diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
index 4866c329a..fa49bd0e6 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/Account.swift
@@ -687,10 +687,12 @@ public final class Account: DisplayNameProvider, UnreadCountProvider, Container,
 		return updatedArticles
 	}
 
-	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool) {
-		if !articleIDs.isEmpty {
-			database.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag)
+	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completionHandler: (() -> ())? = nil) {
+		guard !articleIDs.isEmpty else {
+			completionHandler?()
+			return
 		}
+		database.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag, completionHandler: completionHandler)
 	}
 
 	/// Empty caches that can reasonably be emptied. Call when the app goes in the background, for instance.
diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation.swift b/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation.swift
index 9814ae3e8..ebd11bd87 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ final class FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 			return
 		}
 		
+		let group = DispatchGroup()
+		
 		let remoteStarredArticleIds = allStarredEntryIdsProvider.entryIds
 		let localStarredArticleIDs = account.fetchStarredArticleIDs()
 		
@@ -43,7 +45,10 @@ final class FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 		// Save any starred statuses for articles we haven't yet received
 		let markStarredArticleIDs = Set(markStarredArticles.map { $0.articleID })
 		let missingStarredArticleIDs = deltaStarredArticleIDs.subtracting(markStarredArticleIDs)
-		account.ensureStatuses(missingStarredArticleIDs, true, .starred, true)
+		group.enter()
+		account.ensureStatuses(missingStarredArticleIDs, true, .starred, true) {
+			group.leave()
+		}
 
 		// Mark articles as unstarred
 		let deltaUnstarredArticleIDs = localStarredArticleIDs.subtracting(remoteStarredArticleIds)
@@ -53,6 +58,13 @@ final class FeedlySetStarredArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 		// Save any unstarred statuses for articles we haven't yet received
 		let markUnstarredArticleIDs = Set(markUnstarredArticles.map { $0.articleID })
 		let missingUnstarredArticleIDs = deltaUnstarredArticleIDs.subtracting(markUnstarredArticleIDs)
-		account.ensureStatuses(missingUnstarredArticleIDs, true, .starred, false)
+		group.enter()
+		account.ensureStatuses(missingUnstarredArticleIDs, true, .starred, false) {
+			group.leave()
+		}
+		
+		group.notify(queue: .main) {
+			self.didFinish()
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation.swift b/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation.swift
index 4ba6059f8..e48cac533 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/Account/Feedly/Operations/FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ final class FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 			return
 		}
 		
+		let group = DispatchGroup()
+		
 		let remoteUnreadArticleIds = allUnreadIdsProvider.entryIds
 		//Set(entries.filter { $0.unread }.map { $0.id })
 		let localUnreadArticleIds = account.fetchUnreadArticleIDs()
@@ -44,7 +46,11 @@ final class FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 		// Save any unread statuses for articles we haven't yet received
 		let markUnreadArticleIDs = Set(markUnreadArticles.map { $0.articleID })
 		let missingUnreadArticleIDs = deltaUnreadArticleIds.subtracting(markUnreadArticleIDs)
-		account.ensureStatuses(missingUnreadArticleIDs, true, .read, false)
+		
+		group.enter()
+		account.ensureStatuses(missingUnreadArticleIDs, true, .read, false) {
+			group.leave()
+		}
 
 		// Mark articles as read
 		let deltaReadArticleIds = localUnreadArticleIds.subtracting(remoteUnreadArticleIds)
@@ -54,8 +60,13 @@ final class FeedlySetUnreadArticlesOperation: FeedlyOperation {
 		// Save any read statuses for articles we haven't yet received
 		let markReadArticleIDs = Set(markReadArticles.map { $0.articleID })
 		let missingReadArticleIDs = deltaReadArticleIds.subtracting(markReadArticleIDs)
-		account.ensureStatuses(missingReadArticleIDs, true, .read, true)
+		group.enter()
+		account.ensureStatuses(missingReadArticleIDs, true, .read, true) {
+			group.leave()
+		}
 		
-		didFinish()
+		group.notify(queue: .main) {
+			self.didFinish()
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
index 0c7111fa1..2c4bc08d1 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ public final class ArticlesDatabase {
 		articlesTable.update(feedIDsAndItems, defaultRead, completion)
 	}
 
-	public func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool) {
-		articlesTable.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag)
+	public func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completionHandler: (() -> ())? = nil) {
+		articlesTable.ensureStatuses(articleIDs, defaultRead, statusKey, flag, completionHandler: completionHandler)
 	}
 	
 	// MARK: - Status
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
index c2553dffc..e0b924a05 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
@@ -279,11 +279,14 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool) {
+	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ defaultRead: Bool, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, completionHandler: (() -> ())? = nil) {
 		self.queue.update { (database) in
 			let statusesDictionary = self.statusesTable.ensureStatusesForArticleIDs(articleIDs, defaultRead, database)
 			let statuses = Set(statusesDictionary.values)
 			self.statusesTable.mark(statuses, statusKey, flag, database)
+			if let handler = completionHandler {
+				DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: handler)
+			}
 		}
 	}