diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
index 25b93ac8d..aa35fc0cc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ GxsChannelPostItem::~GxsChannelPostItem()
 
 bool GxsChannelPostItem::isUnread() const
 {
-    return IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus) ;
+	return IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus) ;
 }
 
 void GxsChannelPostItem::setup()
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::fill()
 
 	QString title;
 	
-	float f = QFontMetricsF(font()).height()/14.0 ;
+	//float f = QFontMetricsF(font()).height()/14.0 ;
 
 	if(mPost.mThumbnail.mData != NULL)
 	{
@@ -629,14 +629,21 @@ QString GxsChannelPostItem::messageName()
 
 void GxsChannelPostItem::setReadStatus(bool isNew, bool isUnread)
 {
+	if (isNew)
+		mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus |= GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW;
+	else
+		mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus &= ~GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_NEW;
+
 	if (isUnread)
 	{
-		ui->readButton->setChecked(true);
+		mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus |= GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+		whileBlocking(ui->readButton)->setChecked(true);
 		ui->readButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/message-state-unread.png"));
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		ui->readButton->setChecked(false);
+		mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus &= ~GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+		whileBlocking(ui->readButton)->setChecked(false);
 		ui->readButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/message-state-read.png"));
 	}
 
@@ -835,7 +842,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::play()
 	}
 }
 
-void GxsChannelPostItem::readToggled(bool checked)
+void GxsChannelPostItem::readToggled(bool /*checked*/)
 {
 	if (mInFill) {
 		return;
@@ -845,10 +852,9 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::readToggled(bool checked)
 
 	RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgPair = std::make_pair(groupId(), messageId());
 
-	uint32_t token;
-	rsGxsChannels->setMessageReadStatus(token, msgPair, !checked);
+	rsGxsChannels->markRead(msgPair, isUnread());
 
-	setReadStatus(false, checked);
+	//setReadStatus(false, checked); // Updated by events
 }
 
 void GxsChannelPostItem::makeDownVote()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
index 86aa20371..315972bb1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ public:
 	QString getMsgLabel();
 	const std::list<SubFileItem *> &getFileItems() {return mFileItems; }
 
-    bool isUnread() const ;
-    const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& olderVersions() const { return mPost.mOlderVersions; }
+	bool isLoaded() const {return mLoaded;};
+	bool isUnread() const ;
+	void setReadStatus(bool isNew, bool isUnread);
 
-    static uint64_t computeIdentifier(const RsGxsMessageId& msgid) { return hash64("GxsChannelPostItem " + msgid.toStdString()) ; }
+	const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& olderVersions() const { return mPost.mOlderVersions; }
+
+	static uint64_t computeIdentifier(const RsGxsMessageId& msgid) { return hash64("GxsChannelPostItem " + msgid.toStdString()) ; }
 protected:
 	//void init(const RsGxsMessageId& messageId,const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions);
 
@@ -112,7 +115,6 @@ private:
 	void setup();
 	void fill();
 	void fillExpandFrame();
-	void setReadStatus(bool isNew, bool isUnread);
 
 private:
 	bool mInFill;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
index 48b620775..d4e6192e2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
@@ -144,18 +144,24 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidget::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEven
 	if(!e)
 		return;
 
-        switch(e->mChannelEventCode)
-        {
-        case RsChannelEventCode::UPDATED_CHANNEL:
-        case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_CHANNEL:
-        case RsChannelEventCode::UPDATED_MESSAGE:
-        case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_MESSAGE:
-            if(e->mChannelGroupId == groupId())
+	switch(e->mChannelEventCode)
+	{
+		case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_CHANNEL:     // [[fallthrough]];
+		case RsChannelEventCode::UPDATED_CHANNEL: // [[fallthrough]];
+		case RsChannelEventCode::NEW_MESSAGE:     // [[fallthrough]];
+		case RsChannelEventCode::UPDATED_MESSAGE:
+			if(e->mChannelGroupId == groupId())
 				updateDisplay(true);
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
+		break;
+		case RsChannelEventCode::READ_STATUS_CHANGED:
+			if (FeedItem *feedItem = ui->feedWidget->findFeedItem(GxsChannelPostItem::computeIdentifier(e->mChannelMsgId)))
+				if (GxsChannelPostItem *channelPostItem = dynamic_cast<GxsChannelPostItem*>(feedItem))
+					channelPostItem->setReadStatus(false,!channelPostItem->isUnread());
+					//channelPostItem->setReadStatus(false,e->Don't get read status. Will be more easier and accurate);
+		break;
+		default:
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 GxsChannelPostsWidget::~GxsChannelPostsWidget()
@@ -909,9 +915,9 @@ static void setAllMessagesReadCallback(FeedItem *feedItem, void *data)
 	}
 
 	GxsChannelPostsReadData *readData = (GxsChannelPostsReadData*) data;
-	bool is_not_new = !channelPostItem->isUnread() ;
+	bool isRead = !channelPostItem->isUnread() ;
 
-	if(is_not_new == readData->mRead)
+	if(channelPostItem->isLoaded() && (isRead == readData->mRead))
 		return ;
 
 	RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgPair = std::make_pair(channelPostItem->groupId(), channelPostItem->messageId());