diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
index 7de2bb20e5..65980780de 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ class User(Document):
 					(tab, field, '%s', field, '%s'), (new_name, old_name))
 
 		if frappe.db.exists("Chat Profile", old_name):
-			frappe.rename_doc("Chat Profile", old_name, new_name, force=True)
+			frappe.rename_doc("Chat Profile", old_name, new_name, force=True, show_alert=False)
 
 		if frappe.db.exists("Notification Settings", old_name):
-			frappe.rename_doc("Notification Settings", old_name, new_name, force=True)
+			frappe.rename_doc("Notification Settings", old_name, new_name, force=True, show_alert=False)
 
 		# set email
 		frappe.db.sql("""UPDATE `tabUser`
diff --git a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
index 7dc3944750..a42b83fe97 100644
--- a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
+++ b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def update_document_title(doctype, docname, title_field=None, old_title=None, ne
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def rename_doc(doctype, old, new, force=False, merge=False, ignore_permissions=False, ignore_if_exists=False):
+def rename_doc(doctype, old, new, force=False, merge=False, ignore_permissions=False, ignore_if_exists=False, show_alert=True):
 	"""
 		Renames a doc(dt, old) to doc(dt, new) and
 		updates all linked fields of type "Link"
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ def rename_doc(doctype, old, new, force=False, merge=False, ignore_permissions=F
 
 	frappe.clear_cache()
 	frappe.enqueue('frappe.utils.global_search.rebuild_for_doctype', doctype=doctype)
-	frappe.msgprint(_('Document renamed from {0} to {1}').format(bold(old), bold(new)), alert=True, indicator='green')
+
+	if show_alert:
+		frappe.msgprint(_('Document renamed from {0} to {1}').format(bold(old), bold(new)), alert=True, indicator='green')
 
 	return new