diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts
index dfe425b8e..d96fb2e53 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { TSecretApprovalRequests } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
+import { TNotificationServiceFactory } from "@app/services/notification/notification-service";
+import { NotificationType } from "@app/services/notification/notification-types";
 import { TProjectDALFactory } from "@app/services/project/project-dal";
 import { SmtpTemplates, TSmtpService } from "@app/services/smtp/smtp-service";
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ type TSendApprovalEmails = {
   smtpService: Pick<TSmtpService, "sendMail">;
   projectId: string;
   secretApprovalRequest: TSecretApprovalRequests;
+  notificationService: Pick<TNotificationServiceFactory, "createUserNotifications">;
 };
 
 export const sendApprovalEmailsFn = async ({
@@ -18,7 +21,8 @@ export const sendApprovalEmailsFn = async ({
   projectDAL,
   smtpService,
   projectId,
-  secretApprovalRequest
+  secretApprovalRequest,
+  notificationService
 }: TSendApprovalEmails) => {
   const cfg = getConfig();
 
@@ -26,6 +30,17 @@ export const sendApprovalEmailsFn = async ({
 
   const project = await projectDAL.findProjectWithOrg(projectId);
 
+  await notificationService.createUserNotifications(
+    policy.userApprovers.map((approver) => ({
+      userId: approver.userId,
+      orgId: project.orgId,
+      type: NotificationType.SECRET_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+      title: "Secret Change Request",
+      body: `You have a new secret change request pending your review for the project **${project.name}** in the organization **${project.organization.name}**.`,
+      link: `/projects/secret-management/${project.id}/approval?requestId=${secretApprovalRequest.id}`
+    }))
+  );
+
   // now we need to go through each of the reviewers and print out all the commits that they need to approve
   for await (const reviewerUser of policy.userApprovers) {
     await smtpService.sendMail({
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
index 17b7d8347..7e052baa5 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { TKmsServiceFactory } from "@app/services/kms/kms-service";
 import { KmsDataKey } from "@app/services/kms/kms-types";
 import { TMicrosoftTeamsServiceFactory } from "@app/services/microsoft-teams/microsoft-teams-service";
 import { TProjectMicrosoftTeamsConfigDALFactory } from "@app/services/microsoft-teams/project-microsoft-teams-config-dal";
+import { TNotificationServiceFactory } from "@app/services/notification/notification-service";
 import { TProjectDALFactory } from "@app/services/project/project-dal";
 import { TProjectBotServiceFactory } from "@app/services/project-bot/project-bot-service";
 import { TProjectEnvDALFactory } from "@app/services/project-env/project-env-dal";
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ type TSecretApprovalRequestServiceFactoryDep = {
   projectMicrosoftTeamsConfigDAL: Pick<TProjectMicrosoftTeamsConfigDALFactory, "getIntegrationDetailsByProject">;
   microsoftTeamsService: Pick<TMicrosoftTeamsServiceFactory, "sendNotification">;
   folderCommitService: Pick<TFolderCommitServiceFactory, "createCommit">;
+  notificationService: Pick<TNotificationServiceFactory, "createUserNotifications">;
 };
 
 export type TSecretApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ReturnType<typeof secretApprovalRequestServiceFactory>;
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
   resourceMetadataDAL,
   projectMicrosoftTeamsConfigDAL,
   microsoftTeamsService,
-  folderCommitService
+  folderCommitService,
+  notificationService
 }: TSecretApprovalRequestServiceFactoryDep) => {
   const requestCount = async ({
     projectId,
@@ -1446,7 +1449,8 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
       secretApprovalPolicyDAL,
       secretApprovalRequest,
       smtpService,
-      projectId
+      projectId,
+      notificationService
     });
 
     return secretApprovalRequest;
@@ -1813,7 +1817,8 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
       secretApprovalPolicyDAL,
       secretApprovalRequest,
       smtpService,
-      projectId
+      projectId,
+      notificationService
     });
     return secretApprovalRequest;
   };
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
index b9dc65676..4de76665a 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
     resourceMetadataDAL,
     projectMicrosoftTeamsConfigDAL,
     microsoftTeamsService,
-    folderCommitService
+    folderCommitService,
+    notificationService
   });
 
   const secretService = secretServiceFactory({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/notification/notification-types.ts b/backend/src/services/notification/notification-types.ts
index 76ffc2ea1..f12f73792 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/notification/notification-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/notification/notification-types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export enum NotificationType {
   ACCESS_APPROVAL_REQUEST = "access-approval-request",
   ACCESS_APPROVAL_REQUEST_UPDATED = "access-approval-request-updated",
-  ACCESS_POLICY_BYPASSED = "access-policy-bypassed"
+  ACCESS_POLICY_BYPASSED = "access-policy-bypassed",
+  SECRET_CHANGE_REQUEST = "secret-change-request"
 }
 
 export interface TCreateUserNotificationDTO {