diff --git a/libs/common/src/models/response/notification.response.ts b/libs/common/src/models/response/notification.response.ts
index 894a00ee885..aa0ecc97b58 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/models/response/notification.response.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/models/response/notification.response.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ export class NotificationResponse extends BaseResponse {
     this.contextId = this.getResponseProperty("ContextId");
     this.type = this.getResponseProperty("Type");
 
-    const payload = this.getResponseProperty("Payload");
+    let payload = this.getResponseProperty("Payload");
+
+    if (typeof payload === "string") {
+      try {
+        payload = JSON.parse(payload);
+      } catch {
+        // guess it was a string
+      }
+    }
+
     switch (this.type) {
       case NotificationType.SyncCipherCreate:
       case NotificationType.SyncCipherDelete:
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/worker-webpush-connection.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/worker-webpush-connection.service.ts
index 631c624d667..74981b6782f 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/worker-webpush-connection.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/worker-webpush-connection.service.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ class MyWebPushConnector implements WebPushConnector {
           return this.webPushApiService.putSubscription(subscription.toJSON());
         }).pipe(
           switchMap(() => this.pushEvent$),
-          map((e) => new NotificationResponse(e.data.json().data)),
+          map((e) => {
+            return new NotificationResponse(e.data.json().data);
+          }),
         );
       }),
     );