diff --git a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/autoRefresh.js b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/autoRefresh.js
index e5dc8c8..1cbee9f 100644
--- a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/autoRefresh.js
+++ b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/autoRefresh.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import {isOptionEnabled} from '../../common/optionsUtils.js';
 import {createPlainTooltip} from '../../common/tooltip.js';
 
-import {createExtBadge} from './utils/common.js';
+import {createExtBadge, softRefreshView} from './utils/common.js';
 
 var authuser = getAuthUser();
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
     action.addEventListener('click', e => {
       this.hideUpdatePrompt();
-      document.querySelector('.app-title-button').click();
+      softRefreshView();
     });
 
     content.append(badge, message, action);
diff --git a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/batchLock.js b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/batchLock.js
index db08a06..83af3ce 100644
--- a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/batchLock.js
+++ b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/batchLock.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {isOptionEnabled} from '../../common/optionsUtils.js';
 
-import {addButtonToThreadListActions, removeChildNodes, shouldAddBtnToActionBar} from './utils/common.js';
+import {addButtonToThreadListActions, removeChildNodes, shouldAddBtnToActionBar, softRefreshView} from './utils/common.js';
 
 const kLockDebugId = 'twpt-lock';
 
@@ -71,13 +71,7 @@
             btn.addEventListener('click', _ => {
               if (btn.classList.contains('is-disabled')) return;
 
-              if (action == 'close') {
-                var refreshButton = document.querySelector('.app-title-button');
-                if (refreshButton == null)
-                  window.location.reload();
-                else
-                  refreshButton.click();
-              }
+              if (action == 'close') softRefreshView();
 
               modal.classList.remove('visible');
               modal.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/utils/common.js b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/utils/common.js
index 052b580..e1d417b 100644
--- a/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/utils/common.js
+++ b/src/contentScripts/communityConsole/utils/common.js
@@ -84,3 +84,13 @@
       JSON.parse(document.querySelector('html').getAttribute('data-startup'));
   return startup?.[1]?.[1]?.[3]?.[6] ?? 'en';
 }
+
+// Refreshes the current view in the Community Console without reloading the
+// whole page if possible.
+export function softRefreshView() {
+  const refreshButton = document.querySelector('.app-title-button');
+  if (refreshButton == null)
+    window.location.reload();
+  else
+    refreshButton.click();
+}