diff --git a/app/main/views/notifications.py b/app/main/views/notifications.py
index f7af4bdf4..f7351249f 100644
--- a/app/main/views/notifications.py
+++ b/app/main/views/notifications.py
@@ -44,22 +44,24 @@ def get_status_arg(filter_args):
 @user_has_permissions('view_activity', admin_override=True)
 def view_notification(service_id, notification_id):
     notification = notification_api_client.get_notification(service_id, notification_id)
+    template = get_template(
+        notification['template'],
+        current_service,
+        letter_preview_url=url_for(
+            '.view_template_version_preview',
+            service_id=service_id,
+            template_id=notification['template']['id'],
+            version=notification['template_version'],
+            filetype='png',
+        ),
+        show_recipient=True,
+    )
+    template.values = notification['personalisation']
     return render_template(
         'views/notifications/notification.html',
         finished=(notification['status'] in (DELIVERED_STATUSES + FAILURE_STATUSES)),
         uploaded_file_name='Report',
-        template=get_template(
-            notification['template'],
-            current_service,
-            letter_preview_url=url_for(
-                '.view_template_version_preview',
-                service_id=service_id,
-                template_id=notification['template']['id'],
-                version=notification['template_version'],
-                filetype='png',
-            ),
-            show_recipient=True,
-        ),
+        template=template,
         updates_url=url_for(
             ".view_notification_updates",
             service_id=service_id,
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
index 7decfcd80..10cfa2485 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_notification_status_page_shows_details(
     )
 
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select('.sms-message-wrapper')[0].text) == (
-        'service one: template content'
+        'service one: hello Jo'
     )
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select('.ajax-block-container p')[0].text) == (
         expected_status
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7f556c22d..d4c1f6754 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1635,7 +1635,8 @@ def mock_get_notification(mocker, fake_uuid, notification_status='delivered'):
             'name': 'Test User',
             'email_address': 'test@user.gov.uk'
         }
-        noti['template'] = template_json(service_id, str(generate_uuid()))
+        noti['personalisation'] = {'name': 'Jo'}
+        noti['template'] = template_json(service_id, str(generate_uuid()), content='hello ((name))')
         return noti
 
     return mocker.patch(