diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
index 9d5861343c..32e53ad895 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ zrequire('muting');
 zrequire('people');
 zrequire('stream_data');
 zrequire('unread');
+
+set_global('page_params', {
+    realm_push_notifications_enabled: false,
+});
 zrequire('settings_notifications');
+
 const FoldDict = zrequire('fold_dict').FoldDict;
 
-set_global('page_params', {});
 set_global('blueslip', {});
 set_global('narrow_state', {});
 set_global('current_msg_list', {});
diff --git a/static/js/settings.js b/static/js/settings.js
index b3714db16b..ea846a7de5 100644
--- a/static/js/settings.js
+++ b/static/js/settings.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ exports.build_page = function () {
         twenty_four_hour_time_values: settings_config.twenty_four_hour_time_values,
         notification_settings: settings_notifications.all_notifications.settings,
         desktop_icon_count_display_values: settings_notifications.desktop_icon_count_display_values,
-        push_notification_tooltip:
-            settings_notifications.all_notifications.push_notification_tooltip,
+        show_push_notifications_tooltip:
+            settings_notifications.all_notifications.show_push_notifications_tooltip,
         display_settings: settings_config.get_all_display_settings(),
         user_can_change_name: settings_account.user_can_change_name(),
         user_can_change_avatar: settings_account.user_can_change_avatar(),
diff --git a/static/js/settings_notifications.js b/static/js/settings_notifications.js
index d9acd7a92b..a3ae4040be 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_notifications.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_notifications.js
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ exports.all_notifications = {
         mobile_notification_settings: mobile_notification_settings,
         email_notification_settings: email_notification_settings,
     },
-    push_notification_tooltip: {
-        enable_stream_push_notifications: true,
-        enable_offline_push_notifications: true,
-        enable_online_push_notifications: true,
+    show_push_notifications_tooltip: {
+        enable_stream_push_notifications: !page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled,
+        enable_offline_push_notifications: !page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled,
+        enable_online_push_notifications: !page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled,
     },
 };
 
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/notification_settings.hbs b/static/templates/settings/notification_settings.hbs
index 59937cec56..2d2bba86a7 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/notification_settings.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/settings/notification_settings.hbs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
               setting_name=this
               is_checked=(lookup ../page_params this)
               label=(lookup ../settings_label this)
-              realm_push_notifications_enabled=(lookup ../page_params "realm_push_notifications_enabled")
-              push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../push_notification_tooltip this)}}
+              show_push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../show_push_notifications_tooltip this)}}
             {{/each}}
 
             <p class="notification-settings-note">
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@
               setting_name=this
               is_checked=(lookup ../page_params this)
               label=(lookup ../settings_label this)
-              realm_push_notifications_enabled=(lookup ../page_params "realm_push_notifications_enabled")
-              push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../push_notification_tooltip this)}}
+              show_push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../show_push_notifications_tooltip this)}}
             {{/each}}
         </div>
 
@@ -81,8 +79,7 @@
               setting_name=this
               is_checked=(lookup ../page_params this)
               label=(lookup ../settings_label this)
-              realm_push_notifications_enabled=(lookup ../page_params "realm_push_notifications_enabled")
-              push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../push_notification_tooltip this)}}
+              show_push_notifications_tooltip=(lookup ../show_push_notifications_tooltip this)}}
             {{/each}}
 
             <h5>{{t "Email" }}</h5>
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.hbs b/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.hbs
index 8552385f00..b93c1f4d87 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.hbs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {{#unless (eq render_only false)}}
-<div class="input-group {{#if is_nested}}disableable{{/if}} {{#if (and push_notifications_tooltip (not realm_push_notifications_enabled))}}control-label-disabled{{/if}}">
+<div class="input-group {{#if is_nested}}disableable{{/if}} {{#if show_push_notifications_tooltip}}control-label-disabled{{/if}}">
     <label class="checkbox">
         <input type="checkbox" class="inline-block setting-widget prop-element" name="{{setting_name}}" data-setting-widget-type="bool"
           id="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}"
-          {{#if (and push_notifications_tooltip (not realm_push_notifications_enabled))}}disabled="disabled"{{/if}}
+          {{#if show_push_notifications_tooltip}}disabled="disabled"{{/if}}
           {{#if is_checked}}
-          {{#unless (and push_notifications_tooltip (not realm_push_notifications_enabled))}}
+          {{#unless show_push_notifications_tooltip}}
           checked="checked"
           {{/unless}}
           {{/if}} />
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     <label for="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}" class="inline-block" id="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}_label">
         {{{label}}}
     </label>
-    {{#if push_notifications_tooltip}}
-    <i class="fa fa-question-circle settings-info-icon" {{#if realm_push_notifications_enabled}}style="display:none"{{/if}}  data-toggle="tooltip"
+    {{#if show_push_notifications_tooltip}}
+    <i class="fa fa-question-circle settings-info-icon" data-toggle="tooltip"
       title="{{t 'Mobile push notifications are not configured on this server.' }}"></i>
     {{/if}}
 </div>