diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/Chat.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/Chat.java
index a00e46d..b51f068 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/Chat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/Chat.java
@@ -45,15 +45,18 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	public void appendMessage(Message message) { model.add(message); }
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the status of all chat messages to {@code READ} starting from the bottom
-	 * and stopping once a read message is found.
-	 * 
+	 * Sets the status of all chat messages received from the recipient to
+	 * {@code READ} starting from the bottom and stopping once a read message is
+	 * found.
+	 *
 	 * @since Envoy v0.3-alpha
 	 */
 	public void read() {
 		for (int i = model.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i)
-			if (model.get(i).getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
-			else model.get(i).setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
+			if (model.get(i).getSenderId() == recipient.getId()) {
+				if (model.get(i).getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
+				else model.get(i).setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
+			}
 	}
 
 	/**