diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js
index 4d445fef88..1eef73c81b 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ run_test('settings', () => {
     };
 
     var data_called = 0;
-    tr_html.data = function (opts) {
-        if (opts === 'stream') {
+    tr_html.attr = function (opts) {
+        if (opts === 'data-stream-id') {
             data_called += 1;
-            return 'frontend';
+            return frontend.stream_id;
         }
-        if (opts === 'topic') {
+        if (opts === 'data-topic') {
             data_called += 1;
             return 'js';
         }
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
index d05a7a6757..c52ace11ed 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
@@ -1547,7 +1547,8 @@ run_test('user_profile_modal', () => {
 run_test('muted_topic_ui_row', () => {
     var args = {
         stream: 'Verona',
-        topic: 'Verona2',
+        stream_id: 99,
+        topic: 'pizza',
     };
 
     var html = '<table id="muted-topics-table">';
@@ -1556,8 +1557,8 @@ run_test('muted_topic_ui_row', () => {
     html += '</tbody>';
     html += '</table>';
 
-    assert.equal($(html).find("tr").data("stream"), "Verona");
-    assert.equal($(html).find("tr").data("topic"), "Verona2");
+    assert.equal($(html).find("tr").attr("data-stream-id"), 99);
+    assert.equal($(html).find("tr").attr("data-topic"), "pizza");
 });
 
 run_test('embedded_bot_config_item', () => {
diff --git a/static/js/muting_ui.js b/static/js/muting_ui.js
index b8f45fd218..dd468f6b83 100644
--- a/static/js/muting_ui.js
+++ b/static/js/muting_ui.js
@@ -159,8 +159,24 @@ exports.update_muted_topics = function (muted_topics) {
 exports.set_up_muted_topics_ui = function (muted_topics) {
     var muted_topics_table = $("#muted_topics_table tbody");
     muted_topics_table.empty();
-    _.each(muted_topics, function (list) {
-        var row = templates.render('muted_topic_ui_row', {stream: list[0], topic: list[1]});
+    _.each(muted_topics, function (tup) {
+        var stream = tup[0];
+        var topic = tup[1];
+
+        var stream_id = stream_data.get_stream_id(stream);
+
+        if (!stream_id) {
+            blueslip.warn('Unknown stream in set_up_muted_topics_ui: ' + stream);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var template_data = {
+            stream: stream,
+            stream_id: stream_id,
+            topic: topic,
+        };
+
+        var row = templates.render('muted_topic_ui_row', template_data);
         muted_topics_table.append(row);
     });
 };
diff --git a/static/js/settings_muting.js b/static/js/settings_muting.js
index 0bb1d17e08..cdf544d68a 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_muting.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_muting.js
@@ -5,17 +5,11 @@ var exports = {};
 exports.set_up = function () {
     $('body').on('click', '.settings-unmute-topic', function (e) {
         var $row = $(this).closest("tr");
-        var stream = $row.data("stream");
-        var topic = $row.data("topic");
+        var stream_id = $row.attr("data-stream-id");
+        var topic = $row.attr("data-topic");
 
         e.stopImmediatePropagation();
 
-        var stream_id = stream_data.get_stream_id(stream);
-
-        if (!stream_id) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         muting_ui.unmute(stream_id, topic);
         $row.remove();
     });
diff --git a/static/templates/muted_topic_ui_row.handlebars b/static/templates/muted_topic_ui_row.handlebars
index ccdc92ee96..37dd605dce 100644
--- a/static/templates/muted_topic_ui_row.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/muted_topic_ui_row.handlebars
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tr data-stream="{{stream}}" data-topic="{{topic}}">
+<tr data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}" data-topic="{{topic}}">
     <td>{{stream}}</td>
     <td>{{topic}}</td>
     <td><a class="settings-unmute-topic">Unmute</a></td>
diff --git a/tools/test-js-with-node b/tools/test-js-with-node
index d19ec8c9bb..4219341cfc 100755
--- a/tools/test-js-with-node
+++ b/tools/test-js-with-node
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ enforce_fully_covered = {
     'static/js/search_util.js',
     # Removed because we're migrating code from uncovered other settings pages to here.
     # 'static/js/settings_ui.js',
-    # 'static/js/settings_muting.js',
+    'static/js/settings_muting.js',
     'static/js/settings_user_groups.js',
     'static/js/stream_data.js',
     'static/js/stream_events.js',