diff --git a/src/Notifier.js b/src/Notifier.js
index cc804904e2..cd328ba565 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.js
+++ b/src/Notifier.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { _t } from './languageHandler';
 import Modal from './Modal';
 import SettingsStore, {SettingLevel} from "./settings/SettingsStore";
 import {
-    showToast as showNotificationsToast,
     hideToast as hideNotificationsToast,
 } from "./toasts/DesktopNotificationsToast";
 
@@ -188,10 +187,6 @@ const Notifier = {
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("sync", this.boundOnSyncStateChange);
         this.toolbarHidden = false;
         this.isSyncing = false;
-
-        if (this.shouldShowToolbar()) {
-            showNotificationsToast();
-        }
     },
 
     stop: function() {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index fe50b80140..b70d6ed3eb 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import {
     showToast as showAnalyticsToast,
     hideToast as hideAnalyticsToast
 } from "../../toasts/AnalyticsToast";
+import {showToast as showNotificationsToast} from "../../toasts/DesktopNotificationsToast";
 
 /** constants for MatrixChat.state.view */
 export enum Views {
@@ -1364,6 +1365,10 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             this.firstSyncComplete = true;
             this.firstSyncPromise.resolve();
 
+            if (Notifier.shouldShowToolbar()) {
+                showNotificationsToast();
+            }
+
             dis.dispatch({action: 'focus_composer'});
             this.setState({
                 ready: true,