diff --git a/changelog.d/7395.misc b/changelog.d/7395.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc0ad59e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7395.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert synapse.notifier to async/await.
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index 88a5a97caf..71d9ed62b0 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -273,10 +273,9 @@ class Notifier(object):
             "room_key", room_stream_id, users=extra_users, rooms=[event.room_id]
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _notify_app_services(self, room_stream_id):
+    async def _notify_app_services(self, room_stream_id):
         try:
-            yield self.appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(room_stream_id)
+            await self.appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(room_stream_id)
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Error notifying application services of event")
 
@@ -475,20 +474,18 @@ class Notifier(object):
 
         return result
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _get_room_ids(self, user, explicit_room_id):
-        joined_room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user.to_string())
+    async def _get_room_ids(self, user, explicit_room_id):
+        joined_room_ids = await self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user.to_string())
         if explicit_room_id:
             if explicit_room_id in joined_room_ids:
                 return [explicit_room_id], True
-            if (yield self._is_world_readable(explicit_room_id)):
+            if await self._is_world_readable(explicit_room_id):
                 return [explicit_room_id], False
             raise AuthError(403, "Non-joined access not allowed")
         return joined_room_ids, True
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _is_world_readable(self, room_id):
-        state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
+    async def _is_world_readable(self, room_id):
+        state = await self.state_handler.get_current_state(
             room_id, EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""
         )
         if state and "history_visibility" in state.content: