diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66deb3c6d..21e3da55a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### API-Changes
 - jsonrpc: add `mailingListAddress` property to `FullChat` #3607
+- jsonrpc: add `MessageNotificationInfo` & `messageGetNotificationInfo()` #3614
 
 ### Changes
 - truncate incoming messages by lines instead of just length #3480
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index 708a50771..410b7123f 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use types::webxdc::WebxdcMessageInfo;
 
 use self::types::{
     chat::{BasicChat, MuteDuration},
-    message::MessageViewtype,
+    message::{MessageNotificationInfo, MessageViewtype},
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -642,6 +642,16 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(messages)
     }
 
+    /// Fetch info desktop needs for creating a notification for a message
+    async fn message_get_notification_info(
+        &self,
+        account_id: u32,
+        message_id: u32,
+    ) -> Result<MessageNotificationInfo> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        MessageNotificationInfo::from_msg_id(&ctx, MsgId::new(message_id)).await
+    }
+
     /// Delete messages. The messages are deleted on the current device and
     /// on the IMAP server.
     async fn delete_messages(&self, account_id: u32, message_ids: Vec<u32>) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index 62c867c39..f98fc2767 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use deltachat::chat::Chat;
 use deltachat::contact::Contact;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
 use deltachat::download;
@@ -286,3 +287,61 @@ impl From<download::DownloadState> for DownloadState {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, TypeDef)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct MessageNotificationInfo {
+    id: u32,
+    chat_id: u32,
+    account_id: u32,
+
+    image: Option<String>,
+    image_mime_type: Option<String>,
+
+    chat_name: String,
+    chat_profile_image: Option<String>,
+
+    /// also known as summary_text1
+    summary_prefix: Option<String>,
+    /// also known as summary_text2
+    summary_text: String,
+}
+
+impl MessageNotificationInfo {
+    pub async fn from_msg_id(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<Self> {
+        let message = Message::load_from_db(context, msg_id).await?;
+        let chat = Chat::load_from_db(context, message.get_chat_id()).await?;
+
+        let image = if matches!(
+            message.get_viewtype(),
+            Viewtype::Image | Viewtype::Gif | Viewtype::Sticker
+        ) {
+            message
+                .get_file(context)
+                .map(|path_buf| path_buf.to_str().map(|s| s.to_owned()))
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let chat_profile_image = chat
+            .get_profile_image(context)
+            .await?
+            .map(|path_buf| path_buf.to_str().map(|s| s.to_owned()))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        let summary = message.get_summary(context, Some(&chat)).await?;
+
+        Ok(MessageNotificationInfo {
+            id: msg_id.to_u32(),
+            chat_id: message.get_chat_id().to_u32(),
+            account_id: context.get_id(),
+            image,
+            image_mime_type: message.get_filemime(),
+            chat_name: chat.name,
+            chat_profile_image,
+            summary_prefix: summary.prefix.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+            summary_text: summary.text,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
index 2b4667c49..be8be28b1 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ export class RawClient {
     return (this._transport.request('message_get_messages', [accountId, messageIds] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<Record<T.U32,T.Message>>;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Fetch info desktop needs for creating a notification for a message
+   */
+  public messageGetNotificationInfo(accountId: T.U32, messageId: T.U32): Promise<T.MessageNotificationData> {
+    return (this._transport.request('message_get_notification_info', [accountId, messageId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<T.MessageNotificationData>;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Delete messages. The messages are deleted on the current device and
    * on the IMAP server.
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index 56ffc455f..a930ee5da 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -137,5 +137,14 @@ export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
 "internetAccess":boolean;};
 export type DownloadState=("Done"|"Available"|"Failure"|"InProgress");
 export type Message={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"fromId":U32;"quote":(MessageQuote|null);"parentId":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"hasLocation":boolean;"hasHtml":boolean;"viewType":Viewtype;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sortTimestamp":I64;"receivedTimestamp":I64;"hasDeviatingTimestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"showPadlock":boolean;"isSetupmessage":boolean;"isInfo":boolean;"isForwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensionsHeight":I32;"dimensionsWidth":I32;"videochatType":(U32|null);"videochatUrl":(string|null);"overrideSenderName":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setupCodeBegin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"fileMime":(string|null);"fileBytes":U64;"fileName":(string|null);"webxdcInfo":(WebxdcMessageInfo|null);"downloadState":DownloadState;};
+export type MessageNotificationData={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"accountId":U32;"image":(string|null);"imageMimeType":(string|null);"chatName":string;"chatProfileImage":(string|null);
+/**
+ * also known as summary_text1
+ */
+"summaryPrefix":(string|null);
+/**
+ * also known as summary_text2
+ */
+"summaryText":string;};
 export type F64=number;
-export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,BasicChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32|null),U32,U32,MuteDuration,null,U32,U32,boolean,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,(U32)[],U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(Message|null),U32,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),([F64,F64]|null),(U32|null),[U32,Message],U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),(U32|null),null];
+export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,BasicChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32|null),U32,U32,MuteDuration,null,U32,U32,boolean,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,MessageNotificationData,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,(U32)[],U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(Message|null),U32,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),([F64,F64]|null),(U32|null),[U32,Message],U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),(U32|null),null];