diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
index 10ab18f9f..ee563a153 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ let StatusCache = new class {
             .forEach(node => window.localStorage.removeItem(node.dataset.cacheDraft));
 
         // Close modals
+        let modal = form.closest(".modal.is-active");
+        if (!!modal) {
+            modal.getElementsByClassName("modal-close")[0].click();
+        }
+
+        // Update buttons
     }
 }();
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html
index 3a0346931..b041b70aa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Finish "<em>{{ book_title }}</em>"
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block modal-form-open %}
-<form name="finish-reading" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'finish' book.id %}" method="post">
+<form name="finish-reading" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'finish' book.id %}" method="post" class="submit-status">
 {% csrf_token %}
 <input type="hidden" name="reading_status" value="read">
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/progress_update_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/progress_update_modal.html
index c766153af..b4ed8e0c6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/progress_update_modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/progress_update_modal.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block modal-form-open %}
-<form action="{% url 'edit-readthrough' %}" method="POST">
+<form action="{% url 'edit-readthrough' %}" method="POST" class="submit-status">
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block modal-body %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html
index 099fd9153..827c0a86d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Start "<em>{{ book_title }}</em>"
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block modal-form-open %}
-<form name="start-reading" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'start' book.id %}" method="post">
+<form name="start-reading" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'start' book.id %}" method="post" class="submit-status">
 <input type="hidden" name="reading_status" value="reading">
 {% csrf_token %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html
index 1213b18e9..5dec637be 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Want to Read "<em>{{ book_title }}</em>"
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block modal-form-open %}
-<form name="shelve" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'want' book.id %}" method="post">
+<form name="shelve" action="{% url 'reading-status' 'want' book.id %}" method="post" class="submit-status">
 <input type="hidden" name="reading_status" value="to-read">
 {% csrf_token %}
 {% endblock %}