diff --git a/Forji/Forji/App/AppDelegate.swift b/Forji/Forji/App/AppDelegate.swift
index f17b9c1..dc96d90 100644
--- a/Forji/Forji/App/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Forji/Forji/App/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ extension AppDelegate: UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
         if response.actionIdentifier == "MARK_READ" {
             await markNotificationAsRead(userInfo: userInfo, serverURL: serverURL, username: username)
         } else {
+            // Opening the notification clears it, the same as tapping it inside the app.
+            await markNotificationAsRead(userInfo: userInfo, serverURL: serverURL, username: username)
             await MainActor.run {
                 NavigationState.shared.navigateToNotifications(serverURL: serverURL, username: username)
             }
diff --git a/Forji/Forji/Views/MergedNotificationsOverviewView.swift b/Forji/Forji/Views/MergedNotificationsOverviewView.swift
index 6ae7a68..99b2e51 100644
--- a/Forji/Forji/Views/MergedNotificationsOverviewView.swift
+++ b/Forji/Forji/Views/MergedNotificationsOverviewView.swift
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ struct MergedNotificationsOverviewView: View {
             NavigationLink { destination } label: {
                 MergedNotificationRow(notification: notification, instanceName: tagged.instanceName)
             }
+            .simultaneousGesture(TapGesture().onEnded {
+                Task { await markReadOnOpen(tagged) }
+            })
         } else {
             MergedNotificationRow(notification: notification, instanceName: tagged.instanceName)
         }
@@ -193,14 +196,22 @@ struct MergedNotificationsOverviewView: View {
         await setNotificationRead(tagged)
     }
 
-    private func setNotificationRead(_ tagged: TaggedItem<NotificationThread>) async {
+    /// Marks a notification read when the user opens it, mirroring Mail and News.
+    /// The row is updated in place rather than removed so navigation into the
+    /// detail view is not interrupted while the list is mutating.
+    private func markReadOnOpen(_ tagged: TaggedItem<NotificationThread>) async {
+        guard tagged.item.unread else { return }
+        await setNotificationRead(tagged, removeFromUnread: false)
+    }
+
+    private func setNotificationRead(_ tagged: TaggedItem<NotificationThread>, removeFromUnread: Bool = true) async {
         guard let client = tagged.authService.client else { return }
         let service = NotificationService(client: client)
         let notification = tagged.item
         do {
             try await service.markAsRead(id: notification.id)
             withAnimation {
-                if statusFilter == "unread" {
+                if removeFromUnread, statusFilter == "unread" {
                     pagination.items.removeAll { $0.id == tagged.id }
                 } else if let index = pagination.items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == tagged.id }) {
                     let updated = NotificationThread(
diff --git a/Forji/Forji/Views/NotificationsOverviewView.swift b/Forji/Forji/Views/NotificationsOverviewView.swift
index 6c475ee..128041a 100644
--- a/Forji/Forji/Views/NotificationsOverviewView.swift
+++ b/Forji/Forji/Views/NotificationsOverviewView.swift
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ struct NotificationsOverviewView: View {
             NavigationLink { destination } label: {
                 NotificationRow(notification: notification)
             }
+            .simultaneousGesture(TapGesture().onEnded {
+                Task { await markReadOnOpen(notification) }
+            })
         } else {
             NotificationRow(notification: notification)
         }
@@ -182,12 +185,20 @@ struct NotificationsOverviewView: View {
         await setNotificationRead(notification)
     }
 
-    private func setNotificationRead(_ notification: NotificationThread) async {
+    /// Marks a notification read when the user opens it, mirroring Mail and News.
+    /// The row is updated in place rather than removed so navigation into the
+    /// detail view is not interrupted while the list is mutating.
+    private func markReadOnOpen(_ notification: NotificationThread) async {
+        guard notification.unread else { return }
+        await setNotificationRead(notification, removeFromUnread: false)
+    }
+
+    private func setNotificationRead(_ notification: NotificationThread, removeFromUnread: Bool = true) async {
         guard let notificationService else { return }
         do {
             try await notificationService.markAsRead(id: notification.id)
             withAnimation {
-                if statusFilter == "unread" {
+                if removeFromUnread, statusFilter == "unread" {
                     pagination.items.removeAll { $0.id == notification.id }
                 } else if let index = pagination.items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == notification.id }) {
                     pagination.items[index] = NotificationThread(