diff --git a/src/components/timeline.jsx b/src/components/timeline.jsx
index e7607257..500db726 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline.jsx
+++ b/src/components/timeline.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useHotkeys } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
 import { InView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 import { useDebouncedCallback } from 'use-debounce';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function Timeline({
   allowFilters,
   refresh,
 }) {
+  const snapStates = useSnapshot(states);
   const [items, setItems] = useState([]);
   const [uiState, setUIState] = useState('default');
   const [showMore, setShowMore] = useState(false);
@@ -203,41 +204,51 @@ function Timeline({
     }
   }, [nearReachEnd, showMore]);
 
+  const isHovering = useRef(false);
+  const loadOrCheckUpdates = useCallback(
+    async ({ disableHoverCheck = false } = {}) => {
+      console.log('✨ Load or check updates', snapStates.settings.autoRefresh);
+      if (
+        snapStates.settings.autoRefresh &&
+        scrollableRef.current.scrollTop === 0 &&
+        (disableHoverCheck || !isHovering.current) &&
+        !inBackground()
+      ) {
+        console.log('✨ Load updates', snapStates.settings.autoRefresh);
+        loadItems(true);
+      } else {
+        console.log('✨ Check updates', snapStates.settings.autoRefresh);
+        const hasUpdate = await checkForUpdates();
+        if (hasUpdate) {
+          console.log('✨ Has new updates', id);
+          setShowNew(true);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [id, loadItems, checkForUpdates, snapStates.settings.autoRefresh],
+  );
+
   const lastHiddenTime = useRef();
   usePageVisibility(
     (visible) => {
       if (visible) {
         const timeDiff = Date.now() - lastHiddenTime.current;
         if (!lastHiddenTime.current || timeDiff > 1000 * 60) {
-          (async () => {
-            console.log('✨ Check updates');
-            const hasUpdate = await checkForUpdates();
-            if (hasUpdate) {
-              console.log('✨ Has new updates', id);
-              setShowNew(true);
-            }
-          })();
+          loadOrCheckUpdates({
+            disableHoverCheck: true,
+          });
         }
       } else {
         lastHiddenTime.current = Date.now();
       }
       setVisible(visible);
     },
-    [checkForUpdates],
+    [checkForUpdates, loadOrCheckUpdates, snapStates.settings.autoRefresh],
   );
 
   // checkForUpdates interval
   useInterval(
-    () => {
-      (async () => {
-        console.log('✨ Check updates');
-        const hasUpdate = await checkForUpdates();
-        if (hasUpdate) {
-          console.log('✨ Has new updates', id);
-          setShowNew(true);
-        }
-      })();
-    },
+    loadOrCheckUpdates,
     visible && !showNew ? checkForUpdatesInterval : null,
   );
 
@@ -254,6 +265,12 @@ function Timeline({
         oRef.current = node;
       }}
       tabIndex="-1"
+      onPointerEnter={(e) => {
+        isHovering.current = true;
+      }}
+      onPointerLeave={() => {
+        isHovering.current = false;
+      }}
     >
       <div class="timeline-deck deck">
         <header
@@ -597,4 +614,8 @@ function TimelineStatusCompact({ status, instance }) {
   );
 }
 
+function inBackground() {
+  return !!document.querySelector('.deck-backdrop, #modal-container > *');
+}
+
 export default Timeline;
diff --git a/src/pages/notifications.jsx b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
index d1a983b4..469b2f60 100644
--- a/src/pages/notifications.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import './notifications.css';
 
 import { memo } from 'preact/compat';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
 
 import Icon from '../components/icon';
@@ -95,6 +95,33 @@ function Notifications() {
     }
   }, [nearReachEnd, showMore]);
 
