diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/flag.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/flag.js.es6
index 38bacc91a8d..503c6e39989 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/flag.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/flag.js.es6
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 import ModalFunctionality from 'discourse/mixins/modal-functionality';
-
 import ObjectController from 'discourse/controllers/object';
 
-/**
-  This controller supports actions related to flagging
-
-  @class FlagController
-  @extends ObjectController
-  @namespace Discourse
-  @uses ModalFunctionality
-  @module Discourse
-**/
 export default ObjectController.extend(ModalFunctionality, {
 
   onShow: function() {
@@ -91,7 +81,7 @@ export default ObjectController.extend(ModalFunctionality, {
       if (opts) params = $.extend(params, opts);
 
       this.send('hideModal');
-      postAction.act(params).then(function() {
+      postAction.act(params).then(function(result) {
         self.send('closeModal');
       }, function(errors) {
         self.send('closeModal');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/_post.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/_post.js
index 6356e6d8dec..984dd507fe8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/_post.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/_post.js
@@ -283,34 +283,25 @@ Discourse.Post = Discourse.Model.extend({
     @param {Discourse.Post} otherPost The post we're updating from
   **/
   updateFromPost: function(otherPost) {
-    var post = this;
+    var self = this;
     Object.keys(otherPost).forEach(function (key) {
-      var value = otherPost[key];
-      // optimisation
-      var oldValue = post[key];
+      var value = otherPost[key],
+          oldValue = self[key];
 
-      if(!value) {
-        value = null;
-      }
-
-      if(!oldValue) {
-        oldValue = null;
-      }
+      if (!value) { value = null; }
+      if (!oldValue) { oldValue = null; }
 
       var skip = false;
-
       if (typeof value !== "function" && oldValue !== value) {
-
         // wishing for an identity map
-        if(key === "reply_to_user" && value && oldValue) {
+        if (key === "reply_to_user" && value && oldValue) {
           skip = value.username === oldValue.username || Em.get(value, "username") === Em.get(oldValue, "username");
         }
 
-        if(!skip) {
-          post.set(key, value);
+        if (!skip) {
+          self.set(key, value);
         }
       }
-
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/action_summary.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/action_summary.js
index 26a649df00f..c6140dc9641 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/action_summary.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/action_summary.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Discourse.ActionSummary = Discourse.Model.extend({
     }
 
     // Create our post action
-    var actionSummary = this;
+    var self = this;
 
     return Discourse.ajax("/post_actions", {
       type: 'POST',
@@ -88,8 +88,14 @@ Discourse.ActionSummary = Discourse.Model.extend({
         take_action: opts.takeAction,
         flag_topic: this.get('flagTopic') ? true : false
       }
-    }).then(null, function (error) {
-      actionSummary.removeAction();
+    }).then(function(result) {
+      var post = self.get('post');
+      if (post && result && result.id === post.get('id')) {
+        post.updateFromJson(result);
+      }
+      return post;
+    }).catch(function (error) {
+      self.removeAction();
       var message = $.parseJSON(error.responseText).errors;
       bootbox.alert(message);
     });
@@ -100,11 +106,18 @@ Discourse.ActionSummary = Discourse.Model.extend({
     this.removeAction();
 
     // Remove our post action
+    var self = this;
     return Discourse.ajax("/post_actions/" + (this.get('post.id')), {
       type: 'DELETE',
       data: {
         post_action_type_id: this.get('id')
       }
+    }).then(function(result) {
+      var post = self.get('post');
+      if (post && result && result.id === post.get('id')) {
+        post.updateFromJson(result);
+      }
+      return post;
     });
   },
 
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ Discourse.ActionSummary = Discourse.Model.extend({
   },
 
   loadUsers: function() {
-    var actionSummary = this;
+    var self = this;
     Discourse.ajax("/post_actions/users", {
       data: {
         id: this.get('post.id'),
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ Discourse.ActionSummary = Discourse.Model.extend({
       }
     }).then(function (result) {
       var users = Em.A();
-      actionSummary.set('users', users);
+      self.set('users', users);
       _.each(result,function(user) {
         if (user.id === Discourse.User.currentProp('id')) {
           users.pushObject(Discourse.User.current());
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_route.js
index 40a4758fcb5..f95d5710634 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_route.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Discourse.TopicRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
     },
 
     showFlagTopic: function(topic) {
-      //Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'flagTopic', topic);
       Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'flag', topic);
       this.controllerFor('flag').setProperties({ selected: null, flagTopic: true });
     },
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 27179e4abba..f75ae63c91d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -348,6 +348,18 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   protected
 
+    def render_post_json(post)
+      post_serializer = PostSerializer.new(post, scope: guardian, root: false)
+      post_serializer.add_raw = true
+      post_serializer.topic_slug = post.topic.slug if post.topic.present?
+
+      counts = PostAction.counts_for([post], current_user)
+      if counts && counts = counts[post.id]
+        post_serializer.post_actions = counts
+      end
+      render_json_dump(post_serializer)
+    end
+
     def api_key_valid?
       request["api_key"] && ApiKey.where(key: request["api_key"]).exists?
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/post_actions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/post_actions_controller.rb
index 68ab3f9597d..cbdb13129ec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post_actions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/post_actions_controller.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ class PostActionsController < ApplicationController
     else
       # We need to reload or otherwise we are showing the old values on the front end
       @post.reload
-      post_serializer = PostSerializer.new(@post, scope: guardian, root: false)
-      render_json_dump(post_serializer)
+      render_post_json(@post)
     end
   end
 
@@ -42,7 +41,8 @@ class PostActionsController < ApplicationController
 
     PostAction.remove_act(current_user, @post, post_action.post_action_type_id)
 
-    render nothing: true
+    @post.reload
+    render_post_json(@post)
   end
 
   def defer_flags
diff --git a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
index 27ec03e85c9..86a57e216a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
@@ -286,18 +286,6 @@ class PostsController < ApplicationController
     post_revision
   end
 
-  def render_post_json(post)
-    post_serializer = PostSerializer.new(post, scope: guardian, root: false)
-    post_serializer.add_raw = true
-    post_serializer.topic_slug = post.topic.slug if post.topic.present?
-
-    counts = PostAction.counts_for([post], current_user)
-    if counts && counts = counts[post.id]
-      post_serializer.post_actions = counts
-    end
-    render_json_dump(post_serializer)
-  end
-
   private
 
   def user_posts(user_id, offset=0, limit=60)
diff --git a/app/models/post_action.rb b/app/models/post_action.rb
index e05ebbaccbb..1a4553d8959 100644
--- a/app/models/post_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_action.rb
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ class PostAction < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
     else
       post_action = PostAction.where(where_attrs).first
+
+      # after_commit is not called on an `update_all` so do the notify ourselves
+      post_action.notify_subscribers
     end
 
     # agree with other flags