diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 14e2e127b..6bd26fbdc 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ import Views
         guard let linkedItem = dataService.viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem else { return }
         viewModel.pushFeedItem(item: linkedItem)
         viewModel.selectedItem = linkedItem
+        viewModel.linkIsActive = true
       }
       .onReceive(NSNotification.pushReaderItemPublisher) { notification in
         if let objectID = notification.userInfo?["objectID"] as? NSManagedObjectID {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index a298d118a..3e38eb961 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import Views
 
   func handleReaderItemNotification(objectID: NSManagedObjectID, dataService: DataService) {
     selectedItem = dataService.viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem
+    linkIsActive = true
   }
 
   var cursor: String?