diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 8621baaade..6b938aaa4d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -2206,6 +2206,9 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
                     m.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(item.deletedChatItem.chatInfo.id)
                 }
             }
+            if let updatedChatInfo = items.last?.deletedChatItem.chatInfo {
+                m.updateChatInfo(updatedChatInfo)
+            }
         }
     case let .groupChatItemsDeleted(user, groupInfo, chatItemIDs, _, member_):
         await groupChatItemsDeleted(user, groupInfo, chatItemIDs, member_)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 093827ac59..8ce0c50849 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -2277,6 +2277,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                 if deletedItem.isActiveReport {
                                     m.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chat.chatInfo.id)
                                 }
+                                m.updateChatInfo(itemDeletion.deletedChatItem.chatInfo)
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -2466,6 +2467,9 @@ private func deleteMessages(_ chat: Chat, _ deletingItems: [Int64], _ mode: CIDe
                             ChatModel.shared.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chat.chatInfo.id)
                         }
                     }
+                    if let updatedChatInfo = deletedItems.last?.deletedChatItem.chatInfo {
+                        ChatModel.shared.updateChatInfo(updatedChatInfo)
+                    }
                 }
                 await onSuccess()
             } catch {
@@ -2497,6 +2501,9 @@ func archiveReports(_ chatInfo: ChatInfo, _ itemIds: [Int64], _ forAll: Bool, _
                             ChatModel.shared.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chatInfo.id)
                         }
                     }
+                    if let updatedChatInfo = deleted.last?.deletedChatItem.chatInfo {
+                        ChatModel.shared.updateChatInfo(updatedChatInfo)
+                    }
                 }
                 await onSuccess()
             } catch {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index c3b681dbc7..7cb2d9fe5e 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -2533,6 +2533,11 @@ object ChatController {
             }
           }
         }
+        r.chatItemDeletions.lastOrNull()?.deletedChatItem?.chatInfo?.let { updatedChatInfo ->
+          withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+            chatModel.chatsContext.updateChatInfo(rhId, updatedChatInfo)
+          }
+        }
       }
       is CR.GroupChatItemsDeleted -> {
         groupChatItemsDeleted(rhId, r)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index c51b5ff622..2ca0dcc35d 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ fun ChatView(
                     if (deletedItem.isActiveReport) {
                       chatModel.chatsContext.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chatRh, chatInfo.id)
                     }
+                    chatModel.chatsContext.updateChatInfo(chatRh, deleted.deletedChatItem.chatInfo)
                   }
                   withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                     if (toChatItem != null) {
@@ -2672,6 +2673,9 @@ private fun deleteMessages(chatRh: Long?, chatInfo: ChatInfo, itemIds: List<Long
               chatModel.chatsContext.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chatRh, chatInfo.id)
             }
           }
+          deleted.lastOrNull()?.deletedChatItem?.chatInfo?.let { updatedChatInfo ->
+            chatModel.chatsContext.updateChatInfo(chatRh, updatedChatInfo)
+          }
         }
         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
           for (di in deleted) {
@@ -2712,6 +2716,9 @@ private fun archiveReports(chatRh: Long?, chatInfo: ChatInfo, itemIds: List<Long
               chatModel.chatsContext.decreaseGroupReportsCounter(chatRh, chatInfo.id)
             }
           }
+          deleted.lastOrNull()?.deletedChatItem?.chatInfo?.let { updatedChatInfo ->
+            chatModel.chatsContext.updateChatInfo(chatRh, updatedChatInfo)
+          }
         }
         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
           for (di in deleted) {
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index 79714af0ec..20f9468cd6 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -1032,8 +1032,9 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
         user <- getUserByGroupId db chatId
         gInfo <- getGroupInfo db vr user chatId
         pure (user, gInfo)
+      chatScopeInfo <- mapM (getChatScopeInfo vr user) scope
       (timedItems, gInfo') <- withFastStore $ \db -> do
-        (timedItems, gInfo') <- updateGroupChatItemsReadList db vr user gInfo scope itemIds
