diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index e5312105..64e80bbf 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { loadPolyfills } from './routes/_utils/loadPolyfills'
 import './routes/_utils/serviceWorkerClient'
 import './routes/_utils/historyEvents'
 import './routes/_utils/loadingMask'
+import './routes/_utils/forceOnline'
 
 loadPolyfills().then(() => {
   console.log('init()')
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/stream/fillStreamingGap.js b/src/routes/_actions/stream/fillStreamingGap.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..930a34ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/stream/fillStreamingGap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// TODO: should probably just keep fetching timeline items in the gap, not stop at 40
+import { addStatusesOrNotifications } from '../addStatusOrNotification'
+import { getTimeline } from '../../_api/timelines'
+
+const TIMELINE_GAP_BATCH_SIZE = 40
+
+// fill in the "streaming gap" – i.e. fetch the most recent items so that there isn't
+// a big gap in the timeline if you haven't looked at it in awhile
+export async function fillStreamingGap (instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, firstTimelineItemId) {
+  let newTimelineItems = await getTimeline(instanceName, accessToken,
+    timelineName, null, firstTimelineItemId, TIMELINE_GAP_BATCH_SIZE)
+  if (newTimelineItems.length) {
+    addStatusesOrNotifications(instanceName, timelineName, newTimelineItems)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/streaming.js b/src/routes/_actions/stream/processMessage.js
similarity index 50%
rename from src/routes/_actions/streaming.js
rename to src/routes/_actions/stream/processMessage.js
index 0476f857..4a59e571 100644
--- a/src/routes/_actions/streaming.js
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/stream/processMessage.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { TimelineStream } from '../_api/TimelineStream'
-import { mark, stop } from '../_utils/marks'
-import { deleteStatus } from './deleteStatuses'
-import { addStatusOrNotification } from './addStatusOrNotification'
+import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
+import { deleteStatus } from '../deleteStatuses'
+import { addStatusOrNotification } from '../addStatusOrNotification'
 
