diff --git a/lib/src/Room.dart b/lib/src/Room.dart
index 26a4a14c..e68d46a0 100644
--- a/lib/src/Room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/Room.dart
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ class Room {
 
   /// Sends *m.fully_read* and *m.read* for the given event ID.
   Future<dynamic> sendReadReceipt(String eventID) async {
+    this.notificationCount = 0;
+    client?.store?.resetNotificationCount(this.id);
     final dynamic resp = client.connection.jsonRequest(
         type: HTTPType.POST,
         action: "/client/r0/rooms/$id/read_markers",
@@ -976,7 +978,7 @@ class Room {
   }
 
   Future<dynamic> sendTypingInfo(bool isTyping, {int timeout}) {
-    Map<String,dynamic> data = {
+    Map<String, dynamic> data = {
       "typing": isTyping,
     };
     if (timeout != null) data["timeout"] = timeout;
diff --git a/lib/src/StoreAPI.dart b/lib/src/StoreAPI.dart
index ed05a3a1..24800ab1 100644
--- a/lib/src/StoreAPI.dart
+++ b/lib/src/StoreAPI.dart
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ abstract class StoreAPI {
 
   Future<void> forgetRoom(String roomID);
 
+  Future<void> resetNotificationCount(String roomID);
+
   /// Searches for the event in the store.
   Future<Event> getEventById(String eventID, Room room);