diff --git a/api_docs/changelog.md b/api_docs/changelog.md
index 0103e5c1c4..046aa276a2 100644
--- a/api_docs/changelog.md
+++ b/api_docs/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
 ## Changes in Zulip 8.0
 
+**Feature level 223**
+
+* `POST /users/me/apns_device_token`:
+  The `appid` parameter is now required.
+  Previously it defaulted to the server setting `ZULIP_IOS_APP_ID`,
+  defaulting to "org.zulip.Zulip".
+
 **Feature level 222**
 
 * [`GET /events`](/api/get-events): When a user is deactivated or
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 32da063ef6..676f187773 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.9.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in api_docs/changelog.md, as well as "**Changes**"
 # entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 222
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 223
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
index c5dda156a8..f8ffc61206 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@ class PushBouncerNotificationTest(BouncerTestCase):
             result = self.client_delete(endpoint, {"token": broken_token}, subdomain="zulip")
             self.assert_json_error(result, "Empty or invalid length token")
 
+            # Try adding without appid...
+            if appid:
+                result = self.client_post(endpoint, {"token": token}, subdomain="zulip")
+                self.assert_json_error(result, "Missing 'appid' argument")
+
             # Try to remove a non-existent token...
             result = self.client_delete(endpoint, {"token": "abcd1234"}, subdomain="zulip")
             self.assert_json_error(result, "Token does not exist")
@@ -2806,6 +2811,11 @@ class TestPushApi(BouncerTestCase):
             result = self.client_delete(endpoint, {"token": broken_token})
             self.assert_json_error(result, "Empty or invalid length token")
 
+            # Try adding without appid...
+            if appid:
+                result = self.client_post(endpoint, {"token": label})
+                self.assert_json_error(result, "Missing 'appid' argument")
+
             # Try to remove a non-existent token...
             result = self.client_delete(endpoint, {"token": "abcd1234"})
             self.assert_json_error(result, "Token does not exist")
diff --git a/zerver/views/push_notifications.py b/zerver/views/push_notifications.py
index 53d84e4135..2abb821184 100644
--- a/zerver/views/push_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/views/push_notifications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ def add_apns_device_token(
     request: HttpRequest,
     user_profile: UserProfile,
     token: str = REQ(),
-    appid: str = REQ(default=settings.ZULIP_IOS_APP_ID),
+    appid: str = REQ(),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     validate_token(token, PushDeviceToken.APNS)
     add_push_device_token(user_profile, token, PushDeviceToken.APNS, ios_app_id=appid)