diff --git a/src/palace/manager/api/controller/loan.py b/src/palace/manager/api/controller/loan.py
index 38c4662718..02dddab255 100644
--- a/src/palace/manager/api/controller/loan.py
+++ b/src/palace/manager/api/controller/loan.py
@@ -116,11 +116,22 @@ def borrow(
                 return loan_or_hold_or_pd
             loan_or_hold = loan_or_hold_or_pd
 
-        # At this point we have either a loan or a hold. If a loan, serve
-        # a feed that tells the patron how to fulfill the loan. If a hold,
-        # serve a feed that talks about the hold.
-        # We also need to drill in the Accept header, so that it eventually
-        # gets sent to core.feed.opds.BaseOPDSFeed.entry_as_response
+        # At this point we have either a loan or a hold.
+
+        # If it is a new loan or hold, queue up a task to sync the patron's activity with the remote.
+        # This way we are sure we have the most up-to-date information.
+        if is_new and self.circulation.supports_patron_activity(
+            loan_or_hold.license_pool
+        ):
+            sync_patron_activity.apply_async(
+                (loan_or_hold.license_pool.collection.id, patron.id, credential),
+                {"force": True},
+                countdown=5,
+            )
+
+        # If we have a loan, serve a feed that tells the patron how to fulfill the loan. If a hold,
+        # serve a feed that talks about the hold. We also need to drill in the Accept header, so that
+        # it eventually gets sent to core.feed.opds.BaseOPDSFeed.entry_as_response
         response_kwargs = {
             "status": 201 if is_new else 200,
             "mime_types": flask.request.accept_mimetypes,
diff --git a/tests/manager/api/controller/test_loan.py b/tests/manager/api/controller/test_loan.py
index 950ed2b24c..5b3a841d5a 100644
--- a/tests/manager/api/controller/test_loan.py
+++ b/tests/manager/api/controller/test_loan.py
@@ -286,10 +286,13 @@ def test_borrow_success(
 
         # Create a new loan.
         with loan_fixture.request_context_with_library("/", headers=headers):
-            loan_fixture.manager.loans.authenticated_patron_from_request()
-            borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
-                loan_fixture.identifier_type, loan_fixture.identifier_identifier
-            )
+            patron = loan_fixture.manager.loans.authenticated_patron_from_request()
+            with patch(
+                "palace.manager.api.controller.loan.sync_patron_activity"
+            ) as sync_task:
+                borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
+                    loan_fixture.identifier_type, loan_fixture.identifier_identifier
+                )
             loan = get_one(
                 loan_fixture.db.session, Loan, license_pool=loan_fixture.pool
             )
@@ -298,6 +301,17 @@ def test_borrow_success(
             assert isinstance(borrow_response, FlaskResponse)
             assert 201 == borrow_response.status_code
 
+            # And queue up a task to sync the patron's activity.
+            sync_task.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
+                (
+                    loan_fixture.pool.collection.id,
+                    patron.id,
+                    loan_fixture.valid_credentials["password"],
+                ),
+                {"force": True},
+                countdown=5,
+            )
+
             # A loan has been created for this license pool.
             assert loan is not None
             # The loan has yet to be fulfilled.
@@ -310,9 +324,12 @@ def test_borrow_success(
         # Borrow again with an existing loan.
         with loan_fixture.request_context_with_library("/", headers=headers):
             loan_fixture.manager.loans.authenticated_patron_from_request()
-            borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
-                loan_fixture.identifier_type, loan_fixture.identifier_identifier
-            )
+            with patch(
+                "palace.manager.api.controller.loan.sync_patron_activity"
+            ) as sync_task:
+                borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
+                    loan_fixture.identifier_type, loan_fixture.identifier_identifier
+                )
 
             # A loan has been created for this license pool.
             loan = get_one(
@@ -322,6 +339,9 @@ def test_borrow_success(
             assert isinstance(borrow_response, OPDSEntryResponse)
             assert 200 == borrow_response.status_code
 
+            # Because the loan was existing, we didn't queue up a task to sync the patron's activity.
+            sync_task.apply_async.assert_not_called()
+
             # There is still a loan that has not yet been fulfilled.
             assert loan is not None
             assert loan.fulfillment is None
@@ -490,11 +510,16 @@ def test_borrow_and_fulfill_with_streaming_delivery_mechanism(
                     utc_now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600),
                 ),
             )
-            borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
-                identifier.type, identifier.identifier
-            )
+            with patch(
+                "palace.manager.api.controller.loan.sync_patron_activity"
+            ) as sync_task:
+                borrow_response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
+                    identifier.type, identifier.identifier
+                )
             assert isinstance(borrow_response, Response)
 
+            sync_task.apply_async.assert_called_once()
+
             # A loan has been created for this license pool.
             loan = get_one(loan_fixture.db.session, Loan, license_pool=pool)
             assert loan is not None
@@ -1709,9 +1734,10 @@ def create_work_and_return_license_pool_and_loan_info(**kwargs):
 
             loan_fixture.manager.d_circulation.queue_checkout(license_pool, loan_info)
 
-            response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
-                license_pool.identifier.type, license_pool.identifier.identifier
-            )
+            with patch("palace.manager.api.controller.loan.sync_patron_activity"):
+                response = loan_fixture.manager.loans.borrow(
+                    license_pool.identifier.type, license_pool.identifier.identifier
+                )
 
             loan = get_one(loan_fixture.db.session, Loan, license_pool=license_pool)
             assert loan is not None