diff --git a/src/UrlParams.ts b/src/UrlParams.ts
index 1205df68..689fc136 100644
--- a/src/UrlParams.ts
+++ b/src/UrlParams.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { type RTCNotificationType } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 
 import { Config } from "./config/Config";
 import { type EncryptionSystem } from "./e2ee/sharedKeyManagement";
@@ -194,13 +195,9 @@ export interface UrlParams {
    */
   sentryEnvironment: string | null;
   /**
-   * Whether to send a notification when the user joins the call.
-   * This does all the necessary logic to check if it is actually appropriate to send the notification,
-   *  - is it the first joiner
-   *  - it it a 1:1 room
-   *  - ...
+   * Whether and what type of notification EC should send, when the user joins the call.
    */
-  sendNotification: boolean;
+  sendNotificationType?: RTCNotificationType;
 }
 
 // This is here as a stopgap, but what would be far nicer is a function that
@@ -283,6 +280,11 @@ export const getUrlParams = (
       ? HeaderStyle.None
       : HeaderStyle.Standard);
 
+  const sendNotificationType = ["ring", "notification"].includes(
+    parser.getParam("sendNotificationType") ?? "",
+  )
+    ? (parser.getParam("sendNotificationType") as RTCNotificationType)
+    : undefined;
   const widgetId = parser.getParam("widgetId");
   const parentUrl = parser.getParam("parentUrl");
   const isWidget = !!widgetId && !!parentUrl;
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ export const getUrlParams = (
     rageshakeSubmitUrl: parser.getParam("rageshakeSubmitUrl"),
     sentryDsn: parser.getParam("sentryDsn"),
     sentryEnvironment: parser.getParam("sentryEnvironment"),
-    sendNotification: parser.getFlagParam("sendNotification"),
+    sendNotificationType,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
index 9cc38cc4..1aa9ef99 100644
--- a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import {
-  type RTCNotificationType,
   type MatrixRTCSession,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
@@ -17,14 +16,12 @@ import {
   type LivekitFocusActive,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 import { AutoDiscovery } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/autodiscovery";
-import { type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk";
 
 import { PosthogAnalytics } from "./analytics/PosthogAnalytics";
 import { Config } from "./config/Config";
 import { ElementWidgetActions, widget, type WidgetHelpers } from "./widget";
 import { MatrixRTCFocusMissingError } from "./utils/errors";
 import { getUrlParams } from "./UrlParams";
-import { getJoinedNonFunctionalMembers } from "./utils/matrix";
 
 const FOCI_WK_KEY = "org.matrix.msc4143.rtc_foci";
 
@@ -99,12 +96,6 @@ async function makePreferredLivekitFoci(
   // if (focusOtherMembers) preferredFoci.push(focusOtherMembers);
 }
 
-function getRTCNotificationType(room: Room): RTCNotificationType | undefined {
-  if (room.isCallRoom()) return undefined;
-  if (getJoinedNonFunctionalMembers(room).length === 2) return "ring";
-  return "notification";
-}
-
 export async function enterRTCSession(
   rtcSession: MatrixRTCSession,
   encryptMedia: boolean,
@@ -127,7 +118,7 @@ export async function enterRTCSession(
     await makePreferredLivekitFoci(rtcSession, livekitAlias),
     makeActiveFocus(),
     {
-      notificationType: getRTCNotificationType(rtcSession.room),
+      notificationType: getUrlParams().sendNotificationType,
       useNewMembershipManager,
       manageMediaKeys: encryptMedia,
       ...(useDeviceSessionMemberEvents !== undefined && {
diff --git a/src/utils/matrix.ts b/src/utils/matrix.ts
index 2f9e2ce1..0a2b5c1a 100644
--- a/src/utils/matrix.ts
+++ b/src/utils/matrix.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import {
   IndexedDBStore,
   MemoryStore,
   Preset,
-  type RoomMember,
-  UNSTABLE_ELEMENT_FUNCTIONAL_USERS,
   Visibility,
-  Direction,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk";
 import { type ISyncStateData, type SyncState } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/sync";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
@@ -339,27 +336,6 @@ export function getRelativeRoomUrl(
   return `/room/#${roomPart}?${generateUrlSearchParams(roomId, encryptionSystem, viaServers).toString()}`;
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns all room members that are non-functional (all actual room members).
- * A functional user is a user that is not a real user, but a bot, assistant, etc.
- */
-export function getJoinedNonFunctionalMembers(room: Room): RoomMember[] {
-  const functionalUsersStateEvent = room
-    .getLiveTimeline()
-    .getState(Direction.Forward)
-    ?.getStateEvents(UNSTABLE_ELEMENT_FUNCTIONAL_USERS.name, "");
-
-  const functionalMembers = Array.isArray(
-    functionalUsersStateEvent?.getContent().service_members,
-  )
-    ? functionalUsersStateEvent.getContent().service_members
-    : [];
-
-  return room
-    .getJoinedMembers()
-    .filter((m) => !functionalMembers.includes(m.userId));
-}
-
 /**
  * Perform a network operation with retries on ConnectionError.
  * If the error is not retryable, or the max number of retries is reached, the error is rethrown.