diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cbdf2d4..565ebb73 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # [unreleased]
 
+Breaking changes:
+
+* Add `user_id` field to `PushConditionRoomCtx`
+
+Improvements:
+
+* All push rules are now considered to not apply to events sent by the user themselves
+
 # 0.9.2
 
 Bug fixes:
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/push.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/push.rs
index 82f326df..65b3abdf 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/push.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/push.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@ impl Ruleset {
         context: &PushConditionRoomCtx,
     ) -> Option<AnyPushRuleRef<'_>> {
         let event = FlattenedJson::from_raw(event);
-        self.iter().find(|rule| rule.applies(&event, context))
+
+        if event.get("sender").map_or(false, |sender| sender == context.user_id) {
+            // no need to look at the rules if the event was by the user themselves
+            None
+        } else {
+            self.iter().find(|rule| rule.applies(&event, context))
+        }
     }
 
     /// Get the push actions that apply to this event.
@@ -334,6 +340,10 @@ impl PatternedPushRule {
         event: &FlattenedJson,
         context: &PushConditionRoomCtx,
     ) -> bool {
+        if event.get("sender").map_or(false, |sender| sender == context.user_id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         self.enabled && condition::check_event_match(event, key, &self.pattern, context)
     }
 }
@@ -965,6 +975,7 @@ mod tests {
         let context_one_to_one = &PushConditionRoomCtx {
             room_id: room_id!("!dm:server.name").to_owned(),
             member_count: uint!(2),
+            user_id: user_id!("@jj:server.name").to_owned(),
             user_display_name: "Jolly Jumper".into(),
             users_power_levels: BTreeMap::new(),
             default_power_level: int!(50),
@@ -974,6 +985,7 @@ mod tests {
         let context_public_room = &PushConditionRoomCtx {
             room_id: room_id!("!far_west:server.name").to_owned(),
             member_count: uint!(100),
+            user_id: user_id!("@jj:server.name").to_owned(),
             user_display_name: "Jolly Jumper".into(),
             users_power_levels: BTreeMap::new(),
             default_power_level: int!(50),
@@ -1064,6 +1076,7 @@ mod tests {
         let context_one_to_one = &PushConditionRoomCtx {
             room_id: room_id!("!dm:server.name").to_owned(),
             member_count: uint!(2),
+            user_id: user_id!("@jj:server.name").to_owned(),
             user_display_name: "Jolly Jumper".into(),
             users_power_levels: BTreeMap::new(),
             default_power_level: int!(50),
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/push/condition.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/push/condition.rs
index 0789dd94..a5588268 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/push/condition.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/push/condition.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ impl PushCondition {
     /// * `event` - The flattened JSON representation of a room message event.
     /// * `context` - The context of the room at the time of the event.
     pub fn applies(&self, event: &FlattenedJson, context: &PushConditionRoomCtx) -> bool {
+        if event.get("sender").map_or(false, |sender| sender == context.user_id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         match self {
             Self::EventMatch { key, pattern } => check_event_match(event, key, pattern, context),
             Self::ContainsDisplayName => {
@@ -119,6 +123,9 @@ pub struct PushConditionRoomCtx {
     /// The number of members in the room.
     pub member_count: UInt,
 
+    /// The users matrix ID.
+    pub user_id: OwnedUserId,
+
     /// The display name of the current user in the room.
     pub user_display_name: String,
 
@@ -473,6 +480,7 @@ mod tests {
         let context = PushConditionRoomCtx {
             room_id: room_id!("!room:server.name").to_owned(),
             member_count: uint!(3),
+            user_id: user_id!("@gorilla:server.name").to_owned(),
             user_display_name: "Groovy Gorilla".into(),
             users_power_levels,
             default_power_level: int!(50),
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/push/iter.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/push/iter.rs
index d78501b0..f85a2bd7 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/push/iter.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/push/iter.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ impl<'a> AnyPushRuleRef<'a> {
     /// * `event` - The flattened JSON representation of a room message event.
     /// * `context` - The context of the room at the time of the event.
     pub fn applies(self, event: &FlattenedJson, context: &PushConditionRoomCtx) -> bool {
+        if event.get("sender").map_or(false, |sender| sender == context.user_id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         match self {
             Self::Override(rule) => rule.applies(event, context),
             Self::Underride(rule) => rule.applies(event, context),