diff --git a/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/List.swift b/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/List.swift
index 69c1da52..6b51f63d 100644
--- a/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/List.swift
+++ b/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/List.swift
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ public class List: Decodable, Equatable, Hashable {
     }
     
     public static func ==(lhs: List, rhs: List) -> Bool {
-        return lhs.id == rhs.id
+        return lhs.id == rhs.id && lhs.title == rhs.title
     }
     
     public func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
         hasher.combine(id)
+        hasher.combine(title)
     }
     
     public static func getAccounts(_ list: List, range: RequestRange = .default) -> Request<[Account]> {
diff --git a/Tusker/API/CreateListService.swift b/Tusker/API/CreateListService.swift
index 8dbb7d8b..90381632 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/CreateListService.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/CreateListService.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CreateListService {
         do {
             let request = Client.createList(title: title)
             let (list, _) = try await mastodonController.run(request)
-            NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .listsChanged, object: nil)
+            mastodonController.addedList(list)
             self.didCreateList?(list)
         } catch {
             let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Error Creating List", message: error.localizedDescription, preferredStyle: .alert)
@@ -64,7 +64,3 @@ class CreateListService {
     }
     
 }
-
-extension Foundation.Notification.Name {
-    static let listsChanged = Notification.Name("listsChanged")
-}
diff --git a/Tusker/API/DeleteListService.swift b/Tusker/API/DeleteListService.swift
index 95e22c37..5b4ef56a 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/DeleteListService.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/DeleteListService.swift
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DeleteListService {
         do {
             let request = List.delete(list)
             _ = try await mastodonController.run(request)
-            NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .listsChanged, object: nil)
+            mastodonController.deletedList(list)
         } catch {
             let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Error Deleting List", message: error.localizedDescription, preferredStyle: .alert)
             alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel))
diff --git a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
index 3b1c7584..0fcf8a85 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/MastodonController.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
     @Published private(set) var instance: Instance!
     @Published private(set) var nodeInfo: NodeInfo!
     @Published private(set) var instanceFeatures = InstanceFeatures()
+    @Published private(set) var lists: [List] = []
     private(set) var customEmojis: [Emoji]?
     
     private var pendingOwnInstanceRequestCallbacks = [(Result<Instance, Client.Error>) -> Void]()
@@ -119,6 +120,15 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
         })
     }
     
+    func initialize() async throws {
+        async let ownAccount = try getOwnAccount()
+        async let ownInstance = try getOwnInstance()
+        
+        _ = try await (ownAccount, ownInstance)
+        
+        loadLists()
+    }
+    
     func getOwnAccount(completion: ((Result<Account, Client.Error>) -> Void)? = nil) {
         if account != nil {
             completion?(.success(account))
@@ -264,4 +274,53 @@ class MastodonController: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
     
+    private func loadLists() {
+        let req = Client.getLists()
+        run(req) { response in
+            if case .success(let lists, _) = response {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    self.lists = lists.sorted(using: ListComparator())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @MainActor
+    func addedList(_ list: List) {
+        var new = self.lists
+        new.append(list)
+        new.sort { $0.title < $1.title }
+        self.lists = new
+    }
+    
+    @MainActor
+    func deletedList(_ list: List) {
+        self.lists.removeAll(where: { $0.id == list.id })
+    }
+    
+    @MainActor
+    func renamedList(_ list: List) {
+        var new = self.lists
+        if let index = new.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == list.id }) {
+            new[index] = list
+        }
+        new.sort(using: ListComparator())
+        self.lists = new
+    }
+    
+}
+
+private struct ListComparator: SortComparator {
+    typealias Compared = List
+    
+    var underlying = String.Comparator(options: .caseInsensitive)
+    
+    var order: SortOrder {
+        get { underlying.order }
+        set { underlying.order = newValue }
+    }
+    
+    func compare(_ lhs: List, _ rhs: List) -> ComparisonResult {
+        return underlying.compare(lhs.title, rhs.title)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tusker/API/RenameListService.swift b/Tusker/API/RenameListService.swift
index 835a6245..ea435b0f 100644
--- a/Tusker/API/RenameListService.swift
+++ b/Tusker/API/RenameListService.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RenameListService {
         do {
             let req = List.update(list, title: title)
             let (list, _) = try await mastodonController.run(req)
-            NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .listRenamed, object: list.id, userInfo: ["list": list])
+            mastodonController.renamedList(list)
         } catch {
             let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Error Updating List", message: error.localizedDescription, preferredStyle: .alert)
             alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel))
@@ -63,7 +63,3 @@ class RenameListService {
     }
 
