diff --git a/src/components/notification.jsx b/src/components/notification.jsx
index d3714119..64bb1060 100644
--- a/src/components/notification.jsx
+++ b/src/components/notification.jsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const contentText = {
   'favourite+reblog': 'boosted & favourited your post.',
 };
 
-function Notification({ notification, instance }) {
+function Notification({ notification, instance, reload }) {
   const { id, status, account, _accounts } = notification;
   let { type } = notification;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function Notification({ notification, instance }) {
               <FollowRequestButtons
                 accountID={account.id}
                 onChange={() => {
-                  loadNotifications(true);
+                  reload();
                 }}
               />
             )}
diff --git a/src/pages/notifications.jsx b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
index 1ecbe8c6..b3779f2c 100644
--- a/src/pages/notifications.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ function Notifications() {
                     accountID={account.id}
                     onChange={() => {
                       loadFollowRequests();
+                      loadNotifications(true);
                     }}
                   />
                 </li>
@@ -337,6 +338,10 @@ function Notifications() {
                     instance={instance}
                     notification={notification}
                     key={notification.id}
+                    reload={() => {
+                      loadNotifications(true);
+                      loadFollowRequests();
+                    }}
                   />
                 </>
               );