diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_inclusion.py b/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_inclusion.py
index 9735ea49e..b9f32adc0 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_inclusion.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_inclusion.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def execute(self, identity, uow):
 class AcceptAction(actions.AcceptAction):
     """Accept action."""
 
-    def execute(self, identity, uow):
+    def execute(self, identity, uow, **kwargs):
         """Include record into community."""
         # Resolve the topic and community - the request type only allow for
         # community receivers and record topics.
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ def execute(self, identity, uow):
         # not be immediately visible in the community's records, when the `all versions`
         # facet is not toggled
         uow.register(RecordIndexOp(record, indexer=service.indexer, index_refresh=True))
-        uow.register(
-            NotificationOp(
-                CommunityInclusionAcceptNotificationBuilder.build(
-                    identity=identity, request=self.request
+
+        if kwargs.get("send_notification", True):
+            uow.register(
+                NotificationOp(
+                    CommunityInclusionAcceptNotificationBuilder.build(
+                        identity=identity, request=self.request
+                    )
                 )
             )
-        )
         super().execute(identity, uow)
 
 
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_submission.py b/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_submission.py
index 070a0399c..fb3d1444d 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_submission.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/requests/community_submission.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 """Community submission request."""
 
-from invenio_access.permissions import system_identity
 from invenio_drafts_resources.services.records.uow import ParentRecordCommitOp
 from invenio_i18n import lazy_gettext as _
 from invenio_notifications.services.uow import NotificationOp
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def execute(self, identity, uow):
 class AcceptAction(actions.AcceptAction):
     """Accept action."""
 
-    def execute(self, identity, uow):
+    def execute(self, identity, uow, **kwargs):
         """Accept record into community."""
         # Resolve the topic and community - the request type only allow for
         # community receivers and record topics.
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ def execute(self, identity, uow):
         # TODO: Ensure that the accepting user has permissions to publish.
         service.publish(identity, draft.pid.pid_value, uow=uow)
 
-        # don't send notification about request auto-accept
-        if identity != system_identity:
+        if kwargs.get("send_notification", True):
             uow.register(
                 NotificationOp(
                     CommunityInclusionAcceptNotificationBuilder.build(
@@ -92,6 +90,7 @@ def execute(self, identity, uow):
                     )
                 )
             )
+
         super().execute(identity, uow)
 
 
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/services/community_inclusion/service.py b/invenio_rdm_records/services/community_inclusion/service.py
index b74056dfc..8eed5bbc5 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/services/community_inclusion/service.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/services/community_inclusion/service.py
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ def include(self, identity, community, request, uow):
 
         if can_include_directly:
             request_item = current_requests_service.execute_action(
-                system_identity, request.id, "accept", data=None, uow=uow
+                system_identity,
+                request.id,
+                "accept",
+                data=None,
+                uow=uow,
+                send_notification=False,
             )
 
             data = {