diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
index 1934ba13e..1adc41e1e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export function startChat(accountId) {
     dispatch({ type: CHAT_FETCH_REQUEST, accountId });
     return api(getState).post(`/api/v1/pleroma/chats/by-account-id/${accountId}`).then(({ data }) => {
       dispatch({ type: CHAT_FETCH_SUCCESS, chat: data });
+      dispatch(openChat(data.id));
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch({ type: CHAT_FETCH_FAIL, accountId, error });
     });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/chats.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/chats.js
index aee2ee999..7659e38e7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/chats.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/chats.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CHATS_FETCH_SUCCESS } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
+import { CHATS_FETCH_SUCCESS, CHAT_FETCH_SUCCESS } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
 import { STREAMING_CHAT_UPDATE } from 'soapbox/actions/streaming';
 import { normalizeChat } from 'soapbox/actions/importer/normalizer';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export default function chats(state = initialState, action) {
     return importChats(state, action.chats);
   case STREAMING_CHAT_UPDATE:
     return importChats(state, [action.chat]);
+  case CHAT_FETCH_SUCCESS:
+    return importChats(state, [action.chat]);
   default:
     return state;
   }