 }
-
-extension Foundation.Notification.Name {
-    static let listRenamed = Notification.Name("listRenamed")
-}
diff --git a/Tusker/Scenes/AuxiliarySceneDelegate.swift b/Tusker/Scenes/AuxiliarySceneDelegate.swift
index 8bd042f5..e49e6be1 100644
--- a/Tusker/Scenes/AuxiliarySceneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Scenes/AuxiliarySceneDelegate.swift
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class AuxiliarySceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
         
         let controller = MastodonController.getForAccount(account)
         session.mastodonController = controller
-        
-        controller.getOwnAccount()
-        controller.getOwnInstance()
+        Task {
+            try? await controller.initialize()
+        }
         
         guard let rootVC = viewController(for: activity, mastodonController: controller) else {
             UIApplication.shared.requestSceneSessionDestruction(session, options: nil, errorHandler: nil)
diff --git a/Tusker/Scenes/ComposeSceneDelegate.swift b/Tusker/Scenes/ComposeSceneDelegate.swift
index 1c3b339d..a23dbe87 100644
--- a/Tusker/Scenes/ComposeSceneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Scenes/ComposeSceneDelegate.swift
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ class ComposeSceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
         }
         
         session.mastodonController = controller
-        controller.getOwnAccount()
-        controller.getOwnInstance()
+        Task {
+            try? await controller.initialize()
+        }
         
         let composeVC = ComposeHostingController(draft: draft, mastodonController: controller)
         composeVC.delegate = self
diff --git a/Tusker/Scenes/MainSceneDelegate.swift b/Tusker/Scenes/MainSceneDelegate.swift
index b14504c9..4d1dc493 100644
--- a/Tusker/Scenes/MainSceneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Scenes/MainSceneDelegate.swift
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ class MainSceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate, TuskerSceneDelegate
 
     func createAppUI() -> TuskerRootViewController {
         let mastodonController = window!.windowScene!.session.mastodonController!
-        mastodonController.getOwnAccount()
-        mastodonController.getOwnInstance()
+        Task {
+            try? await mastodonController.initialize()
+        }
         
         let split = MainSplitViewController(mastodonController: mastodonController)
         if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone,
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Explore/ExploreViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Explore/ExploreViewController.swift
index e41584e5..160f3c8f 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Explore/ExploreViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Explore/ExploreViewController.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class ExploreViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDelegate {
     
     var searchControllerStatusOnAppearance: Bool? = nil
     
+    private var listsCancellable: AnyCancellable?
+    
     init(mastodonController: MastodonController) {
         self.mastodonController = mastodonController
         
@@ -70,9 +72,10 @@ class ExploreViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDelegate {
         
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(savedHashtagsChanged), name: .savedHashtagsChanged, object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(savedInstancesChanged), name: .savedInstancesChanged, object: nil)
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reloadLists), name: .listsChanged, object: nil)
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(listRenamed(_:)), name: .listRenamed, object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(preferencesChanged), name: .preferencesChanged, object: nil)
+        
+        listsCancellable = mastodonController.$lists
+            .sink { [unowned self] in self.reloadLists($0) }
     }
     
     override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ class ExploreViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDelegate {
         snapshot.appendItems([.findInstance], toSection: .savedInstances)
         dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: false)
         
-        reloadLists()
+        reloadLists(mastodonController.lists)
     }
     
     private func addDiscoverSection(to snapshot: inout NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Section, Item>) {
@@ -180,39 +183,13 @@ class ExploreViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDelegate {
         self.dataSource.apply(snapshot)
     }
     
