diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index c5b8d75..7772874 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ export function receiveChatMessage(
   channel: number,
   user: number,
   isPing: boolean,
+  isRead: boolean,
 ): Action {
   return {
     type: 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE',
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ export function receiveChatMessage(
     channel,
     user,
     isPing,
+    isRead,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/actions/types.js b/src/actions/types.js
index c9340ed..efb9b93 100644
--- a/src/actions/types.js
+++ b/src/actions/types.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type Action =
     channel: number,
     user: number,
     isPing: boolean,
+    isRead: boolean,
   }
   | { type: 'RECEIVE_CHAT_HISTORY', cid: number, history: Array }
   | { type: 'OPEN_CHAT_CHANNEL', cid: number }
diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index d68e0f1..a380699 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@ function init() {
   ) => {
     const state = store.getState();
     const { nameRegExp } = state.user;
+    const isRead = Object.values(state.windows.args).find(((args) => args.chatChannel === channelId));
     const isPing = (nameRegExp && text.match(nameRegExp));
     store.dispatch(receiveChatMessage(
       name,
       text,
       country,
-      Number(channelId),
+      channelId,
       userId,
       isPing,
+      !!isRead,
     ));
   });
   ProtocolClient.on('changedMe', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/Window.jsx b/src/components/Window.jsx
index a9ff9f1..a3268c3 100644
--- a/src/components/Window.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Window.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const Window = ({ id }) => {
 
   const startMove = useCallback((event) => {
     event.preventDefault();
+    dispatch(focusWindow());
+
     let {
       clientX: startX,
       clientY: startY,
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ const Window = ({ id }) => {
 
   const startResize = useCallback((event) => {
     event.preventDefault();
+    dispatch(focusWindow());
+
     let {
       clientX: startX,
       clientY: startY,
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ const Window = ({ id }) => {
   return (
     <div
       className={`window ${windowType}`}
-      onMouseDown={() => dispatch(focusWindow(id))}
+      onClick={() => dispatch(focusWindow(id))}
       style={{
         left: xPos,
         top: yPos,
diff --git a/src/reducers/chatRead.js b/src/reducers/chatRead.js
index 4ef3970..96fc3d4 100644
--- a/src/reducers/chatRead.js
+++ b/src/reducers/chatRead.js
@@ -18,17 +18,12 @@ export type ChatReadState = {
   // booleans if channel is unread
   // {cid: unread, ...}
   unread: Object,
-  // currently open chat channels can contain duplications
-  // just used to keep track of what channels we are seeing in
-  // windows to decide if readTS gets changed,
-  chatChannels: Array,
 };
 
 const initialState: ChatReadState = {
   mute: [],
   readTs: {},
   unread: {},
-  chatChannels: [],
 };
 
 
@@ -59,38 +54,6 @@ export default function chatRead(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'OPEN_CHAT_CHANNEL': {
-      const { cid } = action;
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        chatChannels: [
-          ...state.chatChannels,
-          cid,
-        ],
-        readTs: {
-          ...state.readTs,
-          [cid]: Date.now() + TIME_DIFF_THREASHOLD,
-        },
-        unread: {
-          ...state.unread,
-          [cid]: false,
-        },
-      };
-    }
-
-    case 'CLOSE_CHAT_CHANNEL': {
-      const { cid } = action;
-      const chatChannels = [...state.chatChannels];
-      const pos = chatChannels.indexOf(cid);
-      if (pos !== -1) {
-        chatChannels.splice(pos, 1);
-      }
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        chatChannels,
-      };
-    }
-
     case 'ADD_CHAT_CHANNEL': {
       const [cid] = Object.keys(action.channel);
       return {
@@ -123,19 +86,19 @@ export default function chatRead(
     }
 
     case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
-      const { channel: cid } = action;
-      const { chatChannels } = state;
-      const readTs = chatChannels.includes(cid)
+      const { channel: cid, isRead } = action;
+      const readTs = isRead
         ? {
           ...state.readTs,
           // 15s treshold for desync
           [cid]: Date.now() + TIME_DIFF_THREASHOLD,
         } : state.readTs;
-      const unread = chatChannels.includes(cid)
-        ? {
+      const unread = isRead
+        ? state.unread
+        : {
           ...state.unread,
           [cid]: true,
-        } : state.unread;
+        };
       return {
         ...state,
         readTs,
@@ -143,6 +106,39 @@ export default function chatRead(
       };
     }
 
+    case 'OPEN_WINDOW': {
+      const cid = action.args.chatChannel;
+      if (!cid) {
+        return state;
+      }
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        readTs: {
+          ...state.readTs,
+          [cid]: Date.now() + TIME_DIFF_THREASHOLD,
+        },
+        unread: {
+          ...state.unread,
+          [cid]: false,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
+    case 'SET_CHAT_CHANNEL': {
+      const { cid } = action;
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        readTs: {
+          ...state.readTs,
+          [cid]: Date.now() + TIME_DIFF_THREASHOLD,
+        },
+        unread: {
+          ...state.unread,
+          [cid]: false,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
     case 'MUTE_CHAT_CHANNEL': {
       const { cid } = action;
       return {
diff --git a/src/socket/ProtocolClient.js b/src/socket/ProtocolClient.js
index 1fc7000..e29918e 100644
--- a/src/socket/ProtocolClient.js
+++ b/src/socket/ProtocolClient.js
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class ProtocolClient extends EventEmitter {
         case 5: {
           // chat message
           const [name, text, country, channelId, userId] = data;
-          this.emit('chatMessage', name, text, country, channelId, userId);
+          this.emit('chatMessage',
+            name, text, country, Number(channelId), userId);
           return;
         }