diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
index c33845f76..7bcf81e95 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@ class MessageInner extends React.PureComponent<MessageRegularProps, State> {
       divClasses.push('flash-green-once');
     }
 
-    const onVisible = (inView: boolean) => {
-      if (inView && shouldMarkReadWhenVisible && window.isFocused()) {
+    const onVisible = (inView: boolean | Object) => {
+      if (inView === true && shouldMarkReadWhenVisible && window.isFocused()) {
         // mark the message as read.
         // this will trigger the expire timer.
         void markRead(Date.now());
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ReadableMessage.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ReadableMessage.tsx
index d6cc6be4b..f907ca1b8 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ReadableMessage.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ReadableMessage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useFocus } from '../../hooks/useFocus';
-import { InView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
+import { InView, useInView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 
 type ReadableMessageProps = {
   children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ type ReadableMessageProps = {
 };
 
 export const ReadableMessage = (props: ReadableMessageProps) => {
+  /*const { ref, inView, entry } = useInView({
+    threshold: 1,
+    delay: 200,
+    triggerOnce: true,
+    trackVisibility: true,
+  });
+
+  const { onChange } = props;
+  useFocus(() => onChange(inView));
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={ref} id={props.id} onContextMenu={props.onContextMenu} className={props.className} onChange={onChange}>
+      {props.children}
+    </div>
+  )*/
+
   const { onChange } = props;
   useFocus(onChange);
 
diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index c17c94566..dd3dcf64e 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ export interface ConversationAttributes {
   triggerNotificationsFor: ConversationNotificationSettingType;
   isTrustedForAttachmentDownload: boolean;
   isPinned: boolean;
-  lastReadTimestamp: number;
 }
 
 export interface ConversationAttributesOptionals {
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ export const fillConvoAttributesWithDefaults = (
     triggerNotificationsFor: 'all', // if the settings is not set in the db, this is the default
     isTrustedForAttachmentDownload: false, // we don't trust a contact until we say so
     isPinned: false,
-    lastReadTimestamp: 0,
   });
 };
 
@@ -190,13 +188,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     this.updateLastMessage = _.throttle(this.bouncyUpdateLastMessage.bind(this), 1000);
     this.throttledNotify = _.debounce(this.notify, 500, { maxWait: 1000 });
     //start right away the function is called, and wait 1sec before calling it again
-    this.markRead = (readAt: number) => {
-      const lastReadTimestamp = this.get('lastReadTimestamp');
-      if (readAt > lastReadTimestamp) {
-        this.set('lastReadTimestamp', readAt);
-      }
-      _.debounce(this.markReadBouncy, 1000, { leading: true });
-    }
+    this.markRead = _.debounce(this.markReadBouncy, 1000, { leading: true });
     // Listening for out-of-band data updates
 
     this.typingRefreshTimer = null;
@@ -910,9 +902,6 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
   }
 
   public async markReadBouncy(newestUnreadDate: number, providedOptions: any = {}) {
-    if (this.get('lastReadTimestamp') >= 0) {
-      return;
-    }
 
     const options = providedOptions || {};
     _.defaults(options, { sendReadReceipts: true });
diff --git a/ts/models/message.ts b/ts/models/message.ts
index 380c2ec50..ec58ecf97 100644
--- a/ts/models/message.ts
+++ b/ts/models/message.ts
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ export class MessageModel extends Backbone.Model<MessageAttributes> {
   public async markRead(readAt: number) {
     this.markReadNoCommit(readAt);
 
-    this.getConversation()?.markRead(readAt);
+    this.getConversation()?.markRead(this.attributes.received_at);
 
     await this.commit();
   }