diff --git a/Classes/ChatsListTableView.m b/Classes/ChatsListTableView.m
index fdb622216..21d1d0d66 100644
--- a/Classes/ChatsListTableView.m
+++ b/Classes/ChatsListTableView.m
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ static void chatTable_free_chatrooms(void *data) {
 		LinphoneChatRoom *chatRoom = (LinphoneChatRoom *)ms_list_nth_data(data, (int)[indexPath row]);
 		ChatConversationView *view = VIEW(ChatConversationView);
 		[view setChatRoom:chatRoom];
+		// on iPad, force unread bubble to disappear by reloading the cell
+		if (IPAD) {
+			UIChatCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
+			[cell updateUnreadBadge];
+		}
 		[PhoneMainView.instance changeCurrentView:view.compositeViewDescription push:TRUE];
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Classes/LinphoneUI/Base.lproj/UIChatCell.xib b/Classes/LinphoneUI/Base.lproj/UIChatCell.xib
index 4f89590d7..a9bdae0cc 100644
--- a/Classes/LinphoneUI/Base.lproj/UIChatCell.xib
+++ b/Classes/LinphoneUI/Base.lproj/UIChatCell.xib
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                 </label>
                 <view hidden="YES" autoresizesSubviews="NO" userInteractionEnabled="NO" tag="7" contentMode="scaleToFill" id="7DE-KJ-9Q3" userLabel="unreadCountView" customClass="UIBouncingView">
                     <rect key="frame" x="350" y="7" width="21" height="22"/>
-                    <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMinX="YES" widthSizable="YES" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES" heightSizable="YES" flexibleMaxY="YES"/>
+                    <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMinX="YES" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES" flexibleMaxY="YES"/>
                     <subviews>
                         <imageView userInteractionEnabled="NO" tag="8" contentMode="scaleAspectFit" image="history_chat_indicator.png" id="NXj-A8-YLh" userLabel="unreadCountImage">
                             <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="21" height="21"/>
diff --git a/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.h b/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.h
index 38ab5f605..083119004 100644
--- a/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.h
+++ b/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.h
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
 - (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString*)identifier;
 
 - (IBAction)onDeleteClick:(id)event;
-
+- (void)updateUnreadBadge;
 - (void)setChatRoom:(LinphoneChatRoom *)achat;
 @end
diff --git a/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.m b/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.m
index 58b57d1a1..22caf1a17 100644
--- a/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.m
+++ b/Classes/LinphoneUI/UIChatCell.m
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
 		_chatLatestTimeLabel.text = NSLocalizedString(@"Now", nil);
 	}
 
+	[self updateUnreadBadge];
+}
+
+- (void)updateUnreadBadge {
 	int count = linphone_chat_room_get_unread_messages_count(chatRoom);
 	_unreadCountLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", count];
 	if (count > 0) {
@@ -100,7 +104,6 @@
 	} else {
 		[_unreadCountView stopAnimating:YES];
 	}
-
 	UIFont *addressFont = (count <= 0) ? [UIFont systemFontOfSize:25] : [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:25];
 	_addressLabel.font = addressFont;
 }