diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/ack.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/ack.ts
index e702482c..c7c96fea 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/ack.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/ack.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@
 */
 
 import { route } from "@spacebar/api";
-import {
-	emitEvent,
-	getPermission,
-	MessageAckEvent,
-	ReadState,
-} from "@spacebar/util";
+import { emitEvent, getPermission, MessageAckEvent, ReadState } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 
 const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
@@ -43,19 +38,16 @@ router.post(
 	async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const { channel_id, message_id } = req.params;
 
-		const permission = await getPermission(
-			req.user_id,
-			undefined,
-			channel_id,
-		);
+		const permission = await getPermission(req.user_id, undefined, channel_id);
 		permission.hasThrow("VIEW_CHANNEL");
 
 		let read_state = await ReadState.findOne({
 			where: { user_id: req.user_id, channel_id },
 		});
-		if (!read_state)
-			read_state = ReadState.create({ user_id: req.user_id, channel_id });
+		if (!read_state) read_state = ReadState.create({ user_id: req.user_id, channel_id });
 		read_state.last_message_id = message_id;
+		//It's a little more complicated but this'll do :P
+		read_state.mention_count = 0;
 
 		await read_state.save();
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/index.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/index.ts
index 8de86792..d0d445b9 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/index.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ router.post(
 		}
 
 		// handle blocked users in dms
-		if(channel.recipients?.length == 2) {
+		if (channel.recipients?.length == 2) {
 			const otherUser = channel.recipients.find((r) => r.user_id != req.user_id)?.user;
 			if (otherUser) {
 				const relationship = await Relationship.findOne({
@@ -335,12 +335,11 @@ router.post(
 				});
 
 				if (relationship?.type === RelationshipType.blocked) {
-				throw DiscordApiErrors.CANNOT_MESSAGE_USER;
+					throw DiscordApiErrors.CANNOT_MESSAGE_USER;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-
 		if (body.nonce) {
 			const existing = await Message.findOne({
 				where: {
@@ -499,6 +498,8 @@ router.post(
 		});
 		if (!read_state) read_state = ReadState.create({ user_id: req.user_id, channel_id });
 		read_state.last_message_id = message.id;
+		//It's a little more complicated than this but this'll do
+		read_state.mention_count = 0;
 
 		await Promise.all([
 			read_state.save(),
diff --git a/src/api/routes/read-states/ack-bulk.ts b/src/api/routes/read-states/ack-bulk.ts
index 475b223a..a597e4bc 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/read-states/ack-bulk.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/read-states/ack-bulk.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { route } from "@spacebar/api";
 import { ReadState } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
-import { AckBulkSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas"
+import { AckBulkSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 
 router.post(
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ router.post(
 					});
 
 				ret.last_message_id = x.message_id;
+				//It's a little more complicated than this but this'll do
+				ret.mention_count = 0;
 
 				return ret.save();
 			}),
diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
index f558a8b1..70bbc479 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ import {
 	normalizeUrl,
 } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import { In } from "typeorm";
+import { In, Or, Equal, IsNull } from "typeorm";
 import fetch from "node-fetch-commonjs";
 import { CloudAttachment } from "../../../util/entities/CloudAttachment";
+import { ReadState } from "../../../util/entities/ReadState";
+import { Member } from "../../../util/entities/Member";
+import { ChannelType } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 import { Embed, MessageCreateAttachment, MessageCreateCloudAttachment, MessageCreateSchema, MessageType, Reaction } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 import { EmbedType } from "../../../schemas/api/messages/Embeds";
 const allow_empty = false;
@@ -322,6 +325,32 @@ export async function handleMessage(opts: MessageOptions): Promise<Message> {
 
 	message.mention_everyone = mention_everyone;
 
+	if (mention_everyone || channel.type === ChannelType.DM || channel.type === ChannelType.GROUP_DM) {
+		const repository = ReadState.getRepository();
+		const condition = { channel_id: channel.id };
+		repository.update({ ...condition, mention_count: IsNull() }, { mention_count: 0 });
+		repository.increment(condition, "mention_count", 1);
+	} else {
+		const users = new Set<string>([
+			...(message.mention_roles.length
+				? await Member.find({
+						where: [
+							...message.mention_roles.map((role) => {
+								return { roles: { id: role.id } };
+							}),
+						],
+					})
+				: []
+			).map((member) => member.id),
+			...message.mentions.map((user) => user.id),
+		]);
+
+		const repository = ReadState.getRepository();
+		const condition = { user_id: Or(...[...users].map((id) => Equal(id))), channel_id: channel.id };
+		repository.update({ ...condition, mention_count: IsNull() }, { mention_count: 0 });
+		repository.increment(condition, "mention_count", 1);
+	}
+
 	// TODO: check and put it all in the body
 
 	return message;
diff --git a/src/util/entities/ReadState.ts b/src/util/entities/ReadState.ts
index 36916e11..be3de5d1 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/ReadState.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/ReadState.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import {
-	Column,
-	Entity,
-	Index,
-	JoinColumn,
-	ManyToOne,
-	RelationId,
-} from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, Index, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, RelationId } from "typeorm";
 import { BaseClass } from "./BaseClass";
 import { Channel } from "./Channel";
 import { User } from "./User";