diff --git a/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModel.kt b/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModel.kt
index 4ba6163..95dc503 100644
--- a/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModel.kt
+++ b/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModel.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ internal class MessengerViewModel(
     private fun CoroutineScope.updateRoomReadStateAsync(latestReadEvent: EventId, state: MessengerState): Deferred<Unit> {
         return async {
             runCatching {
-                roomService.markFullyRead(state.roomState.roomOverview.roomId, latestReadEvent)
+                roomService.markFullyRead(state.roomState.roomOverview.roomId, latestReadEvent, isPrivate = true)
                 roomStore.markRead(state.roomState.roomOverview.roomId)
             }
         }
diff --git a/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModelTest.kt b/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModelTest.kt
index 2ce7567..5162a2a 100644
--- a/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/app/dapk/st/messenger/MessengerViewModelTest.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class MessengerViewModelTest {
     @Test
     fun `given timeline emits state, when starting, then updates state and marks room and events as read`() = runViewModelTest {
         fakeRoomStore.expectUnit(times = 2) { it.markRead(A_ROOM_ID) }
-        fakeRoomService.expectUnit { it.markFullyRead(A_ROOM_ID, AN_EVENT_ID) }
+        fakeRoomService.expectUnit { it.markFullyRead(A_ROOM_ID, AN_EVENT_ID, isPrivate = true) }
         val state = aMessengerStateWithEvent(AN_EVENT_ID, A_SELF_ID)
         fakeObserveTimelineUseCase.given(A_ROOM_ID, A_SELF_ID).returns(flowOf(state))
 
diff --git a/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/RoomService.kt b/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/RoomService.kt
index 56ba0a1..a51817b 100644
--- a/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/RoomService.kt
+++ b/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/RoomService.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ private val SERVICE_KEY = RoomService::class
 interface RoomService : MatrixService {
 
     suspend fun joinedMembers(roomId: RoomId): List<JoinedMember>
-    suspend fun markFullyRead(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId)
+    suspend fun markFullyRead(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId, isPrivate: Boolean)
 
     suspend fun findMember(roomId: RoomId, userId: UserId): RoomMember?
     suspend fun findMembers(roomId: RoomId, userIds: List<UserId>): List<RoomMember>
diff --git a/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/internal/DefaultRoomService.kt b/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/internal/DefaultRoomService.kt
index 2448e4c..22e1551 100644
--- a/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/internal/DefaultRoomService.kt
+++ b/matrix/services/room/src/main/kotlin/app/dapk/st/matrix/room/internal/DefaultRoomService.kt
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class DefaultRoomService(
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun markFullyRead(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId) {
+    override suspend fun markFullyRead(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId, isPrivate: Boolean) {
         logger.matrixLog(ROOM, "marking room fully read ${roomId.value}")
-        httpClient.execute(markFullyReadRequest(roomId, eventId))
+        httpClient.execute(markFullyReadRequest(roomId, eventId, isPrivate))
     }
 
     override suspend fun findMember(roomId: RoomId, userId: UserId): RoomMember? {
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ internal fun joinedMembersRequest(roomId: RoomId) = httpRequest<JoinedMembersRes
     method = MatrixHttpClient.Method.GET,
 )
 
-internal fun markFullyReadRequest(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId) = httpRequest<Unit>(
+internal fun markFullyReadRequest(roomId: RoomId, eventId: EventId, isPrivate: Boolean) = httpRequest<Unit>(
     path = "_matrix/client/r0/rooms/${roomId.value}/read_markers",
     method = MatrixHttpClient.Method.POST,
-    body = jsonBody(MarkFullyReadRequest(eventId, eventId, hidden = true))
+    body = jsonBody(MarkFullyReadRequest(eventId, eventId, hidden = isPrivate))
 )
 
 internal fun createRoomRequest(invites: List<UserId>, isDM: Boolean, visibility: RoomVisibility, name: String? = null) = httpRequest<ApiCreateRoomResponse>(