diff --git a/app/lib/database/model/Subscription.js b/app/lib/database/model/Subscription.js
index 577bec584..630c640b3 100644
--- a/app/lib/database/model/Subscription.js
+++ b/app/lib/database/model/Subscription.js
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ export default class Subscription extends Model {
 	@children('threads') threads;
 
 	@children('thread_messages') threadMessages;
+
+	@field('hide_unread_status') hideUnreadStatus;
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/database/model/migrations.js b/app/lib/database/model/migrations.js
index f3a7f57b5..3c78dec36 100644
--- a/app/lib/database/model/migrations.js
+++ b/app/lib/database/model/migrations.js
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ export default schemaMigrations({
 					]
 				})
 			]
+		},
+		{
+			toVersion: 3,
+			steps: [
+				addColumns({
+					table: 'subscriptions',
+					columns: [
+						{ name: 'hide_unread_status', type: 'boolean', isOptional: true }
+					]
+				})
+			]
 		}
 	]
 });
diff --git a/app/lib/database/schema/app.js b/app/lib/database/schema/app.js
index 563d2fed2..8e38f76a6 100644
--- a/app/lib/database/schema/app.js
+++ b/app/lib/database/schema/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { appSchema, tableSchema } from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
 
 export default appSchema({
-	version: 2,
+	version: 3,
 	tables: [
 		tableSchema({
 			name: 'subscriptions',
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ export default appSchema({
 				{ name: 'last_thread_sync', type: 'number', isOptional: true },
 				{ name: 'jitsi_timeout', type: 'number', isOptional: true },
 				{ name: 'auto_translate', type: 'boolean', isOptional: true },
-				{ name: 'auto_translate_language', type: 'string' }
+				{ name: 'auto_translate_language', type: 'string' },
+				{ name: 'hide_unread_status', type: 'boolean', isOptional: true }
 			]
 		}),
 		tableSchema({
diff --git a/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js b/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
index f0e05a3b1..c340ba964 100644
--- a/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
+++ b/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 		toggleFav: PropTypes.func,
 		toggleRead: PropTypes.func,
 		hideChannel: PropTypes.func,
-		avatar: PropTypes.bool
+		avatar: PropTypes.bool,
+		hideUnreadStatus: PropTypes.bool
 	}
 
 	static defaultProps = {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 
 	render() {
 		const {
-			unread, userMentions, name, _updatedAt, alert, testID, type, avatarSize, baseUrl, userId, username, token, id, prid, showLastMessage, lastMessage, isRead, width, favorite, status, avatar
+			unread, userMentions, name, _updatedAt, alert, testID, type, avatarSize, baseUrl, userId, username, token, id, prid, showLastMessage, lastMessage, isRead, width, favorite, status, avatar, hideUnreadStatus
 		} = this.props;
 
 		const date = formatDate(_updatedAt);
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 										<Text
 											style={[
 												styles.title,
-												alert && styles.alert
+												alert && !hideUnreadStatus && styles.alert
 											]}
 											ellipsizeMode='tail'
 											numberOfLines={1}
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 											<Text
 												style={[
 													styles.date,
-													alert && styles.updateAlert
+													alert && !hideUnreadStatus && styles.updateAlert
 												]}
 												ellipsizeMode='tail'
 												numberOfLines={1}
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 											type={type}
 											showLastMessage={showLastMessage}
 											username={username}
-											alert={alert}
+											alert={alert && !hideUnreadStatus}
 										/>
 										<UnreadBadge
 											unread={unread}
diff --git a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
index 820b3004e..58edea94e 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class RoomsListView extends React.Component {
 
 			// unread
 			if (showUnread) {
-				unread = chats.filter(s => s.unread > 0 || s.alert);
+				unread = chats.filter(s => (s.unread > 0 || s.alert) && !s.hideUnreadStatus);
 			} else {
 				unread = [];
 			}
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class RoomsListView extends React.Component {
 				privateGroup = chats.filter(s => s.t === 'p' && !s.prid);
 				direct = chats.filter(s => s.t === 'd' && !s.prid);
 			} else if (showUnread) {
-				chats = chats.filter(s => !s.unread && !s.alert);
+				chats = chats.filter(s => (!s.unread && !s.alert) || s.hideUnreadStatus);
 			}
 
 			this.internalSetState({
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ class RoomsListView extends React.Component {
 			<RoomItem
 				alert={item.alert}
 				unread={item.unread}
+				hideUnreadStatus={item.hideUnreadStatus}
 				userMentions={item.userMentions}
 				isRead={this.getIsRead(item)}
 				favorite={item.f}