diff --git a/templates/zerver/emails/digest.html b/templates/zerver/emails/digest.html
index 774b4ef08c..ee2673a561 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/emails/digest.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/emails/digest.html
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
         {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
 
-    {% if new_streams.html %}
-    <p class="digest_paragraph"><b>{% trans %}New streams{% endtrans %}</b></p>
+    {% if new_channels.html %}
+    <p class="digest_paragraph"><b>{% trans %}New channels{% endtrans %}</b></p>
 
-    <p class="digest_paragraph">{{ new_streams.html|display_list(1000)|safe }}.</p>
+    <p class="digest_paragraph">{{ new_channels.html|display_list(1000)|safe }}.</p>
     {% endif %}
 
     <br />
diff --git a/templates/zerver/emails/digest.txt b/templates/zerver/emails/digest.txt
index c0cf778c78..cb3715f520 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/emails/digest.txt
+++ b/templates/zerver/emails/digest.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 {% endfor %}{% endfor %}
 {% if convo.count > 0 %}+ {{ convo.count }} more message{{ convo.count|pluralize }} by {{ convo.participants|display_list(4) }}.{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
 
-{% if new_streams.plain %}** New streams **
-    {{ new_streams.plain|display_list(1000) }}.
+{% if new_channels.plain %}** {% trans %}New channels{% endtrans %} **
+    {{ new_channels.plain|display_list(1000) }}.
 {% endif %}
 
 {% trans organization_url=realm_uri %}Click here to log in to Zulip and catch up: {{ organization_url }}.{% endtrans %}
diff --git a/zerver/lib/digest.py b/zerver/lib/digest.py
index c3cb1e18e8..fd282965f1 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/digest.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/digest.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from zerver.lib.logging_util import log_to_file
 from zerver.lib.message import get_last_message_id
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress, send_future_email
-from zerver.lib.url_encoding import encode_stream
+from zerver.lib.url_encoding import stream_narrow_url
 from zerver.models import (
     Message,
     Realm,
@@ -255,18 +255,16 @@ def gather_new_streams(
     else:
         new_streams = [stream for stream in recently_created_streams if stream.is_web_public]
 
-    base_url = f"{realm.uri}/#narrow/stream/"
-
-    streams_html = []
-    streams_plain = []
+    channels_html = []
+    channels_plain = []
 
     for stream in new_streams:
-        narrow_url = base_url + encode_stream(stream.id, stream.name)
-        stream_link = f"<a href='{narrow_url}'>{stream.name}</a>"
-        streams_html.append(stream_link)
-        streams_plain.append(stream.name)
+        narrow_url = stream_narrow_url(realm, stream)
+        channel_link = f"<a href='{narrow_url}'>{stream.name}</a>"
+        channels_html.append(channel_link)
+        channels_plain.append(stream.name)
 
-    return len(new_streams), {"html": streams_html, "plain": streams_plain}
+    return len(new_streams), {"html": channels_html, "plain": channels_plain}
 
 
 def enough_traffic(hot_conversations: str, new_streams: int) -> bool:
@@ -376,7 +374,7 @@ def bulk_get_digest_context(
             recently_created_streams=recently_created_streams,
             can_access_public=user.can_access_public_streams(),
         )
-        context["new_streams"] = new_streams
+        context["new_channels"] = new_streams
         context["new_streams_count"] = new_streams_count
 
         yield user, context
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_digest.py b/zerver/tests/test_digest.py
index e5099b516e..d7e9857517 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_digest.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_digest.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class TestDigestEmailMessages(ZulipTestCase):
         kwargs = mock_send_future_email.call_args[1]
         self.assertEqual(kwargs["to_user_ids"], [polonius.id])
 
-        new_stream_names = kwargs["context"]["new_streams"]["plain"]
+        new_stream_names = kwargs["context"]["new_channels"]["plain"]
         self.assertTrue("web_public_stream" in new_stream_names)
 
     def test_no_logging(self) -> None: