diff --git a/src/messaging/notifications.js b/src/messaging/notifications.js
index 3da64926fe..cb2c9b6be9 100644
--- a/src/messaging/notifications.js
+++ b/src/messaging/notifications.js
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 	};
 
 	async function sendNotifications(fromuid, uids, roomId, messageObj) {
-		const isOnline = await user.isOnline(uids);
-		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
+		const hasRead = await Messaging.hasRead(uids, roomId);
+		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !hasRead[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
+		console.log('checking notif', uids, hasRead);
 		if (!uids.length) {
 			delete Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromuid}:${roomId}`];
 			return;
diff --git a/src/messaging/unread.js b/src/messaging/unread.js
index 169374045f..6005868b23 100644
--- a/src/messaging/unread.js
+++ b/src/messaging/unread.js
@@ -21,9 +21,18 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 	};
 
 	Messaging.markRead = async (uid, roomId) => {
+		console.log('mark read :)', uid, roomId);
 		await db.sortedSetRemove(`uid:${uid}:chat:rooms:unread`, roomId);
 	};
 
+	Messaging.hasRead = async (uids, roomId) => {
+		const isMembers = await db.isMemberOfSortedSets(
+			uids.map(uid => `uid:${uid}:chat:rooms:unread`),
+			roomId
+		);
+		return uids.map((uid, index) => !isMembers[index]);
+	};
+
 	Messaging.markAllRead = async (uid) => {
 		await db.delete(`uid:${uid}:chat:rooms:unread`);
 	};