diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/notifications/policies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/notifications/policies_controller.rb
index 9d70c283be..0cad5fe0b8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/notifications/policies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/notifications/policies_controller.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class Api::V1::Notifications::PoliciesController < Api::BaseController
       :filter_not_following,
       :filter_not_followers,
       :filter_new_accounts,
-      :filter_private_mentions
+      :filter_private_mentions,
+      :filter_bots
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/notifications/policies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/notifications/policies_controller.rb
index 637587967f..de20dd071e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/notifications/policies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/notifications/policies_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class Api::V2::Notifications::PoliciesController < Api::BaseController
       :for_not_followers,
       :for_new_accounts,
       :for_private_mentions,
-      :for_limited_accounts
+      :for_limited_accounts,
+      :for_bots
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/notification_policies.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/notification_policies.ts
index 1c3970782c..40ca89e78f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/notification_policies.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/notification_policies.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface NotificationPolicyJSON {
   for_new_accounts: NotificationPolicyValue;
   for_private_mentions: NotificationPolicyValue;
   for_limited_accounts: NotificationPolicyValue;
+  for_bots: NotificationPolicyValue;
   summary: {
     pending_requests_count: number;
     pending_notifications_count: number;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/policy_controls.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/policy_controls.tsx
index a4743b0c22..03fb3530ca 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/policy_controls.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/policy_controls.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ export const PolicyControls: React.FC = () => {
     [dispatch],
   );
 
+  const handleFilterBots = useCallback(
+    (value: string) => {
+      changeFilter(dispatch, 'for_bots', value);
+    },
+    [dispatch],
+  );
+
   if (!notificationPolicy) return null;
 
   const options = [
@@ -209,6 +216,24 @@ export const PolicyControls: React.FC = () => {
             />
           }
         />
+
+        <SelectWithLabel
+          value={notificationPolicy.for_bots}
+          onChange={handleFilterBots}
+          options={options}
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='notifications.policy.filter_bots_title'
+              defaultMessage='Bots'
+            />
+          }
+          hint={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='notifications.policy.filter_bots_hint'
+              defaultMessage='Accounts marked as automated'
+            />
+          }
+        />
       </div>
     </section>
   );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/ignore_notifications_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/ignore_notifications_modal.jsx
index 3ef771ed76..d6962152c5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/ignore_notifications_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/ignore_notifications_modal.jsx
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ export const IgnoreNotificationsModal = ({ filterType }) => {
   case 'for_limited_accounts':
     title = <FormattedMessage id='ignore_notifications_modal.limited_accounts_title' defaultMessage='Ignore notifications from moderated accounts?' />;
     break;
+  case 'for_bots':
+    title = <FormattedMessage id='ignore_notifications_modal.bots_title' defaultMessage='Ignore notifications from bots?' />;
+    break;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 511ae3503c..b6ccc679f1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@
   "home.pending_critical_update.link": "See updates",
   "home.pending_critical_update.title": "Critical security update available!",
   "home.show_announcements": "Show announcements",
+  "ignore_notifications_modal.bots_title": "Ignore notifications from bots?",
   "ignore_notifications_modal.disclaimer": "Mastodon cannot inform users that you've ignored their notifications. Ignoring notifications will not stop the messages themselves from being sent.",
   "ignore_notifications_modal.filter_instead": "Filter instead",
   "ignore_notifications_modal.filter_to_act_users": "You'll still be able to accept, reject, or report users",
@@ -1042,6 +1043,8 @@
   "notifications.policy.drop": "Ignore",
   "notifications.policy.drop_hint": "Send to the void, never to be seen again",
   "notifications.policy.filter": "Filter",
+  "notifications.policy.filter_bots_hint": "Accounts marked as automated",
+  "notifications.policy.filter_bots_title": "Bots",
   "notifications.policy.filter_hint": "Send to filtered notifications inbox",
   "notifications.policy.filter_limited_accounts_hint": "Limited by server moderators",
   "notifications.policy.filter_limited_accounts_title": "Moderated accounts",
diff --git a/app/models/notification_policy.rb b/app/models/notification_policy.rb
index 73a13b92a8..cf850999f9 100644
--- a/app/models/notification_policy.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification_policy.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # Table name: notification_policies
 #
 #  id                   :bigint(8)        not null, primary key
+#  for_bots             :integer          default("accept"), not null
 #  for_limited_accounts :integer          default("filter"), not null
 #  for_new_accounts     :integer          default("accept"), not null
 #  for_not_followers    :integer          default("accept"), not null
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class NotificationPolicy < ApplicationRecord
   enum :for_new_accounts, { accept: 0, filter: 1, drop: 2 }, suffix: :new_accounts
   enum :for_private_mentions, { accept: 0, filter: 1, drop: 2 }, suffix: :private_mentions
   enum :for_limited_accounts, { accept: 0, filter: 1, drop: 2 }, suffix: :limited_accounts
+  enum :for_bots, { accept: 0, filter: 1, drop: 2 }, suffix: :bots
 
   def summarize!
     @pending_requests_count = pending_notification_requests.first
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class NotificationPolicy < ApplicationRecord
     self.for_private_mentions = value ? :filter : :accept
   end
 
+  def filter_bots=(value)
+    self.for_bots = value ? :filter : :accept
+  end
+
   private
 
   def pending_notification_requests
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/notification_policy_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/notification_policy_serializer.rb
index 3902c1a04a..d3256e49a9 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/notification_policy_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/notification_policy_serializer.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class REST::NotificationPolicySerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :for_new_accounts,
              :for_private_mentions,
              :for_limited_accounts,
+             :for_bots,
              :summary
 
   def summary
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/v1/notification_policy_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/v1/notification_policy_serializer.rb
index e1bbdc44ff..8e06af4558 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/v1/notification_policy_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/v1/notification_policy_serializer.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class REST::V1::NotificationPolicySerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :filter_not_followers,
              :filter_new_accounts,
              :filter_private_mentions,
+             :filter_bots,
              :summary
 
   def summary
@@ -29,4 +30,8 @@ class REST::V1::NotificationPolicySerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   def filter_private_mentions
     !object.accept_private_mentions?
   end
+
+  def filter_bots
+    !object.accept_bots?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/notify_service.rb b/app/services/notify_service.rb
index af2f74ce56..9d62b2e505 100644
--- a/app/services/notify_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/notify_service.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
         WHERE ancestors.mention_id IS NOT NULL AND s.account_id = :recipient_id AND s.visibility = 3
       SQL
     end
+
+    def from_bot?
+      @sender.bot?
+    end
   end
 
   class DropCondition < BaseCondition
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
         blocked_by_not_following_policy? ||
         blocked_by_not_followers_policy? ||
         blocked_by_new_accounts_policy? ||
-        blocked_by_private_mentions_policy?
+        blocked_by_private_mentions_policy? ||
+        blocked_by_bots_policy?
     end
 
     private
@@ -160,6 +165,10 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
     def blocked_by_limited_accounts_policy?
       @policy.drop_limited_accounts? && (@options[:silenced] || @sender.silenced?) && not_following?
     end
+
+    def blocked_by_bots_policy?
+      @policy.drop_bots? && from_bot?
+    end
   end
 
   class FilterCondition < BaseCondition
@@ -172,7 +181,8 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
         filtered_by_not_following_policy? ||
         filtered_by_not_followers_policy? ||
         filtered_by_new_accounts_policy? ||
-        filtered_by_private_mentions_policy?
+        filtered_by_private_mentions_policy? ||
+        filtered_by_bots_policy?
     end
 
     private
@@ -196,6 +206,10 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
     def filtered_by_limited_accounts_policy?
       @policy.filter_limited_accounts? && (@options[:silenced] || @sender.silenced?) && not_following?
     end
+
+    def filtered_by_bots_policy?
+      @policy.filter_bots? && from_bot?
+    end
   end
 
