diff --git a/jobs/regular/assign_notification.rb b/jobs/regular/assign_notification.rb
index 33c1102..9da8882 100644
--- a/jobs/regular/assign_notification.rb
+++ b/jobs/regular/assign_notification.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Jobs
           user: user,
           post: post,
           username: assigned_by.username,
-          notification_type: Notification.types[:custom],
+          notification_type: Notification.types[:assigned] || Notification.types[:custom],
           excerpt:
           I18n.t(
             (assigned_to_user ? "discourse_assign.topic_assigned_excerpt" : "discourse_assign.topic_group_assigned_excerpt"),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Jobs
 
         next if args[:silent]
         Notification.create!(
-          notification_type: Notification.types[:custom],
+          notification_type: Notification.types[:assigned] || Notification.types[:custom],
           user_id: user.id,
           topic_id: topic.id,
           post_number: post.post_number,
diff --git a/jobs/regular/unassign_notification.rb b/jobs/regular/unassign_notification.rb
index bae8936..f33dc56 100644
--- a/jobs/regular/unassign_notification.rb
+++ b/jobs/regular/unassign_notification.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Jobs
         Assigner.publish_topic_tracking_state(topic, user.id)
 
         Notification.where(
-          notification_type: Notification.types[:custom],
+          notification_type: Notification.types[:assigned] || Notification.types[:custom],
           user_id: user.id,
           topic_id: topic.id,
         ).where("data like '%discourse_assign.assign_notification%' OR data like '%discourse_assign.assign_group_notification%'").destroy_all
diff --git a/spec/jobs/regular/assign_notification_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/regular/assign_notification_spec.rb
index 1809a7e..0aa4eb2 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/regular/assign_notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/regular/assign_notification_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RSpec.describe Jobs::AssignNotification do
 
       it 'sends a high priority notification to the assignee' do
         Notification.expects(:create!).with(
-          notification_type: Notification.types[:custom],
+          notification_type: Notification.types[:assigned] || Notification.types[:custom],
           user_id: user2.id,
           topic_id: topic.id,
           post_number: 1,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ RSpec.describe Jobs::AssignNotification do
       it 'sends a high priority notification to all group members' do
         [user2, user3, user4].each do |user|
           Notification.expects(:create!).with(
-            notification_type: Notification.types[:custom],
+            notification_type: Notification.types[:assigned] || Notification.types[:custom],
             user_id: user.id,
             topic_id: topic.id,
             post_number: 1,