diff --git a/app/components/place-details.gjs b/app/components/place-details.gjs
index 309a516..4c3acb6 100644
--- a/app/components/place-details.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-details.gjs
@@ -551,7 +551,10 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
 
     {{#if this.isPhotoUploadModalOpen}}
       <Modal @onClose={{this.closePhotoUploadModal}}>
-        <PlacePhotoUpload @place={{this.saveablePlace}} />
+        <PlacePhotoUpload
+          @place={{this.saveablePlace}}
+          @onClose={{this.closePhotoUploadModal}}
+        />
       </Modal>
     {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
index 9b2801f..46410cc 100644
--- a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
@@ -183,11 +183,16 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
       const event = await factory.sign(template);
       await this.nostrRelay.publish(event);
 
-      this.status = 'Published successfully!';
+      this.toast.show('Photos published successfully');
+      this.status = '';
 
       // Clear out the files so user can upload more or be done
       this.files = [];
       this.uploadedPhotos = [];
+
+      if (this.args.onClose) {
+        this.args.onClose();
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       this.error = 'Failed to publish: ' + e.message;
       this.status = '';