diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notifications/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notifications/constants.js
index d32e0dcd0ad4953375177a8e06b621eb10a45c85..48f729738495dcb0f1564b4ceb81617c885d8ee6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notifications/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notifications/constants.js
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ export const i18n = {
     reopen_issue: s__('NotificationEvent|Issue is reopened'),
     reopen_merge_request: s__('NotificationEvent|Merge request is reopened'),
     success_pipeline: s__('NotificationEvent|Pipeline is successful'),
-    approver: s__('NotificationEvent|You are added as an approver on a merge request'),
+    approver: s__("NotificationEvent|Merge request you're eligible to approve is created"),
   },
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/todos/components/todo_item_body.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/todos/components/todo_item_body.vue
index 9dfb438e5864c4fe68b27a543fe6c8aeaab2eb14..93b50e238d4ed8a16f1737cf4ef518d88b095b5e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/todos/components/todo_item_body.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/todos/components/todo_item_body.vue
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default {
         this.todo.action === TODO_ACTION_TYPE_APPROVAL_REQUIRED ||
         this.todo.action === TODO_ACTION_TYPE_ADDED_APPROVER
       ) {
-        name = sprintf(s__('Todos|set %{who} as an approver'), { who: this.actionSubject });
+        name = s__('Todos|created a merge request you can approve');
       }
 
       if (this.todo.action === TODO_ACTION_TYPE_UNMERGEABLE) {
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/todo_action_enum.rb b/app/graphql/types/todo_action_enum.rb
index 2fc1760582650e299a11e1298c66c7e9d58ed9ae..7d3a229069bcb668a32d26f0c328d4f2ebb643bd 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/todo_action_enum.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/todo_action_enum.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TodoActionEnum < BaseEnum
     value 'mentioned', value: 2, description: 'User was mentioned.'
     value 'build_failed', value: 3, description: 'Build triggered by the user failed.'
     value 'marked', value: 4, description: 'User added a to-do item.'
-    value 'approval_required', value: 5, description: 'User was set as an approver.'
+    value 'approval_required', value: 5, description: 'User is eligible to approve a merge request.'
     value 'unmergeable', value: 6, description: 'Merge request authored by the user could not be merged.'
     value 'directly_addressed', value: 7, description: 'User was directly addressed.'
     value 'merge_train_removed', value: 8, description: 'Merge request authored by the user was removed from the merge train.'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TodoActionEnum < BaseEnum
     value 'member_access_requested', value: 10, description: 'Group or project access requested from the user.'
     value 'review_submitted', value: 11, description: 'Merge request authored by the user received a review.'
     value 'okr_checkin_requested', value: 12, description: 'An OKR assigned to the user requires an update.'
-    value 'added_approver', value: 13, description: 'User was added as an approver.'
+    value 'added_approver', value: 13, description: 'User is eligible to approve a merge request.'
     value 'ssh_key_expired', value: 14, description: 'SSH key of the user has expired.'
     value 'ssh_key_expiring_soon', value: 15, description: 'SSH key of the user will expire soon.'
     value 'duo_pro_access_granted', value: 16, description: 'Access to Duo Pro has been granted to the user.'
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
index b44e0789ce6facb1bc86cc788a5d1ee6666da1d6..b1280d96c35826d8feea2347f2b161bdd9bcc7db 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
@@ -44903,8 +44903,8 @@ Values for sorting timelogs.
 
