diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index a7ead4e100fa..16df11a04922 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -4605,7 +4605,13 @@ function buildOptimisticChatReport(
     return optimisticChatReport;
 }
 
-function buildOptimisticGroupChatReport(participantAccountIDs: number[], reportName: string, avatarUri: string, optimisticReportID?: string) {
+function buildOptimisticGroupChatReport(
+    participantAccountIDs: number[],
+    reportName: string,
+    avatarUri: string,
+    optimisticReportID?: string,
+    notificationPreference?: NotificationPreference,
+) {
     return buildOptimisticChatReport(
         participantAccountIDs,
         reportName,
@@ -4616,7 +4622,7 @@ function buildOptimisticGroupChatReport(participantAccountIDs: number[], reportN
         undefined,
         undefined,
         undefined,
-        undefined,
+        notificationPreference,
         undefined,
         undefined,
         undefined,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index ec2f9119551e..cfe2aa003a42 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -974,9 +974,20 @@ function navigateToAndOpenReport(
     if (isEmptyObject(chat)) {
         if (isGroupChat) {
             // If we are creating a group chat then participantAccountIDs is expected to contain currentUserAccountID
-            newChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticGroupChatReport(participantAccountIDs, reportName ?? '', avatarUri ?? '', optimisticReportID);
+            newChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticGroupChatReport(participantAccountIDs, reportName ?? '', avatarUri ?? '', optimisticReportID, CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.HIDDEN);
         } else {
-            newChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport([...participantAccountIDs, currentUserAccountID]);
+            newChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport(
+                [...participantAccountIDs, currentUserAccountID],
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.HIDDEN,
+            );
         }
     }
     const report = isEmptyObject(chat) ? newChat : chat;