diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 8c382b5d3..8d0fd94d9 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disable": "Stop receiving notifications like this",
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disabled-title": "{{GENDER:|You}} will no longer receive notifications when a topic is archived or removed.",
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disabled-body": "You can change this in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo-echosubscriptions|your preferences]].",
+	"discussiontools-notification-topic-hidden": "(topic removed)",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header": "$1 {{GENDER:$2|replied}} in \"<strong>$4</strong>\".",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header-bundled": "{{PLURAL:$1|One new reply|$1 new replies|100=99+ new replies}} in \"<strong>$3</strong>\".",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header-compact": "$1: <em>$3</em>.",
diff --git a/i18n/qqq.json b/i18n/qqq.json
index 27539b54f..83b011231 100644
--- a/i18n/qqq.json
+++ b/i18n/qqq.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disable": "Button to disable notifications of the given type, shown below an Echo notification.",
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disabled-title": "Title of notification popup shown when a user disables this type of Echo notifications.",
 	"discussiontools-notification-removed-topic-disabled-body": "Body of notification popup shown when a user disables this type of Echo notifications.",
+	"discussiontools-notification-topic-hidden": "Text shown instead of topic title when the topic title has been hidden and context user does not have permission to see it",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header": "Notification header text for when there is a reply on a topic. Parameters:\n* $1 - the formatted username of the user who replied to the topic\n* $2 - the username for gender purposes\n* $3 - title of the page\n* $4 - title of the topic.",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header-bundled": "Notification header text for when there is a multiple replies on a topic. Parameters:\n* $1 - the number of replies for display\n* $2 - the raw number of replies, for PLURAL\n* $3 - title of the topic.\n{{Related|discussiontools-notification-bundle}}",
 	"discussiontools-notification-subscribed-new-comment-header-compact": "{{optional}}\nNotification compact header text for when there is a reply on a topic. Parameters:\n* $1 - the formatted username of the user who replied to the topic\n* $2 - the username for gender purposes\n* $3 - excerpt of the reply.\n{{Related|discussiontools-notification-header-flow}}",
diff --git a/includes/Notifications/SubscribedNewCommentPresentationModel.php b/includes/Notifications/SubscribedNewCommentPresentationModel.php
index 96339dabd..cdc8fbecd 100644
--- a/includes/Notifications/SubscribedNewCommentPresentationModel.php
+++ b/includes/Notifications/SubscribedNewCommentPresentationModel.php
@@ -88,17 +88,20 @@ class SubscribedNewCommentPresentationModel extends EchoEventPresentationModel {
 		if ( $this->isBundled() ) {
 			$count = $this->getNotificationCountForOutput();
 			$msg = $this->msg( $this->getHeaderMessageKey() );
-
 			// Repeat is B/C until unused parameter is removed from translations
 			$msg->numParams( $count, $count );
-			$msg->plaintextParams( $this->section->getTruncatedSectionTitle() );
-			return $msg;
 		} else {
 			$msg = parent::getHeaderMessage();
 			$msg->params( $this->getTruncatedTitleText( $this->event->getTitle(), true ) );
-			$msg->plaintextParams( $this->section->getTruncatedSectionTitle() );
-			return $msg;
 		}
+
+		if ( $this->section->exists() ) {
+			$msg->plaintextParams( $this->section->getTruncatedSectionTitle() );
+		} else {
+			$msg->plaintextParams( $this->msg( 'discussiontools-notification-topic-hidden' )->text() );
+		}
+
+		return $msg;
 	}
 
 	/**