-function processMessage (instanceName, timelineName, message) {
-  mark('processMessage')
+const KNOWN_EVENTS = ['update', 'delete', 'notification', 'conversation']
+
+export function processMessage (instanceName, timelineName, message) {
   let { event, payload } = message
+  if (!KNOWN_EVENTS.includes(event)) {
+    console.error("don't know how to handle event", message)
+    return
+  }
+  mark('processMessage')
   if (['update', 'notification', 'conversation'].includes(event)) {
     payload = JSON.parse(payload) // only these payloads are JSON-encoded for some reason
   }
@@ -34,33 +39,3 @@ function processMessage (instanceName, timelineName, message) {
   }
   stop('processMessage')
 }
-
-export function createStream (streamingApi, instanceName, accessToken,
-  timelineName, onOpenStream) {
-  return new TimelineStream(streamingApi, accessToken, timelineName, {
-    onMessage (msg) {
-      if (
-        msg.event !== 'update' &&
-        msg.event !== 'delete' &&
-        msg.event !== 'notification' &&
-        msg.event !== 'conversation'
-      ) {
-        console.error("don't know how to handle event", msg)
-        return
-      }
-      processMessage(instanceName, timelineName, msg)
-    },
-    onOpen () {
-      if (onOpenStream) {
-        onOpenStream()
-      }
-      console.log('opened stream for timeline', timelineName)
-    },
-    onClose () {
-      console.log('closed stream for timeline', timelineName)
-    },
-    onReconnect () {
-      console.log('reconnected stream for timeline', timelineName)
-    }
-  })
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/stream/streaming.js b/src/routes/_actions/stream/streaming.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5b551f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/stream/streaming.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { TimelineStream } from '../../_api/stream/TimelineStream'
+import { processMessage } from './processMessage'
+import { fillStreamingGap } from './fillStreamingGap'
+import { store } from '../../_store/store'
+
+export function createStream (api, instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, firstStatusId, firstNotificationId) {
+  console.log(`streaming ${instanceName} ${timelineName}: createStream`, 'firstStatusId', firstStatusId,
+    'firstNotificationId', firstNotificationId)
+
+  const fillGap = (timelineName, timelineItemId) => {
+    if (timelineItemId) {
+      console.log(`streaming ${instanceName} ${timelineName}: fillGap since`, timelineItemId)
+      /* no await */ fillStreamingGap(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, timelineItemId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const onMessage = message => {
+    processMessage(instanceName, timelineName, message)
+  }
+
+  const onOpen = () => {
+    console.log(`streaming ${instanceName} ${timelineName}: opened`)
+    fillGap(timelineName, firstStatusId)
+    if (timelineName === 'home') {
+      // special case - home timeline stream also handles notifications
+      fillGap('notifications', firstNotificationId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const onClose = () => {
+    console.log(`streaming ${instanceName} ${timelineName}: closed`)
+  }
+
+  const onReconnect = () => {
+    console.log(`streaming ${instanceName} ${timelineName}: reconnected`)
+    // When reconnecting, we recompute the firstStatusId and firstNotificationId because these may have
+    // changed since we first started streaming.
+    let newFirstStatusId = store.getFirstTimelineItemId(instanceName, timelineName)
+    fillGap(timelineName, newFirstStatusId)
+    if (timelineName === 'home') {
+      // special case - home timeline stream also handles notifications
+      let newFirstNotificationId = store.getFirstTimelineItemId(instanceName, timelineName)
+      fillGap('notifications', newFirstNotificationId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return new TimelineStream(api, accessToken, timelineName)
+    .on('message', onMessage)
+    .on('open', onOpen)
+    .on('close', onClose)
+    .on('reconnect', onReconnect)
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/_api/TimelineStream.js b/src/routes/_api/TimelineStream.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2274ac87..00000000
--- a/src/routes/_api/TimelineStream.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-import { paramsString } from '../_utils/ajax'
-import noop from 'lodash-es/noop'
-import WebSocketClient from '@gamestdio/websocket'
-import lifecycle from 'page-lifecycle/dist/lifecycle.mjs'
-
-function getStreamName (timeline) {
-  switch (timeline) {
-    case 'local':
-      return 'public:local'
-    case 'federated':
-      return 'public'
-    case 'home':
-      return 'user'
-    case 'notifications':
-      return 'user:notification'
-    case 'direct':
-      return 'direct'
-  }
-  if (timeline.startsWith('tag/')) {
-    return 'hashtag'
-  }
-  if (timeline.startsWith('list/')) {
-    return 'list'
-  }
-}
-
-function getUrl (streamingApi, accessToken, timeline) {
-  let url = `${streamingApi}/api/v1/streaming`
-  let streamName = getStreamName(timeline)
-
-  let params = {
-    stream: streamName
-  }
-
-  if (timeline.startsWith('tag/')) {
-    params.tag = timeline.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
-  } else if (timeline.startsWith('list/')) {
-    params.list = timeline.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
-  }
-
-  if (accessToken) {
-    params.access_token = accessToken
-  }
-
-  return url + '?' + paramsString(params)
-}
-
-export class TimelineStream {
-  constructor (streamingApi, accessToken, timeline, opts) {
-    this._streamingApi = streamingApi
-    this._accessToken = accessToken
-    this._timeline = timeline
-    this._opts = opts
-    this._onStateChange = this._onStateChange.bind(this)
-    this._setupWebSocket()
-    this._setupLifecycle()
-  }
-
-  close () {
-    this._closed = true
-    this._closeWebSocket()
-    this._teardownLifecycle()
-  }
-
-  _closeWebSocket () {
-    if (this._ws) {
-      this._ws.close()
-      this._ws = null
-    }
-  }
-
-  _setupWebSocket () {
-    const url = getUrl(this._streamingApi, this._accessToken, this._timeline)
-    const ws = new WebSocketClient(url, null, { backoff: 'fibonacci' })
-
