diff --git a/ArtemisKit/Sources/ArtemisKit/AppDelegate.swift b/ArtemisKit/Sources/ArtemisKit/AppDelegate.swift
index 77b2028a..73e984b7 100644
--- a/ArtemisKit/Sources/ArtemisKit/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/ArtemisKit/Sources/ArtemisKit/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import UIKit
 import UserNotifications
 import UserStore
 import PushNotifications
+import Messages
 import Navigation
 import Common
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
 
     private func registerForPushNotifications() {
         UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
+        PushNotificationHandler.registerNotificationCategories()
     }
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +90,13 @@ extension AppDelegate: UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
         didReceive response: UNNotificationResponse,
         withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void
     ) {
+        guard handleNotificationResponse(response) else {
+            // If handleNotificationResponse returns false, we don't need to perform additional work
+            log.info("Handled notification action. Not opening deep link.")
+            completionHandler()
+            return
+        }
+
         let userInfo = response.notification.request.content.userInfo
         guard let targetURL = PushNotificationResponseHandler.getTarget(userInfo: userInfo) else {
             log.error("Could not handle click on push notification!")
@@ -103,6 +112,27 @@ extension AppDelegate: UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
         // maybe add as param in handle above
         completionHandler()
     }
+
+    /// Handles actions triggered from a user interacting with a notification.
+    /// Returns whether the corresponding deep link should be opened.
+    private func handleNotificationResponse(_ response: UNNotificationResponse) -> Bool {
+        if response.actionIdentifier == PushNotificationActionIdentifiers.reply {
+            guard
+                let infoData = response
+                    .notification.request.content
+                    .userInfo[PushNotificationUserInfoKeys.communicationInfo] as? Data,
+                let communicationInfo = try? PushNotificationCommunicationInfo(with: infoData),
+                let textResponse = response as? UNTextInputNotificationResponse else {
+                return true
+            }
+
+            NotificationMessageResponseHandler.handle(responseText: textResponse.userText,
+                                                      info: communicationInfo)
+
+            return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
 }
 
 // Define initializer
diff --git a/ArtemisKit/Sources/Messages/Services/NotificationMessageResponseHandler.swift b/ArtemisKit/Sources/Messages/Services/NotificationMessageResponseHandler.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25e0b930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ArtemisKit/Sources/Messages/Services/NotificationMessageResponseHandler.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//
+//  NotificationMessageResponseHandler.swift
+//  ArtemisKit
+//
+//  Created by Anian Schleyer on 22.02.25.
+//
+
+import PushNotifications
+import SharedModels
+import UserStore
+
+public struct NotificationMessageResponseHandler {
+    public static func handle(responseText: String, info: PushNotificationCommunicationInfo) {
+        let courseId = info.courseId
+        let channelId = Int64(info.channelId)
+        let messageId = Int64(info.messageId) ?? 0
+        Task {
+            var message = Message(id: messageId)
+            message.conversation = .channel(conversation: .init(id: channelId))
+            let result = await MessagesServiceFactory.shared.sendAnswerMessage(for: courseId,
+                                                                               message: message,
+                                                                               content: responseText)
+            switch result {
+            case .failure:
+                // Save message to try again later in case of failure
+                let host = UserSessionFactory.shared.institution?.baseURL?.host() ?? ""
+                let repository = await MessagesRepository.shared
+                _ = try? await repository.insertMessage(host: host,
+                                                        courseId: courseId,
+                                                        conversationId: Int(channelId),
+                                                        messageId: Int(messageId),
+                                                        answerMessageDraft: responseText)
+                await repository.save()
+            default:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}