diff --git a/client/src/utils/donations.test.ts b/client/src/utils/donations.test.ts
index bf7f25823..612b428b8 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/donations.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/donations.test.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ describe('in the native app', () => {
 
 describe('noticeAsksForDonation', () => {
   it('looks at both buttons', () => {
-    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ cta: { href: 'https://ko-fi.com/x' } })).toBe(true);
-    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ secondaryCta: { href: 'https://buymeacoffee.com/x' } })).toBe(true);
-    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ cta: { href: '/settings' }, secondaryCta: null })).toBe(false);
+    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ cta: { kind: 'link', href: 'https://ko-fi.com/x' } })).toBe(true);
+    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ secondaryCta: { kind: 'link', href: 'https://buymeacoffee.com/x' } })).toBe(true);
+    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ cta: { kind: 'nav', href: '/settings' }, secondaryCta: null })).toBe(false);
+    expect(noticeAsksForDonation({ cta: { kind: 'action' } })).toBe(false);
     expect(noticeAsksForDonation({})).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/utils/donations.ts b/client/src/utils/donations.ts
index 547dff238..41da203ff 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/donations.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/donations.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ export function withoutDonationsInApp<T extends { href: string }>(links: T[]): T
   return donationsShown() ? links : links.filter((link) => !isDonationLink(link.href));
 }
 
+/** A notice button: a link or a navigation carries an href, an action does not. */
+type NoticeButton = { kind: string; href?: string } | null | undefined;
+
 /** Whether a system notice asks for a donation through one of its buttons. */
-export function noticeAsksForDonation(notice: {
-  cta?: { href?: string } | null;
-  secondaryCta?: { href?: string } | null;
-}): boolean {
+export function noticeAsksForDonation(notice: { cta?: NoticeButton; secondaryCta?: NoticeButton }): boolean {
   return isDonationLink(notice.cta?.href) || isDonationLink(notice.secondaryCta?.href);
 }