   def call(recipient, type, activity, **options)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260425144553_add_for_bots_to_notification_policies.rb b/db/migrate/20260425144553_add_for_bots_to_notification_policies.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e31f4e4bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20260425144553_add_for_bots_to_notification_policies.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddForBotsToNotificationPolicies < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :notification_policies, :for_bots, :integer, default: 0, null: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 51e2cef103..3341b513d1 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2026_05_05_155103) do
   create_table "notification_policies", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.bigint "account_id", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.integer "for_bots", default: 0, null: false
     t.integer "for_limited_accounts", default: 1, null: false
     t.integer "for_new_accounts", default: 0, null: false
     t.integer "for_not_followers", default: 0, null: false
diff --git a/spec/models/notification_policy_spec.rb b/spec/models/notification_policy_spec.rb
index 7d1b494dd5..a6ea32758d 100644
--- a/spec/models/notification_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/notification_policy_spec.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,33 @@ RSpec.describe NotificationPolicy do
       )
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'for_bots attribute' do
+    subject { Fabricate(:notification_policy) }
+
+    it 'defaults to accept' do
+      expect(subject.for_bots).to eq 'accept'
+    end
+
+    it 'can be set to filter' do
+      subject.update!(for_bots: 'filter')
+      expect(subject.reload.for_bots).to eq 'filter'
+    end
+
+    it 'can be set to drop' do
+      subject.update!(for_bots: 'drop')
+      expect(subject.reload.for_bots).to eq 'drop'
+    end
+
+    it 'can be set to accept' do
+      subject.update!(for_bots: 'accept')
+      expect(subject.reload.for_bots).to eq 'accept'
+    end
+
+    it 'validates input' do
+      expect do
+        subject.update!(for_bots: 'block')
+      end.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "'block' is not a valid for_bots")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications/policies_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications/policies_spec.rb
index ac24501526..6d6b8d5a67 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications/policies_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications/policies_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Policies' do
           filter_not_followers: false,
           filter_new_accounts: false,
           filter_private_mentions: true,
+          filter_bots: false,
           summary: a_hash_including(
             pending_requests_count: 1,
             pending_notifications_count: 0
@@ -63,11 +64,17 @@ RSpec.describe 'Policies' do
         filter_not_followers: false,
         filter_new_accounts: false,
         filter_private_mentions: true,
+        filter_bots: false,
         summary: a_hash_including(
           pending_requests_count: 0,
           pending_notifications_count: 0
         )
       )
     end
+
+    it 'updates filter_bots' do
+      put '/api/v1/notifications/policy', headers: headers, params: { filter_bots: true }
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(filter_bots: true)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v2/notifications/policies_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v2/notifications/policies_spec.rb
index f080bc730f..73383163c3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v2/notifications/policies_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v2/notifications/policies_spec.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Policies' do
           for_new_accounts: 'accept',
           for_private_mentions: 'filter',
           for_limited_accounts: 'filter',
+          for_bots: 'accept',
           summary: a_hash_including(
             pending_requests_count: 1,
             pending_notifications_count: 0
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Policies' do
         for_new_accounts: 'accept',
         for_private_mentions: 'filter',
         for_limited_accounts: 'drop',
+        for_bots: 'accept',
         summary: a_hash_including(
           pending_requests_count: 0,
           pending_notifications_count: 0
@@ -73,4 +75,13 @@ RSpec.describe 'Policies' do
       )
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'updating bots policy' do
+    it 'accepts for_bots parameter' do
+      put '/api/v2/notifications/policy', headers: headers, params: { for_bots: 'filter' }
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(for_bots: 'filter')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
index 9927fa9f04..df51bce8bf 100644
--- a/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/notify_service_spec.rb
@@ -272,6 +272,61 @@ RSpec.describe NotifyService do
           expect(subject.drop?).to be true
         end
       end
+
+      context 'with bot policies' do
+        let(:bot_sender) { Fabricate(:account, bot: true) }
+        let(:human_sender) { Fabricate(:account, bot: false) }
+        let(:original_status) { Fabricate(:status) }
+        let(:recipient) { Fabricate(:account) }
+
+        def reblog_notification(from)
+          activity = Fabricate(:status, account: from, reblog: original_status)
+          Fabricate(:notification, type: :reblog, activity: activity, from_account: from, account: recipient)
+        end
+
+        before do
+          recipient.create_notification_policy!(
+            for_not_following: :accept,
+            for_not_followers: :accept,
+            for_new_accounts: :accept,
+            for_private_mentions: :accept,
+            for_limited_accounts: :accept,
+            for_bots: bots_policy
+          )
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is dropping bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :drop }
+
+          it 'drops bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).drop?).to be true
+          end
+
+          it 'keeps human reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(human_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).drop?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is filtering bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :filter }
+
+          it 'does not drop bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).drop?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is accepting bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :accept }
+
+          it 'does not drop bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).drop?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -518,6 +573,61 @@ RSpec.describe NotifyService do
           end
         end
       end
+
+      context 'with bot policies' do
+        let(:bot_sender) { Fabricate(:account, bot: true) }
+        let(:human_sender) { Fabricate(:account, bot: false) }
+        let(:original_status) { Fabricate(:status) }
+        let(:recipient) { Fabricate(:account) }
+
+        def reblog_notification(from)
+          activity = Fabricate(:status, account: from, reblog: original_status)
+          Fabricate(:notification, type: :reblog, activity: activity, from_account: from, account: recipient)
+        end
+
+        before do
+          recipient.create_notification_policy!(
+            for_not_following: :accept,
+            for_not_followers: :accept,
+            for_new_accounts: :accept,
+            for_private_mentions: :accept,
+            for_limited_accounts: :accept,
+            for_bots: bots_policy
+          )
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is dropping bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :drop }
+
+          it 'does not filter bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).filter?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is filtering bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :filter }
+
+          it 'filters bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).filter?).to be true
+          end
+
+          it 'keeps human reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(human_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).filter?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when recipient is accepting bots' do
+          let(:bots_policy) { :accept }
+
+          it 'does not filter bot reblogs' do
+            notification = reblog_notification(bot_sender)
+            expect(described_class.new(notification).filter?).to be false
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end