diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 507243630d7..4617b0b0b1d 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -3556,7 +3556,7 @@ en:
         progress:
           one: "Progress: <strong>%{count}</strong> topic"
           other: "Progress: <strong>%{count}</strong> topics"
-        silent: "Perform this action silently."
+        notify: "Notify users of this change."
         performing: "Performing bulk operations, please wait…"
         completed: "Bulk operations completed successfully!"
 
diff --git a/frontend/discourse/app/components/modal/bulk-topic-actions.gjs b/frontend/discourse/app/components/modal/bulk-topic-actions.gjs
index f6a66f5e152..3acf579fd42 100644
--- a/frontend/discourse/app/components/modal/bulk-topic-actions.gjs
+++ b/frontend/discourse/app/components/modal/bulk-topic-actions.gjs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class BulkTopicActions extends Component {
   @tracked categoryId;
   @tracked loading;
   @tracked errors;
-  @tracked isSilent = false;
+  @tracked notifyUsers = false;
   @tracked closeNote = null;
 
   @tracked notificationLevelId = null;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default class BulkTopicActions extends Component {
     const topicIds = [];
     const options = {};
 
-    if (this.isSilent) {
+    if (this.model.allowSilent && !this.notifyUsers) {
       operation.silent = true;
     }
 
@@ -437,14 +437,14 @@ export default class BulkTopicActions extends Component {
         {{#if @model.allowSilent}}
           <div class="topic-bulk-actions-options">
             <label
-              for="topic-bulk-action-options__silent"
+              for="topic-bulk-action-options__notify"
               class="checkbox-label"
             >
               <Input
-                id="topic-bulk-action-options__silent"
+                id="topic-bulk-action-options__notify"
                 @type="checkbox"
-                @checked={{this.isSilent}}
-              />{{i18n "topics.bulk.silent"}}</label>
+                @checked={{this.notifyUsers}}
+              />{{i18n "topics.bulk.notify"}}</label>
           </div>
         {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/spec/system/page_objects/modals/topic_bulk_actions.rb b/spec/system/page_objects/modals/topic_bulk_actions.rb
index d459e83b8b9..e366d5f8b44 100644
--- a/spec/system/page_objects/modals/topic_bulk_actions.rb
+++ b/spec/system/page_objects/modals/topic_bulk_actions.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ module PageObjects
         find("#dismiss-read-confirm").click
       end
 
-      def click_silent
-        find("#topic-bulk-action-options__silent").click
+      def click_notify
+        find("#topic-bulk-action-options__notify").click
       end
 
       def fill_in_close_note(message)
diff --git a/spec/system/topic_bulk_select_spec.rb b/spec/system/topic_bulk_select_spec.rb
index a763d4997c9..14ece57c855 100644
--- a/spec/system/topic_bulk_select_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/topic_bulk_select_spec.rb
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ describe "Topic bulk select", type: :system do
         topic_list.click_topic_checkbox(topics.third)
         topic_list_header.click_bulk_select_topics_dropdown
         topic_list_header.click_bulk_button("close-topics")
+        topic_bulk_actions_modal.click_notify
         topic_bulk_actions_modal.click_bulk_topics_confirm
         expect(topic_list).to have_closed_status(topics.third)
       end
@@ -234,7 +235,6 @@ describe "Topic bulk select", type: :system do
         topic_list.click_topic_checkbox(topics.first)
         topic_list_header.click_bulk_select_topics_dropdown
         topic_list_header.click_bulk_button("close-topics")
-        topic_bulk_actions_modal.click_silent # Check Silent
         topic_bulk_actions_modal.click_bulk_topics_confirm
         expect(topic_list).to have_closed_status(topics.first)
       end