diff --git a/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/deserialize.ts b/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
index 01fd4bc933b..5a154ebee5f 100644
--- a/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
+++ b/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export function sendDeserialized(
   } catch {} // Prevents shell erroring during app shutdown event.
 }
 
+export function sendDeserializedRefetch(topic: NotifyTopic): void {
+  sendDeserialized(topic, { refetch: true })
+}
+
 export function sendDeserializedGenericError(topic: NotifyTopic): void {
   sendDeserialized(topic, FAILURE_STATUSES.ECONNFAILED)
 }
diff --git a/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/subscribe.ts b/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
index 6e334cb89c9..4db9e3dbf9a 100644
--- a/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
+++ b/app-shell-odd/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import mqtt from 'mqtt'
 
 import { connectionStore } from './store'
-import { sendDeserialized, sendDeserializedGenericError } from './deserialize'
+import {
+  sendDeserialized,
+  sendDeserializedGenericError,
+  sendDeserializedRefetch,
+} from './deserialize'
 import { notifyLog } from './notifyLog'
 
 import type { NotifyTopic } from '@opentrons/app/src/redux/shell/types'
@@ -30,8 +34,8 @@ export function subscribe(topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
         if (client == null) {
           return Promise.reject(new Error('Expected hostData, received null.'))
         }
-
-        if (
+        // The first time the client wants to subscribe on a robot to a particular topic.
+        else if (
           !connectionStore.isActiveSub(topic) &&
           !connectionStore.isPendingSub(topic)
         ) {
@@ -44,13 +48,15 @@ export function subscribe(topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
                 })
             )
             .catch((error: Error) => notifyLog.debug(error.message))
-        } else {
-          void waitUntilActiveOrErrored('subscription', topic).catch(
-            (error: Error) => {
+        }
+        // The client is either already subscribed or the subscription is currently pending.
+        else {
+          void waitUntilActiveOrErrored('subscription', topic)
+            .then(() => sendDeserializedRefetch(topic))
+            .catch((error: Error) => {
               notifyLog.debug(error.message)
               sendDeserializedGenericError(topic)
-            }
-          )
+            })
         }
       })
       .catch((error: Error) => {
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ export function subscribe(topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
       connectionStore
         .setSubStatus(topic, 'subscribed')
         .catch((error: Error) => notifyLog.debug(error.message))
+
+      sendDeserializedRefetch(topic)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app-shell/src/notifications/deserialize.ts b/app-shell/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
index 53752b32a0f..9743f1c3e5c 100644
--- a/app-shell/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
+++ b/app-shell/src/notifications/deserialize.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export function sendDeserialized({
   } catch {} // Prevents shell erroring during app shutdown event.
 }
 
+export function sendDeserializedRefetch(ip: string, topic: NotifyTopic): void {
+  sendDeserialized({
+    ip,
+    topic,
+    message: { refetch: true },
+  })
+}
+
 export function sendDeserializedGenericError(
   ip: string,
   topic: NotifyTopic
diff --git a/app-shell/src/notifications/subscribe.ts b/app-shell/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
index 895a010406e..54ee43d92c6 100644
--- a/app-shell/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
+++ b/app-shell/src/notifications/subscribe.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import mqtt from 'mqtt'
 
 import { connectionStore } from './store'
-import { sendDeserialized, sendDeserializedGenericError } from './deserialize'
+import {
+  sendDeserialized,
+  sendDeserializedGenericError,
+  sendDeserializedRefetch,
+} from './deserialize'
 import { notifyLog } from './notifyLog'
 
 import type { NotifyTopic } from '@opentrons/app/src/redux/shell/types'
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@ export function subscribe(ip: string, topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
         if (client == null) {
           return Promise.reject(new Error('Expected hostData, received null.'))
         }
-
-        if (
+        // The first time the client wants to subscribe on a robot to a particular topic.
+        else if (
           !connectionStore.isActiveSub(robotName, topic) &&
           !connectionStore.isPendingSub(robotName, topic)
         ) {
@@ -50,16 +54,20 @@ export function subscribe(ip: string, topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
                 })
             )
             .catch((error: Error) => notifyLog.debug(error.message))
-        } else {
+        }
+        // The client is either already subscribed or the subscription is currently pending.
+        else {
           void waitUntilActiveOrErrored({
             connection: 'subscription',
             ip,
             robotName,
             topic,
-          }).catch((error: Error) => {
-            notifyLog.debug(error.message)
-            sendDeserializedGenericError(ip, topic)
           })
+            .then(() => sendDeserializedRefetch(ip, topic))
+            .catch((error: Error) => {
+              notifyLog.debug(error.message)
+              sendDeserializedGenericError(ip, topic)
+            })
         }
       })
       .catch((error: Error) => {
@@ -81,6 +89,8 @@ export function subscribe(ip: string, topic: NotifyTopic): Promise<void> {
       connectionStore
         .setSubStatus(ip, topic, 'subscribed')
         .catch((error: Error) => notifyLog.debug(error.message))
+
+      sendDeserializedRefetch(ip, topic)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/resources/useNotifyService.ts b/app/src/resources/useNotifyService.ts
index d8422ba786f..619b797e527 100644
--- a/app/src/resources/useNotifyService.ts
+++ b/app/src/resources/useNotifyService.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function useNotifyService<TData, TError = Error>({
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (shouldUseNotifications) {
-      // Always fetch on initial mount.
+      // Always fetch on initial mount to keep latency as low as possible.
       setRefetch('once')
       appShellListener({
         hostname,