diff --git a/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.jsx b/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.jsx
index bb7d5a9b..94d03bed 100644
--- a/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { TabPage } from '../tab-page';
 
 import Course from './course';
+import { handleNextSectionCelebration } from './course/celebration';
 
 const checkExamRedirect = memoize((sequenceStatus, sequence) => {
   if (sequenceStatus === 'loaded') {
@@ -125,15 +126,28 @@ class CoursewareContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   handleNextSequenceClick = () => {
-    const { nextSequence, courseId } = this.props;
+    const {
+      course,
+      courseId,
+      nextSequence,
+      sequence,
+      sequenceId,
+    } = this.props;
+
     if (nextSequence !== null) {
+      let nextUnitId = null;
       if (nextSequence.unitIds.length > 0) {
-        const nextUnitId = nextSequence.unitIds[0];
+        [nextUnitId] = nextSequence.unitIds;
         history.push(`/course/${courseId}/${nextSequence.id}/${nextUnitId}`);
       } else {
         // Some sequences have no units.  This will show a blank page with prev/next buttons.
         history.push(`/course/${courseId}/${nextSequence.id}`);
       }
+
+      const celebrateFirstSection = course && course.celebrations && course.celebrations.firstSection;
+      if (celebrateFirstSection && sequence.sectionId !== nextSequence.sectionId) {
+        handleNextSectionCelebration(sequenceId, nextSequence.id, nextUnitId);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx b/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
index c6dc221f..217cdc72 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 
 import { AlertList } from '../../generic/user-messages';
@@ -52,8 +53,9 @@ function Course({
     verifiedMode,
   } = course;
 
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const celebrateFirstSection = celebrations && celebrations.firstSection;
-  const celebrationOpen = shouldCelebrateOnSectionLoad(courseId, sequenceId, unitId, celebrateFirstSection);
+  const celebrationOpen = shouldCelebrateOnSectionLoad(courseId, sequenceId, unitId, celebrateFirstSection, dispatch);
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/celebration/utils.jsx b/src/courseware/course/celebration/utils.jsx
index e8bf911b..9fdebf34 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/celebration/utils.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/celebration/utils.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getAuthenticatedUser } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 
 import { postFirstSectionCelebrationComplete } from './data/api';
 import { clearLocalStorage, getLocalStorage, setLocalStorage } from '../../../data/localStorage';
+import { updateModel } from '../../../generic/model-store';
 
 const CELEBRATION_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'CelebrationModal.showOnSectionLoad';
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function recordFirstSectionCelebration(courseId) {
 
 // Looks at local storage to see whether we just came from the end of a section.
 // Note! This does have side effects (will clear some local storage and may start an api call).
-function shouldCelebrateOnSectionLoad(courseId, sequenceId, unitId, celebrateFirstSection) {
+function shouldCelebrateOnSectionLoad(courseId, sequenceId, unitId, celebrateFirstSection, dispatch) {
   const celebrationIds = getLocalStorage(CELEBRATION_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
   if (!celebrationIds) {
     return false;
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ function shouldCelebrateOnSectionLoad(courseId, sequenceId, unitId, celebrateFir
   if (sequenceId !== prevSequenceId && !onTargetUnit) {
     // Don't clear until we move off of current/prev sequence
     clearLocalStorage(CELEBRATION_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+
+    // Update our local copy of course data from LMS
+    dispatch(updateModel({
+      modelType: 'courses',
+      model: {
+        id: courseId,
+        celebrations: {
+          firstSection: false,
+        },
+      },
+    }));
   }
 
   return shouldCelebrate;