+        (timedItems, gInfo') <- updateGroupChatItemsReadList db vr user gInfo chatScopeInfo itemIds
         timedItems' <- liftIO $ setGroupChatItemsDeleteAt db user chatId timedItems =<< getCurrentTime
         pure (timedItems', gInfo')
       forM_ timedItems $ \(itemId, deleteAt) -> startProximateTimedItemThread user (chatRef, itemId) deleteAt
@@ -2239,7 +2240,7 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
           deleted = deleted1 <> deleted2 <> deleted3 <> deleted4
       -- Read group info with updated membersRequireAttention
       gInfo' <- withFastStore $ \db -> getGroupInfo db vr user groupId
-      let acis' = map (updateCIGroupInfo gInfo') acis
+      let acis' = map (updateACIGroupInfo gInfo') acis
       unless (null acis') $ toView $ CEvtNewChatItems user acis'
       unless (null errs) $ toView $ CEvtChatErrors errs
       when withMessages $ deleteMessages user gInfo' deleted
@@ -2299,11 +2300,6 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
               -- instead we re-read it once after deleting all members before response.
               void $ deleteOrUpdateMemberRecordIO db user gInfo m
               pure m {memberStatus = GSMemRemoved}
-      updateCIGroupInfo :: GroupInfo -> AChatItem -> AChatItem
-      updateCIGroupInfo gInfo' = \case
-        AChatItem SCTGroup SMDSnd (GroupChat _gInfo chatScopeInfo) ci ->
-          AChatItem SCTGroup SMDSnd (GroupChat gInfo' chatScopeInfo) ci
-        aci -> aci
       deleteMessages user gInfo@GroupInfo {membership} ms
         | groupFeatureMemberAllowed SGFFullDelete membership gInfo = deleteGroupMembersCIs user gInfo ms membership
         | otherwise = markGroupMembersCIsDeleted user gInfo ms membership
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
index d3a0e6e59f..bdc5e4b920 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import Data.Foldable (foldr')
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.Functor.Identity
 import Data.Int (Int64)
-import Data.List (find, mapAccumL, partition)
+import Data.List (find, foldl', mapAccumL, partition)
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty (..), (<|))
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as L
 import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
@@ -459,7 +459,14 @@ deleteGroupCIs user gInfo chatScopeInfo items byGroupMember_ deletedTs = do
   deleteCIFiles user ciFilesInfo
   (errs, deletions) <- lift $ partitionEithers <$> withStoreBatch' (\db -> map (deleteItem db) items)
   unless (null errs) $ toView $ CEvtChatErrors errs
-  pure deletions
+  vr <- chatVersionRange
+  deletions' <- case chatScopeInfo of
+    Nothing -> pure deletions
+    Just scopeInfo@GCSIMemberSupport {groupMember_} -> do
+      let decStats = countDeletedUnreadItems groupMember_ deletions
+      gInfo' <- withFastStore' $ \db -> updateGroupScopeUnreadStats db vr user gInfo scopeInfo decStats
+      pure $ map (updateDeletionGroupInfo gInfo') deletions
+  pure deletions'
   where
     deleteItem :: DB.Connection -> CChatItem 'CTGroup -> IO ChatItemDeletion
     deleteItem db (CChatItem md ci) = do
@@ -467,6 +474,32 @@ deleteGroupCIs user gInfo chatScopeInfo items byGroupMember_ deletedTs = do
         Just m -> Just <$> updateGroupChatItemModerated db user gInfo ci m deletedTs
         Nothing -> Nothing <$ deleteGroupChatItem db user gInfo ci
       pure $ groupDeletion md gInfo chatScopeInfo ci ci'
+    countDeletedUnreadItems :: Maybe GroupMember -> [ChatItemDeletion] -> (Int, Int, Int)
+    countDeletedUnreadItems scopeMember_ = foldl' countItem (0, 0, 0)
+      where
+        countItem :: (Int, Int, Int) -> ChatItemDeletion -> (Int, Int, Int)
+        countItem (!unread, !unanswered, !mentions) ChatItemDeletion {deletedChatItem}
+          | aChatItemIsRcvNew deletedChatItem =
+              let unread' = unread + 1
+                  unanswered' = case (scopeMember_, aChatItemRcvFromMember deletedChatItem) of
+                    (Just scopeMember, Just rcvFromMember)
+                      | groupMemberId' rcvFromMember == groupMemberId' scopeMember -> unanswered + 1
+                    _ -> unanswered
+                  mentions' = if isACIUserMention deletedChatItem then mentions + 1 else mentions
+               in (unread', unanswered', mentions')
+          | otherwise = (unread, unanswered, mentions)
+    updateDeletionGroupInfo :: GroupInfo -> ChatItemDeletion -> ChatItemDeletion
+    updateDeletionGroupInfo gInfo' ChatItemDeletion {deletedChatItem, toChatItem} =
+      ChatItemDeletion
+        { deletedChatItem = updateACIGroupInfo gInfo' deletedChatItem,
+          toChatItem = updateACIGroupInfo gInfo' <$> toChatItem
+        }
+
+updateACIGroupInfo :: GroupInfo -> AChatItem -> AChatItem
+updateACIGroupInfo gInfo' = \case
+  AChatItem SCTGroup dir (GroupChat _gInfo chatScopeInfo) ci ->
+    AChatItem SCTGroup dir (GroupChat gInfo' chatScopeInfo) ci
+  aci -> aci
 
