diff --git a/resources/qml/MessageView.qml b/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
index 0c71573a..c5377650 100644
--- a/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ Item {
             Component {
                 MenuItem {
                     text: qsTr("&Mark as read")
+
+                    onTriggered: room.markEventAsRead(messageContextMenuC.eventId)
                 }
             }
             Component {
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
index ad9f574e..db7cee53 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void openUserProfile(QString userid);
     Q_INVOKABLE void unpin(const QString &id);
     Q_INVOKABLE void pin(const QString &id);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void markEventAsRead(const QString &id) { this->readEvent(id.toStdString()); }
     Q_INVOKABLE void showReadReceipts(const QString &id);
     Q_INVOKABLE void redactEvent(const QString &id, const QString &reason = "");
     Q_INVOKABLE void redactAllFromUser(const QString &userid, const QString &reason = "");