diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.cc
index 0ca579832..6100c6f06 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.cc
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ void RsGenExchange::processRecvdMessages()
 
             if(validateReturn == VALIDATE_SUCCESS)
             {
-                meta->mMsgStatus = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_UNPROCESSED | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW;
+                meta->mMsgStatus = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_UNPROCESSED | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
                 msgs.insert(std::make_pair(msg, meta));
                 msgIds[msg->grpId].push_back(msg->msgId);
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h
index 58f320639..a7cc27ee4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsflags.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace GXS_SERV {
 
     static const uint32_t GXS_MSG_STATUS_UNPROCESSED = 0x00000001;
 
-    static const uint32_t GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD = 0x00000002;
+    static const uint32_t GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD = 0x00000002;
 
     static const uint32_t GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW = 0x00000004;
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace GXS_SERV {
 
 // GENERIC GXS MACROS
 #define IS_MSG_NEW(status)                      (status & GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW)
-#define IS_MSG_UNREAD(status)                   (status & GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD)
+#define IS_MSG_UNREAD(status)                   (status & GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD)
 
 #define IS_GROUP_ADMIN(subscribeFlags)          (subscribeFlags & GXS_SERV::GROUP_SUBSCRIBE_ADMIN)
 #define IS_GROUP_PUBLISHER(subscribeFlags)          (subscribeFlags & GXS_SERV::GROUP_SUBSCRIBE_PUBLISH)
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
index c386316db..720a2aa81 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ void p3GxsChannels::setMessageReadStatus(uint32_t& token, const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPai
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 
 	/* Always remove status unprocessed */
-	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
-	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
 	if (read)
 	{
 		status = 0;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
index 65662eff6..efb725dff 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ bool p3GxsForums::createMsg(uint32_t &token, RsGxsForumMsg &msg)
 
 void p3GxsForums::setMessageReadStatus(uint32_t& token, const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& msgId, bool read)
 {
-	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
-	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
 	if (read)
 	{
 		status = 0;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3postbase.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3postbase.cc
index a42e40209..6fe3e1c8c 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3postbase.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3postbase.cc
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ void	p3PostBase::service_tick()
 
 void p3PostBase::setMessageReadStatus(uint32_t& token, const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& msgId, bool read)
 {
-	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
-	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_USER_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t mask = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW | GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+	uint32_t status = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
 	if (read)
 	{
 		status = 0;