diff --git a/skins/base/views/organisms/RoomView.js b/skins/base/views/organisms/RoomView.js
index 0f1fe1af..b6747ae7 100644
--- a/skins/base/views/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/skins/base/views/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             var conferenceCallNotification = null;
             if (this.state.displayConfCallNotification) {
                 conferenceCallNotification = (
-                    <div className="mx_RoomView_ongoingConfCallNotification">
+                    <div className="mx_RoomView_ongoingConfCallNotification" onClick={this.onConferenceNotificationClick}>
                         Ongoing conference call
                     </div>
                 );
diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
index 1856cac9..c6881de3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ module.exports = {
         });
     },
 
+    onConferenceNotificationClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'place_call',
+            type: "video",
+            room_id: this.props.roomId
+        });
+    },
+
     componentDidMount: function() {
         if (this.refs.messageWrapper) {
             var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();