diff --git a/lib/handlers/non-keyserver-activity-handler.js b/lib/handlers/non-keyserver-activity-handler.js
--- a/lib/handlers/non-keyserver-activity-handler.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/non-keyserver-activity-handler.js
@@ -85,14 +85,27 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    const threadHandledByHandlerOnly =
+      threadSpecs[activeThreadInfo.type].protocol()
+        .threadActivityUpdatedByActivityHandlerOnly;
+    const alwaysUpdateActivity =
+      threadSpecs[activeThreadInfo.type].protocol().alwaysUpdateThreadActivity;
+    const activityShouldBeRecorded =
+      threadHandledByHandlerOnly || alwaysUpdateActivity;
+
+    if (!activityShouldBeRecorded) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (activeThreadInfo.currentUser.unread) {
       void updateDMActivity();
       return;
     }
 
     if (
-      activeThreadChanged ||
-      activeThreadLatestMessage === prevActiveThreadLatestMessage
+      !alwaysUpdateActivity &&
+      (activeThreadChanged ||
+        activeThreadLatestMessage === prevActiveThreadLatestMessage)
     ) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/dm-thread-protocol.js
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@
 
     threadActivityUpdatedByActivityHandlerOnly: true,
 
+    alwaysUpdateThreadActivity: false,
+
     membershipMessageNotifAction: messageNotifyTypes.SET_UNREAD,
 
     shouldConvertIDs: false,
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/farcaster-thread-protocol.js
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   messagesStoredOnServer: false,
   arePendingThreadsDescendantsOfGenesis: false,
   threadActivityUpdatedByActivityHandlerOnly: false,
+  alwaysUpdateThreadActivity: true,
   membershipMessageNotifAction: messageNotifyTypes.NONE,
   shouldConvertIDs: false,
   dataIsBackedUp: true,
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/protocols/keyserver-thread-protocol.js
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@
 
     threadActivityUpdatedByActivityHandlerOnly: false,
 
+    alwaysUpdateThreadActivity: false,
+
     membershipMessageNotifAction: messageNotifyTypes.NONE,
 
     shouldConvertIDs: true,
diff --git a/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js b/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/threads/thread-spec.js
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@
   // This flag is temporary. It should be deleted as a part of
   // https://linear.app/comm/issue/ENG-10729/consider-merging-activity-handlers
   +threadActivityUpdatedByActivityHandlerOnly: boolean,
+  //  This property makes sure that activity is sent always, regardless of
+  //  the previous state. Example: information that the thread is read is
+  //  sent on each open, not only if it was unread previously.
+  +alwaysUpdateThreadActivity: boolean,
   +membershipMessageNotifAction: MessageNotifyType,
   +shouldConvertIDs: boolean,
   // This flag specifies that all data created or updated should be included