diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/items.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/items.rs
index 04207c5..da572a7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/items.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/items.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ use crate::fetchers;
 use crate::fetchers::auth::AuthClient;
 use crate::models::settings;
 
+/// Creates an `AuthClient` for authenticated communication to the database
 fn create_auth_client(state: &DbConnection, url: String) -> Result<AuthClient, String> {
     let (access, secret) = settings::upstream_credentials(state)
         .ok_or_else(|| "Upstream credentials not configured".to_string())?;
     Ok(AuthClient::new(url, access, secret))
 }
 
+/// Fetch all items with consideration for the `ItemReadOption` filters
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn read_all_items(
     state: State<'_, DbConnection>,
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ pub async fn read_all_items(
     }
 }
 
+/// Counts the total number of items with consideration for the `ItemReadOption` filters
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn count_all_items(
     state: State<'_, DbConnection>,
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ pub async fn count_all_items(
     }
 }
 
+/// Updates a single item in the database or upstream service
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn update_item(
     state: State<'_, DbConnection>,
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ pub async fn update_item(
     }
 }
 
+/// Performs bulk updates in multiple items
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn update_items(
     state: State<'_, DbConnection>,
diff --git a/src/api/items.ts b/src/api/items.ts
index 75b5a2b..5f89930 100644
--- a/src/api/items.ts
+++ b/src/api/items.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export async function unsave(id: number) {
   }
 }
 
+// Mark items as a specific status: read or unread
 export async function markAs(ids: number[], status: ItemStatus) {
   try {
     if (ids.length === 1) {
diff --git a/src/routes/Items.tsx b/src/routes/Items.tsx
index 30a2686..cffc069 100644
--- a/src/routes/Items.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/Items.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,16 @@ function Items(props: Props) {
 
   const loadPage = async (newOffset: number) => {
     setOffset(newOffset);
-    setOpt({ ...opt(), offset: offset() });
+
+    // Prevents offset from being set to a value that is out of range
+    setOpt({ ...opt(), offset: Math.max(0, offset() - 1) });
+
     window.scroll(0, 0);
-    await loadItems();
+    if (count() <= (offset() * LIMIT)) {
+      setOpt({ ...opt(), offset: Math.max(0, offset() - 1) });
+      await loadItems();
+    }
+    await loadItems(); setItems(items);
   };
 
   const toggleSave = async (item: api.Item) => {
@@ -62,7 +69,11 @@ function Items(props: Props) {
     if (ids.length) {
       await api.markAs(ids, status);
       if (props.type === ItemType.UNREAD) {
-        setItems(items().map((x) => (ids.includes(x.id) ? { ...x, status: status } : x)));
+
+        // Instead of greying out `READ` items, we remove them
+        // from the list automatically for better UX
+        // since this page only focuses on `UNREAD` items
+        setItems(items().filter((x) => !ids.includes(x.id)));
         setCount(await api.countItems(opt()));
       } else {
         await loadItems();
@@ -116,7 +127,7 @@ function Items(props: Props) {
         setOpt(initialOpt);
         break;
       case ItemType.UNREAD:
-        setOpt({ ...initialOpt, status: api.ItemStatus.UNREAD });
+        setOpt({ ...initialOpt, status: api.ItemStatus.UNREAD, order_by: api.ItemOrder.UNREAD_FIRST });
         break;
       case ItemType.SAVED:
         setOpt({ ...initialOpt, is_saved: true });