diff --git a/pkg/internal/grpc/stream.go b/pkg/internal/grpc/stream.go
index b2402bf..5fbaed6 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/grpc/stream.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/grpc/stream.go
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ package grpc
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/nexus/pkg/nex"
-
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/messaging/pkg/internal/gap"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/messaging/pkg/internal/http/exts"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/messaging/pkg/internal/services"
+	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/nexus/pkg/nex"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/nexus/pkg/proto"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 )
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ func (v *Server) PushStream(_ context.Context, request *proto.PushStreamRequest)
 					Message: fmt.Sprintf("unable parse payload: %v", err),
 				}.Marshal(),
 			})
+			break
 		}
 
 		err = services.SetTypingStatus(data.ChannelID, uint(request.GetUserId()))
@@ -49,7 +49,31 @@ func (v *Server) PushStream(_ context.Context, request *proto.PushStreamRequest)
 					Message: fmt.Sprintf("unable boardcast status: %v", err),
 				}.Marshal(),
 			})
+			break
 		}
+	case "events.read":
+		var data struct {
+			ChannelMemberID uint `json:"channel_member_id" validate:"required"`
+			EventID         uint `json:"event_id" validate:"required"`
+		}
+
+		err := jsoniter.Unmarshal(in.RawPayload(), &data)
+		if err == nil {
+			err = exts.ValidateStruct(data)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			_, _ = sc.PushStream(context.Background(), &proto.PushStreamRequest{
+				ClientId: request.ClientId,
+				Body: nex.WebSocketPackage{
+					Action:  "error",
+					Message: fmt.Sprintf("unable parse payload: %v", err),
+				}.Marshal(),
+			})
+			break
+		}
+
+		// WARN We trust the user here, so we don't need to check if the channel member is valid for performance
+		services.SetReadingAnchor(data.ChannelMemberID, data.EventID)
 	}
 
 	return &proto.PushStreamResponse{}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/internal/models/channels.go b/pkg/internal/models/channels.go
index 7577937..f8e854a 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/models/channels.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/models/channels.go
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ type ChannelMember struct {
 	Nick   string  `json:"nick"`
 	Avatar *string `json:"avatar"`
 
-	ChannelID  uint        `json:"channel_id"`
-	AccountID  uint        `json:"account_id"`
-	Channel    Channel     `json:"channel"`
-	Notify     NotifyLevel `json:"notify"`
-	PowerLevel int         `json:"power_level"`
+	ChannelID     uint        `json:"channel_id"`
+	AccountID     uint        `json:"account_id"`
+	Channel       Channel     `json:"channel"`
+	Notify        NotifyLevel `json:"notify"`
+	PowerLevel    int         `json:"power_level"`
+	ReadingAnchor *int        `json:"reading_anchor"`
 
 	Calls  []Call  `json:"calls" gorm:"foreignKey:FounderID"`
 	Events []Event `json:"events" gorm:"foreignKey:SenderID"`
diff --git a/pkg/internal/services/reading_anchor.go b/pkg/internal/services/reading_anchor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb35e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/internal/services/reading_anchor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/messaging/pkg/internal/database"
+	"git.solsynth.dev/hypernet/messaging/pkg/internal/models"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+var readingAnchorQueue = make(map[uint]uint)
+
+func SetReadingAnchor(memberId uint, eventId uint) {
+	if val, ok := readingAnchorQueue[memberId]; ok {
+		readingAnchorQueue[memberId] = max(eventId, val)
+	} else {
+		readingAnchorQueue[memberId] = eventId
+	}
+}
+
+func FlushReadingAnchor() {
+	if len(readingAnchorQueue) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	idSet := lo.Uniq(lo.Map(lo.Keys(readingAnchorQueue), func(item uint, _ int) uint {
+		return item
+	}))
+	var pairs []map[string]any
+	for k, v := range readingAnchorQueue {
+		pairs = append(pairs, map[string]any{
+			"id":             k,
+			"reading_anchor": gorm.Expr("GREATEST(reading_anchor, ?)", v),
+		})
+	}
+	if err := database.C.Model(&models.ChannelMember{}).
+		Where("id IN ?", idSet).
+		Updates(pairs).Error; err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("An error occurred when flushing reading anchor...")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/main.go b/pkg/main.go
index f860cfc..8d272b5 100644
--- a/pkg/main.go
+++ b/pkg/main.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Configure timed tasks
 	quartz := cron.New(cron.WithLogger(cron.VerbosePrintfLogger(&log.Logger)))
 	quartz.AddFunc("@every 60m", services.DoAutoDatabaseCleanup)
+	quartz.AddFunc("@every 1m", services.FlushReadingAnchor)
 	quartz.Start()
 
 	// Messages