diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 0fdb301a..95c7e264 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&x37oguxC9LPiOHrvaPmRGa2HNRDNB8QbulsKzdEefnE=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&qtvUpu0Uh5EakeVlPgz9PZhDc9FY0TjWf5sAi1rX8SE=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/app.js b/apps/ssb/app.js
index fbad57a4..b9db0543 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/app.js
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ tfrpc.register(function setHash(hash) {
 core.register('onMessage', async function (id) {
 	await tfrpc.rpc.notifyNewMessage(id);
 });
+core.register('onBlob', async function (id) {
+	await tfrpc.rpc.notifyNewBlob(id);
+});
 tfrpc.register(async function store_blob(blob) {
 	if (Array.isArray(blob)) {
 		blob = Uint8Array.from(blob);
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
index e2d3117c..de037dc7 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		tfrpc.register(async function notifyNewMessage(id) {
 			await self.fetch_new_message(id);
 		});
+		tfrpc.register(async function notifyNewBlob(id) {
+			window.dispatchEvent(
+				new CustomEvent('blob-stored', {
+					bubbles: true,
+					composed: true,
+					detail: {
+						id: id,
+					},
+				})
+			);
+		});
 		tfrpc.register(function set(name, value) {
 			if (name === 'broadcasts') {
 				self.broadcasts = value;
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
index fa22f792..986fe696 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 	connectedCallback() {
 		super.connectedCallback();
 		this._click_callback = this.document_click.bind(this);
+		this._blob_stored = this.blob_stored.bind(this);
 		document.body.addEventListener('mouseup', this._click_callback);
+		window.addEventListener('blob-stored', this._blob_stored);
 	}
 
 	disconnectedCallback() {
 		super.disconnectedCallback();
+		window.removeEventListener('blob-stored', this._blob_stored);
 		document.body.removeEventListener('mouseup', this._click_callback);
 	}
 
@@ -61,6 +64,16 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 		}
 	}
 
+	blob_stored(event) {
+		let search = `/${event.detail.id}/view`;
+		for (let img of this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('img')) {
+			if (img.src.indexOf(search) != -1) {
+				let src = img.src.split('?')[0];
+				img.src = `${src}?${new Date().valueOf()}`;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	show_reply() {
 		let event = new CustomEvent('tf-draft', {
 			bubbles: true,
diff --git a/core/core.js b/core/core.js
index 69dbfc86..2745ecd0 100644
--- a/core/core.js
+++ b/core/core.js
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@ ssb.addEventListener('message', function () {
 	broadcastEvent('onMessage', [...arguments]);
 });
 
+ssb.addEventListener('blob', function () {
+	broadcastEvent('onBlob', [...arguments]);
+});
+
 ssb.addEventListener('broadcasts', function () {
 	broadcastEvent('onBroadcastsChanged', []);
 });
diff --git a/src/ssb.db.c b/src/ssb.db.c
index 81de26fd..9cee06f0 100644
--- a/src/ssb.db.c
+++ b/src/ssb.db.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_db_blob_store_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 static void _tf_ssb_db_blob_store_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
 {
 	blob_store_work_t* blob_work = user_data;
-	if (status == 0 && *blob_work->id)
+	if (status == 0 && *blob_work->id && blob_work->is_new)
 	{
 		tf_ssb_notify_blob_stored(ssb, blob_work->id);
 	}