diff --git a/src/feed/feed.h b/src/feed/feed.h
--- a/src/feed/feed.h
+++ b/src/feed/feed.h
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@
         */
     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
         To be called by @ref Article
         */
     void setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus = -1);
diff --git a/src/feed/feed.cpp b/src/feed/feed.cpp
--- a/src/feed/feed.cpp
+++ b/src/feed/feed.cpp
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@
 
 void Akregator::Feed::setArticleChanged(Article &a, int oldStatus)
 {
+    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) {
@@ -839,7 +839,9 @@
         }
     }
     d->updatedArticlesNotify.append(a);
-    articlesModified();
+    if (newStatus != Read) {
+        articlesModified();
+    }
 }
 
 int Akregator::Feed::totalCount() const