diff --git a/src/pages/hashtags.jsx b/src/pages/hashtags.jsx
index 7021490e..8ae7a5b9 100644
--- a/src/pages/hashtags.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/hashtags.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ function Hashtags() {
   const { masto, instance } = api({ instance: params.instance });
   const title = instance ? `#${hashtag} on ${instance}` : `#${hashtag}`;
   useTitle(title, `/:instance?/t/:hashtag`);
+  const latestItem = useRef();
+
   const hashtagsIterator = useRef();
   async function fetchHashtags(firstLoad) {
     if (firstLoad || !hashtagsIterator.current) {
@@ -19,7 +21,32 @@ function Hashtags() {
         limit: LIMIT,
       });
     }
-    return await hashtagsIterator.current.next();
+    const results = await hashtagsIterator.current.next();
+    const { value } = results;
+    if (value?.length) {
+      if (firstLoad) {
+        latestItem.current = value[0].id;
+      }
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  async function checkForUpdates() {
+    try {
+      const results = await masto.v1.timelines
+        .listHashtag(hashtag, {
+          limit: 1,
+          since_id: latestItem.current,
+        })
+        .next();
+      const { value } = results;
+      if (value?.length) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   return (
@@ -39,6 +66,7 @@ function Hashtags() {
       emptyText="No one has posted anything with this tag yet."
       errorText="Unable to load posts with this tag"
       fetchItems={fetchHashtags}
+      checkForUpdates={checkForUpdates}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/list.jsx b/src/pages/list.jsx
index 3b7e2df4..132ad531 100644
--- a/src/pages/list.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/list.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const LIMIT = 20;
 function List() {
   const { masto } = api();
   const { id } = useParams();
+  const latestItem = useRef();
+
   const listIterator = useRef();
   async function fetchList(firstLoad) {
     if (firstLoad || !listIterator.current) {
@@ -19,7 +21,30 @@ function List() {
         limit: LIMIT,
       });
     }
-    return await listIterator.current.next();
+    const results = await listIterator.current.next();
+    const { value } = results;
+    if (value?.length) {
+      if (firstLoad) {
+        latestItem.current = value[0].id;
+      }
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  async function checkForUpdates() {
+    try {
+      const results = await masto.v1.timelines.listList(id, {
+        limit: 1,
+        since_id: latestItem.current,
+      });
+      const { value } = results;
+      if (value?.length) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   const [title, setTitle] = useState(`List`);
@@ -42,6 +67,7 @@ function List() {
       emptyText="Nothing yet."
       errorText="Unable to load posts."
       fetchItems={fetchList}
+      checkForUpdates={checkForUpdates}
       boostsCarousel
       headerStart={
         <Link to="/l" class="button plain">
diff --git a/src/pages/public.jsx b/src/pages/public.jsx
index 1a417d1b..3d37da65 100644
--- a/src/pages/public.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/public.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function Public({ local }) {
   const { masto, instance } = api({ instance: params.instance });
   const title = `${instance} (${isLocal ? 'local' : 'federated'})`;
   useTitle(title, `:instance?/p/l?`);
+  const latestItem = useRef();
 
   const publicIterator = useRef();
   async function fetchPublic(firstLoad) {
@@ -23,7 +24,33 @@ function Public({ local }) {
         local: isLocal,
       });
     }
-    return await publicIterator.current.next();
+    const results = await publicIterator.current.next();
+    const { value } = results;
+    if (value?.length) {
+      if (firstLoad) {
+        latestItem.current = value[0].id;
+      }
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  async function checkForUpdates() {
+    try {
+      const results = await masto.v1.timelines
+        .listPublic({
+          limit: 1,
+          local: isLocal,
+          since_id: latestItem.current,
+        })
+        .next();
+      const { value } = results;
+      if (value?.length) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   return (
@@ -41,6 +68,7 @@ function Public({ local }) {
       emptyText="No one has posted anything yet."
       errorText="Unable to load posts"
       fetchItems={fetchPublic}
+      checkForUpdates={checkForUpdates}
     />
   );
 }