diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/ServiceWorkerHandler.js b/src/platform/web/dom/ServiceWorkerHandler.js
index d2dacc6b..dd2c755f 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/dom/ServiceWorkerHandler.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/ServiceWorkerHandler.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export class ServiceWorkerHandler {
             // this flag is read in fetch.js
             this.haltRequests = true;
             event.source.postMessage({replyTo: data.id});
+        } else if (data.type === "openRoom") {
+            this._navigation.push("room", data.payload.roomId);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/web/service-worker.js b/src/platform/web/service-worker.js
index 335930bb..29b124d9 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/service-worker.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/service-worker.js
@@ -201,9 +201,8 @@ async function openClientFromNotif(event) {
     });
     if (clientWithSession) {
         console.log("notificationclick: client has session open, showing room there");
-        // just change the hash, so the page doesn't refresh on / vs /index.html
-        const roomURL = new URL(roomHash, clientWithSession.url).href;
-        clientWithSession.navigate(roomURL);
+        // use a message rather than clientWithSession.navigate here as this refreshes the page on chrome
+        clientWithSession.postMessage({type: "openRoom", payload: {roomId}});
         if ('focus' in clientWithSession) {
             try {
                 await clientWithSession.focus();