diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
index 422051364e..b4720e79c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
index 9211c227f8..c39c630858 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications
 
         protected virtual void Completed()
         {
-            Expire();
+            base.Close();
             CompletionTarget?.Invoke(CreateCompletionNotification());
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/SimpleNotification.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/SimpleNotification.cs
index 0b8b365c48..1e691e2a5a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/SimpleNotification.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/SimpleNotification.cs
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications
 
             set
             {
+                if (value == base.Read) return;
+
                 base.Read = value;
-                Light.FadeTo(value ? 1 : 0, 100);
+                Light.FadeTo(value ? 0 : 1, 100);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNotificationButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNotificationButton.cs
index faf802f5e7..c093767e52 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNotificationButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNotificationButton.cs
@@ -59,16 +59,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 
         private class CountCircle : CompositeDrawable
         {
-            private readonly OsuSpriteText count;
+            private readonly OsuSpriteText countText;
             private readonly Circle circle;
 
+            private int count;
+
             public int Count
             {
+                get { return count; }
                 set
                 {
-                    count.Text = value.ToString("#,0");
-                    circle.FlashColour(Color4.White, 600, Easing.OutQuint);
-                    this.ScaleTo(1.1f).Then().ScaleTo(1, 600, Easing.OutElastic);
+                    if (count == value)
+                        return;
+
+                    if (value > count)
+                    {
+                        circle.FlashColour(Color4.White, 600, Easing.OutQuint);
+                        this.ScaleTo(1.1f).Then().ScaleTo(1, 600, Easing.OutElastic);
+                    }
+
+                    count = value;
+                    countText.Text = value.ToString("#,0");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -83,7 +94,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                         Colour = Color4.Red
                     },
-                    count = new OsuSpriteText
+                    countText = new OsuSpriteText
                     {
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,