diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php
index 2c46b85f9a076..eec654bd678d1 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php
@@ -208,20 +208,10 @@ public function reject(int $id): DataResponse {
 			->setObject('transfer', (string)$id);
 		$this->notificationManager->markProcessed($notification);
 
-		$notification = $this->notificationManager->createNotification();
-		$notification->setUser($transferOwnership->getSourceUser())
-			->setApp($this->appName)
-			->setDateTime($this->timeFactory->getDateTime())
-			->setSubject('transferownershipRequestDenied', [
-				'sourceUser' => $transferOwnership->getSourceUser(),
-				'targetUser' => $transferOwnership->getTargetUser(),
-				'nodeName' => $transferOwnership->getNodeName()
-			])
-			->setObject('transfer', (string)$transferOwnership->getId());
-		$this->notificationManager->notify($notification);
-
 		$this->mapper->delete($transferOwnership);
 
+		// A "request denied" notification will be created by Notifier::dismissNotification
+
 		return new DataResponse([], Http::STATUS_OK);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Notification/Notifier.php b/apps/files/lib/Notification/Notifier.php
index 0968ae15f54c4..10954ac9c6492 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Notification/Notifier.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Notification/Notifier.php
@@ -88,23 +88,15 @@ public function prepare(INotification $notification, string $languageCode): INot
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unhandled app');
 		}
 
-		if ($notification->getSubject() === 'transferownershipRequest') {
-			return $this->handleTransferownershipRequest($notification, $languageCode);
-		}
-		if ($notification->getSubject() === 'transferOwnershipFailedSource') {
-			return $this->handleTransferOwnershipFailedSource($notification, $languageCode);
-		}
-		if ($notification->getSubject() === 'transferOwnershipFailedTarget') {
-			return $this->handleTransferOwnershipFailedTarget($notification, $languageCode);
-		}
-		if ($notification->getSubject() === 'transferOwnershipDoneSource') {
-			return $this->handleTransferOwnershipDoneSource($notification, $languageCode);
-		}
-		if ($notification->getSubject() === 'transferOwnershipDoneTarget') {
-			return $this->handleTransferOwnershipDoneTarget($notification, $languageCode);
-		}
-
-		throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unhandled subject');
+		return match($notification->getSubject()) {
+			'transferownershipRequest' => $this->handleTransferownershipRequest($notification, $languageCode),
+			'transferownershipRequestDenied' => $this->handleTransferOwnershipRequestDenied($notification, $languageCode),
+			'transferOwnershipFailedSource' => $this->handleTransferOwnershipFailedSource($notification, $languageCode),
+			'transferOwnershipFailedTarget' => $this->handleTransferOwnershipFailedTarget($notification, $languageCode),
+			'transferOwnershipDoneSource' => $this->handleTransferOwnershipDoneSource($notification, $languageCode),
+			'transferOwnershipDoneTarget' => $this->handleTransferOwnershipDoneTarget($notification, $languageCode),
+			default => throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unhandled subject')
+		};
 	}
 
 	public function handleTransferownershipRequest(INotification $notification, string $languageCode): INotification {
@@ -163,6 +155,29 @@ public function handleTransferownershipRequest(INotification $notification, stri
 		return $notification;
 	}
 
+	public function handleTransferOwnershipRequestDenied(INotification $notification, string $languageCode): INotification {
+		$l = $this->l10nFactory->get('files', $languageCode);
+		$param = $notification->getSubjectParameters();
+
+		$targetUser = $this->getUser($param['targetUser']);
+		$notification->setRichSubject($l->t('Ownership transfer denied'))
+			->setRichMessage(
+				$l->t('Your ownership transfer of {path} was denied by {user}.'),
+				[
+					'path' => [
+						'type' => 'highlight',
+						'id' => $param['targetUser'] . '::' . $param['nodeName'],
+						'name' => $param['nodeName'],
+					],
+					'user' => [
+						'type' => 'user',
+						'id' => $targetUser->getUID(),
+						'name' => $targetUser->getDisplayName(),
+					],
+				]);
+		return $notification;
+	}
+
 	public function handleTransferOwnershipFailedSource(INotification $notification, string $languageCode): INotification {
 		$l = $this->l10nFactory->get('files', $languageCode);
 		$param = $notification->getSubjectParameters();