diff --git a/changelog.d/7394.misc b/changelog.d/7394.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1390308b3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7394.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert synapse.server_notices to async/await.
diff --git a/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py b/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
index 971771b8b2a2..d97166351e86 100644
--- a/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
+++ b/synapse/server_notices/resource_limits_server_notices.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 from six import iteritems
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import (
     EventTypes,
     LimitBlockingTypes,
@@ -167,8 +165,7 @@ async def _apply_limit_block_notification(
             user_id, content, EventTypes.Pinned, ""
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_and_set_tags(self, user_id, room_id):
+    async def _check_and_set_tags(self, user_id, room_id):
         """
         Since server notices rooms were originally not with tags,
         important to check that tags have been set correctly
@@ -176,20 +173,19 @@ def _check_and_set_tags(self, user_id, room_id):
             user_id(str): the user in question
             room_id(str): the server notices room for that user
         """
-        tags = yield self._store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
+        tags = await self._store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
         need_to_set_tag = True
         if tags:
             if SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM_TAG in tags:
                 # tag already present, nothing to do here
                 need_to_set_tag = False
         if need_to_set_tag:
-            max_id = yield self._store.add_tag_to_room(
+            max_id = await self._store.add_tag_to_room(
                 user_id, room_id, SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM_TAG, {}
             )
             self._notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _is_room_currently_blocked(self, room_id):
+    async def _is_room_currently_blocked(self, room_id):
         """
         Determines if the room is currently blocked
 
@@ -207,7 +203,7 @@ def _is_room_currently_blocked(self, room_id):
         currently_blocked = False
         pinned_state_event = None
         try:
-            pinned_state_event = yield self._state.get_current_state(
+            pinned_state_event = await self._state.get_current_state(
                 room_id, event_type=EventTypes.Pinned
             )
         except AuthError:
@@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ def _is_room_currently_blocked(self, room_id):
         if pinned_state_event is not None:
             referenced_events = list(pinned_state_event.content.get("pinned", []))
 
-        events = yield self._store.get_events(referenced_events)
+        events = await self._store.get_events(referenced_events)
         for event_id, event in iteritems(events):
             if event.type != EventTypes.Message:
                 continue
diff --git a/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
index 987addad9bc5..406f29a7c094 100644
--- a/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
+++ b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
             return_value=defer.succeed("!something:localhost")
         )
         self._rlsn._store.add_tag_to_room = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(None))
-        self._rlsn._store.get_tags_for_room = Mock(return_value={})
+        self._rlsn._store.get_tags_for_room = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed({}))
         self.hs.config.admin_contact = "mailto:user@test.com"
 
     def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_flag_off(self):