diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index 819db8e92..0532608e3 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ StoryManager::PendingStory::PendingStory(DialogId dialog_id, StoryId story_id, u
 StoryManager::StoryManager(Td *td, ActorShared<> parent) : td_(td), parent_(std::move(parent)) {
   upload_media_callback_ = std::make_shared<UploadMediaCallback>();
 
+  story_reload_timeout_.set_callback(on_story_reload_timeout_callback);
+  story_reload_timeout_.set_callback_data(static_cast<void *>(this));
+
   story_expire_timeout_.set_callback(on_story_expire_timeout_callback);
   story_expire_timeout_.set_callback_data(static_cast<void *>(this));
 
@@ -681,6 +684,30 @@ void StoryManager::tear_down() {
   parent_.reset();
 }
 
+void StoryManager::on_story_reload_timeout_callback(void *story_manager_ptr, int64 story_global_id) {
+  if (G()->close_flag()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto story_manager = static_cast<StoryManager *>(story_manager_ptr);
+  send_closure_later(story_manager->actor_id(story_manager), &StoryManager::on_story_reload_timeout, story_global_id);
+}
+
+void StoryManager::on_story_reload_timeout(int64 story_global_id) {
+  if (G()->close_flag()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto story_full_id = stories_by_global_id_.get(story_global_id);
+  auto story = get_story(story_full_id);
+  if (story == nullptr || !opened_stories_.count(story_full_id)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  reload_story(story_full_id, Promise<Unit>());
+  story_reload_timeout_.set_timeout_in(story_global_id, OPENED_STORY_POLL_PERIOD);
+}
+
 void StoryManager::on_story_expire_timeout_callback(void *story_manager_ptr, int64 story_global_id) {
   if (G()->close_flag()) {
     return;
@@ -978,8 +1005,13 @@ void StoryManager::open_story(DialogId owner_dialog_id, StoryId story_id, Promis
     return promise.set_value(Unit());
   }
 
-  if (story_id.is_server() && story->receive_date_ < G()->unix_time() - OPENED_STORY_POLL_PERIOD) {
-    reload_story(story_full_id, Auto());
+  if (story_id.is_server()) {
+    auto &open_count = opened_stories_[story_full_id];
+    if (++open_count == 1) {
+      CHECK(story->global_id_ > 0);
+      story_reload_timeout_.set_timeout_in(story->global_id_,
+                                           story->receive_date_ + OPENED_STORY_POLL_PERIOD - G()->unix_time());
+    }
   }
 
   for (auto file_id : get_story_file_ids(story)) {
@@ -1030,6 +1062,19 @@ void StoryManager::close_story(DialogId owner_dialog_id, StoryId story_id, Promi
     }
   }
 
+  const Story *story = get_story(story_full_id);
+  if (story == nullptr) {
+    return promise.set_value(Unit());
+  }
+
+  if (story_id.is_server()) {
+    auto &open_count = opened_stories_[story_full_id];
+    if (open_count > 0 && --open_count == 0) {
+      opened_stories_.erase(story_full_id);
+      story_reload_timeout_.cancel_timeout(story->global_id_);
+    }
+  }
+
   promise.set_value(Unit());
 }
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
index 9b102382b..c8dcb2814 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class StoryManager final : public Actor {
 
   void tear_down() final;
 
+  static void on_story_reload_timeout_callback(void *story_manager_ptr, int64 story_global_id);
+
+  void on_story_reload_timeout(int64 story_global_id);
+
   static void on_story_expire_timeout_callback(void *story_manager_ptr, int64 story_global_id);
 
   void on_story_expire_timeout(int64 story_global_id);
@@ -330,6 +334,8 @@ class StoryManager final : public Actor {
 
   FlatHashMap<StoryFullId, uint32, StoryFullIdHash> opened_owned_stories_;
 
+  FlatHashMap<StoryFullId, uint32, StoryFullIdHash> opened_stories_;
+
   FlatHashMap<StoryFullId, unique_ptr<CachedStoryViewers>, StoryFullIdHash> cached_story_viewers_;
 
   FlatHashMap<StoryFullId, vector<Promise<Unit>>, StoryFullIdHash> reload_story_queries_;
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@ class StoryManager final : public Actor {
 
   Timeout interaction_info_update_timeout_;
 
+  MultiTimeout story_reload_timeout_{"StoryReloadTimeout"};
   MultiTimeout story_expire_timeout_{"StoryExpireTimeout"};
   MultiTimeout story_can_get_viewers_timeout_{"StoryCanGetViewersTimeout"};