diff --git a/backend/notifications/models.py b/backend/notifications/models.py
index f5a7edb..ed0d8f4 100644
--- a/backend/notifications/models.py
+++ b/backend/notifications/models.py
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ class Notifications(SQLModel, table=True):
         skip: int = 0,
     ):
         statement = select(cls).where(
-            cls.user_id == user_id, cls.is_deleted == False  # noqa: E712
+            cls.user_id == user_id,
+            cls.is_deleted == False,  # noqa: E712
+            cls.title != "ATS score ready",
         )
         if unread_only:
             statement = statement.where(cls.is_read == False)  # noqa: E712
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ class Notifications(SQLModel, table=True):
             cls.user_id == user_id,
             cls.is_deleted == False,  # noqa: E712
             cls.is_read == False,  # noqa: E712
+            cls.title != "ATS score ready",
         )
         unread = (await session.execute(unread_statement)).scalar_one()
         statement = statement.order_by(cls.created_at.desc())
diff --git a/backend/notifications/views.py b/backend/notifications/views.py
index 58934b5..472e373 100644
--- a/backend/notifications/views.py
+++ b/backend/notifications/views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from users.models import Users
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Candidate-history event_type → in-app kind, title, and profile tab.
+_SILENT_HISTORY_EVENTS = frozenset({"ats.scored"})
 _HISTORY_KIND = {
     "stage.changed": "application",
     "candidate.created": "application",
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ async def notify_candidate_history(
     """One in-app row per job stakeholder for a candidate_history write."""
     if row is None:
         return []
+    if row.event_type in _SILENT_HISTORY_EVENTS:
+        return []
     try:
         from job.job_post.models import JobPosts