diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/NotificationsListFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/NotificationsListFragment.java
index 23b85dc9..ffa2a1ae 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/NotificationsListFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/NotificationsListFragment.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class NotificationsListFragment extends BaseStatusListFragment<Notificati
 	protected void onShown(){
 		super.onShown();
 		unreadMarker=realUnreadMarker=AccountSessionManager.get(accountID).getLastKnownNotificationsMarker();
-		if(!dataLoading){
+		if(!dataLoading && canRefreshWithoutUpsettingUser()){
 			reloadingFromCache=true;
 			refresh();
 		}
@@ -348,4 +348,20 @@ public class NotificationsListFragment extends BaseStatusListFragment<Notificati
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	private boolean canRefreshWithoutUpsettingUser(){
+		// TODO maybe reload notifications the same way we reload the home timelines, i.e. with gaps and stuff
+		if(data.size()<=itemsPerPage)
+			return true;
+		for(int i=list.getChildCount()-1;i>=0;i--){
+			if(list.getChildViewHolder(list.getChildAt(i)) instanceof StatusDisplayItem.Holder<?> itemHolder){
+				String id=itemHolder.getItemID();
+				for(int j=0;j<data.size();j++){
+					if(data.get(j).id.equals(id))
+						return j<itemsPerPage; // Can refresh the list without losing scroll position if it is within the first page
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
 }