diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/app/[locale]/(dashboard)/layout.tsx b/web/dashboard/src/app/[locale]/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
index 2070d34..6e5753b 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/app/[locale]/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/app/[locale]/(dashboard)/layout.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
 import { useOfflineSync } from "@/lib/offline/use-offline-sync";
 import { useOrderAlerts } from "@/lib/realtime/use-order-alerts";
 import { useTabBadge } from "@/lib/notifications/use-tab-badge";
+import { useNotificationNavBridge } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-routes";
 
 export default function DashboardLayout({
   children,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default function DashboardLayout({
   useOfflineSync(); // register online/offline listeners + load queue count
   useOrderAlerts(); // global sound + toast + desktop popup for café notifications
   useTabBadge(); // unread count on the browser tab title + favicon
+  useNotificationNavBridge(); // toast/desktop notification clicks → navigate
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Wait for Zustand to finish reading localStorage before deciding to redirect.
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/components/notifications/notification-center.tsx b/web/dashboard/src/components/notifications/notification-center.tsx
index 2f65f81..442a2a0 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/components/notifications/notification-center.tsx
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/components/notifications/notification-center.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { Bell } from "lucide-react";
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import { useRouter } from "@/i18n/routing";
 import { useNotificationsFeed } from "@/lib/hooks/use-notifications-feed";
 import type { CafeNotification } from "@/lib/api/notifications";
+import { resolveNotificationDestination } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-routes";
+import { permissionsOf } from "@/lib/permissions";
+import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
 import { numberLocaleForUi } from "@/lib/format-datetime";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
@@ -18,6 +22,8 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 export function NotificationCenter() {
   const t = useTranslations("notifications");
   const locale = useLocale();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const permissions = permissionsOf(useAuthStore((s) => s.user));
   const numberLocale = numberLocaleForUi(locale);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<CafeNotification | null>(null);
@@ -30,7 +36,15 @@ export function NotificationCenter() {
 
   const handleSelect = async (n: CafeNotification) => {
     await openNotification(n);
-    setSelected({ ...n, isRead: true });
+    // Actionable notification → jump to its page and close the dropdown.
+    // Non-actionable (e.g. a platform broadcast) → show its full text inline.
+    const dest = resolveNotificationDestination(n, permissions);
+    if (dest) {
+      setOpen(false);
+      router.push(dest);
+    } else {
+      setSelected({ ...n, isRead: true });
+    }
   };
 
   const handleOpenChange = (next: boolean) => {
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/hooks/use-notifications-feed.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/hooks/use-notifications-feed.ts
index b4264af..d42ce18 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/lib/hooks/use-notifications-feed.ts
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/hooks/use-notifications-feed.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/api/notifications";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
 import { notify } from "@/lib/notify";
+import { notificationDestinationFromStore } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-routes";
 
 type UseNotificationsFeedOptions = {
   unreadOnly?: boolean;
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ export function useNotificationsFeed(options: UseNotificationsFeedOptions = {})
       if (!n.isRead) await markNotificationsRead(cafeId, { ids: [n.id] });
       refresh();
       if (!opts.navigate) return;
-      if (n.referenceId) router.push("/kds");
-      else if (n.type.startsWith("guest_order")) router.push("/tables");
+      const dest = notificationDestinationFromStore(n);
+      if (dest) router.push(dest);
     },
     [cafeId, refresh, router]
   );
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/notification-routes.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/notification-routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc8ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/notification-routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useRouter } from "@/i18n/routing";
+import type { CafeNotification } from "@/lib/api/notifications";
+import { permissionsOf } from "@/lib/permissions";
+import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
+
+type RoutableNotification = Pick<CafeNotification, "type" | "referenceId">;
+
+/** Fired when a toast/desktop notification is clicked; the bridge below navigates. */
+export const OPEN_NOTIFICATION_EVENT = "meezi:open-notification";
+
+/**
+ * The in-panel page a notification should open (locale-agnostic path), or null
+ * when there's nothing actionable to open (e.g. a platform broadcast — show its
+ * text instead). Permission-aware: a new-order alert sends a kitchen user to the
+ * KDS, a cashier to the POS, and a floor user to the tables board — never to a
+ * page their role can't open (which the route guard would just block).
+ */
+export function resolveNotificationDestination(
+  n: RoutableNotification,
+  permissions: Set<string> | null
+): string | null {
+  const can = (p: string) => permissions === null || permissions.has(p);
+
+  // Best available "live orders" surface for this user.
+  const orderPage = (): string | null =>
+    can("ViewKitchen") ? "/kds"
+      : can("ProcessOrders") ? "/pos"
+      : can("ViewTables") ? "/tables"
+      : null;
+
+  switch (n.type) {
+    case "table_call_waiter":
+      return can("ViewTables") ? "/tables" : null;
+    case "guest_order_new":
+    case "guest_order_ready":
+      return orderPage();
+    case "platform_broadcast":
+      return null; // announcement — no page to open
+    default:
+      if (n.type.startsWith("guest_order")) return orderPage();
+      if (n.type.includes("table")) return can("ViewTables") ? "/tables" : null;
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Resolve the destination using the current user's permissions from the store.
+ *  Safe to call outside React render (e.g. inside a SignalR/toast callback). */
+export function notificationDestinationFromStore(n: RoutableNotification): string | null {
+  return resolveNotificationDestination(n, permissionsOf(useAuthStore.getState().user));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Listens for {@link OPEN_NOTIFICATION_EVENT} (dispatched when a toast or native
+ * desktop notification is clicked) and navigates client-side. Mount once in the
+ * dashboard shell.
+ */
+export function useNotificationNavBridge() {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (e: Event) => {
+      const path = (e as CustomEvent<string>).detail;
+      if (path) router.push(path);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener(OPEN_NOTIFICATION_EVENT, handler);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(OPEN_NOTIFICATION_EVENT, handler);
+  }, [router]);
+}
+
+/** Dispatch a navigation request from a non-React context (toast/desktop click). */
+export function requestNotificationNav(path: string): void {
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(OPEN_NOTIFICATION_EVENT, { detail: path }));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/use-desktop-notifications.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/use-desktop-notifications.ts
index 6bd610b..68709a0 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/use-desktop-notifications.ts
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notifications/use-desktop-notifications.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useNotifPrefs } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-prefs.store";
+import { requestNotificationNav } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-routes";
 