 deleteGroupMemberCIs :: MsgDirectionI d => User -> GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> GroupMember -> SMsgDirection d -> CM ()
 deleteGroupMemberCIs user gInfo member byGroupMember msgDir = do
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
index 9a8dc786cd..dfd37527d1 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ data CIMentionMember = CIMentionMember
   }
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
+isACIUserMention :: AChatItem -> Bool
+isACIUserMention (AChatItem _ _ _ ci) = isUserMention ci
+
 isUserMention :: ChatItem c d -> Bool
 isUserMention ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {userMention}} = userMention
 
@@ -295,6 +298,16 @@ chatItemMember GroupInfo {membership} ChatItem {chatDir} = case chatDir of
   CIGroupSnd -> membership
   CIGroupRcv m -> m
 
+chatItemRcvFromMember :: ChatItem c d -> Maybe GroupMember
+chatItemRcvFromMember ChatItem {chatDir} = case chatDir of
+  CIGroupRcv m -> Just m
+  _ -> Nothing
+
+chatItemIsRcvNew :: ChatItem c d -> Bool
+chatItemIsRcvNew ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemStatus}} = case itemStatus of
+  CISRcvNew -> True
+  _ -> False
+
 ciReactionAllowed :: ChatItem c d -> Bool
 ciReactionAllowed ChatItem {meta = CIMeta {itemDeleted = Just _}} = False
 ciReactionAllowed ChatItem {content} = isJust $ ciMsgContent content
@@ -395,6 +408,12 @@ aChatItemTs (AChatItem _ _ _ ci) = chatItemTs' ci
 aChatItemDir :: AChatItem -> MsgDirection
 aChatItemDir (AChatItem _ sMsgDir _ _) = toMsgDirection sMsgDir
 
+aChatItemRcvFromMember :: AChatItem -> Maybe GroupMember
+aChatItemRcvFromMember (AChatItem _ _ _ ci) = chatItemRcvFromMember ci
+
+aChatItemIsRcvNew :: AChatItem -> Bool
+aChatItemIsRcvNew (AChatItem _ _ _ ci) = chatItemIsRcvNew ci
+
 updateFileStatus :: forall c d. ChatItem c d -> CIFileStatus d -> ChatItem c d
 updateFileStatus ci@ChatItem {file} status = case file of
   Just f -> ci {file = Just (f :: CIFile d) {fileStatus = status}}
@@ -966,7 +985,10 @@ ciStatusNew = case msgDirection @d of
 ciCreateStatus :: forall d. MsgDirectionI d => CIContent d -> CIStatus d
 ciCreateStatus content = case msgDirection @d of
   SMDSnd -> ciStatusNew
-  SMDRcv -> if ciRequiresAttention content then ciStatusNew else CISRcvRead
+  SMDRcv
+    | isCIReport content -> CISRcvRead
+    | ciRequiresAttention content -> ciStatusNew
+    | otherwise -> CISRcvRead
 
 membersGroupItemStatus :: [(GroupSndStatus, Int)] -> CIStatus 'MDSnd
 membersGroupItemStatus memStatusCounts
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages/CIContent.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages/CIContent.hs
index cc2f97ac44..cc6529831c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages/CIContent.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages/CIContent.hs
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ ciMsgContent = \case
   CIRcvMsgContent mc -> Just mc
   _ -> Nothing
 
