diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.js b/src/components/notification/notification.js
index 420db4f0..0e938c42 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const Notification = {
     }
   },
   props: ['notification'],
+  emits: ['interacted'],
   components: {
     StatusContent,
     UserAvatar,
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ const Notification = {
     getUser (notification) {
       return this.$store.state.users.usersObject[notification.from_profile.id]
     },
+    interacted () {
+      this.$emit('interacted')
+    },
     toggleMute () {
       this.unmuted = !this.unmuted
     },
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ const Notification = {
       }
     },
     doApprove () {
+      this.$emit('interacted')
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.approveUser({ id: this.user.id })
       this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
       this.$store.dispatch('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id: this.notification.id })
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ const Notification = {
       }
     },
     doDeny () {
+      this.$emit('interacted')
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
         .then(() => {
           this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: this.notification.id })
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.vue b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
index 6b3315f9..01ad395f 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.vue
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       class="Notification"
       :compact="true"
       :statusoid="notification.status"
+      @interacted="interacted"
     />
   </article>
   <article v-else>
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
index 571df0f1..4cbe8093 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -159,6 +159,26 @@ const Notifications = {
     updateScrollPosition () {
       this.showScrollTop = this.$refs.root.offsetTop < this.scrollerRef.scrollTop
     },
+    notificationClicked (notification) {
+      const { type, id, seen } = notification
+      if (!seen) {
+        switch (type) {
+          case 'mention':
+          case 'pleroma:report':
+          case 'follow_request':
+            break
+          default:
+            this.markOneAsSeen(id)
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    notificationInteracted (notification) {
+      const { id, seen } = notification
+      if (!seen) this.markOneAsSeen(id)
+    },
+    markOneAsSeen (id) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id })
+    },
     markAsSeen () {
       this.$store.dispatch('markNotificationsAsSeen')
       this.seenToDisplayCount = DEFAULT_SEEN_TO_DISPLAY_COUNT
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
index 999f8e9c..27ae23cf 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@
             role="listitem"
             class="notification"
             :class="{unseen: !minimalMode && !notification.seen}"
+            @click="e => notificationClicked(notification)"
           >
             <div class="notification-overlay" />
-            <notification :notification="notification" />
+            <notification
+              :notification="notification"
+              @interacted="e => notificationInteracted(notification)"
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="panel-footer">
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index a339694d..129929a3 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ const Status = {
     'controlledSetMediaPlaying',
     'dive'
   ],
+  emits: ['interacted'],
   data () {
     return {
       uncontrolledReplying: false,
@@ -442,9 +443,11 @@ const Status = {
       this.error = error
     },
     clearError () {
+      this.$emit('interacted')
       this.error = undefined
     },
     toggleReplying () {
+      this.$emit('interacted')
       controlledOrUncontrolledToggle(this, 'replying')
     },
     gotoOriginal (id) {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index d66de562..a8477fa3 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -508,14 +508,17 @@
               :visibility="status.visibility"
               :logged-in="loggedIn"
               :status="status"
+              @click="$emit('interacted')"
             />
             <favorite-button
               :logged-in="loggedIn"
               :status="status"
+              @click="$emit('interacted')"
             />
             <ReactButton
               v-if="loggedIn"
               :status="status"
+              @click="$emit('interacted')"
             />
             <extra-buttons
               :status="status"
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 9b4cd175..6e331d16 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import {
   isValidNotification,
   maybeShowNotification
 } from '../services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js'
+import {
+  closeDesktopNotification,
+  closeAllDesktopNotifications
+} from '../services/desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js'
 import apiService from '../services/api/api.service.js'
 
 const emptyTl = (userId = 0) => ({
@@ -726,6 +730,8 @@ const statuses = {
       apiService.markNotificationsAsSeen({
         id: rootState.statuses.notifications.maxId,
         credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials
+      }).then(() => {
+        closeAllDesktopNotifications(rootState)
       })
     },
     markSingleNotificationAsSeen ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
@@ -734,6 +740,8 @@ const statuses = {
         single: true,
         id,
         credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials
+      }).then(() => {
+        closeDesktopNotification(rootState, id)
       })
     },
     dismissNotificationLocal ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
diff --git a/src/services/desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js b/src/services/desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js
index eb58f39b..dbca4173 100644
--- a/src/services/desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js
+++ b/src/services/desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { showDesktopNotification as swDesktopNotification, isSWSupported } from '../sw/sw.js'
+import {
+  showDesktopNotification as swDesktopNotification,
+  closeDesktopNotification as swCloseDesktopNotification,
+  isSWSupported
+} from '../sw/sw.js'
 const state = { failCreateNotif: false }
 
 export const showDesktopNotification = (rootState, desktopNotificationOpts) => {
@@ -16,3 +20,19 @@ export const showDesktopNotification = (rootState, desktopNotificationOpts) => {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export const closeDesktopNotification = (rootState, id) => {
+  if (!('Notification' in window && window.Notification.permission === 'granted')) return
+
+  if (isSWSupported()) {
+    swCloseDesktopNotification({ id })
+  }
+}
+
+export const closeAllDesktopNotifications = (rootState) => {
+  if (!('Notification' in window && window.Notification.permission === 'granted')) return
+
+  if (isSWSupported()) {
+    swCloseDesktopNotification()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js b/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
index fbd5c014..22ef6098 100644
--- a/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
+++ b/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { filter, sortBy, includes } from 'lodash'
 import { muteWordHits } from '../status_parser/status_parser.js'
 import { showDesktopNotification } from '../desktop_notification_utils/desktop_notification_utils.js'
+
 import FaviconService from 'src/services/favicon_service/favicon_service.js'
 
 let cachedBadgeUrl = null
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ export const maybeShowNotification = (store, notification) => {
 
 export const filteredNotificationsFromStore = (store, types) => {
   // map is just to clone the array since sort mutates it and it causes some issues
-  let sortedNotifications = notificationsFromStore(store).map(_ => _).sort(sortById)
-  sortedNotifications = sortBy(sortedNotifications, 'seen')
+  const sortedNotifications = notificationsFromStore(store).map(_ => _).sort(sortById)
+  // TODO implement sorting elsewhere and make it optional
   return sortedNotifications.filter(
     (notification) => (types || visibleTypes(store)).includes(notification.type)
   )
diff --git a/src/services/sw/sw.js b/src/services/sw/sw.js
index 2875d36e..d4ae8f4f 100644
--- a/src/services/sw/sw.js
+++ b/src/services/sw/sw.js
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ export async function showDesktopNotification (content) {
   sw.postMessage({ type: 'desktopNotification', content })
 }
 
+export async function closeDesktopNotification ({ id }) {
+  const { active: sw } = await window.navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistration()
+  if (id >= 0) {
+    sw.postMessage({ type: 'desktopNotificationClose', content: { id } })
+  } else {
+    sw.postMessage({ type: 'desktopNotificationClose', content: { all: true } })
+  }
+}
+
 export async function updateFocus () {
   const { active: sw } = await window.navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistration()
   sw.postMessage({ type: 'updateFocus' })
diff --git a/src/sw.js b/src/sw.js
index b95d56a4..43c1c2e2 100644
--- a/src/sw.js
+++ b/src/sw.js
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ self.addEventListener('message', async (event) => {
     self.registration.showNotification(title, rest)
   }
 
+  if (type === 'desktopNotificationClose') {
+    const { id, all } = content
+    const search = all ? null : { tag: id }
+    self.registration.getNotifications(search).forEach(n => n.close())
+  }
+
   if (type === 'updateFocus') {
     state.lastFocused = event.source.id