diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
index 9f594a1f7..1c97e9591 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ const handleChangeGroupMemberRole = async (resolve, root, args, context, resolve
   return user
 }
 
+const handleRemoveUserFromGroup = async (resolve, root, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+  const { groupId, userId } = args
+  const user = await resolve(root, args, context, resolveInfo)
+  if (user) {
+    await publishNotifications(context, [
+      notifyMemberOfGroup(groupId, userId, 'removed_user_from_group', context),
+    ])
+  }
+  return user
+}
+
 const handleContentDataOfPost = async (resolve, root, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
   const idsOfUsers = extractMentionedUsers(args.content)
   const post = await resolve(root, args, context, resolveInfo)
@@ -160,15 +171,17 @@ const notifyOwnersOfGroup = async (groupId, userId, reason, context) => {
 }
 
 const notifyMemberOfGroup = async (groupId, userId, reason, context) => {
+  const { user: owner } = context
   const cypher = `
-    MATCH (group:Group { id: $groupId })<-[membership:MEMBER_OF]-(user:User { id: $userId })
+    MATCH (user:User { id: $userId })
+    MATCH (group:Group { id: $groupId })
     WITH user, group
     MERGE (group)-[notification:NOTIFIED {reason: $reason}]->(user)
     WITH group, user, notification
     SET notification.read = FALSE
     SET notification.createdAt = COALESCE(notification.createdAt, toString(datetime()))
     SET notification.updatedAt = toString(datetime())
-    SET notification.relatedUserId = $userId
+    SET notification.relatedUserId = $ownerId
     RETURN notification {.*, from: group, to: properties(user)}
   `
   const session = context.driver.session()
@@ -177,6 +190,7 @@ const notifyMemberOfGroup = async (groupId, userId, reason, context) => {
       groupId,
       reason,
       userId,
+      ownerId: owner.id,
     })
     return notificationTransactionResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('notification'))
   })
@@ -287,5 +301,6 @@ export default {
     JoinGroup: handleJoinGroup,
     LeaveGroup: handleLeaveGroup,
     ChangeGroupMemberRole: handleChangeGroupMemberRole,
+    RemoveUserFromGroup: handleRemoveUserFromGroup,
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.js
index 851c76f9c..50c423275 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   joinGroupMutation,
   leaveGroupMutation,
   changeGroupMemberRoleMutation,
-  //  removeUserFromGroupMutation,
+  removeUserFromGroupMutation,
 } from '../../graphql/groups'
 
 let server, query, mutate, notifiedUser, authenticatedUser
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ describe('notifications', () => {
                   id: 'closed-group',
                 },
                 relatedUser: {
-                  id: 'you',
+                  id: 'group-owner',
                 },
               },
             ],
@@ -812,5 +812,53 @@ describe('notifications', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    describe('user is removed from group', () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        authenticatedUser = await notifiedUser.toJson()
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: joinGroupMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            groupId: 'closed-group',
+            userId: authenticatedUser.id,
+          },
+        })
+        authenticatedUser = await groupOwner.toJson()
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: removeUserFromGroupMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            groupId: 'closed-group',
+            userId: 'you',
+          },
+        })
+        authenticatedUser = await notifiedUser.toJson()
+      })
+
+      it('has notification in database', async () => {
+        await expect(
+          query({
+            query: notificationQuery,
+          }),
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          data: {
+            notifications: [
+              {
+                read: false,
+                reason: 'removed_user_from_group',
+                createdAt: expect.any(String),
+                from: {
+                  __typename: 'Group',
+                  id: 'closed-group',
+                },
+                relatedUser: {
+                  id: 'group-owner',
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          errors: undefined,
+        })
+      })
+    })    
   })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
index 8173fc8f7..62a1f3696 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum NotificationReason {
   user_joined_group
   user_left_group
   changed_group_member_role
+  removed_user_from_group
 }
 
 type Query {