diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/background-notifications.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/background-notifications.js.es6
index 9bd1955a491..5a90a9cd4eb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/background-notifications.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/background-notifications.js.es6
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default Discourse.Controller.extend({
   },
 
   clickEventHandler() {
-    window.location.href = notificationUrl(firstUnseen);
+    Discourse.URL.routeTo(notificationUrl(firstUnseen));
     window.focus();
   },