+isCIReport :: CIContent d -> Bool
+isCIReport = maybe False isReport . ciMsgContent
+
 data MsgDecryptError
   = MDERatchetHeader
   | MDETooManySkipped
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
index 4470641491..6c66ea0e64 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ updateGroupMemberAccepted db User {userId} m@GroupMember {groupMemberId} status
   pure m {memberStatus = status, memberRole = role, updatedAt = currentTs}
 
 deleteGroupMemberSupportChat :: DB.Connection -> User -> GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> IO (GroupInfo, GroupMember)
-deleteGroupMemberSupportChat db user@User {userId} g@GroupInfo {groupId, membersRequireAttention} m@GroupMember {groupMemberId, supportChat} = do
+deleteGroupMemberSupportChat db user g m@GroupMember {groupMemberId} = do
   let requiredAttention = gmRequiresAttention m
   currentTs <- getCurrentTime
   DB.execute
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
index d6affc4f12..a9bd03ed0e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.Messages
     updateGroupChatItemsRead,
     getGroupUnreadTimedItems,
     updateGroupChatItemsReadList,
+    updateGroupScopeUnreadStats,
     setGroupChatItemsDeleteAt,
     updateLocalChatItemsRead,
     getChatRefViaItemId,
@@ -2018,13 +2019,17 @@ getGroupUnreadTimedItems db User {userId} groupId =
     |]
     (userId, groupId, CISRcvNew)
 
-updateGroupChatItemsReadList :: DB.Connection -> VersionRangeChat -> User -> GroupInfo -> Maybe GroupChatScope -> NonEmpty ChatItemId -> ExceptT StoreError IO ([(ChatItemId, Int)], GroupInfo)
-updateGroupChatItemsReadList db vr user@User {userId} g@GroupInfo {groupId, membership, membersRequireAttention} scope itemIds = do
+updateGroupChatItemsReadList :: DB.Connection -> VersionRangeChat -> User -> GroupInfo -> Maybe GroupChatScopeInfo -> NonEmpty ChatItemId -> ExceptT StoreError IO ([(ChatItemId, Int)], GroupInfo)
+updateGroupChatItemsReadList db vr user@User {userId} g@GroupInfo {groupId} scopeInfo_ itemIds = do
   currentTs <- liftIO getCurrentTime
   -- Possible improvement is to differentiate retrieval queries for each scope,
   -- but we rely on UI to not pass item IDs from incorrect scope.
   readItemsData <- liftIO $ catMaybes . L.toList <$> mapM (getUpdateGroupItem currentTs) itemIds
-  g' <- updateChatStats readItemsData
+  g' <- case scopeInfo_ of
+    Nothing -> pure g
+    Just scopeInfo@GCSIMemberSupport {groupMember_} -> do
+      let decStats = countReadItems groupMember_ readItemsData
+      liftIO $ updateGroupScopeUnreadStats db vr user g scopeInfo decStats
   pure (timedItems readItemsData, g')
   where
     getUpdateGroupItem :: UTCTime -> ChatItemId -> IO (Maybe (ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt))
@@ -2038,67 +2043,58 @@ updateGroupChatItemsReadList db vr user@User {userId} g@GroupInfo {groupId, memb
             RETURNING chat_item_id, timed_ttl, timed_delete_at, group_member_id, user_mention
           |]
           (CISRcvRead, currentTs, userId, groupId, CISRcvNew, itemId)
-    updateChatStats :: [(ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt)] -> ExceptT StoreError IO GroupInfo
-    updateChatStats readItemsData = case scope of
-      Nothing -> pure g
-      Just GCSMemberSupport {groupMemberId_} -> case groupMemberId_ of
-        Nothing -> do
-          membership' <- updateGMStats membership
-          pure g {membership = membership'}
-        Just groupMemberId -> do
-          member <- getGroupMemberById db vr user groupMemberId
-          member' <- updateGMStats member
-          let didRequire = gmRequiresAttention member
-              nowRequires = gmRequiresAttention member'
-          if (not nowRequires && didRequire)
-            then do
-              liftIO $
-                DB.execute
-                  db
-                  [sql|
-                    UPDATE groups
-                    SET members_require_attention = members_require_attention - 1
-                    WHERE user_id = ? AND group_id = ?
-                  |]
-                  (userId, groupId)
-              pure g {membersRequireAttention = membersRequireAttention - 1}
-            else
-              pure g
-        where
-          updateGMStats GroupMember {groupMemberId} = do
-            let unread = length readItemsData
-                (unanswered, mentions) = decStats
-            liftIO $
-              DB.execute
-                db
-                [sql|
-                  UPDATE group_members
-                  SET support_chat_items_unread = support_chat_items_unread - ?,
-                      support_chat_items_member_attention = support_chat_items_member_attention - ?,
-                      support_chat_items_mentions = support_chat_items_mentions - ?
-                  WHERE group_member_id = ?
-                |]
-              (unread, unanswered, mentions, groupMemberId)
-            getGroupMemberById db vr user groupMemberId
-            where
-              decStats :: (Int, Int)
-              decStats = foldl' countItem (0, 0) readItemsData
-                where
-                  countItem :: (Int, Int) -> (ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt) -> (Int, Int)
-                  countItem (!unanswered, !mentions) (_, _, _, itemGMId_, userMention_) =
-                    let unanswered' = case (groupMemberId_, itemGMId_) of
-                          (Just scopeGMId, Just itemGMId) | itemGMId == scopeGMId -> unanswered + 1
-                          _ -> unanswered
-                        mentions' = case userMention_ of
-                          Just (BI True) -> mentions + 1
-                          _ -> mentions
-                    in (unanswered', mentions')
+    countReadItems :: Maybe GroupMember -> [(ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt)] -> (Int, Int, Int)
+    countReadItems scopeMember_ readItemsData =
+      let unread = length readItemsData
+          (unanswered, mentions) = foldl' countItem (0, 0) readItemsData
+       in (unread, unanswered, mentions)
+      where
+        countItem :: (Int, Int) -> (ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt) -> (Int, Int)
+        countItem (!unanswered, !mentions) (_, _, _, itemGMId_, userMention_) =
+          let unanswered' = case (scopeMember_, itemGMId_) of
+                (Just scopeMember, Just itemGMId) | itemGMId == groupMemberId' scopeMember -> unanswered + 1
+                _ -> unanswered
+              mentions' = case userMention_ of
+                Just (BI True) -> mentions + 1
+                _ -> mentions
+          in (unanswered', mentions')
     timedItems :: [(ChatItemId, Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe BoolInt)] -> [(ChatItemId, Int)]
     timedItems = foldl' addTimedItem []
       where
         addTimedItem acc (itemId, Just ttl, Nothing, _, _) = (itemId, ttl) : acc
         addTimedItem acc _ = acc
 