-    ws.onopen = this._opts.onOpen || noop
-    ws.onmessage = this._opts.onMessage ? e => this._opts.onMessage(JSON.parse(e.data)) : noop
-    ws.onclose = this._opts.onClose || noop
-    ws.onreconnect = this._opts.onReconnect || noop
-
-    this._ws = ws
-  }
-
-  _setupLifecycle () {
-    lifecycle.addEventListener('statechange', this._onStateChange)
-  }
-
-  _teardownLifecycle () {
-    lifecycle.removeEventListener('statechange', this._onStateChange)
-  }
-
-  _onStateChange (event) {
-    if (this._closed) {
-      return
-    }
-    // when the page enters or exits a frozen state, pause or resume websocket polling
-    if (event.newState === 'frozen') { // page is frozen
-      console.log('frozen')
-      this._closeWebSocket()
-    } else if (event.oldState === 'frozen') { // page is unfrozen
-      console.log('unfrozen')
-      this._closeWebSocket()
-      this._setupWebSocket()
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_api/stream/TimelineStream.js b/src/routes/_api/stream/TimelineStream.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c11a7eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_api/stream/TimelineStream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import WebSocketClient from '@gamestdio/websocket'
+import lifecycle from 'page-lifecycle/dist/lifecycle.mjs'
+import { getStreamUrl } from './getStreamUrl'
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events-light'
+import { eventBus } from '../../_utils/eventBus'
+
+export class TimelineStream extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor (streamingApi, accessToken, timeline) {
+    super()
+    this._streamingApi = streamingApi
+    this._accessToken = accessToken
+    this._timeline = timeline
+    this._onStateChange = this._onStateChange.bind(this)
+    this._onOnlineForced = this._onOnlineForced.bind(this)
+    this._setupWebSocket()
+    this._setupEvents()
+  }
+
+  close () {
+    this._closed = true
+    this._closeWebSocket()
+    this._teardownEvents()
+    // events-light currently does not support removeAllListeners()
+    // https://github.com/patrick-steele-idem/events-light/issues/2
+    for (let event of ['open', 'close', 'reconnect', 'message']) {
+      this.removeAllListeners(event)
+    }
+  }
+
+  _closeWebSocket () {
+    if (this._ws) {
+      this.emit('close')
+      this._ws.onopen = null
+      this._ws.onmessage = null
+      this._ws.onclose = null
+      this._ws.close()
+      this._ws = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  _setupWebSocket () {
+    const url = getStreamUrl(this._streamingApi, this._accessToken, this._timeline)
+    const ws = new WebSocketClient(url, null, { backoff: 'fibonacci' })
+
+    ws.onopen = () => {
+      if (!this._opened) {
+        this.emit('open')
+        this._opened = true
+      } else {
+        // we may close or reopen websockets due to freeze/unfreeze events
+        // and we want to fire "reconnect" rather than "open" in that case
+        this.emit('reconnect')
+      }
+    }
+    ws.onmessage = (e) => this.emit('message', JSON.parse(e.data))
+    ws.onclose = () => this.emit('close')
+    // The ws "onreconnect" event seems unreliable. When the server goes down and comes back up,
+    // it doesn't fire (but "open" does). When we freeze and unfreeze, it fires along with the
+    // "open" event. The above is my attempt to normalize it.
+
+    this._ws = ws
+  }
+
+  _setupEvents () {
+    lifecycle.addEventListener('statechange', this._onStateChange)
+    eventBus.on('forcedOnline', this._onOnlineForced)
+  }
+
+  _teardownEvents () {
+    lifecycle.removeEventListener('statechange', this._onStateChange)
+    eventBus.removeListener('forcedOnline', this._onOnlineForced)
+  }
+
+  _pause () {
+    if (this._closed) {
+      return
+    }
+    this._closeWebSocket()
+  }
+
+  _unpause () {
+    if (this._closed) {
+      return
+    }
+    this._closeWebSocket()
+    this._setupWebSocket()
+  }
+
+  _onStateChange (event) {
+    // when the page enters or exits a frozen state, pause or resume websocket polling
+    if (event.newState === 'frozen') { // page is frozen
+      console.log('frozen')
+      this._pause()
+    } else if (event.oldState === 'frozen') { // page is unfrozen
+      console.log('unfrozen')
+      this._unpause()
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onOnlineForced (online) {
+    if (online) {
+      console.log('online forced')
+      this._unpause()
+    } else {
+      console.log('offline forced')
+      this._pause()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/_api/stream/getStreamUrl.js b/src/routes/_api/stream/getStreamUrl.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32a6e99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_api/stream/getStreamUrl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { paramsString } from '../../_utils/ajax'
+
+function getStreamName (timeline) {
+  switch (timeline) {
+    case 'local':
+      return 'public:local'
+    case 'federated':
+      return 'public'
+    case 'home':
+      return 'user'
+    case 'notifications':
+      return 'user:notification'
+    case 'direct':
+      return 'direct'
+  }
+  if (timeline.startsWith('tag/')) {
+    return 'hashtag'
+  }
+  if (timeline.startsWith('list/')) {
+    return 'list'
+  }
+}
+
+export function getStreamUrl (streamingApi, accessToken, timeline) {
+  let url = `${streamingApi}/api/v1/streaming`
+  let streamName = getStreamName(timeline)
+
+  let params = {
+    stream: streamName
+  }
+
+  if (timeline.startsWith('tag/')) {
+    params.tag = timeline.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
+  } else if (timeline.startsWith('list/')) {
+    params.list = timeline.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
+  }
+
+  if (accessToken) {
+    params.access_token = accessToken
+  }
+
+  return url + '?' + paramsString(params)
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/_store/mixins/timelineMixins.js b/src/routes/_store/mixins/timelineMixins.js
index ecec0632..13c93eae 100644
--- a/src/routes/_store/mixins/timelineMixins.js
+++ b/src/routes/_store/mixins/timelineMixins.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { pickBy, get } from '../../_utils/lodash-lite'
+import { getFirstIdFromItemSummaries } from '../../_utils/getIdFromItemSummaries'
 
