diff --git a/linphone-app/src/components/chat-room/ChatRoomModel.hpp b/linphone-app/src/components/chat-room/ChatRoomModel.hpp
index b99277650..81c62ceb5 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/components/chat-room/ChatRoomModel.hpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/components/chat-room/ChatRoomModel.hpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public:
 	void sendFileMessage (const QString &path);
 	Q_INVOKABLE void forwardMessage(ChatMessageModel * model);
 	void compose ();
-	void resetMessageCount ();
+	Q_INVOKABLE void resetMessageCount ();
 	Q_INVOKABLE void initEntries();
 	Q_INVOKABLE int loadMoreEntries();	// return new entries count
 	void callEnded(std::shared_ptr<linphone::Call> call);
diff --git a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
index fa686cf7d..87e1bc67f 100644
--- a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
+++ b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Chat/Chat.qml
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ Rectangle {
 				if( loadingEntries && !displaying)
 					displaying = true
 			}
+			onBindToEndChanged: if( bindToEnd){
+				markAsReadTimer.start()
+			}
+			Timer{
+				id: markAsReadTimer
+				interval: 5000
+				repeat: false
+				running: false
+				onTriggered: container.proxyModel.chatRoomModel.resetMessageCount()
+			}
 			//property var sipAddressObserver: SipAddressesModel.getSipAddressObserver(proxyModel.fullPeerAddress, proxyModel.fullLocalAddress)
 			// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 			Layout.fillHeight: true