diff --git a/lib/UserSettings.php b/lib/UserSettings.php
index 0c6ee5b7c..7eed94bf4 100644
--- a/lib/UserSettings.php
+++ b/lib/UserSettings.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace OCA\Activity;
 
+use OCA\Activity\Extension\Files;
 use OCP\Activity\ActivitySettings;
 use OCP\Activity\Exceptions\SettingNotFoundException;
 use OCP\Activity\IManager;
@@ -173,9 +174,14 @@ public function getNotificationTypes() {
 		$return = array_map(function (ActivitySettings $setting) {
 			return $setting->getIdentifier();
 		}, $settings);
-		if (array_search('file_changed', $return) !== false) {
-			array_push($return, 'file_created', 'file_deleted', 'file_restored');
+
+		// TYPE_FILE_CHANGED is used to group all file changes together
+		// But we still differentiate between file_created, file_deleted and file_restored
+		// so let's add them to the list.
+		if (array_search(Files::TYPE_FILE_CHANGED, $return) !== false) {
+			array_push($return, Files::TYPE_SHARE_CREATED, Files::TYPE_SHARE_DELETED, Files::TYPE_SHARE_RESTORED);
 		}
+
 		return $return;
 	}
 
@@ -197,6 +203,11 @@ public function filterUsersBySetting($users, $method, $type) {
 			return [];
 		}
 
+		// file_created, file_deleted and file_restored are grouped under file_changed
+		if ($type === Files::TYPE_SHARE_CREATED || $type === Files::TYPE_SHARE_DELETED || $type === Files::TYPE_SHARE_RESTORED) {
+			$type = Files::TYPE_FILE_CHANGED;
+		}
+
 		$filteredUsers = [];
 		$potentialUsers = $this->config->getUserValueForUsers('activity', 'notify_' . $method . '_' . $type, $users);
 		foreach ($potentialUsers as $user => $value) {