diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/MacMenuCommands.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/MacMenuCommands.swift
index 2ad723125..b6201c4dc 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/MacMenuCommands.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/MacMenuCommands.swift
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ import Views
     public var fontSizeButtons: some View {
       Group {
         Button(
-          action: { storedFontSize = min(storedFontSize + 2, 28) },
+          action: {
+            storedFontSize = min(storedFontSize + 2, 28)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Increase Reader Font Size") }
         )
 
         Button(
-          action: { storedFontSize = max(storedFontSize - 2, 10) },
+          action: {
+            storedFontSize = max(storedFontSize - 2, 10)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Decrease Reader Font Size")
           }
         )
@@ -30,13 +36,19 @@ import Views
     public var marginSizeButtons: some View {
       Group {
         Button(
-          action: { storedMaxWidthPercentage = max(storedMaxWidthPercentage - 10, 40) },
+          action: {
+            storedMaxWidthPercentage = max(storedMaxWidthPercentage - 10, 40)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Increase Reader Margin")
           }
         )
 
         Button(
-          action: { storedMaxWidthPercentage = min(storedMaxWidthPercentage + 10, 100) },
+          action: {
+            storedMaxWidthPercentage = min(storedMaxWidthPercentage + 10, 100)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Decrease Reader Margin")
           }
         )
@@ -46,12 +58,18 @@ import Views
     public var lineSpacingButtons: some View {
       Group {
         Button(
-          action: { storedLineSpacing = min(storedLineSpacing + 25, 300) },
+          action: {
+            storedLineSpacing = min(storedLineSpacing + 25, 300)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Increase Reader Line Spacing") }
         )
 
         Button(
-          action: { storedLineSpacing = max(storedLineSpacing - 25, 100) },
+          action: {
+            storedLineSpacing = max(storedLineSpacing - 25, 100)
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          },
           label: { Text("Decrease Reader Line Spacing") }
         )
 //          .keyboardShortcut("l")
@@ -78,12 +96,20 @@ import Views
           ForEach(WebFont.allCases, id: \.self) { font in
             Text(font.displayValue).tag(font.rawValue)
           }
+          // TODO: fix this since it doesn't work
+          .onChange(of: preferredFont) { _ in
+            NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+          }
         }
 
         Toggle(
           isOn: $prefersHighContrastText,
           label: { Text("High Contrast Text") }
         )
+        // TODO: fix this since it doesn't work
+        .onChange(of: prefersHighContrastText) { _ in
+          NSNotification.readerSettingsChanged()
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 084b30d8b..66284f89c 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
       .formSheet(isPresented: $showPreferencesPopover, useSmallDetent: false) {
         webPreferencesPopoverView
       }
+    #else
+      .onReceive(NSNotification.readerSettingsChangedPublisher) { _ in
+        readerSettingsChangedTransactionID = UUID()
+      }
     #endif
     .onDisappear {
       // Clear the shared webview content when exiting
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
index 0616e8375..fbcf2663c 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/NSNotification+Operation.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-//
-//  NSNotification+Operation.swift
-//
-//
-//  Created by Jackson Harper on 1/31/22.
-//
-
 import Foundation
 import Models
 
@@ -12,6 +5,7 @@ public extension NSNotification {
   static let PushJSONArticle = Notification.Name("PushJSONArticle")
   static let OperationSuccess = Notification.Name("OperationSuccess")
   static let OperationFailure = Notification.Name("OperationFailure")
+  static let ReaderSettingsChanged = Notification.Name("ReaderSettingsChanged")
 
   static var pushFeedItemPublisher: NotificationCenter.Publisher {
     NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: PushJSONArticle)
@@ -25,6 +19,10 @@ public extension NSNotification {
     NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: OperationFailure)
   }
 
+  static var readerSettingsChangedPublisher: NotificationCenter.Publisher {
+    NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: ReaderSettingsChanged)
+  }
+
   internal var operationMessage: String? {
     if let message = userInfo?["message"] as? String {
       return message
@@ -47,4 +45,8 @@ public extension NSNotification {
   static func operationFailed(message: String) {
     NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.OperationFailure, object: nil, userInfo: ["message": message])
   }
+
+  static func readerSettingsChanged() {
+    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.ReaderSettingsChanged, object: nil)
+  }
 }