diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/model/bookmark/BookmarkModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/model/bookmark/BookmarkModel.kt
index b189a54aac..54a5e0ddef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/model/bookmark/BookmarkModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/model/bookmark/BookmarkModel.kt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ open class BookmarkModel @Inject constructor(
       }
       bookmarksDBAdapter.bulkDelete(tagsToDelete, bookmarksToDelete, untag)
       bookmarksPublishSubject.onNext(true)
-      if (tagsToDelete.size > 0) {
+      if (tagsToDelete.isNotEmpty()) {
         tagPublishSubject.onNext(true)
       }
       null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/widget/BookmarksWidgetSubscriber.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/widget/BookmarksWidgetSubscriber.kt
index 0c7fadfcec..96b5101e6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/widget/BookmarksWidgetSubscriber.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/widget/BookmarksWidgetSubscriber.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package com.quran.labs.androidquran.widget
 
+import com.quran.data.dao.BookmarksDao
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.model.bookmark.BookmarkModel
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.Disposable
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.MainScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -12,31 +18,38 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
  */
 @Singleton
 class BookmarksWidgetSubscriber @Inject constructor(
-    private val bookmarkModel: BookmarkModel,
-    private val bookmarksWidgetUpdater: BookmarksWidgetUpdater
+  private val bookmarksDao: BookmarksDao,
+  private val bookmarkModel: BookmarkModel,
+  private val bookmarksWidgetUpdater: BookmarksWidgetUpdater
 ) {
-
+  private var scope: CoroutineScope = MainScope()
   private var bookmarksWidgetDisposable: Disposable? = null
 
   fun subscribeBookmarksWidgetIfNecessary() {
     if (bookmarksWidgetUpdater.checkForAnyBookmarksWidgets()) {
       subscribeBookmarksWidget()
-      }
+    }
   }
 
   private fun subscribeBookmarksWidget() {
     bookmarksWidgetDisposable = bookmarkModel.bookmarksObservable()
-        .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-        .subscribe { bookmarksWidgetUpdater.updateBookmarksWidget() }
+      .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+      .subscribe { bookmarksWidgetUpdater.updateBookmarksWidget() }
   }
 
   fun onEnabledBookmarksWidget() {
     if (bookmarksWidgetDisposable == null) {
       subscribeBookmarksWidget()
     }
+
+    scope = MainScope()
+    bookmarksDao.changes
+      .onEach { bookmarksWidgetUpdater.updateBookmarksWidget()  }
+      .launchIn(scope)
   }
 
   fun onDisabledBookmarksWidget() {
     bookmarksWidgetDisposable?.dispose()
+    scope.cancel()
   }
 }
diff --git a/common/bookmark/src/main/java/com/quran/mobile/bookmark/model/BookmarksDaoImpl.kt b/common/bookmark/src/main/java/com/quran/mobile/bookmark/model/BookmarksDaoImpl.kt
index 98680f91f8..e424605fb3 100644
--- a/common/bookmark/src/main/java/com/quran/mobile/bookmark/model/BookmarksDaoImpl.kt
+++ b/common/bookmark/src/main/java/com/quran/mobile/bookmark/model/BookmarksDaoImpl.kt
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ import com.quran.mobile.bookmark.mapper.Mappers
 import com.quran.mobile.bookmark.mapper.convergeCommonlyTagged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
 
+@Singleton
 class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
   bookmarksDatabase: BookmarksDatabase
 ) : BookmarksDao {
@@ -22,6 +26,9 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
   private val lastPageQueries = bookmarksDatabase.lastPageQueries
   private val bookmarkTagQueries = bookmarksDatabase.bookmarkTagQueries
 
+  private val internalChanges = MutableStateFlow<Long?>(null)
+  override val changes: Flow<Long> = internalChanges.filterNotNull()
+
   override suspend fun bookmarks(): List<Bookmark> {
     return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
       bookmarkQueries.getBookmarksByDateAdded(Mappers.bookmarkWithTagMapper)
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
           bookmarkQueries.update(it.sura, it.ayah, it.page, it.id)
         }
       }
+      internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,6 +66,7 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
       if (bookmarkId != null) {
         bookmarkTagQueries.deleteByBookmarkIds(listOf(bookmarkId))
         bookmarkQueries.deleteByIds(listOf(bookmarkId))
+        internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
       }
     }
   }
@@ -82,9 +91,11 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
       val bookmarkId = bookmarkIds.firstOrNull()
       if (bookmarkId != null) {
         deleteBookmarkById(bookmarkId)
+        internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
         false
       } else {
         bookmarkQueries.addBookmark(null, null, page)
+        internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
         true
       }
     }
@@ -96,9 +107,11 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
         .executeAsOneOrNull()
       if (bookmarkId != null) {
         deleteBookmarkById(bookmarkId)
+        internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
         false
       } else {
         bookmarkQueries.addBookmark(suraAyah.sura, suraAyah.ayah, page)
+        internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
         true
       }
     }
@@ -110,6 +123,7 @@ class BookmarksDaoImpl @Inject constructor(
         bookmarkTagQueries.deleteByBookmarkIds(listOf(bookmarkId))
         bookmarkQueries.deleteByIds(listOf(bookmarkId))
       }
+      internalChanges.value = System.currentTimeMillis()
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/common/data/src/main/java/com/quran/data/dao/BookmarksDao.kt b/common/data/src/main/java/com/quran/data/dao/BookmarksDao.kt
index b6f1fa70ef..a822582cc3 100644
--- a/common/data/src/main/java/com/quran/data/dao/BookmarksDao.kt
+++ b/common/data/src/main/java/com/quran/data/dao/BookmarksDao.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import com.quran.data.model.bookmark.RecentPage
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 
 interface BookmarksDao {
+  val changes: Flow<Long>
+
   suspend fun bookmarks(): List<Bookmark>
   fun bookmarksForPage(page: Int): Flow<List<Bookmark>>
   fun pageBookmarksWithoutTags(): Flow<List<Bookmark>>