diff --git a/src/RoomNotifs.js b/src/RoomNotifs.js
index 39384b5bea..5690817da5 100644
--- a/src/RoomNotifs.js
+++ b/src/RoomNotifs.js
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ export const MUTE = 'mute';
 export const BADGE_STATES = [ALL_MESSAGES, ALL_MESSAGES_LOUD];
 export const MENTION_BADGE_STATES = [...BADGE_STATES, MENTIONS_ONLY];
 
-function _shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState) {
+export function shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState) {
     const showBadgeInStates = [ALL_MESSAGES, ALL_MESSAGES_LOUD];
     return showBadgeInStates.indexOf(roomNotifState) > -1;
 }
 
-function _shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState) {
+export function shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState) {
     return roomNotifState !== MUTE;
 }
 
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export function aggregateNotificationCount(rooms) {
         const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0;
         const notificationCount = room.getUnreadNotificationCount();
 
-        const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && _shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState);
-        const mentionBadges = highlight && _shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState);
+        const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState);
+        const mentionBadges = highlight && shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState);
         const badges = notifBadges || mentionBadges;
 
         if (badges) {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export function getRoomHasBadge(room) {
     const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0;
     const notificationCount = room.getUnreadNotificationCount();
 
-    const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && _shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState);
-    const mentionBadges = highlight && _shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState);
+    const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && shouldShowNotifBadge(roomNotifState);
+    const mentionBadges = highlight && shouldShowMentionBadge(roomNotifState);
 
     return notifBadges || mentionBadges;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index e1b9567ebd..c4bd2adf2c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
-    _shouldShowNotifBadge: function() {
-        return RoomNotifs.BADGE_STATES.includes(this.state.notifState);
-    },
-
-    _shouldShowMentionBadge: function() {
-        return RoomNotifs.MENTION_BADGE_STATES.includes(this.state.notifState);
-    },
-
     _isDirectMessageRoom: function(roomId) {
         const dmRooms = DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(roomId);
         return Boolean(dmRooms);
@@ -301,8 +293,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const notificationCount = this.props.notificationCount;
         // var highlightCount = this.props.room.getUnreadNotificationCount("highlight");
 
-        const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && this._shouldShowNotifBadge();
-        const mentionBadges = this.props.highlight && this._shouldShowMentionBadge();
+        const notifBadges = notificationCount > 0 && RoomNotifs.shouldShowNotifBadge(this.state.notifState);
+        const mentionBadges = this.props.highlight && RoomNotifs.shouldShowMentionBadge(this.state.notifState);
         const badges = notifBadges || mentionBadges;
 
         let subtext = null;