diff --git a/src/Notifier.ts b/src/Notifier.ts
index 473de6c161..03f037be98 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.ts
+++ b/src/Notifier.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import Modal from './Modal';
 import SettingsStore from "./settings/SettingsStore";
 import { hideToast as hideNotificationsToast } from "./toasts/DesktopNotificationsToast";
 import {SettingLevel} from "./settings/SettingLevel";
+import {isPushNotifyDisabled} from "./settings/controllers/NotificationControllers";
 
 /*
  * Dispatches:
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ export const Notifier = {
             return false;
         }
         const isGuest = client.isGuest();
-        return !isGuest && this.supportsDesktopNotifications() &&
+        return !isGuest && this.supportsDesktopNotifications() && !isPushNotifyDisabled() &&
             !this.isEnabled() && !this._isToolbarHidden();
     },
 
diff --git a/src/settings/controllers/NotificationControllers.ts b/src/settings/controllers/NotificationControllers.ts
index bf5971d02e..323c64e9c3 100644
--- a/src/settings/controllers/NotificationControllers.ts
+++ b/src/settings/controllers/NotificationControllers.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {PushProcessor} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/pushprocessor";
 
 // .m.rule.master being enabled means all events match that push rule
 // default action on this rule is dont_notify, but it could be something else
-function isPushNotifyDisabled(): boolean {
+export function isPushNotifyDisabled(): boolean {
     // Return the value of the master push rule as a default
     const processor = new PushProcessor(MatrixClientPeg.get());
     const masterRule = processor.getPushRuleById(".m.rule.master");