diff --git a/app/actions/views/root.js b/app/actions/views/root.js
index 3495be554..73d838492 100644
--- a/app/actions/views/root.js
+++ b/app/actions/views/root.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import {GeneralTypes, PostTypes} from 'mattermost-redux/action_types';
 import {Client4} from 'mattermost-redux/client';
 import {General} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
+import {markChannelAsRead} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/channels';
 import {getClientConfig, getDataRetentionPolicy, getLicenseConfig} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/general';
 import {getPosts} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/posts';
 import {getMyTeams, getMyTeamMembers, selectTeam} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/teams';
@@ -62,9 +63,11 @@ export function loadFromPushNotification(notification) {
         // when the notification is from the same channel as the current channel
         // we should get the posts
         if (channelId === currentChannelId) {
+            markChannelAsRead(channelId, null, false)(dispatch, getState);
             await retryGetPostsAction(getPosts(channelId), dispatch, getState);
         } else {
             // when the notification is from a channel other than the current channel
+            markChannelAsRead(channelId, currentChannelId, false)(dispatch, getState);
             dispatch(setChannelDisplayName(''));
             handleSelectChannel(channelId)(dispatch, getState);
         }
diff --git a/app/components/root/root.js b/app/components/root/root.js
index 47b58ec08..1a27d2c1f 100644
--- a/app/components/root/root.js
+++ b/app/components/root/root.js
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ export default class Root extends PureComponent {
 
     handleNotificationTapped = async () => {
         const {navigator} = this.props;
+
+        if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+            navigator.dismissModal({animation: 'none'});
+        }
+
         navigator.popToRoot({
             animated: false
         });
diff --git a/app/mattermost.js b/app/mattermost.js
index 335705897..43ef3e91b 100644
--- a/app/mattermost.js
+++ b/app/mattermost.js
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ export default class Mattermost {
         this.isConfigured = true;
     };
 
-    onPushNotification = async (deviceNotification) => {
+    onPushNotification = (deviceNotification) => {
         const {dispatch, getState} = this.store;
         const state = getState();
         const {token, url} = state.entities.general.credentials;
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ export default class Mattermost {
         } else if (foreground) {
             EventEmitter.emit(ViewTypes.NOTIFICATION_IN_APP, notification);
         } else if (userInteraction && !notification.localNotification) {
+            EventEmitter.emit('close_channel_drawer');
             if (startAppFromPushNotification) {
                 Client.setToken(token);
                 Client4.setToken(token);
@@ -501,13 +502,15 @@ export default class Mattermost {
                 Client.setUrl(stripTrailingSlashes(url));
             }
 
-            await loadFromPushNotification(notification)(dispatch, getState);
+            InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(async () => {
+                await loadFromPushNotification(notification)(dispatch, getState);
 
-            if (startAppFromPushNotification) {
-                this.startAppFromPushNotification();
-            } else {
-                EventEmitter.emit(ViewTypes.NOTIFICATION_TAPPED);
-            }
+                if (startAppFromPushNotification) {
+                    this.startAppFromPushNotification();
+                } else {
+                    EventEmitter.emit(ViewTypes.NOTIFICATION_TAPPED);
+                }
+            });
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/app/screens/notification/notification.js b/app/screens/notification/notification.js
index 161f16233..e3bf175c7 100644
--- a/app/screens/notification/notification.js
+++ b/app/screens/notification/notification.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import React, {PureComponent} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
     Image,
+    InteractionManager,
     Platform,
     StyleSheet,
     Text,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import ProfilePicture from 'app/components/profile_picture';
 import {changeOpacity} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
 import {isDirectChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/channel_utils';
+import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
 import {displayUsername} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/user_utils';
 
 import logo from 'assets/images/icon.png';
@@ -40,22 +42,23 @@ export default class Notification extends PureComponent {
     };
 
     notificationTapped = () => {
-        const {actions, navigator, notification, theme} = this.props;
+        const {actions, navigator, notification} = this.props;
 
-        navigator.dismissInAppNotification();
-        if (!notification.localNotification) {
-            actions.loadFromPushNotification(notification);
-            navigator.resetTo({
-                screen: 'Channel',
-                animated: false,
-                navigatorStyle: {
-                    navBarHidden: true,
-                    statusBarHidden: false,
-                    statusBarHideWithNavBar: false,
-                    screenBackgroundColor: theme.centerChannelBg
+        EventEmitter.emit('close_channel_drawer');
+        InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
+            navigator.dismissInAppNotification();
+            if (!notification.localNotification) {
+                actions.loadFromPushNotification(notification);
+
+                if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+                    navigator.dismissModal({animation: 'none'});
                 }
-            });
-        }
+
+                navigator.popToRoot({
+                    animated: false
+                });
+            }
+        });
     };
 
     getNotificationIcon = () => {