 export function timelineMixins (Store) {
   Store.prototype.setForTimeline = function (instanceName, timelineName, obj) {
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ export function timelineMixins (Store) {
     return root[instanceName] || {}
   }
 
+  Store.prototype.getFirstTimelineItemId = function (instanceName, timelineName) {
+    let summaries = this.getForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, 'timelineItemSummaries')
+    return getFirstIdFromItemSummaries(summaries)
+  }
+
   Store.prototype.setForCurrentTimeline = function (obj) {
     let { currentInstance, currentTimeline } = this.get()
     this.setForTimeline(currentInstance, currentTimeline, obj)
diff --git a/src/routes/_store/observers/instanceObservers.js b/src/routes/_store/observers/instanceObservers.js
index b98095df..9caa2406 100644
--- a/src/routes/_store/observers/instanceObservers.js
+++ b/src/routes/_store/observers/instanceObservers.js
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import { updateInstanceInfo, updateVerifyCredentialsForInstance } from '../../_actions/instances'
 import { updateListsForInstance } from '../../_actions/lists'
-import { createStream } from '../../_actions/streaming'
+import { createStream } from '../../_actions/stream/streaming'
 import { updatePushSubscriptionForInstance } from '../../_actions/pushSubscription'
 import { updateCustomEmojiForInstance } from '../../_actions/emoji'
-import { addStatusesOrNotifications } from '../../_actions/addStatusOrNotification'
-import { getTimeline } from '../../_api/timelines'
-import { TIMELINE_BATCH_SIZE } from '../../_static/timelines'
 import { scheduleIdleTask } from '../../_utils/scheduleIdleTask'
 import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
 import { store } from '../store'
-import { getFirstIdFromItemSummaries } from '../../_utils/getIdFromItemSummaries'
 
 // stream to watch for home timeline updates and notifications
 let currentInstanceStream
@@ -57,45 +53,19 @@ async function refreshInstanceData (instanceName) {
 }
 
 function stream (store, instanceName, currentInstanceInfo) {
-  let homeTimelineItemSummaries = store.getForTimeline(instanceName,
-    'home', 'timelineItemSummaries')
-  let firstHomeTimelineItemId = getFirstIdFromItemSummaries(homeTimelineItemSummaries)
-  let notificationItemSummaries = store.getForTimeline(instanceName,
-    'notifications', 'timelineItemSummaries')
-  let firstNotificationTimelineItemId = getFirstIdFromItemSummaries(notificationItemSummaries)
-
   let { accessToken } = store.get()
   let streamingApi = currentInstanceInfo.urls.streaming_api
+  let firstStatusId = store.getFirstTimelineItemId(instanceName, 'home')
+  let firstNotificationId = store.getFirstTimelineItemId(instanceName, 'notifications')
 
