diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@
 function useAddNewFarcasterMessage(): FarcasterMessage => Promise<void> {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const fetchUsersByFIDs = useGetCommFCUsersForFIDs();
+  const viewerID = useSelector(
+    state => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
+  );
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (farcasterMessage: FarcasterMessage) => {
@@ -591,12 +594,28 @@
         fcUserInfos,
       );
       const userIDs = userFIDs.map(fid => userIDFromFID(`${fid}`));
+
+      const updates: Array<ClientUpdateInfo> = [];
+      if (
+        rawMessageInfos.length > 0 &&
+        viewerID !== rawMessageInfos[0].creatorID
+      ) {
+        const message = rawMessageInfos[0];
+        updates.push({
+          id: uuid.v4(),
+          type: updateTypes.UPDATE_THREAD_READ_STATUS,
+          time: message.time,
+          threadID: message.threadID,
+          unread: true,
+        });
+      }
+
       dispatch({
         type: processFarcasterOpsActionType,
-        payload: { rawMessageInfos, updateInfos: [], userIDs },
+        payload: { rawMessageInfos, updateInfos: updates, userIDs },
       });
     },
-    [dispatch, fetchUsersByFIDs],
+    [dispatch, fetchUsersByFIDs, viewerID],
   );
 }