diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_histories.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_histories.cpp
index d78822965..efe4c3200 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_histories.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_histories.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ void Histories::readInboxTill(
 
 	if (!history->readInboxTillNeedsRequest(tillId) && !force) {
 		return;
+	} else if (!history->trackUnreadMessages()) {
+		return;
 	} else if (!force) {
 		const auto maybeState = lookup(history);
 		if (maybeState && maybeState->readTill >= tillId) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.cpp
index c04c7bba2..78fe529a4 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.cpp
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ void History::calculateFirstUnreadMessage() {
 	}
 
 	_firstUnreadView = nullptr;
-	if (!unreadCount()) {
+	if (!unreadCount() || !trackUnreadMessages()) {
 		return;
 	}
 	for (const auto &block : ranges::view::reverse(blocks)) {
@@ -2575,6 +2575,13 @@ int History::fixedOnTopIndex() const {
 	return useProxyPromotion() ? kProxyPromotionFixOnTopIndex : 0;
 }
 
+bool History::trackUnreadMessages() const {
+	if (const auto channel = peer->asChannel()) {
+		return channel->amIn();
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool History::shouldBeInChatList() const {
 	if (peer->migrateTo() || !folderKnown()) {
 		return false;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.h
index 2abe674ed..8ef86d070 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ public:
 		not_null<const HistoryItem*> item) const;
 	[[nodiscard]] MsgId loadAroundId() const;
 
+	[[nodiscard]] bool trackUnreadMessages() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] int unreadCount() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] bool unreadCountKnown() const;
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index b8fbae6b5..f70e5fa8d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ void HistoryWidget::addMessagesToBack(
 		PeerData *peer,
 		const QVector<MTPMessage> &messages) {
 	const auto checkForUnreadStart = [&] {
-		if (_history->unreadBar() || !_history->inChatList()) {
+		if (_history->unreadBar() || !_history->trackUnreadMessages()) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		_history->calculateFirstUnreadMessage();