diff --git a/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts b/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
index 588b41c79..fa8ad4b47 100644
--- a/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
+++ b/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { InMemoryCache, type InMemoryCacheConfig } from '@apollo/client/core/index.js';
-import { getNotifications } from '~/components/Notifications/graphql/notification.query';
+import {
+  getNotifications,
+  notificationsOverview,
+} from '~/components/Notifications/graphql/notification.query';
 import { NotificationType, type NotificationOverview } from '~/composables/gql/graphql';
 import { NotificationType as NotificationCacheType } from '~/composables/gql/typename';
 import { mergeAndDedup } from './merge';
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
         },
         archiveNotification: {
           /**
+           * Optimistically decrements unread total from overview &
            * Ensures newly archived notifications appear in the archive list without a page reload.
            *
            * When a notification is archived, we need to evict the cached archive list to force a refetch.
@@ -119,11 +123,13 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
            * Note: This may cause temporary jitter with infinite scroll.
            *
            * This function:
-           * 1. Checks if the cache has an archive list. If not, this function is a no-op.
-           * 2. If the list has items, evicts just the archive list
-           * 3. If it is empty, evicts the entire notifications cache
-           * 4. Runs garbage collection to clean up orphaned references
-           * 5. Returns the original mutation result
+           * 
+           * 1. Optimistically updates notification overview
+           * 2. Checks if the cache has an archive list. If not, this function is a no-op.
+           * 3. If the list has items, evicts just the archive list
+           * 4. If it is empty, evicts the entire notifications cache
+           * 5. Runs garbage collection to clean up orphaned references
+           * 6. Returns the original mutation result
            *
            * @param _ - Existing cache value (unused)
            * @param incoming - Result (i.e. the archived notification) from the server after archiving
@@ -131,6 +137,13 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
            * @returns The incoming result to be cached
            */
           merge(_, incoming, { cache }) {
+            cache.updateQuery({ query: notificationsOverview }, (data) => {
+              if (!data) return;
+              const update = structuredClone(data);
+              update.notifications.overview.unread.total--;
+              return update;
+            });
+
             const archiveQuery = cache.readQuery({
               query: getNotifications,
               // @ts-expect-error the cache only uses the filter type; the limit & offset are superfluous.
@@ -147,7 +160,6 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
                 args: { filter: { type: NotificationType.Archive } },
               });
             }
-
             cache.gc();
             return incoming;
           },