diff --git a/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp b/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
index 78920ac4..8e244f42 100644
--- a/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "EventAccessors.h"
 #include "Logging.h"
 #include "MatrixClient.h"
+#include "UserSettingsPage.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Reaction)
@@ -220,11 +221,14 @@ EventStore::EventStore(std::string room_id, QObject *)
           }
 
           http::client()->read_event(
-            room_id_, event_id, [this, event_id](mtx::http::RequestErr err) {
+            room_id_,
+            event_id,
+            [this, event_id](mtx::http::RequestErr err) {
                 if (err) {
                     nhlog::net()->warn("failed to read_event ({}, {})", room_id_, event_id);
                 }
-            });
+            },
+            !UserSettings::instance()->readReceipts());
 
           auto idx = idToIndex(event_id);
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
index fe92fcf7..64cff6b8 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -1077,12 +1077,16 @@ TimelineModel::setCurrentIndex(int index)
 void
 TimelineModel::readEvent(const std::string &id)
 {
-    http::client()->read_event(room_id_.toStdString(), id, [this](mtx::http::RequestErr err) {
-        if (err) {
-            nhlog::net()->warn(
-              "failed to read_event ({}, {})", room_id_.toStdString(), currentId.toStdString());
-        }
-    });
+    http::client()->read_event(
+      room_id_.toStdString(),
+      id,
+      [this](mtx::http::RequestErr err) {
+          if (err) {
+              nhlog::net()->warn(
+                "failed to read_event ({}, {})", room_id_.toStdString(), currentId.toStdString());
+          }
+      },
+      !UserSettings::instance()->readReceipts());
 }
 
 QString