diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/plugin.rb b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/plugin.rb
index b6c72c64530..98c2f41db2f 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/plugin.rb
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@ after_initialize do
     return if topic.blank?
 
     first_post = topic.ordered_posts.first
+
+    notification = Notification.where(topic_id: topic.id, post_number: first_post.post_number).first
+    if notification.present?
+      Notification.read(self, notification.id)
+      self.saw_notification_id(notification.id)
+      self.reload
+      self.publish_notifications_state
+    end
+
     PostDestroyer.new(Discourse.system_user, first_post, skip_staff_log: true).destroy
     DiscourseNarrativeBot::Store.remove(self.id)
   end
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/spec/user_spec.rb b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/spec/user_spec.rb
index 3e514cc4aee..f775dd71110 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/spec/user_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/spec/user_spec.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ describe User do
           user.user_option.save!
         }.to change { Topic.count }.by(-1)
           .and change { UserHistory.count }.by(0)
+          .and change { user.unread_high_priority_notifications }.by(-1)
+          .and change { user.notifications.count }.by(-1)
       end
     end