-  function onOpenStream () {
-    if (currentInstanceChanged(store, instanceName)) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    /* no await */ fillGap(instanceName, accessToken, 'home', firstHomeTimelineItemId)
-    /* no await */ fillGap(instanceName, accessToken, 'notifications', firstNotificationTimelineItemId)
-  }
-
-  currentInstanceStream = createStream(streamingApi, instanceName, accessToken, 'home', onOpenStream)
+  currentInstanceStream = createStream(streamingApi, instanceName, accessToken, 'home',
+    firstStatusId, firstNotificationId)
 
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
     window.currentInstanceStream = currentInstanceStream
   }
 }
 
-// fill in the "streaming gap" – i.e. fetch the most recent 20 items so that there isn't
-// a big gap in the timeline if you haven't looked at it in awhile
-async function fillGap (instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, firstTimelineItemId) {
-  if (!firstTimelineItemId) {
-    return
-  }
-  let newTimelineItems = await getTimeline(instanceName, accessToken,
-    timelineName, null, firstTimelineItemId, TIMELINE_BATCH_SIZE)
-  if (newTimelineItems.length) {
-    addStatusesOrNotifications(instanceName, timelineName, newTimelineItems)
-  }
-}
-
 export function instanceObservers () {
   store.observe('currentInstance', async (currentInstance) => {
     if (!process.browser) {
diff --git a/src/routes/_store/observers/timelineObservers.js b/src/routes/_store/observers/timelineObservers.js
index 6bb06903..45c18925 100644
--- a/src/routes/_store/observers/timelineObservers.js
+++ b/src/routes/_store/observers/timelineObservers.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { updateInstanceInfo } from '../../_actions/instances'
-import { createStream } from '../../_actions/streaming'
-import { getTimeline } from '../../_api/timelines'
-import { addStatusesOrNotifications } from '../../_actions/addStatusOrNotification'
-import { TIMELINE_BATCH_SIZE } from '../../_static/timelines'
+import { createStream } from '../../_actions/stream/streaming'
 import { store } from '../store'
-import { getFirstIdFromItemSummaries } from '../../_utils/getIdFromItemSummaries'
 
 export function timelineObservers () {
   // stream to watch for local/federated/etc. updates. home and notification
@@ -60,27 +56,12 @@ export function timelineObservers () {
       return
     }
 
-    let timelineItemSummaries = store.getForTimeline(currentInstance,
-      currentTimeline, 'timelineItemSummaries')
-    let firstTimelineItemId = getFirstIdFromItemSummaries(timelineItemSummaries)
-
-    let onOpenStream = async () => {
-      if (!firstTimelineItemId || !currentTimelineIsUnchanged()) {
-        return
-      }
-      // fill in the "streaming gap" – i.e. fetch the most recent 20 items so that there isn't
-      // a big gap in the timeline if you haven't looked at it in awhile
-      let newTimelineItems = await getTimeline(currentInstance, accessToken,
-        currentTimeline, null, firstTimelineItemId, TIMELINE_BATCH_SIZE)
-      if (newTimelineItems.length) {
-        addStatusesOrNotifications(currentInstance, currentTimeline, newTimelineItems)
-      }
-    }
-
+    let firstStatusId = store.getFirstTimelineItemId(currentInstance, currentTimeline)
     let { currentInstanceInfo } = store.get()
     let streamingApi = currentInstanceInfo.urls.streaming_api
+
     currentTimelineStream = createStream(streamingApi, currentInstance, accessToken,
-      currentTimeline, onOpenStream)
+      currentTimeline, firstStatusId)
 
