diff --git a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
index 0d98d4596b..cc504725b9 100644
--- a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
+++ b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
@@ -1289,23 +1289,24 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'javelin-behavior-conpherence-menu' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/e8479b8e/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js',
+    'uri' => '/res/257f200d/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js',
     'type' => 'js',
     'requires' =>
     array(
       0 => 'javelin-behavior',
       1 => 'javelin-dom',
-      2 => 'javelin-request',
-      3 => 'javelin-stratcom',
-      4 => 'javelin-workflow',
-      5 => 'javelin-behavior-device',
-      6 => 'javelin-history',
+      2 => 'javelin-util',
+      3 => 'javelin-request',
+      4 => 'javelin-stratcom',
+      5 => 'javelin-workflow',
+      6 => 'javelin-behavior-device',
+      7 => 'javelin-history',
     ),
     'disk' => '/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js',
   ),
   'javelin-behavior-conpherence-pontificate' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/68f1e046/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js',
+    'uri' => '/res/91d6418d/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js',
     'type' => 'js',
     'requires' =>
     array(
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceParticipant.php b/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceParticipant.php
index 1dd78130f7..119d6e5cc8 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceParticipant.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceParticipant.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ final class ConpherenceParticipant extends ConpherenceDAO {
   public function markUpToDate(
     ConpherenceThread $conpherence,
     ConpherenceTransaction $xaction) {
-    if (!$this->isUpToDate()) {
+    if (!$this->isUpToDate($conpherence)) {
       $this->setParticipationStatus(ConpherenceParticipationStatus::UP_TO_DATE);
       $this->setBehindTransactionPHID($xaction->getPHID());
       $this->setSeenMessageCount($conpherence->getMessageCount());
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ final class ConpherenceParticipant extends ConpherenceDAO {
     return $this;
   }
 
-  public function isUpToDate() {
-    return $this->getParticipationStatus() ==
-           ConpherenceParticipationStatus::UP_TO_DATE;
+  private function isUpToDate(ConpherenceThread $conpherence) {
+    return
+      ($this->getSeenMessageCount() == $conpherence->getMessageCount())
+        &&
+      ($this->getParticipationStatus() ==
+       ConpherenceParticipationStatus::UP_TO_DATE);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
index 0c22e47201..ab2f12f000 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * @provides javelin-behavior-conpherence-menu
  * @requires javelin-behavior
  *           javelin-dom
+ *           javelin-util
  *           javelin-request
  *           javelin-stratcom
  *           javelin-workflow
@@ -134,29 +135,48 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
 
   JX.Stratcom.listen('click', 'conpherence-edit-metadata', function (e) {
     e.kill();
-    var root = JX.$(config.form_pane);
-    var form = JX.DOM.find(root, 'form');
+    var root = e.getNode('conpherence-layout');
+    var form = JX.DOM.find(root, 'form', 'conpherence-pontificate');
     var data = e.getNodeData('conpherence-edit-metadata');
+    var header = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'conpherence-header');
+    var peopleWidget = null;
+    try {
+      peopleWidget = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'widgets-people');
+    } catch (ex) {
+      // Ignore; maybe no people widget
+    }
+
     new JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form, data)
-      .setHandler(function (r) {
+      .setHandler(JX.bind(this, function(r) {
         // update the header
         JX.DOM.setContent(
-          JX.$(config.header),
+          header,
           JX.$H(r.header)
         );
 
-        // update the menu entry
-        JX.DOM.replace(
-          JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item'),
-          JX.$H(r.nav_item)
-        );
+        try {
+          // update the menu entry
+          JX.DOM.replace(
+            JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item'),
+            JX.$H(r.nav_item)
+          );
+          JX.Stratcom.invoke(
+            'conpherence-selectthread',
+            null,
+            { id : r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item' }
+          );
+        } catch (ex) {
+          // Ignore; this view may not have a menu.
+        }
 
-        // update the people widget
-        JX.DOM.setContent(
-          JX.$(config.people_widget),
-          JX.$H(r.people_widget)
-        );
-      })
+        if (peopleWidget) {
+          // update the people widget
+          JX.DOM.setContent(
+            peopleWidget,
+            JX.$H(r.people_widget)
+          );
+        }
+      }))
       .start();
   });
 
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
index 1661e5a1d1..aecf159b01 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-pontificate', function(config) {
     } catch (ex) {
       // Ignore; maybe no files widget
     }
+    var peopleWidget = null;
+    try {
+      peopleWidget = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'widgets-people');
+    } catch (ex) {
+      // Ignore; maybe no peoples widget
+    }
 
     JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form)
       .setHandler(JX.bind(this, function(r) {
@@ -51,6 +57,13 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-pontificate', function(config) {
           );
         }
 
+        if (peopleWidget) {
+          JX.DOM.setContent(
+            peopleWidget,
+            JX.$H(r.people_widget)
+          );
+        }
+
         var inputs = JX.DOM.scry(form, 'input');
         for (var ii = 0; ii < inputs.length; ii++) {
           if (inputs[ii].name == 'latest_transaction_id') {