diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 2c990cc..a4eeb7f 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -1750,6 +1750,9 @@ in
                     function resetView() {
                         viewYear = clockText.now.getFullYear();
                         viewMonth = clockText.now.getMonth();
+                        // Runs on every open: an on-screen toast is redundant
+                        // once the notification list is visible.
+                        if (toastItem.visible) toastItem.dismiss();
                     }
                     function shiftMonth(d) {
                         let m = viewMonth + d;
@@ -2293,11 +2296,17 @@ in
                     Connections {
                         target: bar.shellRoot
                         function onNotificationReceived() {
-                            // No toast while the calendar popup is open — the
-                            // notification list is already on screen there.
-                            if (toastItem.isPrimary && !calPopup.visible) {
-                                toastItem.showToast(bar.shellRoot.latestNotification);
+                            if (!toastItem.isPrimary) return;
+                            let n = bar.shellRoot.latestNotification;
+                            // Popup open: the notification list is already on
+                            // screen — play the sound but skip the toast.
+                            if (calPopup.visible) {
+                                if (!toastItem.mutedApps.includes(n.appName)) {
+                                    notifSoundProc.running = true;
+                                }
+                                return;
                             }
+                            toastItem.showToast(n);
                         }
                     }