diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/model/SiteViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/model/SiteViewModel.kt
index c4b626da4..2e89b8e24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/model/SiteViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/model/SiteViewModel.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class SiteViewModel(private val accountRepository: AccountRepository) : ViewMode
 
                     if (!it.isAnon()) {
                         fetchUnreadCounts(GetUnreadCount(auth = it.jwt))
+                    } else { // Reset the unread count if we're anonymous
+                        unreadCountRes = ApiState.Empty
                     }
                 }
         }