diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index d76bc33e51d..3382954b806 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -8080,6 +8080,22 @@ TickType_t uxTaskResetEventItemValue( void )
                 {
                     listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
+
+                    #if ( configUSE_TICKLESS_IDLE != 0 )
+                    {
+                        /* If a task is blocked waiting for a notification then
+                         * xNextTaskUnblockTime might be set to the blocked task's time
+                         * out time.  If the task is unblocked for a reason other than
+                         * a timeout xNextTaskUnblockTime is normally left unchanged,
+                         * because it will automatically get reset to a new value when
+                         * the tick count equals xNextTaskUnblockTime.  However if
+                         * tickless idling is used it might be more important to enter
+                         * sleep mode at the earliest possible time - so reset
+                         * xNextTaskUnblockTime here to ensure it is updated at the
+                         * earliest possible time. */
+                        prvResetNextTaskUnblockTime();
+                    }
+                    #endif
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -8198,6 +8214,22 @@ TickType_t uxTaskResetEventItemValue( void )
                 {
                     listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
+
+                    #if ( configUSE_TICKLESS_IDLE != 0 )
+                    {
+                        /* If a task is blocked waiting for a notification then
+                         * xNextTaskUnblockTime might be set to the blocked task's time
+                         * out time.  If the task is unblocked for a reason other than
+                         * a timeout xNextTaskUnblockTime is normally left unchanged,
+                         * because it will automatically get reset to a new value when
+                         * the tick count equals xNextTaskUnblockTime.  However if
+                         * tickless idling is used it might be more important to enter
+                         * sleep mode at the earliest possible time - so reset
+                         * xNextTaskUnblockTime here to ensure it is updated at the
+                         * earliest possible time. */
+                        prvResetNextTaskUnblockTime();
+                    }
+                    #endif
                 }
                 else
                 {