+updateGroupScopeUnreadStats :: DB.Connection -> VersionRangeChat -> User -> GroupInfo -> GroupChatScopeInfo -> (Int, Int, Int) -> IO GroupInfo
+updateGroupScopeUnreadStats db vr user g@GroupInfo {membership} scopeInfo (unread, unanswered, mentions) =
+  case scopeInfo of
+    GCSIMemberSupport {groupMember_} -> case groupMember_ of
+      Nothing -> do
+        membership' <- updateGMStats membership
+        pure g {membership = membership'}
+      Just member -> do
+        member' <- updateGMStats member
+        let didRequire = gmRequiresAttention member
+            nowRequires = gmRequiresAttention member'
+        if (not nowRequires && didRequire)
+          then decreaseGroupMembersRequireAttention db user g
+          else pure g
+  where
+    updateGMStats m@GroupMember {groupMemberId} = do
+      currentTs <- getCurrentTime
+      DB.execute
+        db
+        [sql|
+          UPDATE group_members
+          SET support_chat_items_unread = support_chat_items_unread - ?,
+              support_chat_items_member_attention = support_chat_items_member_attention - ?,
+              support_chat_items_mentions = support_chat_items_mentions - ?,
+              updated_at = ?
+          WHERE group_member_id = ?
+        |]
+        (unread, unanswered, mentions, currentTs, groupMemberId)
+      m_ <- runExceptT $ getGroupMemberById db vr user groupMemberId
+      pure $ either (const m) id m_ -- Left shouldn't happen, but types require it
+
 deriving instance Show BoolInt
 
