diff --git a/app/models/notification.rb b/app/models/notification.rb
index b1431cffd..4c86f6a93 100644
--- a/app/models/notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private
       unless n.actors.include?(actor)
         n.actors << actor
       end
-      
+
       n.unread = true
       n.save!
       n
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private
                                :action => action,
                                :recipient_id => recipient.id)
     n.actors << actor
+    n.unread = false if target.is_a? Request
     n.save!
     n
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
index 17f7d221a..56ed2269a 100644
--- a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe Notification do
 
   it 'destoys the associated notification_actor' do
     @note.save
-    lambda{@note.destroy}.should change(NotificationActor, :count).by(-1)  
+    lambda{@note.destroy}.should change(NotificationActor, :count).by(-1)
   end
 
   describe '.for' do
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ describe Notification do
         Notification.notify(@user, @request, @person)
       end
 
+      it 'creates the notification already read' do
+        n = Notification.notify(@user, @request, @person)
+        n.unread?.should be_false
+      end
+
       it 'sockets to the recipient' do
         opts = {:target_id => @request.id,
           :target_type => "Request",
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ describe Notification do
         it "updates the notification with a more people if one already exists" do
           Notification.where(:recipient_id => @user3.id, :target_type => @sm.class.base_class, :target_id => @sm.id).first.actors.count.should == 2
         end
-        
+
         it 'handles double comments from the same person without raising' do
           Postzord::Receiver.new(@user3, :person => @user2.person, :object => @user2.comment("hey", :on => @sm)).receive_object
           Notification.where(:recipient_id => @user3.id, :target_type => @sm.class.base_class, :target_id => @sm.id).first.actors.count.should == 2