diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListPresenter.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListPresenter.kt
index 9e5f5ba304..6e8974b871 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListPresenter.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListPresenter.kt
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ class PinnedMessagesListPresenter(
                     combine(timelineItemsFlow, room.membersStateFlow) { items, membersState ->
                         timelineItemsFactory.replaceWith(
                             timelineItems = items,
-                            roomMembers = membersState.roomMembers().orEmpty()
+                            roomMembers = membersState.roomMembers().orEmpty(),
+                            renderReadReceipts = false,
                         )
                     }.launchIn(this)
 
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListView.kt
index 9811b07c02..bfed13028b 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/pinned/list/PinnedMessagesListView.kt
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ private fun PinnedMessagesListLoaded(
                 timelineItem = timelineItem,
                 timelineMode = Timeline.Mode.PinnedEvents,
                 timelineRoomInfo = state.timelineRoomInfo,
-                renderReadReceipts = false,
                 timelineProtectionState = state.timelineProtectionState,
                 isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
                 focusedEventId = null,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelinePresenter.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelinePresenter.kt
index 0941b5c3f1..6711a7fe25 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelinePresenter.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelinePresenter.kt
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ class TimelinePresenter(
         val messageShieldDialogData: MutableState<MessageShieldData?> = remember { mutableStateOf(null) }
 
         val resolveVerifiedUserSendFailureState = resolveVerifiedUserSendFailurePresenter.present()
-        val renderReadReceipts by remember {
-            sessionPreferencesStore.isRenderReadReceiptsEnabled()
-        }.collectAsState(initial = true)
         val isLive by remember {
             timelineController.isLive()
         }.collectAsState(initial = true)
@@ -252,13 +249,18 @@ class TimelinePresenter(
                 }
                 .launchIn(this)
 
-            combine(timelineController.timelineItems(), room.membersStateFlow) { items, membersState ->
+            combine(
+                timelineController.timelineItems(),
+                room.membersStateFlow,
+                sessionPreferencesStore.isRenderReadReceiptsEnabled(),
+            ) { items, membersState, renderReadReceipts ->
                 val parent = analyticsService.getLongRunningTransaction(DisplayFirstTimelineItems)
                 val transaction = parent?.startChild("timelineItemsFactory.replaceWith", "Processing timeline items")
                 transaction?.putExtraData(AnalyticsUserData.TIMELINE_ITEM_COUNT, items.count().toString())
                 timelineItemsFactory.replaceWith(
                     timelineItems = items,
-                    roomMembers = membersState.roomMembers().orEmpty()
+                    roomMembers = membersState.roomMembers().orEmpty(),
+                    renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                 )
                 transaction?.finish()
                 items
@@ -313,7 +315,6 @@ class TimelinePresenter(
             timelineItems = timelineItems,
             timelineMode = timelineMode,
             timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
-            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
             newEventState = newEventState.value,
             isLive = isLive,
             focusRequestState = focusRequestState.value,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineState.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineState.kt
index 03f0083856..d2f0faaa24 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineState.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineState.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ data class TimelineState(
     val timelineItems: ImmutableList<TimelineItem>,
     val timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
     val timelineMode: Timeline.Mode,
-    val renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     val newEventState: NewEventState,
     val isLive: Boolean,
     val focusRequestState: FocusRequestState,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
index 3ed50f34a0..bd0b093ed5 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
 fun aTimelineState(
     timelineItems: ImmutableList<TimelineItem> = persistentListOf(),
     timelineMode: Timeline.Mode = Timeline.Mode.Live,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean = false,
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
     focusedEventIndex: Int = -1,
     isLive: Boolean = true,
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ fun aTimelineState(
         timelineItems = timelineItems,
         timelineMode = timelineMode,
         timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
-        renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
         newEventState = NewEventState.None,
         isLive = isLive,
         focusRequestState = focusRequestState,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
index 0791366105..0a306aea1c 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ fun TimelineView(
                         timelineMode = state.timelineMode,
                         timelineRoomInfo = state.timelineRoomInfo,
                         timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
-                        renderReadReceipts = state.renderReadReceipts,
                         isLastOutgoingMessage = state.isLastOutgoingMessage(timelineItem.identifier()),
                         focusedEventId = state.focusedEventId,
                         displayThreadSummaries = state.displayThreadSummaries,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/ATimelineItemEventRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/ATimelineItemEventRow.kt
index 6be00fc14a..45f4a86a53 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/ATimelineItemEventRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/ATimelineItemEventRow.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ internal fun ATimelineItemEventRow(
     event: TimelineItem.Event,
     timelineMode: Timeline.Mode = Timeline.Mode.Live,
