diff --git a/app/main/views/notifications.py b/app/main/views/notifications.py
index 30611432e..f4defa9b7 100644
--- a/app/main/views/notifications.py
+++ b/app/main/views/notifications.py
@@ -101,6 +101,22 @@ 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
+    elif request.args.get('from_job'):
+        back_link = url_for(
+            'main.view_job',
+            service_id=current_service.id,
+            job_id=request.args.get('from_job'),
+        )
+    else:
+        back_link = url_for(
+            'main.view_notifications',
+            service_id=current_service.id,
+            message_type=template.template_type,
+            status='sending,delivered,failed',
+        )
+
     return render_template(
         'views/notifications/notification.html',
         finished=(notification['status'] in (DELIVERED_STATUSES + FAILURE_STATUSES)),
@@ -133,6 +149,7 @@ def view_notification(service_id, notification_id):
         sent_with_test_key=(
             notification.get('key_type') == KEY_TYPE_TEST
         ),
+        back_link=back_link,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/partials/jobs/notifications.html b/app/templates/partials/jobs/notifications.html
index 9bf9bc4bb..7ff70cc7f 100644
--- a/app/templates/partials/jobs/notifications.html
+++ b/app/templates/partials/jobs/notifications.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         field_headings_visible=False
       ) %}
         {% call row_heading() %}
-          <a class="file-list-filename" href="{{ url_for('.view_notification', service_id=current_service.id, notification_id=item.id) }}">{{ item.to }}</a>
+          <a class="file-list-filename" href="{{ url_for('.view_notification', service_id=current_service.id, notification_id=item.id, from_job=job.id) }}">{{ item.to }}</a>
           <p class="file-list-hint">
             {{ item.preview_of_content }}
           </p>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html b/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
index d02282124..0446406ef 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/notifications/notification.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     {{ page_header(
       message_count_label(1, template.template_type, suffix='') | capitalize,
-      back_link=None if request.args.get('help') == '0' else url_for('main.view_notifications', service_id=current_service.id, message_type=template.template_type)
+      back_link=back_link
     ) }}
 
     <p>
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index f76941948..6628fccb9 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ def notification_json(
 
     data = {
         'notifications': [{
-            'id': uuid.uuid4(),
+            'id': sample_uuid(),
             'to': to,
             'template': template,
             'job': job_payload,
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
index 9d145a60e..bd28e0405 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_jobs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from flask import url_for
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from app.main.views.jobs import get_time_left
+from tests import sample_uuid
 from tests.conftest import (
     SERVICE_ONE_ID,
     active_caseworking_user,
@@ -218,6 +219,19 @@ def test_should_show_page_for_one_job(
     )
     assert csv_link.text == 'Download this report'
     assert page.find('span', {'id': 'time-left'}).text == 'Data available for 7 days'
+
+    assert normalize_spaces(page.select_one('tbody tr').text) == normalize_spaces(
+        '07123456789 '
+        'template content '
+        'Delivered 1 January at 11:10am'
+    )
+    assert page.select_one('tbody tr a')['href'] == url_for(
+        'main.view_notification',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        notification_id=sample_uuid(),
+        from_job=fake_uuid,
+    )
+
     mock_get_notifications.assert_called_with(
         SERVICE_ONE_ID,
         fake_uuid,
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
index b856924ba..228a662c7 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
@@ -115,6 +115,46 @@ def test_notification_status_page_respects_redaction(
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('extra_args, expected_back_link', [
+    (
+        {},
+        partial(url_for, 'main.view_notifications', message_type='sms', status='sending,delivered,failed'),
+    ),
+    (
+        {'from_job': 'job_id'},
+        partial(url_for, 'main.view_job', job_id='job_id'),
+    ),
+    (
+        {'help': '0'},
+        None,
+    ),
+    (
+        {'help': '0', 'from_job': 'job_id'},
+        None,
+    ),
+])
+def test_notification_status_shows_expected_back_link(
+    client_request,
+    mocker,
+    mock_get_notification,
+    fake_uuid,
+    extra_args,
+    expected_back_link,
+):
+    page = client_request.get(
+        'main.view_notification',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        notification_id=fake_uuid,
+        **extra_args
+    )
+    back_link = page.select_one('.govuk-back-link')
+
+    if expected_back_link:
+        assert back_link['href'] == expected_back_link(service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID)
+    else:
+        assert back_link is None
+
+
 @freeze_time("2012-01-01 01:01")
 def test_notification_page_doesnt_link_to_template_in_tour(
     client_request,