diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 95fce8ca2..359d7a7da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.98.0
+0.98.1
diff --git a/protocol/activity_center_persistence.go b/protocol/activity_center_persistence.go
index 23f7df789..83d26b48c 100644
--- a/protocol/activity_center_persistence.go
+++ b/protocol/activity_center_persistence.go
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ func (db sqlitePersistence) DismissAllActivityCenterNotificationsFromCommunity(c
 
 }
 
+func (db sqlitePersistence) DismissAllActivityCenterNotificationsFromChatID(chatID string) error {
+	_, err := db.db.Exec(`UPDATE activity_center_notifications SET read = 1, dismissed = 1 WHERE NOT dismissed AND NOT accepted AND chat_id = ?`, chatID)
+	return err
+}
+
 func (db sqlitePersistence) AcceptAllActivityCenterNotifications() ([]*ActivityCenterNotification, error) {
 	var tx *sql.Tx
 	var err error
diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index 3e3f79e35..c9ca19789 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -2091,6 +2091,11 @@ func (m *Messenger) leaveGroupChat(ctx context.Context, response *MessengerRespo
 }
 
 func (m *Messenger) LeaveGroupChat(ctx context.Context, chatID string, remove bool) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
+	err := m.persistence.DismissAllActivityCenterNotificationsFromChatID(chatID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	var response MessengerResponse
 	return m.leaveGroupChat(ctx, &response, chatID, remove, true)
 }
@@ -4070,6 +4075,11 @@ func (m *Messenger) markAllRead(chatID string, clock uint64, shouldBeSynced bool
 }
 
 func (m *Messenger) MarkAllRead(chatID string) error {
+	err := m.persistence.DismissAllActivityCenterNotificationsFromChatID(chatID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	chat, ok := m.allChats.Load(chatID)
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("chat not found")