 | Value | Description |
 | ----- | ----------- |
-| <a id="todoactionenumadded_approver"></a>`added_approver` | User was added as an approver. |
-| <a id="todoactionenumapproval_required"></a>`approval_required` | User was set as an approver. |
+| <a id="todoactionenumadded_approver"></a>`added_approver` | User is eligible to approve a merge request. |
+| <a id="todoactionenumapproval_required"></a>`approval_required` | User is eligible to approve a merge request. |
 | <a id="todoactionenumassigned"></a>`assigned` | User was assigned. |
 | <a id="todoactionenumbuild_failed"></a>`build_failed` | Build triggered by the user failed. |
 | <a id="todoactionenumdirectly_addressed"></a>`directly_addressed` | User was directly addressed. |
diff --git a/doc/user/profile/notifications.md b/doc/user/profile/notifications.md
index d85a9616385bec79ec265302e9ddba0c6138ab83..e2e2d5ed92f1ed91804f63b0a4b841e2a15962f0 100644
--- a/doc/user/profile/notifications.md
+++ b/doc/user/profile/notifications.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ epics:
 | Merge Request | Review requested | Participants, Watchers, Subscribers, Custom notification level with this event selected, and the old reviewer. |
 | Merge Request | Reopened | Subscribers and participants. |
 | Merge Request | Title or description changed | Any new mentions by username. |
-| Merge Request | Added as approver | Custom notification level with this event selected. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12855) in GitLab 16.7. |
+| Merge Request | Merge request you're [eligible to approve](../project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md#eligible-approvers) is created | Custom notification level with this event selected. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12855) in GitLab 16.7. [Renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/465347) from "Added as approver" in GitLab 17.11. |
 | Pipeline | Failed | The author of the pipeline. |
 | Pipeline | Fixed | The author of the pipeline. Enabled by default. |
 | Pipeline | Successful | The author of the pipeline, with Custom notification level for successful pipelines. If the pipeline failed previously, a "Fixed pipeline" message is sent for the first successful pipeline after the failure, and then a "Successful pipeline" message for any further successful pipelines. |
diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md
index 3c5998ffcaede7919de1c7c5e24e17307869b681..8a71ca769c8adf58d6dfe31328f2e15866a521e0 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ approvals from other users with at least the Developer role
 in the project count toward meeting the required number of approvals, even if the
 users were not explicitly listed in the approval rules.
 
+### Get notified about all merge requests you can approve
+
+To get email notifications every time a merge request you're eligible to approve is created:
+
+- [Set your notification level](../../../profile/notifications.md#edit-notification-settings) to **Custom**
+and select this event.
+
 ### Group approvers
 
 You can add a group of users as approvers. All **direct members** of this group
diff --git a/doc/user/todos.md b/doc/user/todos.md
index 736918aa4d14a31bc2ca90f53f9b0c153c3422ae..0de560468ffe23021e1fa443403a9a62a080876d 100644
--- a/doc/user/todos.md
+++ b/doc/user/todos.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ For other actions that create to-do items like assignments or review requests,
 you receive only one notification per action type, even if that action occurs multiple times in the same issue or merge request.
 
 To-do items aren't affected by [GitLab notification email settings](profile/notifications.md).
-The only exception: If your notification setting is set to **Custom** and **Added as approver** is
+The only exception: If your notification setting is set to **Custom** and **Merge request you're eligible to approve is created** is
 selected, you get a to-do item when you are eligible to approve a merge request.
 
 ## Create a to-do item
diff --git a/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.html.haml b/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.html.haml
index 0a7c07c7aa2139cb2680f19030989e0740ee7b07..fa6e9d35fafbcd89b2a101b48b44e17bcf07390d 100644
--- a/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.html.haml
+++ b/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.html.haml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 %p
-  = _('%{strong_start}%{author}%{strong_end} has added you as an approver.').html_safe % { author: @merge_request.author.name, strong_start: '<strong>'.html_safe, strong_end: '</strong>'.html_safe }
+  = _('%{strong_start}%{author}%{strong_end} has created a merge request that you can approve.').html_safe % { author: @merge_request.author.name, strong_start: '<strong>'.html_safe, strong_end: '</strong>'.html_safe }
diff --git a/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.text.erb b/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.text.erb
index e175b72ecfd92c3d3ca4d1217667310df94b18b6..c1b16b159156147a288052b61b76d36a392a7420 100644
--- a/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.text.erb
+++ b/ee/app/views/notify/added_as_approver_email.text.erb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<%= _('%{author} has added you as an approver.') % { author: @merge_request.author.name } %>
+<%= _('%{author} has created a merge request that you can approve.') % { author: @merge_request.author.name } %>
diff --git a/ee/spec/mailers/emails/merge_requests_spec.rb b/ee/spec/mailers/emails/merge_requests_spec.rb
index ee0ff7b4805d93811e2d57724b41d48bb4d651b9..6a1cd805c3371e3075a6c3f3a641c3922bcedbd0 100644
--- a/ee/spec/mailers/emails/merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/mailers/emails/merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
         path = project_merge_request_url(merge_request.target_project, merge_request)
 
