diff --git a/news-bundle/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_news.php b/news-bundle/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_news.php
index 01c42ade3ce..848d357e6d7 100644
--- a/news-bundle/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_news.php
+++ b/news-bundle/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_news.php
@@ -909,7 +909,28 @@ public function toggleFeatured($intId, $blnVisible, DataContainer $dc=null)
 		// Check permissions to edit
 		Input::setGet('id', $intId);
 		Input::setGet('act', 'feature');
-		$this->checkPermission();
+
+		if ($dc)
+		{
+			$dc->id = $intId; // see #8043
+		}
+
+		// Trigger the onload_callback
+		if (is_array($GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_news']['config']['onload_callback']))
+		{
+			foreach ($GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_news']['config']['onload_callback'] as $callback)
+			{
+				if (is_array($callback))
+				{
+					$this->import($callback[0]);
+					$this->{$callback[0]}->{$callback[1]}($dc);
+				}
+				elseif (is_callable($callback))
+				{
+					$callback($dc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		// Check permissions to feature
 		if (!$this->User->hasAccess('tl_news::featured', 'alexf'))
@@ -917,6 +938,19 @@ public function toggleFeatured($intId, $blnVisible, DataContainer $dc=null)
 			throw new Contao\CoreBundle\Exception\AccessDeniedException('Not enough permissions to feature/unfeature news item ID ' . $intId . '.');
 		}
 
+		// Set the current record
+		if ($dc)
+		{
+			$objRow = $this->Database->prepare("SELECT * FROM tl_news WHERE id=?")
+									 ->limit(1)
+									 ->execute($intId);
+
+			if ($objRow->numRows)
+			{
+				$dc->activeRecord = $objRow;
+			}
+		}
+
 		$objVersions = new Versions('tl_news', $intId);
 		$objVersions->initialize();
 
@@ -937,10 +971,35 @@ public function toggleFeatured($intId, $blnVisible, DataContainer $dc=null)
 			}
 		}
 
+		$time = time();
+
 		// Update the database
 		$this->Database->prepare("UPDATE tl_news SET tstamp=" . time() . ", featured='" . ($blnVisible ? 1 : '') . "' WHERE id=?")
 					   ->execute($intId);
 
+		if ($dc)
+		{
+			$dc->activeRecord->tstamp = $time;
+			$dc->activeRecord->published = ($blnVisible ? '1' : '');
+		}
+
+		// Trigger the onsubmit_callback
+		if (is_array($GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_news']['config']['onsubmit_callback']))
+		{
+			foreach ($GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_news']['config']['onsubmit_callback'] as $callback)
+			{
+				if (is_array($callback))
+				{
+					$this->import($callback[0]);
+					$this->{$callback[0]}->{$callback[1]}($dc);
+				}
+				elseif (is_callable($callback))
+				{
+					$callback($dc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		$objVersions->create();
 	}