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       window.currentTimelineStream = currentTimelineStream
diff --git a/src/routes/_store/store.js b/src/routes/_store/store.js
index b8483398..865732d5 100644
--- a/src/routes/_store/store.js
+++ b/src/routes/_store/store.js
@@ -80,8 +80,3 @@ observers(store)
 if (process.browser && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   window.store = store // for debugging
 }
-
-// needed for tests
-if (process.browser) {
-  window.__forceOnline = online => store.set({ online })
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/eventBus.js b/src/routes/_utils/eventBus.js
index 65ba075c..a9c32bb3 100644
--- a/src/routes/_utils/eventBus.js
+++ b/src/routes/_utils/eventBus.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import EventEmitter from 'events-light'
 
-const eventBus = new EventEmitter()
+export const eventBus = new EventEmitter()
 
 if (process.browser && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   window.eventBus = eventBus
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/forceOnline.js b/src/routes/_utils/forceOnline.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dce07bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_utils/forceOnline.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { store } from '../_store/store'
+import { emit } from './eventBus'
+
+// Force online/offline state. Needed for integration tests.
+// It would be nice not to actually ship this in production, but *shrug*
+if (process.browser) {
+  const globalFetch = window.fetch
+
+  window.__forceOnline = online => {
+    store.set({ online })
+
+    if (online) {
+      window.fetch = globalFetch
+      emit('forcedOnline', true)
+    } else {
+      window.fetch = () => Promise.reject(new Error('force offline'))
+      emit('forcedOnline', false)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/spec/107-streaming-gap.js b/tests/spec/107-streaming-gap.js
index ed2cfd93..14f06711 100644
--- a/tests/spec/107-streaming-gap.js
+++ b/tests/spec/107-streaming-gap.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { loginAsFoobar } from '../roles'
 import {
-  getNthStatus, homeNavButton, localTimelineNavButton, sleep
+  forceOffline,
+  forceOnline,
+  getNthStatus, homeNavButton, localTimelineNavButton, notificationBadge, notificationsNavButton, sleep
 } from '../utils'
 import {
   postAs
@@ -9,9 +11,9 @@ import {
 fixture`107-streaming-gap.js`
   .page`http://localhost:4002`
 
-test('fills in a status posted while away from timeline', async t => {
-  let timeout = 30000
+const timeout = 30000
 
+test('fills timeline gap while away from local timeline', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
     .click(localTimelineNavButton)
@@ -26,7 +28,57 @@ test('fills in a status posted while away from timeline', async t => {
     .click(localTimelineNavButton)
     .expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('posted this while you were away!', { timeout })
     .expect(getNthStatus(2).innerText).contains('heyo', { timeout })
-  await sleep(5000)
+  await sleep(2000)
   await postAs('admin', 'posted this while you were watching')
   await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('posted this while you were watching', { timeout })
 })
+
+test('fills timeline gap while away from home timeline', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  await t
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).exists).ok({ timeout })
+    .hover(getNthStatus(1))
+  await postAs('admin', 'hello world')
+  await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('hello world', { timeout })
+  await forceOffline()
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await postAs('admin', 'posted this while you were offline')
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await forceOnline()
+  await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('posted this while you were offline', { timeout })
+})
+
+test('fills timeline gap while away from notifications timeline', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  await t
+    .click(notificationsNavButton)
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).exists).ok({ timeout })
+    .hover(getNthStatus(1))
+  await postAs('admin', '@foobar yo yo yo')
+  await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('yo yo yo', { timeout })
+  await forceOffline()
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await postAs('admin', '@foobar mentioning you while you are offline!')
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await forceOnline()
+  await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('mentioning you while you are offline!', { timeout })
+})
+
+test('fills timeline gap while away from notifications timeline - badge updates', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  await t
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).exists).ok({ timeout })
+    .hover(getNthStatus(1))
+  await postAs('admin', '@foobar hi hi hi')
+  await t.expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('hi hi hi', { timeout })
+  await forceOffline()
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await postAs('admin', '@foobar sneaky mention!')
+  await sleep(1000)
+  await forceOnline()
+  await t
+    .expect(notificationBadge.innerText).eql('1', { timeout })
+    .click(notificationsNavButton)
+    .expect(notificationBadge.exists).notOk()
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).innerText).contains('sneaky mention!', { timeout })
+})