diff --git a/apps/browser/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/extension-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts b/apps/browser/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/extension-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
index c39743ae94a..55c8f5df1b2 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/extension-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/extension-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mock, MockProxy } from "jest-mock-extended";
 import { of } from "rxjs";
 
 import { AccountService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/account.service";
+import { AuthRequestAnsweringService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction";
 import { AuthService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/auth.service";
 import { AuthServerNotificationTags } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/enums/auth-server-notification-tags";
 import { AuthenticationStatus } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/enums/authentication-status";
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ describe("ExtensionAuthRequestAnsweringService", () => {
   let platformUtilsService: MockProxy<PlatformUtilsService>;
   let systemNotificationsService: MockProxy<SystemNotificationsService>;
 
-  let sut: ExtensionAuthRequestAnsweringService;
+  let sut: AuthRequestAnsweringService;
 
   const userId = "9f4c3452-6a45-48af-a7d0-74d3e8b65e4c" as UserId;
   const authRequestId = "auth-request-id-123";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/desktop-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/desktop-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
index 220055f0206..bd66dcad505 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/desktop-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/desktop-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mock, MockProxy } from "jest-mock-extended";
 import { of } from "rxjs";
 
 import { AccountService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/account.service";
+import { AuthRequestAnsweringService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction";
 import { AuthService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/auth.service";
 import { AuthenticationStatus } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/enums/authentication-status";
 import { ForceSetPasswordReason } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/models/domain/force-set-password-reason";
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ describe("DesktopAuthRequestAnsweringService", () => {
   let pendingAuthRequestsState: MockProxy<PendingAuthRequestsStateService>;
   let i18nService: MockProxy<I18nService>;
 
-  let sut: DesktopAuthRequestAnsweringService;
+  let sut: AuthRequestAnsweringService;
 
   const userId = "9f4c3452-6a45-48af-a7d0-74d3e8b65e4c" as UserId;
   const authRequestId = "auth-request-id-123";
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction.ts
index 7881e0f1a80..60e671661d1 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
+import { SystemNotificationEvent } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/user-core";
 
 export abstract class AuthRequestAnsweringService {
@@ -8,8 +9,7 @@ export abstract class AuthRequestAnsweringService {
    * later time. Even in the event the dialog is shown immediately, this will write to global state
    * so that even if someone closes a window or a popup and comes back, it could be processed later.
    * Only way to clear out the global state is to respond to the auth request.
-   *
-   * Currently implemented on Extension and Desktop.
+   * - Implemented on Extension and Desktop.
    *
    * @param userId The UserId that the auth request is for.
    * @param authRequestId The id of the auth request that is to be processed.
@@ -29,9 +29,18 @@ export abstract class AuthRequestAnsweringService {
   /**
    * Sets up listeners for scenarios where the user unlocks and we want to process
    * any pending auth requests in state.
-   * - Implemented in Extension and Desktop
    *
    * @param destroy$ The destroy$ observable from the caller
    */
   abstract setupUnlockListenersForProcessingAuthRequests(destroy$: Observable<void>): void;
+
+  /**
+   * When a system notification is clicked, this method is used to process that event.
+   * - Implemented on Extension only.
+   * - Desktop does not implement this method because click handling is already setup in
+   *   electron-main-messaging.service.ts.
+   *
+   * @param event The event passed in. Check initNotificationSubscriptions in main.background.ts.
+   */
+  abstract handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked(event: SystemNotificationEvent): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
index 6de05949e17..5fc4e9114fc 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { AuthService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/auth.service";
 import { AuthenticationStatus } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/enums/authentication-status";
 import { ForceSetPasswordReason } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/models/domain/force-set-password-reason";
 import { MessagingService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
+import {
+  ButtonLocation,
+  SystemNotificationEvent,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/user-core";
 
 import { AuthRequestAnsweringService } from "../../abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction";
@@ -399,4 +403,22 @@ describe("DefaultAuthRequestAnsweringService", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked()", () => {
+    it("should throw an error", async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const event: SystemNotificationEvent = {
+        id: "123",
+        buttonIdentifier: ButtonLocation.NotificationButton,
+      };
+
+      // Act
+      const promise = sut.handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked(event);
+
+      // Assert
+      await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(
+        "handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked() not implemented for this client",
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.ts
index 90713366bb8..190476fd04e 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/default-auth-request-answering.service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ForceSetPasswordReason } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/models/domain/for
 import { getOptionalUserId, getUserId } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/services/account.service";
 import { MasterPasswordServiceAbstraction } from "@bitwarden/common/key-management/master-password/abstractions/master-password.service.abstraction";
 import { MessagingService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
+import { SystemNotificationEvent } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/user-core";
 
 import { AuthRequestAnsweringService } from "../../abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction";
@@ -113,4 +114,8 @@ export class DefaultAuthRequestAnsweringService implements AuthRequestAnsweringS
       }
     }
   }
+
+  async handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked(event: SystemNotificationEvent): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked() not implemented for this client");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/noop-auth-request-answering.service.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/noop-auth-request-answering.service.ts
index 416e6d06833..38e51e697e5 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/noop-auth-request-answering.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth-request-answering/noop-auth-request-answering.service.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { SystemNotificationEvent } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/user-core";
 
 import { AuthRequestAnsweringService } from "../../abstractions/auth-request-answering/auth-request-answering.service.abstraction";
@@ -6,5 +7,14 @@ export class NoopAuthRequestAnsweringService implements AuthRequestAnsweringServ
   async userMeetsConditionsToShowApprovalDialog(userId: UserId): Promise<boolean> {
     throw new Error("userMeetsConditionsToShowApprovalDialog() not implemented for this client");
   }
-  setupUnlockListenersForProcessingAuthRequests(): void {}
+
+  setupUnlockListenersForProcessingAuthRequests(): void {
+    throw new Error(
+      "setupUnlockListenersForProcessingAuthRequests() not implemented for this client",
+    );
+  }
+
+  async handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked(event: SystemNotificationEvent): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error("handleAuthRequestNotificationClicked() not implemented for this client");
+  }
 }