diff --git a/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_message_manager.cpp b/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_message_manager.cpp
index fe55423..bcdb453 100644
--- a/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_message_manager.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_message_manager.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ bool ToxMessageManager::sendText(const Contact3 c, std::string_view message, boo
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::TimestampWritten>(new_msg_e, ts);
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(new_msg_e, ts); // reactive?
 
+	// mark as read
+	reg.emplace<Message::Components::Read>(new_msg_e, ts); // reactive?
+
 	// if sent?
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::TimestampProcessed>(new_msg_e, ts);
 
@@ -200,6 +203,8 @@ bool ToxMessageManager::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Friend_Message* e) {
 	//reg.emplace<Components::TimestampWritten>(new_msg_e, 0);
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(new_msg_e, ts); // reactive?
 
+	reg.emplace<Message::Components::TagUnread>(new_msg_e);
+
 	_rmm.throwEventConstruct(reg, new_msg_e);
 	return false; // TODO: return true?
 }
@@ -248,6 +253,8 @@ bool ToxMessageManager::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Message* e) {
 	//reg.emplace<Components::TimestampWritten>(new_msg_e, 0);
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(new_msg_e, ts); // reactive?
 
+	reg.emplace<Message::Components::TagUnread>(new_msg_e);
+
 	{ // by whom
 		auto& synced_by = reg.get_or_emplace<Message::Components::SyncedBy>(new_msg_e).list;
 		synced_by.emplace(self_c);
@@ -296,6 +303,8 @@ bool ToxMessageManager::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Private_Message* e) {
 	//reg.emplace<Components::TimestampWritten>(new_msg_e, 0);
 	reg.emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(new_msg_e, ts); // reactive?
 
+	reg.emplace<Message::Components::TagUnread>(new_msg_e);
+
 	// private does not track synced by
 
 	_rmm.throwEventConstruct(reg, new_msg_e);
diff --git a/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_transfer_manager.cpp b/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_transfer_manager.cpp
index 997f090..14f25cc 100644
--- a/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_transfer_manager.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_transfer_manager.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Message3Handle ToxTransferManager::toxSendFilePath(const Contact3 c, uint32_t fi
 	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::ContactTo>(e, c);
 	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::ContactFrom>(e, c_self);
 	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(e, ts); // reactive?
+	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::Read>(e, ts);
 
 	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>(e);
 	reg_ptr->emplace<Message::Components::Transfer::TagSending>(e);
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ bool ToxTransferManager::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_File_Recv* e) {
 	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::ContactTo>(self_c);
 	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::ContactFrom>(c);
 	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::Timestamp>(ts); // reactive?
+	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
 
 	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::Transfer::TagReceiving>();
 	transfer.emplace<Message::Components::Transfer::TagPaused>();
@@ -503,11 +505,16 @@ bool ToxTransferManager::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_File_Recv_Chunk* e) {
 		transfer.remove<
 			Message::Components::Transfer::ToxTransferFriend,
 			// TODO: removing file a good idea?
-			Message::Components::Transfer::File
+			Message::Components::Transfer::File,
+
+			Message::Components::Read
 		>();
 
 		transfer.emplace<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>();
 
+		// re-unread a finished transfer
+		transfer.emplace<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
+
 		_rmm.throwEventUpdate(transfer);
 	} else if (!transfer.all_of<Message::Components::Transfer::File>() || !transfer.get<Message::Components::Transfer::File>()->isGood()) {
 		std::cerr << "TTM error: file not good f" << friend_number << " t" << file_number << ", closing\n";