diff --git a/Reader/Screens/Home/HomeViewController.swift b/Reader/Screens/Home/HomeViewController.swift
index 298ec8f..3680aba 100644
--- a/Reader/Screens/Home/HomeViewController.swift
+++ b/Reader/Screens/Home/HomeViewController.swift
@@ -149,8 +149,16 @@ class HomeViewController: UIViewController {
     }
     
     private func syncStateChanged(_ newState: FervorController.SyncState) {
-        if newState == .done && syncStateView == nil {
-            return
+        if newState == .done {
+            // update unread counts for visible items
+            var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
+            snapshot.reconfigureItems(snapshot.itemIdentifiers)
+            dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: false)
+            
+            if syncStateView == nil {
+                // no sync state view, nothing further to update
+                return
+            }
         }
         
         func updateView(_ syncStateView: SyncStateView) {