diff --git a/src/gui/systray.cpp b/src/gui/systray.cpp
index 4f312f5df5..db04b01a43 100644
--- a/src/gui/systray.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/systray.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Systray::Systray()
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     setUserNotificationCenterDelegate();
-    checkNotificationAuth();
+    checkNotificationAuth(MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions::Default); // No provisional auth, ask user explicitly first time
     registerNotificationCategories(QString(tr("Download")));
 #else
     connect(AccountManager::instance(), &AccountManager::accountAdded,
diff --git a/src/gui/systray.h b/src/gui/systray.h
index f2c8ccd4ee..18f01cd937 100644
--- a/src/gui/systray.h
+++ b/src/gui/systray.h
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+enum MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions {
+    Default = 0,
+    Provisional
+};
+
 void setUserNotificationCenterDelegate();
-void checkNotificationAuth();
+void checkNotificationAuth(MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions authOptions = MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions::Provisional);
 void registerNotificationCategories(const QString &localizedDownloadString);
 bool canOsXSendUserNotification();
 void sendOsXUserNotification(const QString &title, const QString &message);
diff --git a/src/gui/systray.mm b/src/gui/systray.mm
index 392f5fde6c..e62d712580 100644
--- a/src/gui/systray.mm
+++ b/src/gui/systray.mm
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMacSystray, "nextcloud.gui.macsystray")
 
 namespace OCC {
 
+enum MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions {
+    Default = 0,
+    Provisional
+};
+
 double statusBarThickness()
 {
     return [NSStatusBar systemStatusBar].thickness;
@@ -78,10 +83,16 @@ void registerNotificationCategories(const QString &localisedDownloadString) {
     [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter] setNotificationCategories:[NSSet setWithObjects:generalCategory, updateCategory, nil]];
 }
 
-void checkNotificationAuth()
+void checkNotificationAuth(MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions additionalAuthOption = MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions::Provisional)
 {
     UNUserNotificationCenter* center = [UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter];
-    [center requestAuthorizationWithOptions:(UNAuthorizationOptionAlert + UNAuthorizationOptionSound + UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional)
+    UNAuthorizationOptions authOptions = UNAuthorizationOptionAlert + UNAuthorizationOptionSound;
+
+    if(additionalAuthOption == MacNotificationAuthorizationOptions::Provisional) {
+        authOptions += UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional;
+    }
+
+    [center requestAuthorizationWithOptions:(authOptions)
         completionHandler:^(BOOL granted, NSError * _Nullable error) {
             // Enable or disable features based on authorization.
             if(granted) {