diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
index cb3c5c77c..fdabc65f1 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
@@ -147,28 +147,28 @@ export default function DraftInput({
     const sendActionTestID = `${testID}.send_action`;
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
 
-    const persistenNotificationsEnabled = postPriority.persistent_notifications && postPriority.priority === PostPriorityType.URGENT;
+    const persistentNotificationsEnabled = postPriority.persistent_notifications && postPriority.priority === PostPriorityType.URGENT;
     const {noMentionsError, mentionsList} = useMemo(() => {
         let error = false;
         let mentions: string[] = [];
         if (
             channelType !== General.DM_CHANNEL &&
-            persistenNotificationsEnabled
+            persistentNotificationsEnabled
         ) {
             mentions = (value.match(MENTIONS_REGEX) || []);
             error = mentions.length === 0;
         }
 
         return {noMentionsError: error, mentionsList: mentions};
-    }, [channelType, persistenNotificationsEnabled, value]);
+    }, [channelType, persistentNotificationsEnabled, value]);
 
     const handleSendMessage = useCallback(async () => {
-        if (persistenNotificationsEnabled) {
-            persistentNotificationsConfirmation(serverUrl, value, mentionsList, intl, sendMessage, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients, persistentNotificationInterval);
+        if (persistentNotificationsEnabled) {
+            persistentNotificationsConfirmation(serverUrl, value, mentionsList, intl, sendMessage, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients, persistentNotificationInterval, channelType);
         } else {
             sendMessage();
         }
-    }, [serverUrl, mentionsList, persistenNotificationsEnabled, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients, sendMessage, value]);
+    }, [serverUrl, mentionsList, persistentNotificationsEnabled, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients, sendMessage, value, channelType]);
 
     const sendActionDisabled = !canSend || noMentionsError;
 
diff --git a/app/utils/post/index.ts b/app/utils/post/index.ts
index 830a23cfb..a155ea174 100644
--- a/app/utils/post/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/post/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import {Alert, type AlertButton} from 'react-native';
 
 import {getUsersCountFromMentions} from '@actions/local/post';
-import {Post} from '@constants';
+import {General, Post} from '@constants';
 import {SPECIAL_MENTIONS_REGEX} from '@constants/autocomplete';
 import {POST_TIME_TO_FAIL} from '@constants/post';
 import {DEFAULT_LOCALE} from '@i18n';
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function hasSpecialMentions(message: string): boolean {
     return result;
 }
 
-export async function persistentNotificationsConfirmation(serverUrl: string, value: string, mentionsList: string[], intl: IntlShape, sendMessage: () => void, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients: number, persistentNotificationInterval: number) {
+export async function persistentNotificationsConfirmation(serverUrl: string, value: string, mentionsList: string[], intl: IntlShape, sendMessage: () => void, persistentNotificationMaxRecipients: number, persistentNotificationInterval: number, channelType?: ChannelType) {
     let title = '';
     let description = '';
     let buttons: AlertButton[] = [{
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export async function persistentNotificationsConfirmation(serverUrl: string, val
                 max: persistentNotificationMaxRecipients,
                 count: mentionsList.length,
             });
-        } else if (usersCount === 0) {
+        } else if (usersCount === 0 && channelType !== General.DM_CHANNEL) {
             title = intl.formatMessage({
                 id: 'persistent_notifications.error.no_mentions.title',
                 defaultMessage: 'Recipients must be @mentioned',