diff --git a/native/ios/Comm/AppDelegate.mm b/native/ios/Comm/AppDelegate.mm
--- a/native/ios/Comm/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/native/ios/Comm/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 NSString *const backgroundNotificationTypeKey = @"backgroundNotifType";
 NSString *const setUnreadStatusKey = @"setUnreadStatus";
+NSString *const threadIDKey = @"threadID";
 
 @interface AppDelegate () <
     RCTCxxBridgeDelegate,
@@ -318,6 +319,37 @@
       comm::MessageOperationsUtilities::storeMessageInfos(messageInfos);
     });
   }
+
+  TemporaryMessageStorage *temporaryRescindsStorage =
+      [[TemporaryMessageStorage alloc] initForRescinds];
+  NSArray<NSString *> *rescindMessages =
+      [temporaryRescindsStorage readAndClearMessages];
+  for (NSString *rescindMessage in rescindMessages) {
+    NSData *binaryRescindMessage =
+        [rescindMessage dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+
+    NSError *jsonError = nil;
+    NSDictionary *rescindPayload =
+        [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:binaryRescindMessage
+                                        options:0
+                                          error:&jsonError];
+    if (jsonError) {
+      comm::Logger::log(
+          "Failed to deserialize persisted rescind payload. Details: " +
+          std::string([jsonError.localizedDescription UTF8String]));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!(rescindPayload[setUnreadStatusKey] && rescindPayload[threadIDKey])) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    std::string threadID =
+        std::string([rescindPayload[threadIDKey] UTF8String]);
+    comm::GlobalDBSingleton::instance.scheduleOrRun([threadID]() mutable {
+      comm::ThreadOperations::updateSQLiteUnreadStatus(threadID, false);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 // Copied from
diff --git a/native/ios/NotificationService/NotificationService.mm b/native/ios/NotificationService/NotificationService.mm
--- a/native/ios/NotificationService/NotificationService.mm
+++ b/native/ios/NotificationService/NotificationService.mm
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   self.contentHandler = contentHandler;
   self.bestAttemptContent = [request.content mutableCopy];
 
+  [self persistMessagePayload:self.bestAttemptContent.userInfo];
+  // Message payload persistence is a higher priority task, so it has
+  // to happen prior to potential notification center clearing.
   if ([self isRescind:self.bestAttemptContent.userInfo]) {
     [self removeNotificationWithIdentifier:self.bestAttemptContent
                                                .userInfo[@"notificationId"]];
@@ -31,12 +34,6 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  NSString *message = self.bestAttemptContent.userInfo[@"messageInfos"];
-  if (message) {
-    TemporaryMessageStorage *temporaryStorage =
-        [[TemporaryMessageStorage alloc] init];
-    [temporaryStorage writeMessage:message];
-  }
   // TODO modify self.bestAttemptContent here
 
   self.contentHandler(self.bestAttemptContent);
@@ -85,6 +82,39 @@
   dispatch_semaphore_wait(semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
 }
 
+- (void)persistMessagePayload:(NSDictionary *)payload {
+  if (payload[@"messageInfos"]) {
+    TemporaryMessageStorage *temporaryStorage =
+        [[TemporaryMessageStorage alloc] init];
+    [temporaryStorage writeMessage:payload[@"messageInfos"]];
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (![self isRescind:payload]) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  NSError *jsonError = nil;
+  NSData *binarySerializedRescindPayload =
+      [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:payload
+                                      options:0
+                                        error:&jsonError];
+  if (jsonError) {
+    comm::Logger::log(
+        "NSE: Failed to serialize rescind payload. Details: " +
+        std::string([jsonError.localizedDescription UTF8String]));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  NSString *serializedRescindPayload =
+      [[NSString alloc] initWithData:binarySerializedRescindPayload
+                            encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+
+  TemporaryMessageStorage *temporaryRescindsStorage =
+      [[TemporaryMessageStorage alloc] initForRescinds];
+  [temporaryRescindsStorage writeMessage:serializedRescindPayload];
+}
+
 - (BOOL)isRescind:(NSDictionary *)payload {
   return payload[backgroundNotificationTypeKey] &&
       [payload[backgroundNotificationTypeKey] isEqualToString:@"CLEAR"];