diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index 7772e5f65..8dc0033aa 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -285,13 +285,23 @@ class ChatController extends State<ChatPageWithRoom>
       await loadTimelineFuture;
       if (initialEventId != null) scrollToEventId(initialEventId);
 
-      final readMarkerEventIndex = readMarkerEventId.isEmpty
+      var readMarkerEventIndex = readMarkerEventId.isEmpty
           ? -1
           : timeline!.events
-              .where((e) => e.isVisibleInGui)
+              .where((e) => e.isVisibleInGui || e.eventId == readMarkerEventId)
               .toList()
               .indexWhere((e) => e.eventId == readMarkerEventId);
 
+      // Read marker is existing but not found in first events. Try a single
+      // requestHistory call before opening timeline on event context:
+      if (readMarkerEventId.isNotEmpty && readMarkerEventIndex == -1) {
+        await timeline?.requestHistory(historyCount: _loadHistoryCount);
+        readMarkerEventIndex = timeline!.events
+            .where((e) => e.isVisibleInGui || e.eventId == readMarkerEventId)
+            .toList()
+            .indexWhere((e) => e.eventId == readMarkerEventId);
+      }
+
       if (readMarkerEventIndex > 1) {
         Logs().v('Scroll up to visible event', readMarkerEventId);
         scrollToEventId(readMarkerEventId, highlightEvent: false);