diff --git a/src/components/structures/ToastContainer.tsx b/src/components/structures/ToastContainer.tsx
index c7b8e911d3..c88c830d59 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ToastContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/ToastContainer.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class ToastContainer extends React.Component<{}, IState> {
         super(props, context);
         this.state = {
             toasts: ToastStore.sharedInstance().getToasts(),
-            countSeen: 0,
+            countSeen: ToastStore.sharedInstance().getCountSeen(),
         };
 
         // Start listening here rather than in componentDidMount because