diff --git a/app/src/lib/stores/notifications-store.ts b/app/src/lib/stores/notifications-store.ts
index de99ec761d..5d0b04f115 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/stores/notifications-store.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/stores/notifications-store.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class NotificationsStore {
       return
     }
 
-    const title = `@${comment.user.login} commented your pull request`
+    const title = `@${comment.user.login} commented on your pull request`
     const body = `${pullRequest.title} #${
       pullRequest.pullRequestNumber
     }\n${truncateWithEllipsis(comment.body, 50)}`
diff --git a/app/src/ui/notifications/pull-request-comment.tsx b/app/src/ui/notifications/pull-request-comment.tsx
index 0ab2e3efc1..b1b310347b 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/notifications/pull-request-comment.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/notifications/pull-request-comment.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class PullRequestComment extends React.Component<
         pullRequest={pullRequest}
         emoji={emoji}
         eventDate={new Date(comment.created_at)}
-        eventVerb="commented"
+        eventVerb="commented on"
         eventIconSymbol={icon.symbol}
         eventIconClass={icon.className}
         externalURL={comment.html_url}