-    @objc private func reloadLists() {
-        let request = Client.getLists()
-        mastodonController.run(request) { (response) in
-            guard case let .success(lists, _) = response else {
-                return
-            }
-            
-            var snapshot = self.dataSource.snapshot()
-            snapshot.deleteItems(snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .lists))
-            snapshot.appendItems(lists.map { .list($0) }, toSection: .lists)
-            snapshot.appendItems([.addList], toSection: .lists)
-            
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                self.dataSource.apply(snapshot)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    @objc private func listRenamed(_ notification: Foundation.Notification) {
-        let list = notification.userInfo!["list"] as! List
-        var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
-        let existing = snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .lists).first(where: {
-            if case .list(let existingList) = $0, existingList.id == list.id {
-                return true
-            } else {
-                return false
-            }
-        })
-        if let existing {
-            snapshot.insertItems([.list(list)], afterItem: existing)
-            snapshot.deleteItems([existing])
-            dataSource.apply(snapshot)
-        }
+    private func reloadLists(_ lists: [List]) {
+        var snapshot = self.dataSource.snapshot()
+        snapshot.deleteItems(snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .lists))
+        snapshot.appendItems(lists.map { .list($0) }, toSection: .lists)
+        snapshot.appendItems([.addList], toSection: .lists)
+        
+        self.dataSource.apply(snapshot)
     }
     
     @MainActor
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Lists/EditListAccountsViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Lists/EditListAccountsViewController.swift
index a6f20a77..ff1055c9 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Lists/EditListAccountsViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Lists/EditListAccountsViewController.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import UIKit
 import Pachyderm
+import Combine
 
 class EditListAccountsViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
 
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ class EditListAccountsViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
     var searchResultsController: EditListSearchResultsContainerViewController!
     var searchController: UISearchController!
     
+    private var listRenamedCancellable: AnyCancellable?
+    
     init(list: List, mastodonController: MastodonController) {
         self.list = list
         self.mastodonController = mastodonController
@@ -30,7 +33,13 @@ class EditListAccountsViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         
         listChanged()
         
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(listRenamed(_:)), name: .listRenamed, object: list.id)
+        listRenamedCancellable = mastodonController.$lists
+            .compactMap { $0.first { $0.id == list.id } }
+            .removeDuplicates(by: { $0.title == $1.title })
+            .sink { [unowned self] in
+                self.list = $0
+                self.listChanged()
+            }
     }
     
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
@@ -88,12 +97,6 @@ class EditListAccountsViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         title = String(format: NSLocalizedString("Edit %@", comment: "edit list screen title"), list.title)
     }
     
-    @objc private func listRenamed(_ notification: Foundation.Notification) {
-        let list = notification.userInfo!["list"] as! List
-        self.list = list
-        self.listChanged()
-    }
-    
     func loadAccounts() async {
         do {
             let request = List.getAccounts(list)
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Lists/ListTimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Lists/ListTimelineViewController.swift
index 69bc51cc..53b4a633 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Lists/ListTimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Lists/ListTimelineViewController.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import UIKit
 import Pachyderm
+import Combine
 
 class ListTimelineViewController: TimelineViewController {
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ class ListTimelineViewController: TimelineViewController {
     
     var presentEditOnAppear = false
     
+    private var listRenamedCancellable: AnyCancellable?
+    
     init(for list: List, mastodonController: MastodonController) {
         self.list = list
         
@@ -22,7 +25,13 @@ class ListTimelineViewController: TimelineViewController {
         
         listChanged()
         
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(listRenamed(_:)), name: .listRenamed, object: list.id)
+        listRenamedCancellable = mastodonController.$lists
+            .compactMap { $0.first { $0.id == list.id } }
+            .removeDuplicates(by: { $0.title == $1.title })
+            .sink { [unowned self] in
+                self.list = $0
+                self.listChanged()
+            }
     }
     
     required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
@@ -47,12 +56,6 @@ class ListTimelineViewController: TimelineViewController {
         title = list.title
     }
     
