diff --git a/src/qml/Page/RoomPage.qml b/src/qml/Page/RoomPage.qml
index 76b5c8455..f988d1e2d 100644
--- a/src/qml/Page/RoomPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Page/RoomPage.qml
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
     // Mark all messages as read if all unread messages are visible to the user
     function markReadIfVisible() {
         let readMarkerRow = eventToIndex(currentRoom.readMarkerEventId)
-        if (readMarkerRow > 0 && readMarkerRow < firstVisibleIndex() && messageListView.atYEnd) {
+        if (readMarkerRow >= 0 && readMarkerRow < firstVisibleIndex() && messageListView.atYEnd) {
             currentRoom.markAllMessagesAsRead()
         }
     }