         is_expected.to have_referable_subject(merge_request, reply: true)
-        is_expected.to have_body_text("<strong>#{current_user.name}</strong> has added you as an approver.")
+        is_expected.to have_body_text(
+          "<strong>#{current_user.name}</strong> has created a merge request that you can approve."
+        )
         is_expected.to have_link("View it on GitLab", href: path)
       end
     end
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 373e22884e3934fb7157f39df47aef8fb54dc86f..29bbf9192a3f81f01dabe53f75c45b3b1b9b4bfc 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%{author} commented %{time}"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "%{author} has added you as an approver."
+msgid "%{author} has created a merge request that you can approve."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "%{author} requested to merge %{source_branch} %{copy_button} into %{target_branch} %{target_copy_button} %{created_at}"
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%{strongStart}Tip:%{strongEnd} You can also %{linkStart}check out with merge request ID%{linkEnd}."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "%{strong_start}%{author}%{strong_end} has added you as an approver."
+msgid "%{strong_start}%{author}%{strong_end} has created a merge request that you can approve."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "%{strong_start}%{branch_count}%{strong_end} Branch"
@@ -40720,6 +40720,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "NotificationEvent|Merge request reviewers are changed"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "NotificationEvent|Merge request you're eligible to approve is created"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "NotificationEvent|Merge when pipeline succeeds"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -40771,9 +40774,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "NotificationEvent|Reopen merge request"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "NotificationEvent|You are added as an approver on a merge request"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "NotificationLevel|Custom"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -63003,6 +63003,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Todos|assigned you"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Todos|created a merge request you can approve"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Todos|has requested access to %{what} %{which}"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -63021,9 +63024,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Todos|reviewed your merge request"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Todos|set %{who} as an approver"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Todos|you"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
index a60ec9f90f60d30b0c6e6a0e3381465fd7c29d3f..4cc003f5802f88713a954da616b719c133ee7929 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       it 'shows you set yourself as an approver message' do
         within_testid('todo-item-list-container') do
           expect(page).to have_content("Fixes issue · #{project.namespace.owner_name} / #{project.name} #{merge_request.to_reference}")
-          expect(page).to have_content("You set yourself as an approver.")
+          expect(page).to have_content("You created a merge request you can approve.")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/frontend/todos/components/todo_item_body_spec.js b/spec/frontend/todos/components/todo_item_body_spec.js
index e0a16043a2c53373998ab41578e2daa5b1d48dc7..0d5541162cc90ff9e483e9eaaad941a016ea3f19 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/todos/components/todo_item_body_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/todos/components/todo_item_body_spec.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ describe('TodoItemBody', () => {
   describe('correct text for actionName', () => {
     it.each`
       actionName                                        | text                                                                                                        | showsAuthor
-      ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_ADDED_APPROVER}                | ${'set you as an approver.'}                                                                                | ${true}
-      ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_APPROVAL_REQUIRED}             | ${'set you as an approver.'}                                                                                | ${true}
+      ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_ADDED_APPROVER}                | ${'created a merge request you can approve.'}                                                               | ${true}
+      ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_APPROVAL_REQUIRED}             | ${'created a merge request you can approve.'}                                                               | ${true}
       ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_ASSIGNED}                      | ${'assigned you.'}                                                                                          | ${true}
       ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_BUILD_FAILED}                  | ${'The pipeline failed.'}                                                                                   | ${false}
       ${TODO_ACTION_TYPE_DIRECTLY_ADDRESSED}            | ${'mentioned you.'}                                                                                         | ${true}