diff --git a/app/main/views/notifications.py b/app/main/views/notifications.py
index f4defa9b7..c1dcc884e 100644
--- a/app/main/views/notifications.py
+++ b/app/main/views/notifications.py
@@ -101,8 +101,13 @@ def view_notification(service_id, notification_id):
     show_cancel_button = notification['notification_type'] == 'letter' and \
         letter_can_be_cancelled(notification['status'], notification_created)
 
-    if request.args.get('help') == '0':
-        back_link = None
+    if get_help_argument():
+        back_link = url_for(
+            'main.send_test',
+            service_id=current_service.id,
+            template_id=template.id,
+            help='2',
+        )
     elif request.args.get('from_job'):
         back_link = url_for(
             'main.view_job',
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
index 228a662c7..e9cc9d8aa 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
@@ -125,12 +125,22 @@ def test_notification_status_page_respects_redaction(
         partial(url_for, 'main.view_job', job_id='job_id'),
     ),
     (
-        {'help': '0'},
-        None,
+        {'help': '0'},  # not a valid help step
+        partial(url_for, 'main.view_notifications', message_type='sms', status='sending,delivered,failed'),
     ),
     (
         {'help': '0', 'from_job': 'job_id'},
-        None,
+        partial(url_for, 'main.view_job', job_id='job_id'),
+    ),
+    (
+        {'help': '1'},
+        partial(
+            url_for,
+            'main.send_test',
+            service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+            template_id='5407f4db-51c7-4150-8758-35412d42186a',
+            help='2'
+        ),
     ),
 ])
 def test_notification_status_shows_expected_back_link(