diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
index 23206090bd..53c6cb31f4 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Popup {
     property bool hasReplies: false
     property bool hasContactRequests: contactList.count > 0
 
+    property bool hideReadNotifications: false
+
     id: activityCenter
     modal: true
 
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ Popup {
                 model: profileModel.contacts.contactRequests
 
                 delegate: ContactRequest {
-                    visible: activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.All || activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.ContactRequests
+                    visible: !hideReadNotifications &&
+                             (activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.All || activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.ContactRequests)
                     name: Utils.removeStatusEns(model.name)
                     address: model.address
                     localNickname: model.localNickname
@@ -150,9 +153,15 @@ Popup {
                         id: messageNotificationComponent
 
                         Rectangle {
-                            visible: activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.All ||
-                                     (model.notificationType === Constants.acitivtyCenterNotificationTypeMention && activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.Mentions) ||
-                                     (model.notificationType === Constants.acitivtyCenterNotificationTypeReply && activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.Replies)
+                            visible: {
+                                if (hideReadNotifications && model.read) {
+                                    return false
+                                }
+
+                                return activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.All ||
+                                        (model.notificationType === Constants.acitivtyCenterNotificationTypeMention && activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.Mentions) ||
+                                        (model.notificationType === Constants.acitivtyCenterNotificationTypeReply && activityCenter.currentFilter === ActivityCenter.Filter.Replies)
+                            }
                             width: parent.width
                             height: childrenRect.height + Style.current.smallPadding
                             color: model.read ? Style.current.transparent : Utils.setColorAlpha(Style.current.blue, 0.1)
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ActivityCenterTopBar.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ActivityCenterTopBar.qml
index b234370cc0..73cf679a77 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ActivityCenterTopBar.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatComponents/ActivityCenterTopBar.qml
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ Item {
                y: moreActionsBtn.height + 4
 
                Action {
-                   icon.source: "../../../../img/eye-barred.svg"
+                   icon.source: hideReadNotifications ? "../../../../img/eye.svg" : "../../../../img/eye-barred.svg"
                    icon.width: 16
                    icon.height: 16
-                   text: qsTr("Hide read notifications")
-                   onTriggered: console.log('TODO Change settings')
+                   text: hideReadNotifications ? qsTr("Show read notifications") : qsTr("Hide read notifications")
+                   onTriggered: hideReadNotifications = !hideReadNotifications
                }
                Action {
                    icon.source: "../../../../img/bell.svg"
diff --git a/vendor/status-go b/vendor/status-go
index f2678ea950..43fa2edc1e 160000
--- a/vendor/status-go
+++ b/vendor/status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f2678ea9506ea4ff5f380a16a9ee329313f35630
+Subproject commit 43fa2edc1e6e0afa65724d47a95d47cd28c21d85