diff --git a/classes/article.php b/classes/article.php
index a2a38118b..4bf563c4b 100755
--- a/classes/article.php
+++ b/classes/article.php
@@ -640,4 +640,20 @@ class Article extends Handler_Protected {
 		return [$article_image, $article_stream, $article_kind];
 	}
 
+	static function _feeds_of(array $article_ids) {
+		$id_qmarks = arr_qmarks($article_ids);
+
+		$sth = DB::pdo()->prepare("SELECT DISTINCT feed_id FROM ttrss_entries e, ttrss_user_entries ue
+					WHERE ue.ref_id = e.id AND id IN ($id_qmarks)");
+
+		$sth->execute($article_ids);
+
+		$rv = [];
+
+		while ($row = $sth->fetch()) {
+			array_push($rv, $row["feed_id"]);
+		}
+
+		return $rv;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/classes/counters.php b/classes/counters.php
index fb2553ec2..b4309cf7b 100644
--- a/classes/counters.php
+++ b/classes/counters.php
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ class Counters {
 		);
 	}
 
+	static function get_for_feeds($feed_ids) {
+		return array_merge(
+			self::get_global(),
+			self::get_virt(),
+			self::get_labels(),
+			self::get_feeds($feed_ids),
+			self::get_cats(Feeds::_cats_of($feed_ids, $_SESSION["uid"], true)));
+	}
+
 	static private function get_cat_children($cat_id, $owner_uid) {
 		$pdo = Db::pdo();
 
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ class Counters {
 		return [$unread, $marked];
 	}
 
-	private static function get_cats() {
+	private static function get_cats(array $cat_ids = []) {
 		$ret = [];
 
 		/* Labels category */
@@ -43,27 +52,57 @@ class Counters {
 
 		$pdo = Db::pdo();
 
-		$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT fc.id,
-				SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
-       			SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
-       			(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_feed_categories fcc
-       			WHERE fcc.parent_cat = fc.id) AS num_children
-			FROM ttrss_feed_categories fc
-    			LEFT JOIN ttrss_feeds f ON (f.cat_id = fc.id)
-    			LEFT JOIN ttrss_user_entries ue ON (ue.feed_id = f.id)
-			WHERE fc.owner_uid = :uid
-			GROUP BY fc.id
-		UNION
-			SELECT 0,
-				SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
-			   	SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
-			   	0
-			FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
-			WHERE f.cat_id IS NULL AND
-			    ue.feed_id = f.id AND
-			    ue.owner_uid = :uid");
+		if (count($cat_ids) == 0) {
+			$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT fc.id,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+						SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
+						(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_feed_categories fcc
+						WHERE fcc.parent_cat = fc.id) AS num_children
+				FROM ttrss_feed_categories fc
+					LEFT JOIN ttrss_feeds f ON (f.cat_id = fc.id)
+					LEFT JOIN ttrss_user_entries ue ON (ue.feed_id = f.id)
+				WHERE fc.owner_uid = :uid
+				GROUP BY fc.id
+			UNION
+				SELECT 0,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+						SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
+						0
+				FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
+				WHERE f.cat_id IS NULL AND
+					ue.feed_id = f.id AND
+					ue.owner_uid = :uid");
 
-		$sth->execute(["uid" => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+			$sth->execute(["uid" => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+		} else {
+			$cat_ids_qmarks = arr_qmarks($cat_ids);
+
+			$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT fc.id,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+						SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
+						(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_feed_categories fcc
+						WHERE fcc.parent_cat = fc.id) AS num_children
+				FROM ttrss_feed_categories fc
+					LEFT JOIN ttrss_feeds f ON (f.cat_id = fc.id)
+					LEFT JOIN ttrss_user_entries ue ON (ue.feed_id = f.id)
+				WHERE fc.owner_uid = ? AND fc.id IN ($cat_ids_qmarks)
+				GROUP BY fc.id
+			UNION
+				SELECT 0,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+						SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked,
+						0
+				FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
+				WHERE f.cat_id IS NULL AND
+					ue.feed_id = f.id AND
+					ue.owner_uid = ?");
+
+			$sth->execute(array_merge(
+				[$_SESSION['uid']],
+				$cat_ids,
+				[$_SESSION['uid']]
+			));
+		}
 
 		while ($line = $sth->fetch()) {
 			if ($line["num_children"] > 0) {
@@ -83,29 +122,42 @@ class Counters {
 			array_push($ret, $cv);
 		}
 
-		array_push($ret, $cv);
-
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
-
-	private static function get_feeds($active_feed = false) {
+	private static function get_feeds(array $feed_ids = []) {
 
 		$ret = [];
 
 		$pdo = Db::pdo();
 
