diff --git a/changelog.d/12840.bugfix b/changelog.d/12840.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b15cedf8969c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/12840.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix an issue introduced in Synapse 0.34 where the `/notifications` endpoint would only return notifications if a user registered at least one pusher. Contributed by Famedly.
diff --git a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
index 4cc8a2ecca7a..7711ceca25be 100644
--- a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -149,12 +149,10 @@ async def _get_rules_for_event(
         if event.type == "m.room.member" and event.content["membership"] == "invite":
             invited = event.state_key
             if invited and self.hs.is_mine_id(invited):
-                has_pusher = await self.store.user_has_pusher(invited)
-                if has_pusher:
-                    rules_by_user = dict(rules_by_user)
-                    rules_by_user[invited] = await self.store.get_push_rules_for_user(
-                        invited
-                    )
+                rules_by_user = dict(rules_by_user)
+                rules_by_user[invited] = await self.store.get_push_rules_for_user(
+                    invited
+                )
 
         return rules_by_user
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py
index 91286c9b65c6..bd0cfa7f3211 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ def _decode_pushers_rows(self, rows: Iterable[dict]) -> Iterator[PusherConfig]:
 
             yield PusherConfig(**r)
 
-    async def user_has_pusher(self, user_id: str) -> bool:
-        ret = await self.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol(
-            "pushers", {"user_name": user_id}, "id", allow_none=True
-        )
-        return ret is not None
-
     async def get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(
         self, app_id: str, pushkey: str
     ) -> Iterator[PusherConfig]:
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_notifications.py b/tests/rest/client/test_notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..700f6587a007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
+
+import synapse.rest.admin
+from synapse.rest.client import login, notifications, receipts, room
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.util import Clock
+
+from tests.test_utils import simple_async_mock
+from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
+
+
+class HTTPPusherTests(HomeserverTestCase):
+    servlets = [
+        synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
+        room.register_servlets,
+        login.register_servlets,
+        receipts.register_servlets,
+        notifications.register_servlets,
+    ]
+
+    def prepare(
+        self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock, homeserver: HomeServer
+    ) -> None:
+        self.store = homeserver.get_datastores().main
+        self.module_api = homeserver.get_module_api()
+        self.event_creation_handler = homeserver.get_event_creation_handler()
+        self.sync_handler = homeserver.get_sync_handler()
+        self.auth_handler = homeserver.get_auth_handler()
+
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock) -> HomeServer:
+        # Mock out the calls over federation.
+        fed_transport_client = Mock(spec=["send_transaction"])
+        fed_transport_client.send_transaction = simple_async_mock({})
+
+        return self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            federation_transport_client=fed_transport_client,
+        )
+
+    def test_notify_for_local_invites(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Local users will get notified for invites
+        """
+
+        user_id = self.register_user("user", "pass")
+        access_token = self.login("user", "pass")
+        other_user_id = self.register_user("otheruser", "pass")
+        other_access_token = self.login("otheruser", "pass")
+
+        # Create a room
+        room = self.helper.create_room_as(user_id, tok=access_token)
+
+        # Check we start with no pushes
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET",
+            "/notifications",
+            access_token=other_access_token,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
+        self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["notifications"]), 0, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Send an invite
+        self.helper.invite(room=room, src=user_id, targ=other_user_id, tok=access_token)
+
+        # We should have a notification now
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET",
+            "/notifications",
+            access_token=other_access_token,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["notifications"]), 1, channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            channel.json_body["notifications"][0]["event"]["content"]["membership"],
+            "invite",
+            channel.json_body,
+        )