 setGroupChatItemsDeleteAt :: DB.Connection -> User -> GroupId -> [(ChatItemId, Int)] -> UTCTime -> IO [(ChatItemId, UTCTime)]
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_query_plans.txt b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_query_plans.txt
index cf3c3fb206..b0e98856d9 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_query_plans.txt
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_query_plans.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
-Query: 
-                    UPDATE groups
-                    SET members_require_attention = members_require_attention - 1
-                    WHERE user_id = ? AND group_id = ?
-                  
-Plan:
-SEARCH groups USING INTEGER PRIMARY KEY (rowid=?)
-
-Query: 
-                  UPDATE group_members
-                  SET support_chat_items_unread = support_chat_items_unread - ?,
-                      support_chat_items_member_attention = support_chat_items_member_attention - ?,
-                      support_chat_items_mentions = support_chat_items_mentions - ?
-                  WHERE group_member_id = ?
-                
-Plan:
-SEARCH group_members USING INTEGER PRIMARY KEY (rowid=?)
-
 Query: 
                   UPDATE groups
                   SET chat_ts = ?,
@@ -1321,6 +1303,17 @@ Query:
 Plan:
 SEARCH group_members USING INTEGER PRIMARY KEY (rowid=?)
 
+Query: 
+          UPDATE group_members
+          SET support_chat_items_unread = support_chat_items_unread - ?,
+              support_chat_items_member_attention = support_chat_items_member_attention - ?,
+              support_chat_items_mentions = support_chat_items_mentions - ?,
+              updated_at = ?
+          WHERE group_member_id = ?
+        
+Plan:
+SEARCH group_members USING INTEGER PRIMARY KEY (rowid=?)
+
 Query: 
           UPDATE group_profiles
           SET display_name = ?, full_name = ?, description = ?, image = ?, preferences = ?, member_admission = ?, updated_at = ?
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index d1588ce6fb..1cf6d0d0d6 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ chatGroupTests = do
     it "should send scoped messages to support (single moderator)" testScopedSupportSingleModerator
     it "should send scoped messages to support (many moderators)" testScopedSupportManyModerators
     it "should send messages to admins and members" testSupportCLISendCommand
-    it "should correctly maintain unread stats for support chats" testScopedSupportUnreadStats
+    it "should correctly maintain unread stats for support chats on reading chat items" testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnRead
+    it "should correctly maintain unread stats for support chats on deleting chat items" testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnDelete
 
 testGroupCheckMessages :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testGroupCheckMessages =
@@ -7009,8 +7010,8 @@ testSupportCLISendCommand =
     bob ##> "#team (support 4"
     bob <## "bad chat command: Failed reading: empty"
 
-testScopedSupportUnreadStats :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
-testScopedSupportUnreadStats =
+testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnRead :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
+testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnRead =
   testChatOpts4 opts aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile danProfile $ \alice bob cath dan -> do
     createGroup4 "team" alice (bob, GRMember) (cath, GRMember) (dan, GRModerator)
 
@@ -7149,3 +7150,33 @@ testScopedSupportUnreadStats =
         { markRead = False
         }
 
+testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnDelete :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
+testScopedSupportUnreadStatsOnDelete =
+  testChatOpts2 opts aliceProfile bobProfile $ \alice bob -> do
+    createGroup2 "team" alice bob
+
+    alice ##> "/set delete #team on"
+    alice <## "updated group preferences:"
+    alice <## "Full deletion: on"
+    bob <## "alice updated group #team:"
+    bob <## "updated group preferences:"
+    bob <## "Full deletion: on"
+
+    bob #> "#team (support) 1"
+    alice <# "#team (support: bob) bob> 1"
+
+    msgIdBob <- lastItemId bob
+
+    alice ##> "/member support chats #team"
+    alice <## "bob (Bob) (id 2): unread: 1, require attention: 1, mentions: 0"
+
+    bob #$> ("/_delete item #1(_support) " <> msgIdBob <> " broadcast", id, "message deleted")
+    alice <# "#team (support: bob) bob> [deleted] 1"
+
+    alice ##> "/member support chats #team"
+    alice <## "bob (Bob) (id 2): unread: 0, require attention: 0, mentions: 0"
+  where
+    opts =
+      testOpts
+        { markRead = False
+        }