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean = false,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean = false,
     timelineProtectionState: TimelineProtectionState = aTimelineProtectionState(),
     displayThreadSummaries: Boolean = false,
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ internal fun ATimelineItemEventRow(
     event = event,
     timelineMode = timelineMode,
     timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
-    renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
     timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
     isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
     displayThreadSummaries = displayThreadSummaries,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemCallNotifyView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemCallNotifyView.kt
index fea4f92de5..a7ab44db54 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemCallNotifyView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemCallNotifyView.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemCallNotifyView(
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
     event: TimelineItem.Event,
     content: TimelineItemRtcNotificationContent,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     onLongClick: (TimelineItem.Event) -> Unit,
     onReadReceiptsClick: (TimelineItem.Event) -> Unit,
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemCallNotifyView(
                 isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                 receipts = event.readReceiptState.receipts,
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
             onReadReceiptsClick = { onReadReceiptsClick(event) },
             modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp),
         )
@@ -146,8 +144,10 @@ private fun getIcon(
 @PreviewsDayNight
 @Composable
 internal fun TimelineItemCallNotifyViewPreview() = ElementPreview {
-    val readReceiptState = aTimelineItemReadReceipts(
-        receipts = List(3) { aReadReceiptData(it) },
+    val readReceiptState = mutableListOf(
+        aTimelineItemReadReceipts(
+            receipts = List(3) { aReadReceiptData(it) },
+        )
     )
     Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 16.dp)) {
         listOf(false, true).forEach { isDm ->
@@ -162,13 +162,10 @@ internal fun TimelineItemCallNotifyViewPreview() = ElementPreview {
                         timelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(isDm = isDm),
                         event = aTimelineItemEvent(
                             content = content,
-                            readReceiptState = readReceiptState,
+                            // Only display read receipts for the first item
+                            readReceiptState = readReceiptState.removeFirstOrNull() ?: aTimelineItemReadReceipts(),
                         ),
                         content = content,
-                        // Render read receipts for the first item only
-                        renderReadReceipts = !isDm &&
-                            callIntent == CallIntent.AUDIO &&
-                            state == RtcNotificationState.Started,
                         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
                         onLongClick = {},
                         onReadReceiptsClick = {},
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
index 936028cbd6..1f7f127be7 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRow.kt
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ fun TimelineItemEventRow(
     timelineMode: Timeline.Mode,
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
     timelineProtectionState: TimelineProtectionState,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     displayThreadSummaries: Boolean,
     onEventClick: () -> Unit,
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ fun TimelineItemEventRow(
                 isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                 receipts = event.readReceiptState.receipts,
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
             onReadReceiptsClick = { onReadReceiptClick(event) },
             modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp)
         )
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview.kt
index f46ba780f3..6ea1161605 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview(
                 timelineItemReactions = aTimelineItemReactions(count = 0),
                 readReceiptState = TimelineItemReadReceipts(state.receipts),
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = true,
             isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
         )
         // A message from current user
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview(
                 timelineItemReactions = aTimelineItemReactions(count = 0),
                 readReceiptState = TimelineItemReadReceipts(state.receipts),
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = true,
             isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
         )
         // Another message from current user
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemEventRowWithRRPreview(
                 timelineItemReactions = aTimelineItemReactions(count = 0),
                 readReceiptState = TimelineItemReadReceipts(state.receipts),
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = true,
             isLastOutgoingMessage = true,
         )
     }
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
index 12f7a52f99..b41e66ae82 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow(
     timelineMode: Timeline.Mode,
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
     timelineProtectionState: TimelineProtectionState,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     focusedEventId: EventId?,
     displayThreadSummaries: Boolean,
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow(
         timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
         timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
         focusedEventId = focusedEventId,
-        renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
         displayThreadSummaries = displayThreadSummaries,
         onClick = onClick,
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ private fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
     timelineProtectionState: TimelineProtectionState,
     focusedEventId: EventId?,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     displayThreadSummaries: Boolean,
     onClick: (TimelineItem.Event) -> Unit,
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ private fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
