diff --git a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
index f4ab3103..56d246bf 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
                     _bottomPaginationActive = false;
                     _topPaginationActive = false;
                     streamChannel.reloadChannel();
+                    streamChannel.channel.markRead();
                   } else {
                     setState(() => _showScrollToBottom = false);
                     _scrollController.scrollTo(
@@ -654,7 +655,8 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
       onVisibilityChanged: (visibility) {
         final isVisible = visibility.visibleBounds != Rect.zero;
         if (isVisible && !_bottomWasVisible) {
-          if (streamChannel.channel.config?.readEvents == true &&
+          if (streamChannel.channel.state.isUpToDate &&
+              streamChannel.channel.config?.readEvents == true &&
               streamChannel.channel.state.unreadCount > 0) {
             streamChannel.channel.markRead();
           }