diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
index f1bc5f160..826a7e9ad 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const getNotifications = createSelector([
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   showFilterBar: state.getIn(['settings', 'notifications', 'quickFilter', 'show']),
   notifications: getNotifications(state),
-  isLoading: state.getIn(['notifications', 'isLoading'], true),
+  isLoading: state.getIn(['notifications', 'isLoading'], 0) > 0,
   isUnread: state.getIn(['notifications', 'unread']) > 0 || state.getIn(['notifications', 'pendingItems']).size > 0,
   hasMore: state.getIn(['notifications', 'hasMore']),
   numPending: state.getIn(['notifications', 'pendingItems'], ImmutableList()).size,