# Topic stays in unread state despite being read **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-stays-in-unread-state-despite-being-read/38759 **Category:** Bug **Created:** [30. Januar 2016 um 10:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-stays-in-unread-state-despite-being-read/38759 "2016-01-30T10:17:43Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![steko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steko) #### Post date: [30. Januar 2016 um 10:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-stays-in-unread-state-despite-being-read/38759/1 "2016-01-30T10:17:44Z")
Since a few days I’m experiencing an issue here on Meta that looks similar to a [very old bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-topic-is-stuck-as-unread/5303) Basically there’s a topic that will not disappear from my _Unread_ tab no matter what: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/c/dcab16a5bd945fe16f8da839f13b7f31367b07f1.png) Obviously I’ve read all messages in that topic several times to be sure I hadn’t accidentally missed some. I haven’t seen this at other Discourse forums I’m a user of. ---
### Author: ![steko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steko) #### Post date: [30. Januar 2016 um 10:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-stays-in-unread-state-despite-being-read/38759/2 "2016-01-30T10:23:40Z")
Nevermind, saw this. > [@Persistent unread post for certain topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-unread-post-for-certain-topics/38174): > > Hey Discourse, For this particular topic: Every time there is new content, I visit the thread, read it, and then am presented with this ‘old’ unread notification: [image] This unread topic persists no matter how many times I subsequently visit the topic. It also keeps my unread thread count at (1), which makes me sad. [image] Not sure that I can provide more detailed repro steps than ‘visit a certain topic with new content, read all new content, experience 1 persistent grey unread post’, … ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [30. Januar 2016 um 11:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-stays-in-unread-state-despite-being-read/38759/3 "2016-01-30T11:12:13Z")