diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
index 23e99fb5a..ca1e2fb13 100644
--- a/app/schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas.py
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ class NotificationStatusSchema(BaseSchema):
             if in_data['template']['template_type'] == 'email':
                 in_data['subject'] = template.replaced_subject
             in_data.pop('personalisation', None)
+        else:
+            in_data['body'] = in_data['template']['content']
         in_data['template'].pop('content', None)
         in_data['template'].pop('subject', None)
         return in_data
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
index a7fc33593..41694789d 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_rest.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def test_get_notification_by_id(notify_api, sample_notification):
             assert notification['to'] == '+447700900855'
             assert notification['service'] == str(sample_notification.service_id)
             assert response.status_code == 200
+            assert notification['body'] == "This is a template"  # sample_template.content
 
 
 def test_get_notifications_empty_result(notify_api, sample_api_key):
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def test_get_all_notifications(notify_api, sample_notification):
 
             assert notifications['notifications'][0]['to'] == '+447700900855'
             assert notifications['notifications'][0]['service'] == str(sample_notification.service_id)
+            assert notifications['notifications'][0]['body'] == "This is a template"  # sample_template.content
             assert response.status_code == 200