diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
index 001ab283cf..008c3eb0e8 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@
               {:db (-> (assoc db :current-chat-id chat-id)
                        (set-chat-ui-props {:validation-messages nil}))}
               (contact-code/listen-to-chat chat-id)
-              (mark-messages-seen chat-id))))
+              (when platform/desktop?
+                (mark-messages-seen chat-id)))))
 
 (fx/defn navigate-to-chat
   "Takes coeffects map and chat-id, returns effects necessary for navigation and preloading data"
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/events.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/events.cljs
index b85431a1ba..0ecd709aa3 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/events.cljs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             status-im.utils.keychain.events
             [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
             [status-im.hardwallet.core :as hardwallet]
+            [status-im.chat.models :as chat]
             [status-im.native-module.core :as status]
             [status-im.mailserver.core :as mailserver]
             [status-im.ui.components.permissions :as permissions]
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@
  :http-post
  http-post)
 
+(defn- mark-messages-seen
+  [{:keys [db] :as cofx}]
+  (let [{:keys [current-chat-id]} db]
+    (chat/mark-messages-seen cofx current-chat-id)))
+
 (defn- http-raw-post [{:keys [url body response-validator success-event-creator failure-event-creator timeout-ms opts]}]
   (let [on-success #(re-frame/dispatch (success-event-creator %))
         on-error   (when failure-event-creator #(re-frame/dispatch (failure-event-creator %)))
@@ -190,4 +196,5 @@
                 :hardwallet-connect (hardwallet/hardwallet-connect-screen-did-load %)
                 :hardwallet-authentication-method (hardwallet/authentication-method-screen-did-load %)
                 :accounts (hardwallet/accounts-screen-did-load %)
+                :chat (mark-messages-seen %)
                 nil))))