# Watching a category does not cause push notifications

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-a-category-does-not-cause-push-notifications/282794>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [October 19, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-a-category-does-not-cause-push-notifications/282794 "2023-10-19T13:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![markvanlan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/markvanlan/32/160087_2.png) [@markvanlan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markvanlan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-a-category-does-not-cause-push-notifications/282794/6 "2023-11-01T15:07:57Z")

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I’ve merged [a commit](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/88874389d2d80e638954e28c4f4145e7a3cdd105) that adds `watching_category_or_tag` to `NOTIFIABLE_TYPES` just like you outlined! Thanks for the bug report and solution :chefs_kiss:

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