diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsDatabase.java
index 53dede3bd9..0f81dde45f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsDatabase.java
@@ -1841,6 +1841,8 @@ public class MmsDatabase extends MessageDatabase {
 
     ContentValues contentValues = new ContentValues();
 
+    boolean silentUpdate = (mailbox & Types.GROUP_UPDATE_BIT) > 0;
+
     contentValues.put(DATE_SENT, retrieved.getSentTimeMillis());
     contentValues.put(DATE_SERVER, retrieved.getServerTimeMillis());
     contentValues.put(RECIPIENT_ID, retrieved.getFrom().serialize());
@@ -1857,7 +1859,7 @@ public class MmsDatabase extends MessageDatabase {
     contentValues.put(VIEW_ONCE, retrieved.isViewOnce() ? 1 : 0);
     contentValues.put(STORY_TYPE, retrieved.getStoryType().getCode());
     contentValues.put(PARENT_STORY_ID, retrieved.getParentStoryId() != null ? retrieved.getParentStoryId().serialize() : 0);
-    contentValues.put(READ, retrieved.isExpirationUpdate() ? 1 : 0);
+    contentValues.put(READ, (silentUpdate || retrieved.isExpirationUpdate()) ? 1 : 0);
     contentValues.put(UNIDENTIFIED, retrieved.isUnidentified());
     contentValues.put(SERVER_GUID, retrieved.getServerGuid());
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SmsDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SmsDatabase.java
index cb49530648..d4ee508a85 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SmsDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SmsDatabase.java
@@ -1193,7 +1193,8 @@ public class SmsDatabase extends MessageDatabase {
     boolean silent = message.isIdentityUpdate()   ||
                      message.isIdentityVerified() ||
                      message.isIdentityDefault()  ||
-                     message.isJustAGroupLeave();
+                     message.isJustAGroupLeave()  ||
+                     (type & Types.GROUP_UPDATE_BIT) > 0;
 
     boolean unread = !silent && (Util.isDefaultSmsProvider(context) ||
                                  message.isSecureMessage()          ||
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/sms/IncomingGroupUpdateMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/sms/IncomingGroupUpdateMessage.java
index eb0557faca..e4c017e8ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/sms/IncomingGroupUpdateMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/sms/IncomingGroupUpdateMessage.java
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ public final class IncomingGroupUpdateMessage extends IncomingTextMessage {
 
   private final MessageGroupContext groupContext;
 
-  public IncomingGroupUpdateMessage(IncomingTextMessage base, GroupContext groupContext, String body) {
-    this(base, new MessageGroupContext(groupContext));
-  }
-
   public IncomingGroupUpdateMessage(IncomingTextMessage base, DecryptedGroupV2Context groupV2Context) {
     this(base, new MessageGroupContext(groupV2Context));
   }