diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/ChatModel.kt
index ff4d78a42..63c36affa 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ChatModel(val controller: ChatController, val alertManager: SimplexApp.Ale
     }
   }
 
-  fun hasChat(id: String): Boolean = chats.firstOrNull() { it.id == id } != null
+  fun hasChat(id: String): Boolean = chats.firstOrNull { it.id == id } != null
   fun getChat(id: String): Chat? = chats.firstOrNull { it.id == id }
   private fun getChatIndex(id: String): Int = chats.indexOfFirst { it.id == id }
   fun addChat(chat: Chat) = chats.add(index = 0, chat)
@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ class ChatModel(val controller: ChatController, val alertManager: SimplexApp.Ale
   fun addChatItem(cInfo: ChatInfo, cItem: ChatItem) {
     // update previews
     val i = getChatIndex(cInfo.id)
+    val chat: Chat
     if (i >= 0) {
-      val chat = chats[i]
+      chat = chats[i]
       chats[i] = chat.copy(
         chatItems = arrayListOf(cItem),
         chatStats =
-          if (cItem.meta.itemStatus is CIStatus.RcvNew)
-            chat.chatStats.copy(unreadCount = chat.chatStats.unreadCount + 1)
+          if (cItem.meta.itemStatus is CIStatus.RcvNew) {
+            val minUnreadId = if(chat.chatStats.minUnreadItemId == 0L) cItem.id else chat.chatStats.minUnreadItemId
+            chat.chatStats.copy(unreadCount = chat.chatStats.unreadCount + 1, minUnreadItemId = minUnreadId)
+          }
           else
             chat.chatStats
       )
@@ -85,16 +88,29 @@ class ChatModel(val controller: ChatController, val alertManager: SimplexApp.Ale
     // add to current chat
     if (chatId.value == cInfo.id) {
       chatItems.add(cItem)
-      if (cItem.meta.itemStatus is CIStatus.RcvNew) {
-        // TODO mark item read via api and model
-//        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
-//          if self.chatId == cInfo.id {
-//            SimpleX.markChatItemRead(cInfo, cItem)
-//          }
-//        }
-      }
     }
   }
+
+  fun markChatItemsRead(cInfo: ChatInfo) {
+    val chatIdx = getChatIndex(cInfo.id)
+    // update current chat
+    if (chatId.value == cInfo.id) {
+      var i = 0
+      while (i < chatItems.count()) {
+        val item = chatItems[i]
+        if (item.meta.itemStatus is CIStatus.RcvNew) {
+          chatItems[i] = item.copy(meta=item.meta.copy(itemStatus = CIStatus.RcvRead()))
+        }
+        i += 1
+      }
+      val chat = chats[chatIdx]
+      chats[chatIdx] = chat.copy(
+        chatItems = chatItems,
+        chatStats = chat.chatStats.copy(unreadCount = 0, minUnreadItemId = chat.chatItems.last().id + 1)
+      )
+    }
+
+  }
 //
 //  func upsertChatItem(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ cItem: ChatItem) -> Bool {
 //    // update previews
@@ -124,33 +140,6 @@ class ChatModel(val controller: ChatController, val alertManager: SimplexApp.Ale
 //    }
 //  }
 //
-//  func markChatItemsRead(_ cInfo: ChatInfo) {
-//    // update preview
-//    if let chat = getChat(cInfo.id) {
-//      chat.chatStats = ChatStats()
-//    }
-//    // update current chat
-//    if chatId == cInfo.id {
-//      var i = 0
-//      while i < chatItems.count {
-//        if case .rcvNew = chatItems[i].meta.itemStatus {
-//          chatItems[i].meta.itemStatus = .rcvRead
-//        }
-//        i = i + 1
-//      }
-//    }
-//  }
-//
-//  func markChatItemRead(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ cItem: ChatItem) {
-//    // update preview
-//    if let i = getChatIndex(cInfo.id) {
-//      chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount = chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount - 1
-//    }
-//    // update current chat
-//    if chatId == cInfo.id, let j = chatItems.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == cItem.id }) {
-//      chatItems[j].meta.itemStatus = .rcvRead
-//    }
-//  }
 //
 //  func popChat(_ id: String) {
 //    if let i = getChatIndex(id) {
@@ -443,7 +432,7 @@ class AChatItem (
 )
 
