details>
   <summary>API Changes</summary>
 - **Breaking:** Emoji API: changed methods and renamed routes.
+- **Breaking:** Notification Settings API for suppressing notification
+  now supports the following controls: `from_followers`, `from_following`,
+  and `from_strangers`.
 </details>
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/docs/API/pleroma_api.md b/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
index 70d4755b7..2cb0792db 100644
--- a/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
+++ b/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
@@ -287,10 +287,9 @@ See [Admin-API](admin_api.md)
 * Method `PUT`
 * Authentication: required
 * Params:
-    * `followers`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from followers
-    * `follows`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from people the user follows
-    * `remote`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from people on remote instances
-    * `local`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from people on the local instance
+    * `from_followers`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from followers
+    * `from_following`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from people the user follows
+    * `from_strangers`: BOOLEAN field, receives notifications from people without an established relationship
     * `privacy_option`: BOOLEAN field. When set to true, it removes the contents of a message from the push notification.
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"status": "success"}` if the update was successful, otherwise returns `{"error": "error_msg"}`
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
index 7eca55ac9..ca556f0bb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
@@ -459,10 +459,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   def skip?(%Activity{} = activity, %User{} = user) do
     [
       :self,
-      :followers,
-      :follows,
-      :non_followers,
-      :non_follows,
+      :from_followers,
+      :from_following,
+      :from_strangers,
       :recently_followed
     ]
     |> Enum.find(&skip?(&1, activity, user))
@@ -476,9 +475,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   end
 
   def skip?(
-        :followers,
+        :from_followers,
         %Activity{} = activity,
-        %User{notification_settings: %{followers: false}} = user
+        %User{notification_settings: %{from_followers: false}} = user
       ) do
     actor = activity.data["actor"]
     follower = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor)
@@ -486,9 +485,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   end
 
   def skip?(
-        :non_followers,
+        :from_strangers,
         %Activity{} = activity,
-        %User{notification_settings: %{non_followers: false}} = user
+        %User{notification_settings: %{from_strangers: false}} = user
       ) do
     actor = activity.data["actor"]
     follower = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor)
@@ -496,25 +495,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   end
 
   def skip?(
-        :follows,
+        :from_following,
         %Activity{} = activity,
-        %User{notification_settings: %{follows: false}} = user
+        %User{notification_settings: %{from_following: false}} = user
       ) do
     actor = activity.data["actor"]
     followed = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor)
     User.following?(user, followed)
   end
 
-  def skip?(
-        :non_follows,
-        %Activity{} = activity,
-        %User{notification_settings: %{non_follows: false}} = user
-      ) do
-    actor = activity.data["actor"]
-    followed = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor)
-    !User.following?(user, followed)
-  end
-
   # To do: consider defining recency in hours and checking FollowingRelationship with a single SQL
   def skip?(:recently_followed, %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Follow"}} = activity, %User{} = user) do
     actor = activity.data["actor"]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/notification_setting.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/notification_setting.ex
index 4bd55e139..e47ac4cab 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/notification_setting.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/notification_setting.ex
@@ -10,20 +10,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting do
   @primary_key false
 
   embedded_schema do
-    field(:followers, :boolean, default: true)
-    field(:follows, :boolean, default: true)
-    field(:non_follows, :boolean, default: true)
-    field(:non_followers, :boolean, default: true)
+    field(:from_followers, :boolean, default: true)
+    field(:from_following, :boolean, default: true)
+    field(:from_strangers, :boolean, default: true)
     field(:privacy_option, :boolean, default: false)
   end
 
   def changeset(schema, params) do
     schema
     |> cast(prepare_attrs(params), [
-      :followers,
-      :follows,
-      :non_follows,
-      :non_followers,
+      :from_followers,
+      :from_following,
+      :from_strangers,
       :privacy_option
     ])
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account.ex
index d54e2158d..ed90ef3db 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/account.ex
@@ -57,10 +57,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Schemas.Account do
           notification_settings: %Schema{
             type: :object,
             properties: %{
-              followers: %Schema{type: :boolean},
-              follows: %Schema{type: :boolean},
-              non_followers: %Schema{type: :boolean},
-              non_follows: %Schema{type: :boolean},
+              from_followers: %Schema{type: :boolean},
+              from_following: %Schema{type: :boolean},
+              from_strangers: %Schema{type: :boolean},
               privacy_option: %Schema{type: :boolean}
             }
           },
@@ -123,10 +122,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Schemas.Account do
         "unread_conversation_count" => 0,
         "tags" => [],
         "notification_settings" => %{
-          "followers" => true,
-          "follows" => true,
-          "non_followers" => true,
-          "non_follows" => true,
+          "from_followers" => true,
+          "from_following" => true,
+          "from_strangers" => true,
           "privacy_option" => false
         },
         "relationship" => %{
diff --git a/test/notification_test.exs b/test/notification_test.exs
index 37c255fee..fd59aceb5 100644
--- a/test/notification_test.exs
+++ b/test/notification_test.exs
@@ -237,19 +237,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.NotificationTest do
       follower = insert(:user)
 
       followed =
-        insert(:user, notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{followers: false})
+        insert(:user, notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{from_followers: false})
 
       User.follow(follower, followed)
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(follower, %{status: "hey @#{followed.nickname}"})
       refute Notification.create_notification(activity, followed)
     end
 
-    test "it disables notifications from non-followers" do
+    test "it disables notifications from strangers" do
       follower = insert(:user)
 
       followed =
         insert(:user,
-          notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{non_followers: false}
+          notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{from_strangers: false}
         )
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(follower, %{status: "hey @#{followed.nickname}"})
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.NotificationTest do
 
     test "it disables notifications from people the user follows" do
       follower =
-        insert(:user, notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{follows: false})
+        insert(:user, notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{from_following: false})
 
       followed = insert(:user)
       User.follow(follower, followed)
@@ -267,15 +267,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.NotificationTest do
       refute Notification.create_notification(activity, follower)
     end
 
-    test "it disables notifications from people the user does not follow" do
-      follower =
-        insert(:user, notification_settings: %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{non_follows: false})
-
-      followed = insert(:user)
-      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(followed, %{status: "hey @#{follower.nickname}"})
-      refute Notification.create_notification(activity, follower)
-    end
-
     test "it doesn't create a notification for user if he is the activity author" do
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
       author = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"])
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 487ec26c2..2e01689ff 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountViewTest do
     user = insert(:user)
 
     notification_settings = %{
-      followers: true,
-      follows: true,
-      non_followers: true,
-      non_follows: true,
+      from_followers: true,
+      from_following: true,
+      from_strangers: true,
       privacy_option: false
     }
 
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
index ad919d341..1133107f4 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilControllerTest do
     test "it updates notification settings", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
       conn
       |> put("/api/pleroma/notification_settings", %{
-        "followers" => false,
+        "from_followers" => false,
         "bar" => 1
       })
       |> json_response(:ok)
@@ -199,10 +199,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilControllerTest do
       user = refresh_record(user)
 
       assert %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{
-               followers: false,
-               follows: true,
-               non_follows: true,
-               non_followers: true,
+               from_followers: false,
+               from_following: true,
+               from_strangers: true,
                privacy_option: false
              } == user.notification_settings
     end
@@ -215,10 +214,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilControllerTest do
       user = refresh_record(user)
 
       assert %Pleroma.User.NotificationSetting{
-               followers: true,
-               follows: true,
-               non_follows: true,
-               non_followers: true,
+               from_followers: true,
+               from_following: true,
+               from_strangers: true,
                privacy_option: true
              } == user.notification_settings
     end