diff --git a/internal/notifications/queue.go b/internal/notifications/queue.go
index 5cea40e50..f7fdb40ce 100644
--- a/internal/notifications/queue.go
+++ b/internal/notifications/queue.go
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ func (nq *NotificationQueue) CancelByAlertIDs(alertIDs []string) error {
 
 	// Query pending/sending notifications
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, alerts
+		SELECT id, type, alerts
 		FROM notification_queue
 		WHERE status IN ('pending', 'sending')
 	`
@@ -900,11 +900,15 @@ func (nq *NotificationQueue) CancelByAlertIDs(alertIDs []string) error {
 
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var notifID string
+		var notifType string
 		var alertsJSON []byte
-		if err := rows.Scan(&notifID, &alertsJSON); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&notifID, &notifType, &alertsJSON); err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to scan notification for cancellation")
 			continue
 		}
+		if !queueTypeCancelableOnResolve(notifType) {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		var alerts []*alerts.Alert
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(alertsJSON, &alerts); err != nil {
@@ -949,3 +953,17 @@ func (nq *NotificationQueue) CancelByAlertIDs(alertIDs []string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func queueTypeCancelableOnResolve(notifType string) bool {
+	baseType, event := normalizeQueueType(notifType)
+	if event == eventResolved {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	switch baseType {
+	case "email", "webhook", "apprise":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/notifications/queue_test.go b/internal/notifications/queue_test.go
index 157f86e4f..6a07cd51d 100644
--- a/internal/notifications/queue_test.go
+++ b/internal/notifications/queue_test.go
@@ -311,6 +311,78 @@ func TestCancelByAlertIDs_MatchingNotificationCancelled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCancelByAlertIDs_PreservesResolvedNotifications(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	nq, err := NewNotificationQueue(tempDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create notification queue: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer nq.Stop()
+
+	futureRetry := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)
+	firing := &QueuedNotification{
+		ID:          "notif-firing",
+		Type:        "webhook",
+		Status:      QueueStatusPending,
+		MaxAttempts: 3,
+		Config:      []byte(`{}`),
+		NextRetryAt: &futureRetry,
+		Alerts:      []*alerts.Alert{{ID: "alert-1"}},
+	}
+	resolved := &QueuedNotification{
+		ID:          "notif-resolved",
+		Type:        "webhook_resolved",
+		Status:      QueueStatusPending,
+		MaxAttempts: 3,
+		Config:      []byte(`{}`),
+		NextRetryAt: &futureRetry,
+		Alerts:      []*alerts.Alert{{ID: "alert-1"}},
+	}
+	escalation := &QueuedNotification{
+		ID:          "notif-escalation",
+		Type:        "webhook_escalation",
+		Status:      QueueStatusPending,
+		MaxAttempts: 3,
+		Config:      []byte(`{}`),
+		NextRetryAt: &futureRetry,
+		Alerts:      []*alerts.Alert{{ID: "alert-1"}},
+	}
+
+	for _, notif := range []*QueuedNotification{firing, resolved, escalation} {
+		if err := nq.Enqueue(notif); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to enqueue %s: %v", notif.ID, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := nq.CancelByAlertIDs([]string{"alert-1"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CancelByAlertIDs returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var statusFiring NotificationQueueStatus
+	if err := nq.db.QueryRow(`SELECT status FROM notification_queue WHERE id = ?`, firing.ID).Scan(&statusFiring); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read firing notification status: %v", err)
+	}
+	if statusFiring != QueueStatusCancelled {
+		t.Fatalf("expected firing notification to be cancelled, got %s", statusFiring)
+	}
+
+	var statusResolved NotificationQueueStatus
+	if err := nq.db.QueryRow(`SELECT status FROM notification_queue WHERE id = ?`, resolved.ID).Scan(&statusResolved); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read resolved notification status: %v", err)
+	}
+	if statusResolved != QueueStatusPending {
+		t.Fatalf("expected resolved notification to remain pending, got %s", statusResolved)
+	}
+
+	var statusEscalation NotificationQueueStatus
+	if err := nq.db.QueryRow(`SELECT status FROM notification_queue WHERE id = ?`, escalation.ID).Scan(&statusEscalation); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read escalation notification status: %v", err)
+	}
+	if statusEscalation != QueueStatusCancelled {
+		t.Fatalf("expected escalation notification to be cancelled, got %s", statusEscalation)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCancelByAlertIDs_MultipleAlertsPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	tempDir := t.TempDir()
 	nq, err := NewNotificationQueue(tempDir)