diff --git a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
index 4b427bfd..58c3dfd1 100644
--- a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     this.connectionModel.addChannel(this.info.primaryChannel);
   };
 
-  markUnread = (): void => {
+  markRead = (): void => {
     this.info.hasUnreadMessages = false;
     this.storeInfo();
   }
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
index 33e51f40..3ef54094 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
   // view
   open = (): void => {
     this.chatListViewModel.openChat(this);
-    this.markUnread();
+    this.markRead();
   };
 
   close = (): void => {
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     this.index.value = index;
   };
 
-  markUnread = (): void => {
+  markRead = (): void => {
     this.hasUnreadMessages.value = false;
-    this.chatModel.markUnread();
+    this.chatModel.markRead();
   };
 
   // load
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     chatModel.chatMessageHandlerManager.addHandler(
       (chatMessage: ChatMessage) => {
         this.messagePageViewModel.showChatMessage(chatMessage);
-        this.markUnread();
+        this.markRead();
       }
     );