diff --git a/src/gui/tray/UserModel.cpp b/src/gui/tray/UserModel.cpp
index 7fee90aa7..9a6c9e312 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/UserModel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tray/UserModel.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ void User::setNotificationRefreshInterval(std::chrono::milliseconds interval)
     _notificationCheckTimer.start(interval.count());
 }
 
+void User::slotRefreshImmediately() {
+    if (_account.data() && _account.data()->isConnected()) {
+        this->slotRefreshActivities();
+    }
+    this->slotRefreshNotifications();
+}
+
 void User::slotRefresh()
 {
     // QElapsedTimer isn't actually constructed as invalid.
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/UserModel.h b/src/gui/tray/UserModel.h
index db5807043..01ebb4ffd 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/UserModel.h
+++ b/src/gui/tray/UserModel.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public slots:
     void slotRefreshNotifications();
     void slotRefreshActivities();
     void slotRefresh();
+    void slotRefreshImmediately();
     void setNotificationRefreshInterval(std::chrono::milliseconds interval);
     void slotRebuildNavigationAppList();