diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow_activate.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow_activate.js
index 424f07f7bf..b12fc189bc 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow_activate.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow_activate.js
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ run_test("basics", () => {
     assert.equal(narrow_state.narrowed_to_pms(), false);
 
     helper.assert_events([
-        [notifications, "clear_compose_notifications"],
-        [notifications, "redraw_title"],
         [message_scroll, "hide_top_of_narrow_notices"],
         [message_scroll, "hide_indicators"],
+        [notifications, "clear_compose_notifications"],
+        [notifications, "redraw_title"],
         [ui_util, "change_tab_to"],
         [unread_ops, "process_visible"],
         [hashchange, "save_narrow"],
diff --git a/static/js/narrow.js b/static/js/narrow.js
index 66fb5e1625..1035bb1554 100644
--- a/static/js/narrow.js
+++ b/static/js/narrow.js
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export function activate(raw_operators, opts) {
 
     const start_time = new Date();
 
+    reset_ui_state();
     if (recent_topics_util.is_visible()) {
         recent_topics_ui.hide();
     }
@@ -218,7 +219,6 @@ export function activate(raw_operators, opts) {
     const operators = filter.operators();
 
     update_narrow_title(filter);
-    reset_ui_state();
 
     blueslip.debug("Narrowed", {
         operators: operators.map((e) => e.operator),