 @Serializable
-class ChatItem (
+data class ChatItem (
   val chatDir: CIDirection,
   val meta: CIMeta,
   val content: CIContent
@@ -488,7 +477,7 @@ sealed class CIDirection {
 }
 
 @Serializable
-class CIMeta (
+data class CIMeta (
   val itemId: Long,
   val itemTs: Instant,
   val itemText: String,
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index a5b5a0e9a..bfb255dad 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import chat.simplex.app.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
-import kotlinx.datetime.*
+import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
+import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
 import kotlinx.serialization.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index b775054b8..f5369afd1 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.*
 import androidx.compose.material.*
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.ArrowBack
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
+import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@ import chat.simplex.app.views.chat.item.ChatItemView
 import chat.simplex.app.views.helpers.ChatInfoImage
 import chat.simplex.app.views.helpers.withApi
 import com.google.accompanist.insets.*
-import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
+import java.util.*
 
 @ExperimentalAnimatedInsets
 @DelicateCoroutinesApi
@@ -35,6 +34,21 @@ fun ChatView(chatModel: ChatModel, nav: NavController) {
   if (chatModel.chatId.value != null && chatModel.chats.count() > 0) {
     val chat: Chat? = chatModel.chats.firstOrNull { chat -> chat.chatInfo.id == chatModel.chatId.value }
     if (chat != null) {
+
+      // TODO a more advanced version would mark as read only if in view
+      LaunchedEffect(chat.chatItems) {
+        delay(1000L)
+        if (chat.chatItems.count() > 0) {
+          chatModel.markChatItemsRead(chat.chatInfo)
+          withApi {
+            chatModel.controller.apiChatRead(
+              chat.chatInfo.chatType,
+              chat.chatInfo.apiId,
+              CC.ItemRange(chat.chatStats.minUnreadItemId, chat.chatItems.last().id)
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      }
       ChatLayout(chat, chatModel.chatItems,
         back = { nav.popBackStack() },
         info = { nav.navigate(Pages.ChatInfo.route) },
@@ -96,10 +110,11 @@ fun ChatInfoToolbar(chat: Chat, back: () -> Unit, info: () -> Unit) {
         modifier = Modifier.padding(10.dp)
       )
     }
-    Row(Modifier
-      .padding(horizontal = 68.dp)
-      .fillMaxWidth()
-      .clickable(onClick = info),
+    Row(
+      Modifier
+        .padding(horizontal = 68.dp)
+        .fillMaxWidth()
+        .clickable(onClick = info),
       horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
       verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
     ) {
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
index 087703775..bd8c40a0f 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import androidx.navigation.NavOptions
 import chat.simplex.app.Pages
 import chat.simplex.app.model.Chat
 import chat.simplex.app.model.ChatModel
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
index 87b6b0815..c59558085 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package chat.simplex.app.views.chatlist
 
-import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
-import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.*
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.material.*
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import chat.simplex.app.model.*
 import chat.simplex.app.ui.theme.HighOrLowlight
 import chat.simplex.app.ui.theme.SimpleXTheme
 import chat.simplex.app.views.helpers.ChatInfoImage
+import chat.simplex.app.views.helpers.badgeLayout
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
 
 @Composable
@@ -59,9 +59,22 @@ fun ChatPreviewView(chat: Chat, goToChat: () -> Unit) {
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Top) {
         Text(ts,
           color = HighOrLowlight,
-          style = MaterialTheme.typography.body2
+          style = MaterialTheme.typography.body2,
+          modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom=5.dp)
         )
-        // TODO unread count
+
+        if (chat.chatStats.unreadCount > 0) {
+          Text(
+            chat.chatStats.unreadCount.toString(),
+            color = MaterialTheme.colors.onPrimary,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.body2,
+            modifier = Modifier
+              .background(MaterialTheme.colors.primary, shape = CircleShape)
+              .align(Alignment.End)
+              .badgeLayout()
+              .padding(2.dp)
+          )
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Modifiers.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Modifiers.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8d9f0e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Modifiers.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package chat.simplex.app.views.helpers
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.layout
+
+fun Modifier.badgeLayout() =
+  layout { measurable, constraints ->
+    val placeable = measurable.measure(constraints)
+
+    // based on the expectation of only one line of text
+    val minPadding = placeable.height / 4
+
+    val width = maxOf(placeable.width + minPadding, placeable.height)
+    layout(width, placeable.height) {
+      placeable.place((width - placeable.width) / 2, 0)
+    }
+  }