diff --git a/app/main/views/jobs.py b/app/main/views/jobs.py
index cf5a3128e..08ed2285a 100644
--- a/app/main/views/jobs.py
+++ b/app/main/views/jobs.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def view_notifications(service_id):
         service_id=service_id,
         page=page,
         template_type=filter_args.getlist('template_type') if 'template_type' in filter_args else None,
-        status=filter_args.getlist('status') if 'status' in filter_args else None)
+        status=filter_args.getlist('status') if 'status' in filter_args else ['delivered', 'failed'])
     view_dict = MultiDict(request.args)
     prev_page = None
     if notifications['links'].get('prev', None):
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def view_notifications(service_id):
                 '.view_notifications',
                 service_id=current_service['id'],
                 template_type=item[1],
-                status=request.args.get('status', '')
+                status=request.args.get('status', 'delivered,failed')
             )] for item in [
                 ['Emails', 'email'],
                 ['Text messages', 'sms'],
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ def view_notifications(service_id):
                 template_type=request.args.get('template_type', ''),
                 status=item[1]
             )] for item in [
-                ['Successful', 'sent,delivered'],
-                ['Failed', 'failed,complaint,bounce'],
-                ['Both', '']
+                ['Successful', 'delivered'],
+                ['Failed', 'failed'],
+                ['Both', 'delivered,failed']
             ]
         ]
     )
diff --git a/app/templates/main_nav.html b/app/templates/main_nav.html
index 923aaa781..a9685cec1 100644
--- a/app/templates/main_nav.html
+++ b/app/templates/main_nav.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   </h2>
   <ul>
   {% if current_user.has_permissions(['view_activity'], admin_override=True) %}
-    <li><a href="{{ url_for('.view_notifications', service_id=current_service.id, page=1) }}">Activity</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{{ url_for('.view_notifications', service_id=current_service.id, status='delivered,failed') }}">Activity</a></li>
   {% endif %}
   {% if current_user.has_permissions(['view_activity', 'manage_templates', 'manage_api_keys'], admin_override=True, any_=True) %}
     <li><a href="{{ url_for('.choose_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type='sms') }}">Text message templates</a></li>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/notifications.html b/app/templates/views/notifications.html
index d58771beb..a252d8e5a 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/notifications.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/notifications.html
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
   <h1 class="heading-large">
 
-    {%- if (request_args.get('template_type', '') == '') and (request_args.get('status', '') == '') -%}
+    {%- if (request_args.get('template_type', '') == '') and (request_args.get('status', 'delivered,failed') == 'delivered,failed') -%}
 
       Activity
 
     {%- else -%}
 
-      {% if request_args.get('status') != '' %}
+      {% if request_args.get('status') != 'delivered,failed' %}
         {% for label, option, _ in status_filters %}
           {% if request_args.get('status') == option %}
             {{ label }}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
         {% for template_label, template_option, _ in type_filters %}
           {% if request_args.get('template_type') == template_option %}
-            {% if request_args.get('status', '') == '' %}
+            {% if request_args.get('status', 'delivered,failed') == 'delivered,failed' %}
               {{ template_label }}
             {% else %}
               {{ template_label | lower }}