diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/app/AppPresenter.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/app/AppPresenter.kt
index c3420ca77..936d7d634 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/app/AppPresenter.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/app/AppPresenter.kt
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@ class AppPresenter(
         navigation.push(Config.Reader(postLink))
       } else {
         linkHandler.openLink(postLink)
+        rssRepository.updatePostReadStatus(read = true, link = postLink)
       }
-
-      rssRepository.updatePostReadStatus(read = true, link = postLink)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderEvent.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderEvent.kt
index 3801b2d52..43b96fe65 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderEvent.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderEvent.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ sealed interface ReaderEvent {
   data object TogglePostBookmark : ReaderEvent
 
   data object ArticleShortcutClicked : ReaderEvent
+
+  data object MarkPostAsRead : ReaderEvent
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
index d916b2606..c7969590d 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/reader/ReaderPresenter.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.arkivanov.decompose.ComponentContext
 import com.arkivanov.essenty.instancekeeper.InstanceKeeper
 import com.arkivanov.essenty.instancekeeper.getOrCreate
 import com.arkivanov.essenty.lifecycle.doOnCreate
+import com.arkivanov.essenty.lifecycle.doOnDestroy
 import dev.sasikanth.readability.Readability
 import dev.sasikanth.rss.reader.core.network.post.PostSourceFetcher
 import dev.sasikanth.rss.reader.reader.ReaderState.PostMode.Idle
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class ReaderPresenter(
 
   init {
     lifecycle.doOnCreate { presenterInstance.dispatch(ReaderEvent.Init(postLink)) }
+    lifecycle.doOnDestroy { presenterInstance.dispatch(ReaderEvent.MarkPostAsRead) }
   }
 
   internal val state = presenterInstance.state
@@ -110,9 +112,14 @@ class ReaderPresenter(
         }
         ReaderEvent.TogglePostBookmark -> togglePostBookmark(postLink)
         ReaderEvent.ArticleShortcutClicked -> articleShortcutClicked()
+        ReaderEvent.MarkPostAsRead -> markPostAsRead(postLink)
       }
     }
 
+    private fun markPostAsRead(postLink: String) {
+      coroutineScope.launch { rssRepository.updatePostReadStatus(read = true, link = postLink) }
+    }
+
     private fun togglePostBookmark(postLink: String) {
       coroutineScope.launch {
         val isBookmarked = state.value.isBookmarked ?: false