diff --git a/frontend/src/app/messages/[chatId]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/messages/[chatId]/page.tsx
index 5d3bf140..e6f0e86f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/messages/[chatId]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/messages/[chatId]/page.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { useSilentChatReloadGuard } from "@/hooks/useSilentChatReloadGuard";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/hooks/useWebSocket";
 import { useChatMessages } from "@/hooks/useChatMessages";
 import { useMarkRead } from "@/hooks/useMarkRead";
+import { markChatReadLocally } from "@/hooks/useMessagesChatList";
 import { useChatScroll, shiftDateInputValue } from "@/hooks/useChatScroll";
 import { mergeDisplayMessages, uniqueMessagesById } from "@/lib/messages/chatUtils";
 import { formatDayDivider, getMessageDate, getMessagePreviewText, getReplyToId } from "@/lib/messages/messageUtils";
@@ -182,11 +183,12 @@ function MessageDialogPageContent() {
    * ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
   const markRead = useMarkRead({
     chatId,
-    onReadAcknowledged: useCallback(() => {
+    onReadAcknowledged: useCallback((confirmedId: number) => {
+      markChatReadLocally(chatId, confirmedId);
       // We intentionally do NOT pull fresh chat/unread_count here.
       // The local newMessagesBelowCount resets only when the user
       // physically scrolls to the bottom (via syncScrollToBottomState).
-    }, []),
+    }, [chatId]),
   });
 
   // Sync confirmed watermark from chat.last_read_message_id
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useMessagesChatList.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useMessagesChatList.ts
index 0741f69a..e4f8211d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useMessagesChatList.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useMessagesChatList.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
 
 import { apiClient } from "@/lib/api";
+import { applyChatReadWatermark } from "@/lib/messages/chatListState.js";
 import wsManager from "@/lib/websocketManager";
 import type { Chat } from "@/types/api";
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ type ChatListSnapshot = {
 type RealtimeChatEvent = {
   type?: string;
   chat_id?: number;
+  last_read_message_id?: number;
+  reader_user_id?: number;
   notification?: { verb?: string } | null;
 };
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ let wasWsConnected = false;
 let hasConnectedOnce = false;
 const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
 const refreshingChatIds = new Set<number>();
+const localReadWatermarks = new Map<number, number>();
 
 function emitChange() {
   listeners.forEach((listener) => listener());
@@ -46,6 +50,12 @@ function updateSnapshot(next: ChatListSnapshot) {
   emitChange();
 }
 
+function applyLocalReadWatermark(chat: Chat): Chat {
+  const watermark = localReadWatermarks.get(chat.id);
+  if (!watermark) return chat;
+  return applyChatReadWatermark(chat, watermark);
+}
+
 async function loadAllChats(showLoader: boolean) {
   if (loadPromise) return loadPromise;
   if (showLoader) {
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ async function loadAllChats(showLoader: boolean) {
 
   loadPromise = (async () => {
     try {
-      const chats = await apiClient.getAllChats();
+      const chats = (await apiClient.getAllChats()).map(applyLocalReadWatermark);
       updateSnapshot({ chats, loading: false, error: null, loaded: true });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Ошибка загрузки чатов:", error);
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@ async function refreshChat(chatId: number) {
   if (!Number.isFinite(chatId) || chatId <= 0 || refreshingChatIds.has(chatId)) return;
   refreshingChatIds.add(chatId);
   try {
-    const chat = await apiClient.getChat(chatId);
+    const chat = applyLocalReadWatermark(await apiClient.getChat(chatId));
     const existingIndex = snapshot.chats.findIndex((item) => item.id === chatId);
     const chats = [...snapshot.chats];
     if (existingIndex === -1) {
@@ -87,6 +97,33 @@ async function refreshChat(chatId: number) {
   }
 }
 
+export function markChatReadLocally(chatId: number, lastReadMessageId?: number) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(chatId) || chatId <= 0) return;
+  if (typeof lastReadMessageId === "number") {
+    localReadWatermarks.set(
+      chatId,
+      Math.max(localReadWatermarks.get(chatId) ?? 0, lastReadMessageId),
+    );
+  }
+  let changed = false;
+  const chats = snapshot.chats.map((chat) => {
+    if (chat.id !== chatId) return chat;
+    const confirmedId = typeof lastReadMessageId === "number"
+      ? Math.max(chat.last_read_message_id ?? 0, lastReadMessageId)
+      : chat.last_read_message_id;
+    if ((chat.unread_count ?? 0) === 0 && confirmedId === chat.last_read_message_id) {
+      return chat;
+    }
+    changed = true;
+    return {
+      ...chat,
+      unread_count: 0,
+      last_read_message_id: confirmedId,
+    };
+  });
+  if (changed) updateSnapshot({ ...snapshot, chats });
+}
+
 function startRealtime() {
   if (realtimeCleanup || !window.localStorage.getItem("access_token")) return;
 
@@ -96,6 +133,14 @@ function startRealtime() {
       void refreshChat(data.chat_id);
       return;
     }
+    if (
+      data.type === "marked_read"
+      && typeof data.chat_id === "number"
+      && data.reader_user_id === activeUserId
+    ) {
+      markChatReadLocally(data.chat_id, data.last_read_message_id);
+      return;
+    }
     if (data.type === "notification" && data.notification?.verb === "chat_added_to_chat") {
       void loadAllChats(false);
     }
@@ -128,6 +173,7 @@ function retainChatList(userId: number) {
     snapshot = EMPTY_SNAPSHOT;
     loadPromise = null;
     refreshingChatIds.clear();
+    localReadWatermarks.clear();
     emitChange();
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/chat-list-state.test.js b/frontend/src/lib/chat-list-state.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14baa5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/chat-list-state.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { applyChatReadWatermark } from "./messages/chatListState.js";
+
+test("confirmed chat reads clear a stale unread counter", () => {
+  const chat = {
+    id: 7,
+    unread_count: 3,
+    last_read_message_id: 40,
+    last_message: { id: 43 },
+  };
+
+  assert.deepEqual(applyChatReadWatermark(chat, 43), {
+    ...chat,
+    unread_count: 0,
+    last_read_message_id: 43,
+  });
+});
+
+test("messages newer than the local read watermark remain unread", () => {
+  const chat = {
+    id: 7,
+    unread_count: 1,
+    last_read_message_id: 43,
+    last_message: { id: 44 },
+  };
+
+  assert.equal(applyChatReadWatermark(chat, 43), chat);
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.d.ts b/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aa3d1bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import type { Chat } from "@/types/api";
+
+export function applyChatReadWatermark(chat: Chat, watermark: number): Chat;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.js b/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..983b45b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/messages/chatListState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export function applyChatReadWatermark(chat, watermark) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(watermark) || watermark <= 0) return chat;
+  const lastMessageId = chat.last_message?.id;
+  if (typeof lastMessageId === "number" && lastMessageId > watermark) return chat;
+  return {
+    ...chat,
+    unread_count: 0,
+    last_read_message_id: Math.max(chat.last_read_message_id ?? 0, watermark),
+  };
+}