diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/markers.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/markers.js
index 80bcada6e..c0e7a93af 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/markers.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/markers.js
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ export function submitMarkersSuccess({ home, notifications }) {
   };
 };
 
-export function submitMarkers() {
-  return (dispatch, getState) => debouncedSubmitMarkers(dispatch, getState);
+export function submitMarkers(params = {}) {
+  const result = (dispatch, getState) => debouncedSubmitMarkers(dispatch, getState);
+  if (params.immediate === true) {
+    debouncedSubmitMarkers.flush();
+  }
+  return result;
 };
 
 export const fetchMarkers = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
index 475968caa..18db7e0d2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/notifications/index.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   },
   onMarkAsRead() {
     dispatch(markNotificationsAsRead());
-    dispatch(submitMarkers());
+    dispatch(submitMarkers({ immediate: true }));
   },
   onMount() {
     dispatch(mountNotifications());
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
index a399fc2b3..fa4068fa3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class UI extends React.Component {
     const visibility = !document[this.visibilityHiddenProp];
     this.props.dispatch(notificationsSetVisibility(visibility));
     if (visibility) {
-      this.props.dispatch(submitMarkers());
+      this.props.dispatch(submitMarkers({ immediate: true }));
     }
   }