diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index 7caf5b8c73f..72d33b7abe0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -480,6 +480,17 @@ class GroupsController < ApplicationController
     user = User.find_by(id: params[:user_id])
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:user_id) if user.blank?
 
+    # find original membership request PM
+    request_topic =
+      Topic.find_by(
+        title:
+          (
+            I18n.t "groups.request_membership_pm.title", group_name: group.name, locale: user.locale
+          ),
+        archetype: "private_message",
+        user_id: user.id,
+      )
+
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       if params[:accept]
         group.add(user)
@@ -492,9 +503,11 @@ class GroupsController < ApplicationController
     if params[:accept]
       PostCreator.new(
         current_user,
-        title: I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.title", group_name: group.name),
-        raw: I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.body", group_name: group.name),
-        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+        post_type: Post.types[:regular],
+        topic_id: request_topic.id,
+        raw:
+          (I18n.t "groups.request_accepted_pm.body", group_name: group.name, locale: user.locale),
+        reply_to_post_number: 1,
         target_usernames: user.username,
         skip_validations: true,
       ).create!
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 9a6d3d8e733..0cac6c40c42 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -638,7 +638,6 @@ en:
     request_membership_pm:
       title: "Membership Request for @%{group_name}"
     request_accepted_pm:
-      title: "You've been accepted into @%{group_name}"
       body: |
         Your request to enter @%{group_name} has been accepted and you are now a member.
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
index 423b672afda..3afc1cae506 100644
--- a/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2267,21 +2267,83 @@ RSpec.describe GroupsController do
       sign_in(user)
     end
 
-    it "sends a private message when accepted" do
+    it "sends a reply to the request membership topic when accepted" do
       GroupRequest.create!(group: group, user: other_user)
+
+      # send the initial request PM
+      PostCreator.new(
+        other_user,
+        title: I18n.t("groups.request_membership_pm.title", group_name: group.name),
+        raw: "*British accent* Please, sir, may I have some group?",
+        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+        target_usernames: "#{user.username}",
+        skip_validations: true,
+      ).create!
+
+      topic = Topic.last
+
       expect {
         put "/groups/#{group.id}/handle_membership_request.json",
             params: {
               user_id: other_user.id,
               accept: true,
             }
-      }.to change { Topic.count }.by(1).and change { Post.count }.by(1)
+      }.to_not change { Topic.count }
+
+      expect(topic.archetype).to eq(Archetype.private_message)
+      expect(Topic.first.title).to eq(
+        I18n.t("groups.request_membership_pm.title", group_name: group.name),
+      )
+
+      post = Post.last
+      expect(post.topic_id).to eq(Topic.last.id)
+      expect(topic.posts.count).to eq(2)
+      expect(post.raw).to eq(
+        I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.body", group_name: group.name).strip,
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "sends accepted membership request reply even if request is in another language" do
+      SiteSetting.allow_user_locale = true
+      other_user.update!(locale: "fr")
+
+      GroupRequest.create!(group: group, user: other_user)
+
+      # send the initial request PM
+      PostCreator.new(
+        other_user,
+        title:
+          (
+            I18n.t "groups.request_membership_pm.title",
+                   group_name: group.name,
+                   locale: other_user.locale
+          ),
+        raw: "*French accent* Please let me in!",
+        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+        target_usernames: "#{user.username}",
+        skip_validations: true,
+      ).create!
 
       topic = Topic.last
+
+      expect {
+        put "/groups/#{group.id}/handle_membership_request.json",
+            params: {
+              user_id: other_user.id,
+              accept: true,
+            }
+      }.to_not change { Topic.count }
+
       expect(topic.archetype).to eq(Archetype.private_message)
-      expect(topic.title).to eq(I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.title", group_name: group.name))
-      expect(topic.first_post.raw).to eq(
-        I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.body", group_name: group.name).strip,
+      expect(Topic.first.title).to eq(
+        I18n.t("groups.request_membership_pm.title", group_name: group.name, locale: "fr"),
+      )
+
+      post = Post.last
+      expect(post.topic_id).to eq(Topic.last.id)
+      expect(topic.posts.count).to eq(2)
+      expect(post.raw).to eq(
+        I18n.t("groups.request_accepted_pm.body", group_name: group.name, locale: "fr").strip,
       )
     end
   end