+  const isHovering = useRef(false);
+  const loadUpdates = useCallback(() => {
+    console.log('✨ Load updates', {
+      autoRefresh: snapStates.settings.autoRefresh,
+      scrollTop: scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop === 0,
+      isHovering: isHovering.current,
+      inBackground: inBackground(),
+      notificationsShowNew: snapStates.notificationsShowNew,
+      uiState,
+    });
+    if (
+      snapStates.settings.autoRefresh &&
+      scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop === 0 &&
+      !isHovering.current &&
+      !inBackground() &&
+      snapStates.notificationsShowNew &&
+      uiState !== 'loading'
+    ) {
+      loadNotifications(true);
+    }
+  }, [
+    snapStates.notificationsShowNew,
+    snapStates.settings.autoRefresh,
+    uiState,
+  ]);
+  useEffect(loadUpdates, [snapStates.notificationsShowNew]);
+
   const todayDate = new Date();
   const yesterdayDate = new Date(todayDate - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
   let currentDay = new Date();
@@ -110,6 +137,14 @@ function Notifications() {
       class="deck-container"
       ref={scrollableRef}
       tabIndex="-1"
+      onPointerEnter={() => {
+        console.log('👆 Pointer enter');
+        isHovering.current = true;
+      }}
+      onPointerLeave={() => {
+        console.log('👇 Pointer leave');
+        isHovering.current = false;
+      }}
     >
       <div class={`timeline-deck deck ${onlyMentions ? 'only-mentions' : ''}`}>
         <header
@@ -245,4 +280,8 @@ function Notifications() {
   );
 }
 
+function inBackground() {
+  return !!document.querySelector('.deck-backdrop, #modal-container > *');
+}
+
 export default memo(Notifications);
diff --git a/src/pages/settings.jsx b/src/pages/settings.jsx
index 2b09b0e6..9dbad5da 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings.jsx
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ function Settings({ onClose }) {
         <h3>Experiments</h3>
         <section>
           <ul>
+            <li>
+              <label>
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={snapStates.settings.autoRefresh}
+                  onChange={(e) => {
+                    states.settings.autoRefresh = e.target.checked;
+                  }}
+                />{' '}
+                Auto refresh timeline posts
+              </label>
+            </li>
             <li>
               <label>
                 <input
diff --git a/src/utils/states.js b/src/utils/states.js
index 5e8ed57f..da3771f1 100644
--- a/src/utils/states.js
+++ b/src/utils/states.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const states = proxy({
   shortcuts: store.account.get('shortcuts') ?? [],
   // Settings
   settings: {
+    autoRefresh: store.account.get('settings-autoRefresh') ?? false,
     shortcutsViewMode: store.account.get('settings-shortcutsViewMode') ?? null,
     shortcutsColumnsMode:
       store.account.get('settings-shortcutsColumnsMode') ?? false,
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ subscribeKey(states, 'notificationsLast', (v) => {
 subscribe(states, (changes) => {
   console.debug('STATES change', changes);
   for (const [action, path, value, prevValue] of changes) {
+    if (path.join('.') === 'settings.autoRefresh') {
+      store.account.set('settings-autoRefresh', !!value);
+    }
     if (path.join('.') === 'settings.boostsCarousel') {
       store.account.set('settings-boostsCarousel', !!value);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/useInterval.js b/src/utils/useInterval.js
index 10bc59ec..baa21086 100644
--- a/src/utils/useInterval.js
+++ b/src/utils/useInterval.js
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
 
-const noop = () => {};
-
-function useInterval(callback, delay, immediate) {
-  const savedCallback = useRef(noop);
-
+function useInterval(fn, delay, deps, immediate) {
+  const savedCallback = useRef(fn);
   useEffect(() => {
-    savedCallback.current = callback;
-  }, []);
+    savedCallback.current = fn;
+  }, [deps]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!immediate || delay === null || delay === false) return;
diff --git a/src/utils/usePageVisibility.js b/src/utils/usePageVisibility.js
index ad9c73bb..ed11f1b3 100644
--- a/src/utils/usePageVisibility.js
+++ b/src/utils/usePageVisibility.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
 
 export default function usePageVisibility(fn = () => {}, deps = []) {
-  const savedCallback = useRef(fn, deps);
+  const savedCallback = useRef(fn);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    savedCallback.current = fn;
+  }, [deps]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleVisibilityChange = () => {