diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
index e1230d7219db..96b3fe3be67a 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ function ReportActionsList({
                 const nextMessage = sortedReportActions[index + 1];
                 const isCurrentMessageUnread = isMessageUnread(reportAction, lastReadTimeRef.current);
                 shouldDisplay = isCurrentMessageUnread && (!nextMessage || !isMessageUnread(nextMessage, lastReadTimeRef.current));
-                if (!messageManuallyMarkedUnread) {
-                    shouldDisplay = shouldDisplay && reportAction.actorAccountID !== Report.getCurrentUserAccountID();
+                if (shouldDisplay && !messageManuallyMarkedUnread) {
+                    const isWithinVisibleThreshold = scrollingVerticalOffset.current < MSG_VISIBLE_THRESHOLD ? reportAction.created < userActiveSince.current : true;
+                    shouldDisplay = reportAction.actorAccountID !== Report.getCurrentUserAccountID() && isWithinVisibleThreshold;
                 }
                 if (shouldDisplay) {
                     cacheUnreadMarkers.set(report.reportID, reportAction.reportActionID);