                         timelineItem = subGroupEvent,
                         timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
                         timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
-                        renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                         isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                         focusedEventId = focusedEventId,
                         displayThreadSummaries = displayThreadSummaries,
@@ -193,14 +189,13 @@ private fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
                     )
                 }
             }
-        } else if (renderReadReceipts) {
+        } else if (timelineItem.aggregatedReadReceipts.isNotEmpty()) {
             TimelineItemReadReceiptView(
                 state = ReadReceiptViewState(
                     sendState = null,
                     isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
                     receipts = timelineItem.aggregatedReadReceipts,
                 ),
-                renderReadReceipts = true,
                 onReadReceiptsClick = onExpandGroupClick
             )
         }
@@ -219,7 +214,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContentExpandedPreview() = ElementPrevi
         timelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
         timelineProtectionState = aTimelineProtectionState(),
         focusedEventId = events.events.first().eventId,
-        renderReadReceipts = true,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
         displayThreadSummaries = false,
         onClick = {},
@@ -247,7 +241,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContentCollapsePreview() = ElementPrevi
         timelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
         timelineProtectionState = aTimelineProtectionState(),
         focusedEventId = null,
-        renderReadReceipts = true,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
         displayThreadSummaries = false,
         onClick = {},
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
index 5dc69bba8b..0229d2220b 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
     timelineItem: TimelineItem,
     timelineMode: Timeline.Mode,
     timelineRoomInfo: TimelineRoomInfo,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     timelineProtectionState: TimelineProtectionState,
     focusedEventId: EventId?,
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
                     is TimelineItemStateContent, is TimelineItemLegacyCallInviteContent -> {
                         TimelineItemStateEventRow(
                             event = timelineItem,
-                            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                             isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                             onClick = { onContentClick(timelineItem) },
                             onReadReceiptsClick = onReadReceiptClick,
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
                             timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
                             event = timelineItem,
                             content = timelineItem.content,
-                            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                             isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                             onLongClick = onLongClick,
                             onReadReceiptsClick = onReadReceiptClick,
@@ -167,7 +164,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
                             event = timelineItem,
                             timelineMode = timelineMode,
                             timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
-                            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                             timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
                             isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                             displayThreadSummaries = displayThreadSummaries,
@@ -196,7 +192,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
                     timelineMode = timelineMode,
                     timelineRoomInfo = timelineRoomInfo,
                     timelineProtectionState = timelineProtectionState,
-                    renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                     isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                     focusedEventId = focusedEventId,
                     displayThreadSummaries = displayThreadSummaries,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemStateEventRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemStateEventRow.kt
index 6e409f2b8d..db32b7a524 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemStateEventRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemStateEventRow.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 @Composable
 fun TimelineItemStateEventRow(
     event: TimelineItem.Event,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     isLastOutgoingMessage: Boolean,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
     onLongClick: () -> Unit,
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ fun TimelineItemStateEventRow(
                 isLastOutgoingMessage = isLastOutgoingMessage,
                 receipts = event.readReceiptState.receipts,
             ),
-            renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
             onReadReceiptsClick = { onReadReceiptsClick(event) },
         )
     }
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemStateEventRowPreview() = ElementPreview {
                 receipts = persistentListOf(aReadReceiptData(0)),
             )
         ),
-        renderReadReceipts = true,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
         onClick = {},
         onLongClick = {},
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
index b03aaf01c1..037d9ea45d 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
@@ -53,27 +53,24 @@ import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 @Composable
 fun TimelineItemReadReceiptView(
     state: ReadReceiptViewState,
-    renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     onReadReceiptsClick: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     if (state.receipts.isNotEmpty()) {
-        if (renderReadReceipts) {
-            ReadReceiptsRow(
-                modifier = modifier.clearAndSetSemantics {
-                    hideFromAccessibility()
-                }
-            ) {
-                ReadReceiptsAvatars(
-                    receipts = state.receipts,
-                    modifier = Modifier
