diff --git a/public/src/modules/chat.js b/public/src/modules/chat.js
index 5791a7828f..7dc3015c05 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/chat.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/chat.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ define('chat', [
 	module.prepareDOM = function () {
 		var chatsToggleEl = components.get('chat/dropdown');
 		var chatsListEl = components.get('chat/list');
+		var chatsDropdownWrapper = chatsToggleEl.parents('.dropdown');
 
 		chatsToggleEl.on('click', function () {
 			if (chatsToggleEl.parent().hasClass('open')) {
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ define('chat', [
 			module.loadChatsDropdown(chatsListEl);
 		});
 
+		if (chatsDropdownWrapper.hasClass('open')) {
+			module.loadChatsDropdown(chatsListEl);
+		}
+
 		chatsListEl.on('click', '[data-roomid]', function (ev) {
 			if ($(ev.target).parents('.user-link').length) {
 				return;
diff --git a/public/src/modules/notifications.js b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
index 92574f3eb1..937f625738 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/notifications.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define('notifications', ['sounds', 'translator', 'components', 'navigator', 'ben
 		var notifContainer = components.get('notifications');
 		var notifTrigger = notifContainer.children('a');
 		var notifList = components.get('notifications/list');
+		var notifDropdownWrapper = notifTrigger.parents('.dropdown');
 
 		notifTrigger.on('click', function (e) {
 			e.preventDefault();
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ define('notifications', ['sounds', 'translator', 'components', 'navigator', 'ben
 			Notifications.loadNotifications(notifList);
 		});
 
+		if (notifDropdownWrapper.hasClass('open')) {
+			Notifications.loadNotifications(notifList);
+		}
+
 		notifList.on('click', '[data-nid]', function (ev) {
 			var notifEl = $(this);
 			if (scrollToPostIndexIfOnPage(notifEl)) {