diff --git a/android/CHANGELOG.md b/android/CHANGELOG.md
index 95c7956..1859ef8 100644
--- a/android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -525,3 +525,8 @@
 ### Step 84 - Chats list preview icon policy cleanup
 - Updated chat last-message preview text to remove emoji prefixes.
 - Switched media-type preview prefixes to plain text labels (`Photo`, `Video`, `Voice`, etc.) to match Material-icons-only UI policy.
+
+### Step 85 - Unread counter fix for active/read chats
+- Added `ChatDao.markChatRead(chatId)` to clear `unread_count` and `unread_mentions_count` in Room.
+- Applied optimistic local unread reset on `markMessageRead(...)` in message repository.
+- Fixed realtime unread logic: incoming messages in currently active chat no longer increment unread badge.
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/chat/local/dao/ChatDao.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/chat/local/dao/ChatDao.kt
index eb4f652..4e2d840 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/chat/local/dao/ChatDao.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/chat/local/dao/ChatDao.kt
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ interface ChatDao {
     )
     suspend fun incrementUnread(chatId: Long, incrementBy: Int = 1)
 
+    @Query(
+        """
+        UPDATE chats
+        SET unread_count = 0,
+            unread_mentions_count = 0
+        WHERE id = :chatId
+        """
+    )
+    suspend fun markChatRead(chatId: Long)
+
     @Transaction
     suspend fun clearAndReplaceChats(
         archived: Boolean,
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/message/repository/NetworkMessageRepository.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/message/repository/NetworkMessageRepository.kt
index f3fc6d0..57d978d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/message/repository/NetworkMessageRepository.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/data/message/repository/NetworkMessageRepository.kt
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ class NetworkMessageRepository @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     override suspend fun markMessageRead(chatId: Long, messageId: Long): AppResult<Unit> = withContext(ioDispatcher) {
+        // User already viewed this chat/message in UI, so unread badge should drop immediately.
+        chatDao.markChatRead(chatId)
         try {
             messageApiService.updateMessageStatus(
                 request = MessageStatusUpdateRequestDto(
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/domain/realtime/usecase/HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/domain/realtime/usecase/HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase.kt
index 96167f4..b355def 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/domain/realtime/usecase/HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/ru/daemonlord/messenger/domain/realtime/usecase/HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase @Inject constructor(
                     }
 
                     is RealtimeEvent.ReceiveMessage -> {
+                        val activeChatId = activeChatTracker.activeChatId.value
                         messageDao.upsertMessages(
                             listOf(
                                 MessageEntity(
@@ -75,8 +76,11 @@ class HandleRealtimeEventsUseCase @Inject constructor(
                             lastMessageCreatedAt = event.createdAt,
                             updatedSortAt = event.createdAt,
                         )
-                        chatDao.incrementUnread(chatId = event.chatId)
-                        val activeChatId = activeChatTracker.activeChatId.value
+                        if (activeChatId == event.chatId) {
+                            chatDao.markChatRead(chatId = event.chatId)
+                        } else {
+                            chatDao.incrementUnread(chatId = event.chatId)
+                        }
                         val muted = chatDao.isChatMuted(event.chatId) == true
                         val shouldNotify = shouldShowMessageNotificationUseCase(
                             chatId = event.chatId,