diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabFragment.kt
index 8d433b9912c..a098bfe636b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabFragment.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ import org.wikipedia.compose.components.error.WikiErrorClickEvents
 import org.wikipedia.compose.extensions.shimmerEffect
 import org.wikipedia.compose.theme.BaseTheme
 import org.wikipedia.compose.theme.WikipediaTheme
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEvent
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEventBus
 import org.wikipedia.concurrency.FlowEventBus
 import org.wikipedia.dataclient.WikiSite
 import org.wikipedia.dataclient.growthtasks.GrowthUserImpact
@@ -136,6 +138,31 @@ class ActivityTabFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
+            repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED) {
+                AppEventBus.events.collectLatest { event ->
+                    println("orange event $event")
+                    when (event) {
+                        AppEvent.ReadingHistoryChanged -> {
+                            viewModel.loadReadingHistory()
+                            viewModel.shouldRefreshTimelineSilently = true
+                            viewModel.refreshTimeline()
+                        }
+                        AppEvent.DonationsChanged -> {
+                            viewModel.loadDonationResults()
+                        }
+                        AppEvent.GamesChanged -> {
+                            viewModel.loadWikiGamesStats()
+                        }
+                        AppEvent.ImpactChanged -> {
+                            viewModel.loadImpact()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
             repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED) {
                 viewModel.allDataLoaded.collectLatest {
@@ -177,7 +204,6 @@ class ActivityTabFragment : Fragment() {
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
         requireActivity().addMenuProvider(menuProvider, viewLifecycleOwner)
-        viewModel.loadAll()
         requireActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu()
     }
 
@@ -545,7 +571,7 @@ class ActivityTabFragment : Fragment() {
                         val isRefreshing = timelineItems.loadState.refresh is LoadState.Loading
                         val isEmpty = timelineItems.itemCount == 0
                         when {
-                            isRefreshing -> {
+                            isRefreshing && !viewModel.shouldRefreshTimelineSilently -> {
                                 item {
                                     ActivityTabShimmerView()
                                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabViewModel.kt
index f55a2251ba8..32ce538837e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/activitytab/ActivityTabViewModel.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class ActivityTabViewModel() : ViewModel() {
             else -> WikiSite.forLanguageCode(langCode)
         }
     }
+    var shouldRefreshTimelineSilently = false
 
     val timelineFlow = Pager(
         config = PagingConfig(
@@ -110,6 +111,10 @@ class ActivityTabViewModel() : ViewModel() {
                 impact !is UiState.Loading
     }.stateIn(viewModelScope, SharingStarted.Lazily, false)
 
+    init {
+        loadAll()
+    }
+
     fun loadAll() {
         loadReadingHistory()
         if (!AccountUtil.isLoggedIn) {
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ class ActivityTabViewModel() : ViewModel() {
         refreshTimeline()
     }
 
-    private fun refreshTimeline() {
+    fun refreshTimeline() {
         currentTimelinePagingSource?.invalidate()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/concurrency/FlowEventBus.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/concurrency/FlowEventBus.kt
index 1695f432e95..b270c2ee800 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/concurrency/FlowEventBus.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/concurrency/FlowEventBus.kt
@@ -16,3 +16,21 @@ object FlowEventBus {
         }
     }
 }
+
+object AppEventBus {
+    private val _events = MutableSharedFlow<AppEvent>(replay = 1, extraBufferCapacity = 8, onBufferOverflow = BufferOverflow.DROP_OLDEST)
+    val events = _events.asSharedFlow()
+
+    fun post(event: AppEvent) {
+        if (!_events.tryEmit(event)) {
+            _events.tryEmit(event)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sealed class AppEvent {
+    object ReadingHistoryChanged : AppEvent()
+    object ImpactChanged : AppEvent()
+    object DonationsChanged : AppEvent()
+    object GamesChanged : AppEvent()
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/page/PageFragmentLoadState.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/page/PageFragmentLoadState.kt
index 40e93e7f658..c9488b688a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/page/PageFragmentLoadState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/page/PageFragmentLoadState.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import org.wikipedia.auth.AccountUtil
 import org.wikipedia.bridge.CommunicationBridge
 import org.wikipedia.bridge.JavaScriptActionHandler
 import org.wikipedia.categories.db.Category
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEvent
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEventBus
 import org.wikipedia.database.AppDatabase
 import org.wikipedia.dataclient.ServiceFactory
 import org.wikipedia.dataclient.mwapi.MwQueryResponse
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ class PageFragmentLoadState(private var model: PageViewModel,
                 WikipediaApp.instance.appSessionEvent.pageViewed(entry)
                 ArticleLinkPreviewInteractionEvent(title.wikiSite.dbName(), pageSummary?.pageId ?: 0, entry.source).logNavigate()
                 ArticleLinkPreviewInteraction(fragment, entry.source).logNavigate()
+                AppEventBus.post(AppEvent.ReadingHistoryChanged)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/readinglist/ReadingListBehaviorsUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/readinglist/ReadingListBehaviorsUtil.kt
index 78551e3cad5..5923ba7d34e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/readinglist/ReadingListBehaviorsUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/readinglist/ReadingListBehaviorsUtil.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils
 import org.wikipedia.Constants.InvokeSource
 import org.wikipedia.R
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEvent
+import org.wikipedia.concurrency.AppEventBus
 import org.wikipedia.database.AppDatabase
 import org.wikipedia.dataclient.ServiceFactory
 import org.wikipedia.extensions.isStarted
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ object ReadingListBehaviorsUtil {
                 } else {
                     FeedbackUtil.showMessage(activity, activity.getString(R.string.reading_list_article_already_exists_message, defaultList.title, title.displayText))
                 }
+                AppEventBus.post(AppEvent.ReadingHistoryChanged)
             }
         } else {
             ExclusiveBottomSheetPresenter.show((activity as AppCompatActivity).supportFragmentManager,