diff --git a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
index b3fb7924..c4b5a390 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
       );
     }
 
-    final isMyMessage = message.user.id == StreamChat.of(context).user.id;
+    final userId = StreamChat.of(context).user.id;
+    final isMyMessage = message.user.id == userId;
     final isLastUser = index + 1 < messages.length &&
         message.user.id == messages[index + 1]?.user?.id;
     final isNextUser =
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
         .channel
         .state
         .read
+        .where((element) => element.user.id != userId)
         .where((read) =>
             read.lastRead.isAfter(message.createdAt) &&
             (index == 0 ||
diff --git a/lib/src/message_widget.dart b/lib/src/message_widget.dart
index f93aeaa0..3294ab17 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_widget.dart
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class _MessageWidgetState extends State<MessageWidget> {
           ),
           if (widget.readList?.isNotEmpty == true)
             SizedBox.fromSize(
-              size: Size(widget.readList.length * 20.0, 17),
+              size: Size((widget.readList.length * 10.0) + 10, 17),
               child: Transform(
                 alignment: Alignment.center,
                 transform: Matrix4.rotationY(widget.reverse ? pi : 0),