-		$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT f.id,
-				f.title,
-				".SUBSTRING_FOR_DATE."(f.last_updated,1,19) AS last_updated,
-				f.last_error,
-				SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
-				SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked
-			FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
-			WHERE f.id = ue.feed_id AND ue.owner_uid = :uid
-			GROUP BY f.id");
+		if (count($feed_ids) == 0) {
+			$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT f.id,
+					f.title,
+					".SUBSTRING_FOR_DATE."(f.last_updated,1,19) AS last_updated,
+					f.last_error,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked
+				FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
+				WHERE f.id = ue.feed_id AND ue.owner_uid = :uid
+				GROUP BY f.id");
 
-		$sth->execute(["uid" => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+			$sth->execute(["uid" => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+		} else {
+			$feed_ids_qmarks = arr_qmarks($feed_ids);
+
+			$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT f.id,
+					f.title,
+					".SUBSTRING_FOR_DATE."(f.last_updated,1,19) AS last_updated,
+					f.last_error,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN unread THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count,
+					SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS count_marked
+				FROM ttrss_feeds f, ttrss_user_entries ue
+				WHERE f.id = ue.feed_id AND ue.owner_uid = ? AND f.id IN ($feed_ids_qmarks)
+				GROUP BY f.id");
+
+			$sth->execute(array_merge([$_SESSION['uid']], $feed_ids));
+		}
 
 		while ($line = $sth->fetch()) {
 
diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index a38cbae97..453c8aa0f 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		$sth->execute([$cat, $owner_uid]);
 
 		while ($line = $sth->fetch()) {
-			array_push($rv, $line["parent_cat"]);
+			array_push($rv, (int)$line["parent_cat"]);
 			$rv = array_merge($rv, self::_get_parent_cats($line["parent_cat"], $owner_uid));
 		}
 
@@ -1789,6 +1789,30 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		return $rv;
 	}
 
+	static function _cats_of(array $feeds, int $owner_uid, bool $with_parents = false) {
+		$pdo = Db::pdo();
+
+		$feeds_qmarks = arr_qmarks($feeds);
+
+		$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT DISTINCT cat_id FROM ttrss_feeds
+				WHERE id IN ($feeds_qmarks)");
+		$sth->execute($feeds);
+
+		$rv = [];
+
+		if ($row = $sth->fetch()) {
+			array_push($rv, (int)$row["cat_id"]);
+
+			if ($with_parents)
+				$rv = array_merge($rv,
+							self::_get_parent_cats($row["cat_id"], $owner_uid));
+		}
+
+		$rv = array_unique($rv);
+
+		return $rv;
+	}
+
 	static function _cat_of_feed($feed) {
 		$pdo = Db::pdo();
 
diff --git a/classes/rpc.php b/classes/rpc.php
index d0388a066..7caf37cf0 100755
--- a/classes/rpc.php
+++ b/classes/rpc.php
@@ -73,14 +73,21 @@ class RPC extends Handler_Protected {
 	}
 
 	function getAllCounters() {
+		$feed_ids = array_map("intval",
+			explode(",",
+				clean($_REQUEST["feed_ids"])));
+
 		@$seq = (int) $_REQUEST['seq'];
 
+		// @phpstan-ignore-next-line
+		$counters = count($feed_ids) > 0 ? Counters::get_for_feeds($feed_ids) : Counters::get_all();
+
 		$reply = [
-			'counters' => Counters::get_all(),
+			'counters' => $counters,
 			'seq' => $seq
 		];
 
-		if ($seq % 2 == 0)
+		if ($seq % 2)
 			$reply['runtime-info'] = $this->make_runtime_info();
 
 		print json_encode($reply);
@@ -88,30 +95,39 @@ class RPC extends Handler_Protected {
 
 	/* GET["cmode"] = 0 - mark as read, 1 - as unread, 2 - toggle */
 	function catchupSelected() {
-		$ids = explode(",", clean($_REQUEST["ids"]));
+		$ids = array_map("intval",
+			explode(",",
+				clean($_REQUEST["ids"])));
+
 		$cmode = (int)clean($_REQUEST["cmode"]);
 
 		Article::_catchup_by_id($ids, $cmode);
 
-		print json_encode(array("message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS", "ids" => $ids));
+		print json_encode(["message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS", "feeds" => Article::_feeds_of($ids)]);
 	}
 
 	function markSelected() {
-		$ids = explode(",", clean($_REQUEST["ids"]));
+		$ids = array_map("intval",
+			explode(",",
+				clean($_REQUEST["ids"])));
+
 		$cmode = (int)clean($_REQUEST["cmode"]);
 
 		$this->markArticlesById($ids, $cmode);
 
