diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/in-app-notifications/center/state/ian-center.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/features/in-app-notifications/center/state/ian-center.service.ts
index 7a856b3d27..ecf33b6c74 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/features/in-app-notifications/center/state/ian-center.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/in-app-notifications/center/state/ian-center.service.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class IanCenterService extends UntilDestroyedMixin {
       .notifications$
       .pipe(
         take(1),
-      ).subscribe((notifications) => {
+      ).subscribe((notifications:InAppNotification[][]) => {
         if (notifications.length <= 0) {
           void this.state.go(
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access,@typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
@@ -139,13 +139,17 @@ export class IanCenterService extends UntilDestroyedMixin {
         .removeFromCollection(this.query.params, action.notifications);
       this.showNextNotification();
     } else {
-      this.debouncedReload(this.showNextNotification.bind(this));
+      this.reloadAndShowNextNotification();
     }
   }
 
-  private debouncedReload(execFn:Function = () => {}) {
-    _.debounce(() => { this.reload().subscribe(execFn()); });
-  }
+  private debouncedReload = _.debounce(() => { this.reload().subscribe(); });
+
+  private reloadAndShowNextNotification = _.debounce(() => {
+    this.reload().subscribe(() => {
+      this.showNextNotification();
+    });
+  });
 
   private reload() {
     return this.resourceService
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ export class IanCenterService extends UntilDestroyedMixin {
       .notifications$
       .pipe(
         take(1),
-      ).subscribe((notifications) => {
+      ).subscribe((notifications:InAppNotification[][]) => {
         for (let i = 0; i < notifications.length; ++i) {
           if (notifications[i][0]._links.resource
             && idFromLink(notifications[i][0]._links.resource!.href) === this.uiRouterGlobals.params.workPackageId) { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
diff --git a/spec/features/notifications/notification_center/notification_center_spec.rb b/spec/features/notifications/notification_center/notification_center_spec.rb
index 550344bc28..d4cdaf1181 100644
--- a/spec/features/notifications/notification_center/notification_center_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/notifications/notification_center/notification_center_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe "Notification center", type: :feature, js: true, with_settings: { journ
   let(:center) { ::Pages::Notifications::Center.new }
   let(:activity_tab) { ::Components::WorkPackages::Activities.new(work_package) }
   let(:split_screen) { ::Pages::SplitWorkPackage.new work_package }
+  let(:split_screen2) { ::Pages::SplitWorkPackage.new work_package2 }
 
   let(:notifications) do
     [notification, notification2]
@@ -114,6 +115,39 @@ describe "Notification center", type: :feature, js: true, with_settings: { journ
       center.expect_work_package_item notification2
     end
 
+    it 'opens the next notification after marking one as read' do
+      visit home_path
+      center.expect_bell_count 2
+      center.open
+
+      center.click_item notification
+      split_screen.expect_open
+
+      # Marking the first notification as read (via icon on the notification row)
+      center.mark_notification_as_read notification
+      retry_block do
+        notification.reload
+        raise "Expected notification to be marked read" unless notification.read_ian
+      end
+
+      # The second is automatically opened in the split screen
+      split_screen2.expect_open
+
+      # When marking the second as closed (via the icon in the split screen)
+      # the empty state is shown
+      split_screen2.mark_notifications_as_read
+
+      retry_block do
+        notification.reload
+        raise "Expected notification to be marked read" unless notification.read_ian
+      end
+
+      center.expect_no_item notification
+      center.expect_no_item notification2
+
+      center.expect_empty
+    end
+
     context 'with multiple notifications per work package' do
       # In this context we have four notifications for two work packages.
       let(:notification3) do
@@ -130,7 +164,6 @@ describe "Notification center", type: :feature, js: true, with_settings: { journ
         # Will have been created via the JOURNAL_CREATED event listeners
         work_package.journals.last.notifications.first
       end
-      let(:split_screen2) { ::Pages::SplitWorkPackage.new work_package2 }
 
       let(:notifications) do
         [notification, notification2, notification3, notification4]
diff --git a/spec/support/pages/work_packages/abstract_work_package.rb b/spec/support/pages/work_packages/abstract_work_package.rb
index cac61bbcea..88b42b630a 100644
--- a/spec/support/pages/work_packages/abstract_work_package.rb
+++ b/spec/support/pages/work_packages/abstract_work_package.rb
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ module Pages
       find('.work-packages-back-button').click
     end
 
+    def mark_notifications_as_read
+      find('[data-qa-selector="mark-notification-read-button"]').click
+    end
+
     private
 
     def create_page(_args)