diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 4c16f59d60..950624ad44 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ define('MAX_LIKERS',    75);
  * Email notification options
  * @{
  */
-define('NOTIFY_SUGGEST',     32);
 define('NOTIFY_PROFILE',     64);
 define('NOTIFY_TAGSELF',    128);
 define('NOTIFY_TAGSHARE',   256);
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index ad141e1c47..03fa428e89 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function notification($params)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($params['type'] == NOTIFY_SUGGEST) {
+	if ($params['type'] == Notify\Type::SUGGEST) {
 		$itemlink =  $params['link'];
 		$subject = $l10n->t('[Friendica:Notify] Friend suggestion received');
 
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 7ae0f6479e..bce3ac8be5 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		'$notify3'	=> ['notify3', DI::l10n()->t('Someone writes on your profile wall'), ($notify & Type::WALL), Type::WALL, ''],
 		'$notify4'	=> ['notify4', DI::l10n()->t('Someone writes a followup comment'), ($notify & Type::COMMENT), Type::COMMENT, ''],
 		'$notify5'	=> ['notify5', DI::l10n()->t('You receive a private message'), ($notify & Type::MAIL), Type::MAIL, ''],
-		'$notify6'  => ['notify6', DI::l10n()->t('You receive a friend suggestion'), ($notify & NOTIFY_SUGGEST), NOTIFY_SUGGEST, ''],
+		'$notify6'  => ['notify6', DI::l10n()->t('You receive a friend suggestion'), ($notify & Type::SUGGEST), Type::SUGGEST, ''],
 		'$notify7'  => ['notify7', DI::l10n()->t('You are tagged in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_TAGSELF), NOTIFY_TAGSELF, ''],
 		'$notify8'  => ['notify8', DI::l10n()->t('You are poked/prodded/etc. in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_POKE), NOTIFY_POKE, ''],
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Notify/Type.php b/src/Model/Notify/Type.php
index fbc31da373..9c7e3b6deb 100644
--- a/src/Model/Notify/Type.php
+++ b/src/Model/Notify/Type.php
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ class Type
 	const COMMENT = 8;
 	/** @var int Notification about a private message */
 	const MAIL = 16;
+	/** @var int Notification about a friend suggestion */
+	const SUGGEST = 32;
 }
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 424b519063..b15816bc77 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Event;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Mail;
+use Friendica\Model\Notify\Type;
 use Friendica\Model\PermissionSet;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
@@ -1892,7 +1893,7 @@ class DFRN
 
 		notification(
 			[
-				'type'         => NOTIFY_SUGGEST,
+				'type'         => Type::SUGGEST,
 				'notify_flags' => $importer['notify-flags'],
 				'language'     => $importer['language'],
 				'to_name'      => $importer['username'],