diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state.go
index 2bdf787d844..b8a084eba3b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state.go
@@ -174,12 +174,18 @@ func (a *State) resultNoData(alertRule *models.AlertRule, result eval.Result) {
 }
 
 func (a *State) NeedsSending(resendDelay time.Duration) bool {
-	if a.State == eval.Pending || a.State == eval.Normal && !a.Resolved {
+	switch a.State {
+	case eval.Pending:
+		// We do not send notifications for pending states
 		return false
+	case eval.Normal:
+		// We should send a notification if the state is Normal because it was resolved
+		return a.Resolved
+	default:
+		// We should send, and re-send notifications, each time LastSentAt is <= LastEvaluationTime + resendDelay
+		nextSent := a.LastSentAt.Add(resendDelay)
+		return nextSent.Before(a.LastEvaluationTime) || nextSent.Equal(a.LastEvaluationTime)
 	}
-	// if LastSentAt is before or equal to LastEvaluationTime + resendDelay, send again
-	nextSent := a.LastSentAt.Add(resendDelay)
-	return nextSent.Before(a.LastEvaluationTime) || nextSent.Equal(a.LastEvaluationTime)
 }
 
 func (a *State) Equals(b *State) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state_test.go
index 330e2c9ae4a..8c77b4de7bd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/state_test.go
@@ -71,25 +71,14 @@ func TestNeedsSending(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "state: normal + resolved sends after a minute",
+			name:        "state: normal + resolved should send without waiting",
 			resendDelay: 1 * time.Minute,
 			expected:    true,
 			testState: &State{
 				State:              eval.Normal,
 				Resolved:           true,
 				LastEvaluationTime: evaluationTime,
-				LastSentAt:         evaluationTime.Add(-1 * time.Minute),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "state: normal + resolved does _not_ send after 30 seconds (before one minute)",
-			resendDelay: 1 * time.Minute,
-			expected:    false,
-			testState: &State{
-				State:              eval.Normal,
-				Resolved:           true,
-				LastEvaluationTime: evaluationTime,
-				LastSentAt:         evaluationTime.Add(-30 * time.Second),
+				LastSentAt:         evaluationTime,
 			},
 		},
 		{