diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useNotificationHandler.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useNotificationHandler.ts
index 2bc004ec5d..83bc300e8d 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useNotificationHandler.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useNotificationHandler.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {track} from 'lib/analytics/analytics'
 import {useAccountSwitcher} from 'lib/hooks/useAccountSwitcher'
-import {decrementBadgeCount} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 import {NavigationProp} from 'lib/routes/types'
 import {logEvent} from 'lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {isAndroid} from 'platform/detection'
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ export function useNotificationsHandler() {
       if (!payload) return
 
       if (payload.reason === 'chat-message') {
-        decrementBadgeCount(1)
         if (payload.recipientDid !== currentAccount?.did && !storedPayload) {
           storedPayload = payload
           closeAllActiveElements()
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/List/ChatListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/List/ChatListItem.tsx
index fd2d46edda..7a1f084ee1 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/List/ChatListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/List/ChatListItem.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useProfileShadow} from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {decrementBadgeCount} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from 'lib/strings/display-names'
 import {TimeElapsed} from '#/view/com/util/TimeElapsed'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
@@ -105,15 +104,10 @@ function ChatListItemReady({
   }, [])
 
   const onPress = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (convo.unreadCount > 0) {
-      // We only increment the badge once per conversation, so even if there are multiple unreads
-      // we only want to decrement by one.
-      decrementBadgeCount(1)
-    }
     navigation.push('MessagesConversation', {
       conversation: convo.id,
     })
-  }, [convo.id, convo.unreadCount, navigation])
+  }, [convo.id, navigation])
 
   return (
     <View
diff --git a/src/state/queries/messages/list-converations.ts b/src/state/queries/messages/list-converations.ts
index f2c277068a..4b4d50c493 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/messages/list-converations.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/messages/list-converations.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import {useCurrentConvoId} from '#/state/messages/current-convo-id'
 import {DM_SERVICE_HEADERS} from '#/state/queries/messages/const'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
+import {decrementBadgeCount} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 
 export const RQKEY = ['convo-list']
 type RQPageParam = string | undefined
@@ -116,10 +117,18 @@ export function useOnMarkAsRead() {
   return useCallback(
     (chatId: string) => {
       queryClient.setQueryData(RQKEY, (old: ConvoListQueryData) => {
-        return optimisticUpdate(chatId, old, convo => ({
-          ...convo,
-          unreadCount: 0,
-        }))
+        return optimisticUpdate(chatId, old, convo => {
+          // We only want to decrement the badge by one no matter the unread count, since we only increment once per
+          // sender regardless of message count
+          if (convo.unreadCount > 0) {
+            decrementBadgeCount(1)
+          }
+
+          return {
+            ...convo,
+            unreadCount: 0,
+          }
+        })
       })
     },
     [queryClient],