diff --git a/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
--- a/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 		CB4821AF27CFB19D001AB7E1 /* PlatformSpecificTools.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 71762A74270D8AAE00F565ED /* PlatformSpecificTools.mm */; };
 		CB4821B127CFB1FA001AB7E1 /* GlobalNetworkSingleton.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 726E5D762731A5E10032361D /* GlobalNetworkSingleton.cpp */; };
 		CB4821B227CFB20E001AB7E1 /* SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 71BE84412636A944002849D2 /* SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp */; };
+		CB64AA76284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = CB64AA74284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.cpp */; };
 		D7DB6E0F85B2DBE15B01EC21 /* libPods-Comm.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 994BEBDD4E4959F69CEA0BC3 /* libPods-Comm.a */; };
 		F02C296C528B51ADAB5AA19D /* libPods-NotificationService.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3EE4DCB430B05EC9DE7D7B01 /* libPods-NotificationService.a */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
@@ -186,6 +187,8 @@
 		CB1648B027CFD07E00394D9D /* CommRelease.entitlements */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.entitlements; name = CommRelease.entitlements; path = Comm/CommRelease.entitlements; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CB30C12327D0ACF700FBE8DE /* NotificationService.entitlements */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.entitlements; path = NotificationService.entitlements; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CB3C621327CE66540054F24C /* libEXSecureStore.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; path = libEXSecureStore.a; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
+		CB64AA74284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = ThreadOperations.cpp; path = ../PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		CB64AA75284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = ThreadOperations.h; path = ../PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
@@ -345,6 +348,7 @@
 		71BE843A2636A944002849D2 /* NativeModules */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				CBED0E2C284E086100CD3863 /* PersistentStorageUtilities */,
 				726E5D722731A4240032361D /* InternalModules */,
 				71BE843C2636A944002849D2 /* CommCoreModule.cpp */,
 				71BE843E2636A944002849D2 /* CommCoreModule.h */,
@@ -491,6 +495,23 @@
 			name = ExpoModulesProviders;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		CB64AA73284F4D4C00460699 /* ThreadOperationsUtilities */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				CB64AA74284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.cpp */,
+				CB64AA75284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.h */,
+			);
+			path = ThreadOperationsUtilities;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
+		CBED0E2C284E086100CD3863 /* PersistentStorageUtilities */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				CB64AA73284F4D4C00460699 /* ThreadOperationsUtilities */,
+			);
+			name = PersistentStorageUtilities;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		D533B93718E3B9684B508006 /* Pods */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -852,6 +873,7 @@
 				71BF5B7F26BBDD7400EDE27D /* CryptoModule.cpp in Sources */,
 				71BE844A2636A944002849D2 /* CommCoreModule.cpp in Sources */,
 				71D4D7CC26C50B1000FCDBCD /* CommSecureStore.mm in Sources */,
+				CB64AA76284F4DC900460699 /* ThreadOperations.cpp in Sources */,
 				711B408425DA97F9005F8F06 /* dummy.swift in Sources */,
 				726E5D782731A5E10032361D /* GlobalNetworkSingleton.cpp in Sources */,
 				13B07FC11A68108700A75B9A /* main.m in Sources */,
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
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 #import "CommCoreModule.h"
 #import "GlobalNetworkSingleton.h"
+#import "Logger.h"
 #import "NetworkModule.h"
 #import "SQLiteQueryExecutor.h"
+#import "ThreadOperations.h"
 #import "Tools.h"
 #import <cstdio>
 #import <stdexcept>
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@
 #import <UserNotifications/UserNotifications.h>
 
 NSString *const backgroundNotificationTypeKey = @"backgroundNotifType";
+NSString *const setUnreadStatusKey = @"setUnreadStatus";
 
 @interface AppDelegate () <
     RCTCxxBridgeDelegate,
@@ -157,6 +160,14 @@
     return YES;
   } else if ([notification[backgroundNotificationTypeKey]
                  isEqualToString:@"CLEAR"]) {
+    if (notification[setUnreadStatusKey]) {
+      std::string threadID =
+          std::string([notification[@"threadID"] UTF8String]);
+      // this callback may be called from inactive state so we need
+      // to initialize the database
+      [self attemptDatabaseInitialization];
+      comm::ThreadOperations::updateSQLiteUnreadStatus(threadID, false);
+    }
     [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter]
         getDeliveredNotificationsWithCompletionHandler:^(
             NSArray<UNNotification *> *notifications) {