diff --git a/src/article.cpp b/src/article.cpp
--- a/src/article.cpp
+++ b/src/article.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
             d->archive->setStatus(d->guid, d->status);
         }
         if (d->feed) {
-            d->feed->setArticleChanged(*this, oldStatus);
+            d->feed->setArticleChanged(*this, oldStatus, stat != Read);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/feed/feed.h b/src/feed/feed.h
--- a/src/feed/feed.h
+++ b/src/feed/feed.h
@@ -264,11 +264,14 @@
         */
     void setArticleDeleted(Article &a);
 
-    /** notifies that article @c mya was changed
-        @param oldStatus if the status was changed, it contains the old status, -1 otherwise
+    /** Notifies that article @p a was changed.
+        @param oldStatus The old status if the status was changed,
+        or -1 if the status was not changed
+        @param process Set to @c false to disable processing the change
+        (updating article list and updating on-screen unread count)
         To be called by @ref Article
         */
-    void setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus = -1);
+    void setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus = -1, bool process = true);
 
     void appendArticles(const Syndication::FeedPtr &feed);
 
diff --git a/src/feed/feed.cpp b/src/feed/feed.cpp
--- a/src/feed/feed.cpp
+++ b/src/feed/feed.cpp
@@ -828,18 +828,20 @@
     articlesModified();
 }
 
-void Akregator::Feed::setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus)
+void Akregator::Feed::setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus, bool process)
 {
+    int newStatus = a.status();
     if (oldStatus != -1) {
-        int newStatus = a.status();
         if (oldStatus == Read && newStatus != Read) {
             setUnread(unread() + 1);
         } else if (oldStatus != Read && newStatus == Read) {
             setUnread(unread() - 1);
         }
     }
     d->updatedArticlesNotify.append(a);
-    articlesModified();
+    if (process) {
+        articlesModified();
+    }
 }
 
 int Akregator::Feed::totalCount() const