diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/menu.js
index c2d1b367644..31a67ae5c3c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/menu.js
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ export default class UserMenu extends Component {
       getOwner(this),
       tab.panelComponent
     );
+
+    this.appEvents.trigger("user-menu:tab-click", tab.id);
     this.currentNotificationTypes = tab.notificationTypes;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/notifications-list.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/notifications-list.js
index efe1cadf523..c478c0bed5c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/notifications-list.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/notifications-list.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import UserMenuReviewable from "discourse/models/user-menu-reviewable";
 import UserMenuReviewableItem from "discourse/lib/user-menu/reviewable-item";
 
 export default class UserMenuNotificationsList extends UserMenuItemsList {
+  @service appEvents;
   @service currentUser;
   @service siteSettings;
   @service site;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export default class UserMenuNotificationsList extends UserMenuItemsList {
         }
       ).forEach((item) => {
         const props = {
+          appEvents: this.appEvents,
           currentUser: this.currentUser,
           siteSettings: this.siteSettings,
           site: this.site,
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ export default class UserMenuNotificationsList extends UserMenuItemsList {
       content.push(
         new UserMenuNotificationItem({
           notification,
+          appEvents: this.appEvents,
           currentUser: this.currentUser,
           siteSettings: this.siteSettings,
           site: this.site,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/user-menu/notification-item.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/user-menu/notification-item.js
index d140078e1bb..31369e65ce0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/user-menu/notification-item.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/user-menu/notification-item.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import { setTransientHeader } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
 import { getRenderDirector } from "discourse/lib/notification-types-manager";
 
 export default class UserMenuNotificationItem extends UserMenuBaseItem {
-  constructor({ notification, currentUser, siteSettings, site }) {
+  constructor({ notification, appEvents, currentUser, siteSettings, site }) {
     super(...arguments);
+    this.appEvents = appEvents;
     this.notification = notification;
     this.currentUser = currentUser;
     this.siteSettings = siteSettings;
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ export default class UserMenuNotificationItem extends UserMenuBaseItem {
   }
 
   onClick() {
+    this.appEvents.trigger("user-menu:notification-click", this.notification);
+
     if (!this.notification.read) {
       this.notification.set("read", true);