diff --git a/backends/skype/main.cpp b/backends/skype/main.cpp
index 6731b96b2de26689b5bf7ff51137000c3c267634..176f1110191cfb60dbeab3224d13220d2e96599d 100644
--- a/backends/skype/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/skype/main.cpp
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ static void handle_skype_message(std::string &message, Skype *sk) {
 				return;
 
 			np->handleMessage(sk->getUser(), from_handle, body);
+
+			sk->send_command("SET CHATMESSAGE " + cmd[1] + " SEEN");
 		}
 	}
 	else if (cmd[0] == "CALL") {