diff --git a/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue b/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
index acf8fea..51d6523 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const {
   disconnectObserver,
   setInitialLoad,
   showMessageForXSeconds,
+  markCurrentArticleRead,
 } = useFeeds()
 
 const unreadCount = computed(() => feeds.value.filter(f => !f.read).length)
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 onMounted(async () => {
   setInitialLoad(false)
   await fetchData()
+  // viewMode persists across reloads (see useFeeds.js) — if we're booting
+  // straight into article view, the article now on screen needs the same
+  // immediate mark-read that toggleViewMode()/nextArticle()/prevArticle()
+  // give it when reached by in-session navigation.
+  if (viewMode.value === 'article') markCurrentArticleRead()
   sync(true)
   setTimeout(function () {
     setInitialLoad(true)
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/__tests__/viewModeBoot.spec.js b/vue/src/composables/__tests__/viewModeBoot.spec.js
index 4aedde5..de5a8f1 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/__tests__/viewModeBoot.spec.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/__tests__/viewModeBoot.spec.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ describe('viewMode boot persistence', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('.article-single').exists()).toBe(true)
     expect(wrapper.find('#article').exists()).toBe(false)
 
+    // The article shown right after reload must be marked read immediately —
+    // not only once the user pages forward/back at least once.
+    expect(axios.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read/1', null, expect.anything())
+
     wrapper.unmount()
   })
 
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
index 49ffd2d..b81ddf3 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ export function useFeeds() {
     currentIndex,
     toggleViewMode,
     leaveArticleView,
+    markCurrentArticleRead,
     layout,
     toggleLayout,
     nextArticle,