diff --git a/lib/services/notification_service.dart b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
index d526b81..f08d88a 100644
--- a/lib/services/notification_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class NotificationService {
     if (reaction != null) {
       return 'Reacted ${reaction.emoji}';
     }
-    if (GifHelper.parseGif(trimmed) != null) {
+    // resolveGifUrl, not parseGif: the tray must summarise exactly the set the
+    // chat renders inline, or an allowlisted Tenor GIF shows as a raw URL. (#283)
+    if (GifHelper.resolveGifUrl(trimmed) != null) {
       return 'Sent a GIF';
     }
     return text;
diff --git a/test/services/notification_text_test.dart b/test/services/notification_text_test.dart
index 8875798..3da21ad 100644
--- a/test/services/notification_text_test.dart
+++ b/test/services/notification_text_test.dart
@@ -64,4 +64,33 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  group('allowlisted media URLs summarise too (#283 consistency)', () {
+    test('a pasted i.giphy.com link summarises', () {
+      expect(
+        NotificationService.formatNotificationText(
+          'https://i.giphy.com/$gifId.webp',
+        ),
+        'Sent a GIF',
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('a pasted Tenor CDN link summarises', () {
+      expect(
+        NotificationService.formatNotificationText(
+          'https://media.tenor.com/abc123XYZ/happy-dance.gif',
+        ),
+        'Sent a GIF',
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('an off-allowlist image URL does NOT summarise', () {
+      expect(
+        NotificationService.formatNotificationText(
+          'https://evil.example.com/tracker.gif',
+        ),
+        'https://evil.example.com/tracker.gif',
+      );
+    });
+  });
 }