diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge.tsx
index 2111310555..31f1ea2021 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/NotificationBadge.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import { IDestroyable } from "../../../utils/IDestroyable";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { DefaultTagID, TagID } from "../../../stores/room-list/models";
 import { readReceiptChangeIsFor } from "../../../utils/read-receipts";
+import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
+import { XOR } from "../../../@types/common";
 
 export const NOTIFICATION_STATE_UPDATE = "update";
 
@@ -62,11 +64,18 @@ interface IProps {
     roomId?: string;
 }
 
+interface IClickableProps extends IProps, React.InputHTMLAttributes<Element> {
+    /**
+     * If specified will return an AccessibleButton instead of a div.
+     */
+    onClick?(ev: React.MouseEvent);
+}
+
 interface IState {
     showCounts: boolean; // whether or not to show counts. Independent of props.forceCount
 }
 
-export default class NotificationBadge extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
+export default class NotificationBadge extends React.PureComponent<XOR<IProps, IClickableProps>, IState> {
     private countWatcherRef: string;
 
     constructor(props: IProps) {
@@ -109,20 +118,22 @@ export default class NotificationBadge extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
     };
 
     public render(): React.ReactElement {
-        // Don't show a badge if we don't need to
-        if (this.props.notification.color <= NotificationColor.None) return null;
+        const {notification, forceCount, roomId, onClick, ...props} = this.props;
 
-        const hasNotif = this.props.notification.color >= NotificationColor.Red;
-        const hasCount = this.props.notification.color >= NotificationColor.Grey;
-        const hasUnread = this.props.notification.color >= NotificationColor.Bold;
+        // Don't show a badge if we don't need to
+        if (notification.color <= NotificationColor.None) return null;
+
+        const hasNotif = notification.color >= NotificationColor.Red;
+        const hasCount = notification.color >= NotificationColor.Grey;
+        const hasUnread = notification.color >= NotificationColor.Bold;
         const couldBeEmpty = (!this.state.showCounts || hasUnread) && !hasNotif;
         let isEmptyBadge = couldBeEmpty && (!this.state.showCounts || !hasCount);
-        if (this.props.forceCount) {
+        if (forceCount) {
             isEmptyBadge = false;
             if (!hasCount) return null; // Can't render a badge
         }
 
-        let symbol = this.props.notification.symbol || formatMinimalBadgeCount(this.props.notification.count);
+        let symbol = notification.symbol || formatMinimalBadgeCount(notification.count);
         if (isEmptyBadge) symbol = "";
 
         const classes = classNames({
@@ -134,6 +145,14 @@ export default class NotificationBadge extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
             'mx_NotificationBadge_3char': symbol.length > 2,
         });
 
+        if (onClick) {
+            return (
+                <AccessibleButton {...props} className={classes} onClick={onClick}>
+                    <span className="mx_NotificationBadge_count">{symbol}</span>
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            );
+        }
+
         return (
             <div className={classes}>
                 <span className="mx_NotificationBadge_count">{symbol}</span>
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist2.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist2.tsx
index 685414cf1f..194b01dfc8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist2.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist2.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import StyledRadioButton from "../elements/StyledRadioButton";
 import RoomListStore from "../../../stores/room-list/RoomListStore2";
 import { ListAlgorithm, SortAlgorithm } from "../../../stores/room-list/algorithms/models";
 import { DefaultTagID, TagID } from "../../../stores/room-list/models";
+import dis from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 
 // TODO: Remove banner on launch: https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/14231
 // TODO: Rename on launch: https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/14231
@@ -175,6 +176,30 @@ export default class RoomSublist2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.forceUpdate(); // because the layout doesn't trigger a re-render
     };
 
+    private onBadgeClick = (ev: React.MouseEvent) => {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+
+        let room;
+        if (this.props.tagId === DefaultTagID.Invite) {
+            // switch to first room as that'll be the top of the list for the user
+            room = this.props.rooms && this.props.rooms[0];
+        } else {
+            // find the first room with a count of the same colour as the badge count
+            room = this.props.rooms.find((r: Room) => {
+                const notifState = this.state.notificationState.getForRoom(r);
+                return notifState.count > 0 && notifState.color === this.state.notificationState.color;
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (room) {
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'view_room',
+                room_id: room.roomId,
+            });
+        }
+    };
+
     private onHeaderClick = (ev: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
         let target = ev.target as HTMLDivElement;
         if (!target.classList.contains('mx_RoomSublist2_headerText')) {
@@ -312,7 +337,14 @@ export default class RoomSublist2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     // TODO: Use onFocus: https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/14180
                     const tabIndex = isActive ? 0 : -1;
 
-                    const badge = <NotificationBadge forceCount={true} notification={this.state.notificationState}/>;
+                    const badge = (
+                        <NotificationBadge
+                            forceCount={true}
+                            notification={this.state.notificationState}
+                            onClick={this.onBadgeClick}
+                            tabIndex={tabIndex}
+                        />
+                    );
 
                     let addRoomButton = null;
                     if (!!this.props.onAddRoom) {