-		print json_encode(array("message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS"));
+		print json_encode(["message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS", "feeds" => Article::_feeds_of($ids)]);
 	}
 
 	function publishSelected() {
-		$ids = explode(",", clean($_REQUEST["ids"]));
+		$ids = array_map("intval",
+			explode(",",
+				clean($_REQUEST["ids"])));
+
 		$cmode = (int)clean($_REQUEST["cmode"]);
 
 		$this->publishArticlesById($ids, $cmode);
 
-		print json_encode(array("message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS"));
+		print json_encode(["message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS", "feeds" => Article::_feeds_of($ids)]);
 	}
 
 	function sanityCheck() {
diff --git a/js/App.js b/js/App.js
index 6cad062f0..3c940d8a6 100644
--- a/js/App.js
+++ b/js/App.js
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ const App = {
          // not in preferences
          if (typeof Feeds != "undefined") {
             if (message == "UPDATE_COUNTERS") {
-               console.log("need to refresh counters...");
-               Feeds.requestCounters(true);
+               console.log("need to refresh counters for", reply.feeds);
+               Feeds.requestCounters(reply.feeds);
             }
 
             if (counters)
diff --git a/js/Feeds.js b/js/Feeds.js
index a8f08e623..e40d31087 100644
--- a/js/Feeds.js
+++ b/js/Feeds.js
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ const	Feeds = {
 		this._search_query = "";
 		this.reloadCurrent();
 	},
-	requestCounters: function() {
-		xhr.json("backend.php", {op: "rpc", method: "getAllCounters", seq: App.next_seq()}, () => {
+	requestCounters: function(feed_ids = null) {
+		xhr.json("backend.php", {op: "rpc", method: "getAllCounters", feed_ids: feed_ids, seq: App.next_seq()}, () => {
 			//
 		});
 	},
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ const	Feeds = {
 
 		// bw_limit disables timeout() so we request initial counters separately
 		if (App.getInitParam("bw_limit")) {
-			this.requestCounters(true);
+			this.requestCounters();
 		} else {
 			setTimeout(() => {
-				this.requestCounters(true);
+				this.requestCounters();
 				setInterval(() => { this.requestCounters(); }, 60 * 1000)
 			}, 250);
 		}
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ const	Feeds = {
 			Notify.progress("Marking all feeds as read...");
 
 			xhr.post("backend.php", {op: "feeds", method: "catchupAll"}, () => {
-				this.requestCounters(true);
+				this.requestCounters();
 				this.reloadCurrent();
 			});
 
diff --git a/js/Headlines.js b/js/Headlines.js
index abb96d4ce..1ba52a6b8 100755
--- a/js/Headlines.js
+++ b/js/Headlines.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const Headlines = {
 	vgroup_last_feed: undefined,
 	_headlines_scroll_timeout: 0,
-	_observer_counters_timeout: 0,
+	//_observer_counters_timeout: 0,
 	headlines: [],
 	current_first_id: 0,
 	_scroll_reset_timeout: false,
@@ -149,38 +149,38 @@ const Headlines = {
 		const promises = [];
 
 		if (ops.tmark.length != 0)
-			promises.push(xhr.post("backend.php",
+			promises.push(xhr.json("backend.php",
 				{op: "rpc", method: "markSelected", ids: ops.tmark.toString(), cmode: 2}));
 
 		if (ops.tpub.length != 0)
-			promises.push(xhr.post("backend.php",
+			promises.push(xhr.json("backend.php",
 				{op: "rpc", method: "publishSelected", ids: ops.tpub.toString(), cmode: 2}));
 
 		if (ops.read.length != 0)
-			promises.push(xhr.post("backend.php",
+			promises.push(xhr.json("backend.php",
 				{op: "rpc", method: "catchupSelected", ids: ops.read.toString(), cmode: 0}));
 
 		if (ops.unread.length != 0)
-			promises.push(xhr.post("backend.php",
+			promises.push(xhr.json("backend.php",
 				{op: "rpc", method: "catchupSelected", ids: ops.unread.toString(), cmode: 1}));
 
 		const scores = Object.keys(ops.rescore);
 
 		if (scores.length != 0) {
 			scores.forEach((score) => {
-				promises.push(xhr.post("backend.php",
+				promises.push(xhr.json("backend.php",
 					{op: "article", method: "setScore", id: ops.rescore[score].toString(), score: score}));
 			});
 		}
 
-		if (promises.length > 0)
+		/*if (promises.length > 0)
 			Promise.all([promises]).then(() => {
 				window.clearTimeout(this._observer_counters_timeout);
 
 				this._observer_counters_timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-					Feeds.requestCounters(true);
+					Feeds.requestCounters();
 				}, 1000);
-			});
+			});*/
 
 	},
 	click: function (event, id, in_body) {