1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
index 3a0c370fde..eeccf5db24 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
@@ -203,11 +203,18 @@ class RoomNotifCounts:
     # Map of thread ID to the notification counts.
     threads: Dict[str, NotifCounts]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def empty() -> "RoomNotifCounts":
+        return _EMPTY_ROOM_NOTIF_COUNTS
+
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         # To properly account for the amount of space in any caches.
         return len(self.threads) + 1
 
 
+_EMPTY_ROOM_NOTIF_COUNTS = RoomNotifCounts(NotifCounts(), {})
+
+
 def _serialize_action(
     actions: Collection[Union[Mapping, str]], is_highlight: bool
 ) -> str: