diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index aa489e9a9..6e3d29940 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ processChatCommand = \case
           throwChatError (CECommandError $ "reaction already " <> if add then "added" else "removed")
         when (add && length rs >= maxMsgReactions) $
           throwChatError (CECommandError "too many reactions")
+  APIUserRead userId -> withUserId userId $ \user -> withStore' (`setUserChatsRead` user) >> ok user
+  UserRead -> withUser $ \User {userId} -> processChatCommand $ APIUserRead userId
   APIChatRead (ChatRef cType chatId) fromToIds -> withUser $ \_ -> case cType of
     CTDirect -> do
       user <- withStore $ \db -> getUserByContactId db chatId
@@ -5989,6 +5991,8 @@ chatCommandP =
       "/_delete item " *> (APIDeleteChatItem <$> chatRefP <* A.space <*> A.decimal <* A.space <*> ciDeleteMode),
       "/_delete member item #" *> (APIDeleteMemberChatItem <$> A.decimal <* A.space <*> A.decimal <* A.space <*> A.decimal),
       "/_reaction " *> (APIChatItemReaction <$> chatRefP <* A.space <*> A.decimal <* A.space <*> onOffP <* A.space <*> jsonP),
+      "/_read user " *> (APIUserRead <$> A.decimal),
+      "/read user" $> UserRead,
       "/_read chat " *> (APIChatRead <$> chatRefP <*> optional (A.space *> ((,) <$> ("from=" *> A.decimal) <* A.space <*> ("to=" *> A.decimal)))),
       "/_unread chat " *> (APIChatUnread <$> chatRefP <* A.space <*> onOffP),
       "/_delete " *> (APIDeleteChat <$> chatRefP <*> (A.space *> "notify=" *> onOffP <|> pure True)),
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index fb2ff89a2..c3bf84b33 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ data ChatCommand
   | APIDeleteChatItem ChatRef ChatItemId CIDeleteMode
   | APIDeleteMemberChatItem GroupId GroupMemberId ChatItemId
   | APIChatItemReaction {chatRef :: ChatRef, chatItemId :: ChatItemId, add :: Bool, reaction :: MsgReaction}
+  | APIUserRead UserId
+  | UserRead
   | APIChatRead ChatRef (Maybe (ChatItemId, ChatItemId))
   | APIChatUnread ChatRef Bool
   | APIDeleteChat ChatRef Bool -- `notify` flag is only applied to direct chats
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
index 67044d81a..0046bc990 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.Direct
     deletePCCIncognitoProfile,
     updateContactUsed,
     updateContactUnreadChat,
+    setUserChatsRead,
     updateContactStatus,
     updateGroupUnreadChat,
     setConnectionVerified,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime (..), getCurrentTime)
 import Database.SQLite.Simple (NamedParam (..), Only (..), (:.) (..))
 import Database.SQLite.Simple.QQ (sql)
+import Simplex.Chat.Messages
 import Simplex.Chat.Store.Shared
 import Simplex.Chat.Types
 import Simplex.Chat.Types.Preferences
@@ -392,6 +394,13 @@ updateContactUnreadChat db User {userId} Contact {contactId} unreadChat = do
   updatedAt <- getCurrentTime
   DB.execute db "UPDATE contacts SET unread_chat = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE user_id = ? AND contact_id = ?" (unreadChat, updatedAt, userId, contactId)
 
+setUserChatsRead :: DB.Connection -> User -> IO ()
+setUserChatsRead db User {userId} = do
+  updatedAt <- getCurrentTime
+  DB.execute db "UPDATE contacts SET unread_chat = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE user_id = ? AND unread_chat = ?" (False, updatedAt, userId, True)
+  DB.execute db "UPDATE groups SET unread_chat = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE user_id = ? AND unread_chat = ?" (False, updatedAt, userId, True)
+  DB.execute db "UPDATE chat_items SET item_status = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE user_id = ? AND item_status = ?" (CISRcvRead, updatedAt, userId, CISRcvNew)
+
 updateContactStatus :: DB.Connection -> User -> Contact -> ContactStatus -> IO Contact
 updateContactStatus db User {userId} ct@Contact {contactId} contactStatus = do
   currentTs <- getCurrentTime
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
index d7c8ff458..7d299e296 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ testAddContact = versionTestMatrix2 runTestAddContact
       bob #$> ("/_read chat @2 from=1 to=100", id, "ok")
       alice #$> ("/_read chat @2", id, "ok")
       bob #$> ("/_read chat @2", id, "ok")
+      alice #$> ("/read user", id, "ok")
+      alice #$> ("/_read user 1", id, "ok")
 
 testDuplicateContactsSeparate :: HasCallStack => FilePath -> IO ()
 testDuplicateContactsSeparate =