diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a211b1f6..aa5c1ecd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ if(USE_BUNDLED_MTXCLIENT)
 	FetchContent_Declare(
 		MatrixClient
 		GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/mtxclient.git
-		GIT_TAG        31a703c9febdfcaaf4e8a74abd424b6fc462e573
+		GIT_TAG        6b522aee53f9300539544bd956cbf5284a4ae768
 		)
 	set(BUILD_LIB_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
 	set(BUILD_LIB_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
diff --git a/io.github.NhekoReborn.Nheko.yaml b/io.github.NhekoReborn.Nheko.yaml
index b8ee7f82..f017c11d 100644
--- a/io.github.NhekoReborn.Nheko.yaml
+++ b/io.github.NhekoReborn.Nheko.yaml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ modules:
     buildsystem: cmake-ninja
     name: mtxclient
     sources:
-      - commit: 31a703c9febdfcaaf4e8a74abd424b6fc462e573
+      - commit: 6b522aee53f9300539544bd956cbf5284a4ae768
         #tag: v0.6.1
         type: git
         url: https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/mtxclient.git
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 43c72e1d..7892c2e4 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