diff --git a/src/views/notifications.js b/src/views/notifications.js
index 1af489008..0010db659 100644
--- a/src/views/notifications.js
+++ b/src/views/notifications.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('NotificationsController', ['$scope', '
 
                 // refresh the main navbar indicator
                 $scope.$parent.notificationAcknowledged();
+                $scope.refresh();
 
                 $scope.clearAllBusy = false;
             });