diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-channel.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-channel.js
index d8f4df63c7d..cd2d59b2ddb 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-channel.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-channel.js
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ export default class ChatLivePane extends Component {
       const lastReadId =
         this.args.channel.currentUserMembership?.lastReadMessageId;
       let lastUnreadVisibleMessage = this.args.channel.visibleMessages.findLast(
-        (message) => !lastReadId || message.id > lastReadId
+        (message) => !message.staged && (!lastReadId || message.id > lastReadId)
       );
 
       // all intersecting messages are read