-                        .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
-                        .clickable {
-                            onReadReceiptsClick()
-                        }
-                        .padding(2.dp)
-                )
+        ReadReceiptsRow(
+            modifier = modifier.clearAndSetSemantics {
+                hideFromAccessibility()
             }
+        ) {
+            ReadReceiptsAvatars(
+                receipts = state.receipts,
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
+                    .clickable {
+                        onReadReceiptsClick()
+                    }
+                    .padding(2.dp)
+            )
         }
     } else {
         when (state.sendState) {
@@ -209,7 +206,6 @@ internal fun TimelineItemReadReceiptViewPreview(
 ) = ElementPreview {
     TimelineItemReadReceiptView(
         state = state,
-        renderReadReceipts = true,
         onReadReceiptsClick = {},
     )
 }
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/TimelineItemsFactory.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/TimelineItemsFactory.kt
index 7b369fe6b7..1679a6030a 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/TimelineItemsFactory.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/TimelineItemsFactory.kt
@@ -64,22 +64,24 @@ class TimelineItemsFactory(
     suspend fun replaceWith(
         timelineItems: List<MatrixTimelineItem>,
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ) = withContext(dispatchers.computation) {
         lock.withLock {
             diffCacheUpdater.updateWith(timelineItems)
-            buildAndEmitTimelineItemStates(timelineItems, roomMembers)
+            buildAndEmitTimelineItemStates(timelineItems, roomMembers, renderReadReceipts)
         }
     }
 
     private suspend fun buildAndEmitTimelineItemStates(
         timelineItems: List<MatrixTimelineItem>,
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ) {
         val newTimelineItemStates = ArrayList<TimelineItem>()
         for (index in diffCache.indices().reversed()) {
             val cacheItem = diffCache.get(index)
             if (cacheItem == null) {
-                buildAndCacheItem(timelineItems, index, roomMembers)?.also { timelineItemState ->
+                buildAndCacheItem(timelineItems, index, roomMembers, renderReadReceipts)?.also { timelineItemState ->
                     newTimelineItemStates.add(timelineItemState)
                 }
             } else {
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ class TimelineItemsFactory(
                     eventItemFactory.update(
                         timelineItem = cacheItem,
                         receivedMatrixTimelineItem = timelineItems[index] as MatrixTimelineItem.Event,
-                        roomMembers = roomMembers
+                        roomMembers = roomMembers,
+                        renderReadReceipts = renderReadReceipts,
                     )
                 } else {
                     cacheItem
@@ -103,10 +106,11 @@ class TimelineItemsFactory(
         timelineItems: List<MatrixTimelineItem>,
         index: Int,
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ): TimelineItem? {
         val timelineItem =
             when (val currentTimelineItem = timelineItems[index]) {
-                is MatrixTimelineItem.Event -> eventItemFactory.create(currentTimelineItem, index, timelineItems, roomMembers)
+                is MatrixTimelineItem.Event -> eventItemFactory.create(currentTimelineItem, index, timelineItems, roomMembers, renderReadReceipts)
                 is MatrixTimelineItem.Virtual -> virtualItemFactory.create(currentTimelineItem)
                 MatrixTimelineItem.Other -> null
             }
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemEventFactory.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemEventFactory.kt
index cf515a0b51..a36755dc09 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemEventFactory.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemEventFactory.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class TimelineItemEventFactory(
         index: Int,
         timelineItems: List<MatrixTimelineItem>,
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ): TimelineItem.Event {
         val currentSender = currentTimelineItem.event.sender
         val groupPosition =
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class TimelineItemEventFactory(
             sentDate = sentDate,
             groupPosition = groupPosition,
             reactionsState = currentTimelineItem.computeReactionsState(),
-            readReceiptState = currentTimelineItem.computeReadReceiptState(roomMembers),
+            readReceiptState = currentTimelineItem.computeReadReceiptState(roomMembers, renderReadReceipts),
             localSendState = currentTimelineItem.event.localSendState,
             inReplyTo = currentTimelineItem.event.inReplyTo()?.map(permalinkParser = permalinkParser),
             threadInfo = mappedThreadInfo,
@@ -133,9 +134,10 @@ class TimelineItemEventFactory(
         timelineItem: TimelineItem.Event,
         receivedMatrixTimelineItem: MatrixTimelineItem.Event,
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ): TimelineItem.Event {
         return timelineItem.copy(
-            readReceiptState = receivedMatrixTimelineItem.computeReadReceiptState(roomMembers)
+            readReceiptState = receivedMatrixTimelineItem.computeReadReceiptState(roomMembers, renderReadReceipts)
         )
     }
 
@@ -180,8 +182,9 @@ class TimelineItemEventFactory(
 
     private fun MatrixTimelineItem.Event.computeReadReceiptState(
         roomMembers: List<RoomMember>,
+        renderReadReceipts: Boolean,
     ): TimelineItemReadReceipts {
-        if (!config.computeReadReceipts) {
+        if (!config.computeReadReceipts || !renderReadReceipts) {
             return TimelineItemReadReceipts(receipts = persistentListOf())
         }
         return TimelineItemReadReceipts(
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesViewTest.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesViewTest.kt
index be44c64a5a..100eb1ca26 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesViewTest.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesViewTest.kt
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ class MessagesViewTest {
         val eventsRecorder = EventsRecorder<ReadReceiptBottomSheetEvent>()
         val state = aMessagesState(
             timelineState = aTimelineState(
-                renderReadReceipts = true,
                 timelineItems = persistentListOf(
                     aTimelineItemEvent(
                         readReceiptState = aTimelineItemReadReceipts(