diff --git a/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.ts b/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.ts
index 082adc466..efa8df02c 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.ts
+++ b/app/lib/methods/subscriptions/rooms.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ const createOrUpdateSubscription = async (subscription: ISubscription, room: ISe
 							s.bannerClosed = false;
 						}
 					}
+					if (sub.hideUnreadStatus) {
+						if (sub.hideUnreadStatus !== subscription.hideUnreadStatus) {
+							s.hideUnreadStatus = !!subscription.hideUnreadStatus;
+						}
+					}
 				});
 				batch.push(update);
 			} catch (e) {
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx b/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
index 31558efec..8c719365c 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
@@ -867,11 +867,13 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomViewProps, IRoomViewState> {
 			.query(Q.where('archived', false), Q.where('open', true), Q.where('rid', Q.notEq(this.rid)))
 			.observeWithColumns(['unread']);
 
-		this.queryUnreads = observable.subscribe(data => {
-			const { unreadsCount } = this.state;
-			const newUnreadsCount = data.filter(s => s.unread > 0).reduce((a, b) => a + (b.unread || 0), 0);
-			if (unreadsCount !== newUnreadsCount) {
-				this.setState({ unreadsCount: newUnreadsCount }, () => this.setHeader());
+		this.queryUnreads = observable.subscribe(rooms => {
+			const unreadsCount = rooms.reduce(
+				(unreadCount, room) => (room.unread > 0 && !room.hideUnreadStatus ? unreadCount + room.unread : unreadCount),
+				0
+			);
+			if (this.state.unreadsCount !== unreadsCount) {
+				this.setState({ unreadsCount }, this.setHeader);
 			}
 		});
 	};