 export type PermissionState = NotificationPermission | "unsupported";
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ export function showDesktopNotification(opts: {
   body?: string;
   /** Collapses repeat popups for the same subject (e.g. the order id). */
   tag?: string;
+  /** In-app path to open when the popup is clicked. */
+  path?: string | null;
 }): void {
   if (!notificationsSupported()) return;
   if (!useNotifPrefs.getState().desktopEnabled) return;
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ export function showDesktopNotification(opts: {
       } catch {
         // ignore
       }
+      // Bring the user straight to the related page (handled by the nav bridge).
+      if (opts.path) requestNotificationNav(opts.path);
       n.close();
     };
   } catch {
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/notify.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notify.ts
index fd66baa..92d157f 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/lib/notify.ts
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/notify.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ import { ApiClientError } from "@/lib/api/client";
 export type NotifyOptions = {
   description?: string;
   duration?: number;
+  /** Optional click-through button (e.g. "View" → navigate to the related page). */
+  action?: { label: string; onClick: () => void };
 };
 
 function baseOptions(opts?: NotifyOptions) {
   return {
     description: opts?.description,
     duration: opts?.duration ?? 4000,
+    action: opts?.action
+      ? { label: opts.action.label, onClick: opts.action.onClick }
+      : undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/realtime/use-order-alerts.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/realtime/use-order-alerts.ts
index 20107fb..8630052 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/lib/realtime/use-order-alerts.ts
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/realtime/use-order-alerts.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import { notify } from "@/lib/notify";
 import { useNotifPrefs } from "@/lib/notifications/notification-prefs.store";
 import { playSound } from "@/lib/notifications/sounds";
 import { showDesktopNotification } from "@/lib/notifications/use-desktop-notifications";
+import {
+  notificationDestinationFromStore,
+  requestNotificationNav,
+} from "@/lib/notifications/notification-routes";
 
 type LiveOrder = {
   displayNumber?: number;
@@ -60,22 +64,30 @@ export function useOrderAlerts() {
       if (type === "guest_order_ready") return notify.success;
       return notify.info;
     };
+    const viewLabel = locale === "en" ? "View" : locale === "ar" ? "عرض" : "مشاهده";
 
     // Persisted notifications are the canonical alert trigger (guest order placed /
     // ready, waiter call, admin broadcast). Staff-created POS orders do NOT create
-    // one, so they correctly stay silent.
+    // one, so they correctly stay silent. Each alert can deep-link to its page.
     connection.on("NotificationReceived", (n: CafeNotification | null) => {
       if (!n) return;
       const prefs = useNotifPrefs.getState();
+      const dest = notificationDestinationFromStore(n);
 
       if (prefs.soundEnabled) playSound(prefs.soundId, prefs.volume);
       if (prefs.toastEnabled) {
-        severityFor(n.type)(n.title, { description: n.body ?? undefined });
+        severityFor(n.type)(n.title, {
+          description: n.body ?? undefined,
+          action: dest
+            ? { label: viewLabel, onClick: () => requestNotificationNav(dest) }
+            : undefined,
+        });
       }
       showDesktopNotification({
         title: n.title,
         body: n.body ?? undefined,
         tag: n.referenceId ?? n.id,
+        path: dest,
       });
 
       void qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["notifications", cafeId] });