diff --git a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionHandler.php b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionHandler.php
index a84a04ee6fc..f537f8cc8d6 100644
--- a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionHandler.php
+++ b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionHandler.php
@@ -743,6 +743,16 @@ public function submit(SlimRequest $slimRequest, APIResponse $response, array $a
             Repo::eventLog()->add($eventLog);
         }
 
+
+        $notificationManager = new NotificationManager();
+        $notificationManager->updateNotification(
+            Application::get()->getRequest(),
+            [PKPNotification::NOTIFICATION_TYPE_APPROVE_SUBMISSION],
+            null,
+            PKPApplication::ASSOC_TYPE_SUBMISSION,
+            $submission->getId()
+        );
+
         $userGroups = Repo::userGroup()
             ->getCollector()
             ->filterByContextIds([$context->getId()])