-    @objc private func listRenamed(_ notification: Foundation.Notification) {
-        let list = notification.userInfo!["list"] as! List
-        self.list = list
-        self.listChanged()
-    }
-    
     func presentEdit(animated: Bool) {
         let editListAccountsController = EditListAccountsViewController(list: list, mastodonController: mastodonController)
         editListAccountsController.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .done, target: self, action: #selector(editListDoneButtonPressed))
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSidebarViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSidebarViewController.swift
index 2bfd1f8b..2878050a 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSidebarViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSidebarViewController.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import UIKit
 import Pachyderm
+import Combine
 
 protocol MainSidebarViewControllerDelegate: AnyObject {
     func sidebarRequestPresentCompose(_ sidebarViewController: MainSidebarViewController)
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ class MainSidebarViewController: UIViewController {
     private var collectionView: UICollectionView!
     private var dataSource: UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Item>!
     
+    private var listsCancellable: AnyCancellable?
+    
     var allItems: [Item] {
         [
             .tab(.timelines),
@@ -99,10 +102,11 @@ class MainSidebarViewController: UIViewController {
         
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reloadSavedHashtags), name: .savedHashtagsChanged, object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reloadSavedInstances), name: .savedInstancesChanged, object: nil)
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reloadLists), name: .listsChanged, object: nil)
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(listRenamed(_:)), name: .listRenamed, object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(preferencesChanged), name: .preferencesChanged, object: nil)
         
+        listsCancellable = mastodonController.$lists
+            .sink { [unowned self] in self.reloadLists($0) }
+        
         onViewDidLoad?()
     }
     
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ class MainSidebarViewController: UIViewController {
         dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: false)
         
         applyDiscoverSectionSnapshot()
-        reloadLists()
+        reloadLists(mastodonController.lists)
         reloadSavedHashtags()
         reloadSavedInstances()
     }
@@ -203,42 +207,28 @@ class MainSidebarViewController: UIViewController {
         }
     }
     
-    @objc private func reloadLists() {
-        let request = Client.getLists()
-        mastodonController.run(request) { [weak self] (response) in
-            guard let self = self, case let .success(lists, _) = response else { return }
-            
-            var exploreSnapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSectionSnapshot<Item>()
-            exploreSnapshot.append([.listsHeader])
-            exploreSnapshot.expand([.listsHeader])
-            exploreSnapshot.append(lists.map { .list($0) }, to: .listsHeader)
-            exploreSnapshot.append([.addList], to: .listsHeader)
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                let selected = self.collectionView.indexPathsForSelectedItems?.first
-
-                self.dataSource.apply(exploreSnapshot, to: .lists) {
-                    if let selected = selected {
-                        self.collectionView.selectItem(at: selected, animated: false, scrollPosition: .centeredVertically)
-                    }
-                }
+    private func reloadLists(_ lists: [List]) {
+        var exploreSnapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSectionSnapshot<Item>()
+        exploreSnapshot.append([.listsHeader])
+        exploreSnapshot.expand([.listsHeader])
+        exploreSnapshot.append(lists.map { .list($0) }, to: .listsHeader)
+        exploreSnapshot.append([.addList], to: .listsHeader)
+        var selectedItem: Item?
+        if let selectedIndexPath = collectionView.indexPathsForSelectedItems?.first,
+           let item = dataSource.itemIdentifier(for: selectedIndexPath) {
+            if case .list(let list) = item,
+               let newList = lists.first(where: { $0.id == list.id }) {
+                selectedItem = .list(newList)
+            } else {
+                selectedItem = item
             }
         }
-    }
-    
-    @objc private func listRenamed(_ notification: Foundation.Notification) {
-        let list = notification.userInfo!["list"] as! List
-        var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
-        let existing = snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .lists).first(where: {
-            if case .list(let existingList) = $0, existingList.id == list.id {
-                return true
-            } else {
-                return false
+        
+        self.dataSource.apply(exploreSnapshot, to: .lists) {
+            if let selectedItem,
+               let indexPath = self.dataSource.indexPath(for: selectedItem) {
+                self.collectionView.selectItem(at: indexPath, animated: false, scrollPosition: .centeredVertically)
             }
-        })
-        if let existing {
-            snapshot.insertItems([.list(list)], afterItem: existing)
-            snapshot.deleteItems([existing])
-            dataSource.apply(snapshot)
         }
     }