diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatViewModel.kt
index d441945..659de76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatViewModel.kt
@@ -440,9 +440,19 @@ class ChatViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
     private fun markAllOutgoingAsRead() {
         _messages.value =
                 _messages.value.map { msg ->
-                    if (msg.isOutgoing && msg.status != MessageStatus.READ) {
-                        msg.copy(status = MessageStatus.READ)
-                    } else msg
+                    if (!msg.isOutgoing) return@map msg
+
+                    val nextStatus =
+                        when (msg.status) {
+                            // Read event can promote only already-sent/delivered messages.
+                            MessageStatus.SENT,
+                            MessageStatus.DELIVERED,
+                            MessageStatus.READ -> MessageStatus.READ
+                            MessageStatus.SENDING,
+                            MessageStatus.ERROR -> msg.status
+                        }
+
+                    if (nextStatus != msg.status) msg.copy(status = nextStatus) else msg
                 }
         updateCacheFromCurrentMessages()
     }
@@ -479,7 +489,17 @@ class ChatViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
     private fun updateMessageStatus(messageId: String, status: MessageStatus) {
         _messages.value =
                 _messages.value.map { msg ->
-                    if (msg.id == messageId) msg.copy(status = status) else msg
+                    if (msg.id != messageId) return@map msg
+
+                    // Keep read status monotonic: late DELIVERED must not downgrade READ.
+                    val mergedStatus =
+                        when (status) {
+                            MessageStatus.DELIVERED ->
+                                if (msg.status == MessageStatus.READ) MessageStatus.READ
+                                else MessageStatus.DELIVERED
+                            else -> status
+                        }
+                    if (mergedStatus != msg.status) msg.copy(status = mergedStatus) else msg
                 }
 
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