diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
index 6e01d5681..c79bc2ae6 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_message.cpp
@@ -857,7 +857,12 @@ MsgId HistoryMessage::computeRepliesInboxReadTillFull() const {
 		? history()->owner().historyLoaded(
 			peerFromChannel(views->commentsMegagroupId))
 		: history().get();
-	return group ? std::max(local, group->inboxReadTillId()) : local;
+	if (const auto megagroup = group->peer->asChannel()) {
+		if (megagroup->amIn()) {
+			return std::max(local, group->inboxReadTillId());
+		}
+	}
+	return local;
 }
 
 MsgId HistoryMessage::repliesOutboxReadTill() const {
@@ -891,7 +896,12 @@ MsgId HistoryMessage::computeRepliesOutboxReadTillFull() const {
 		? history()->owner().historyLoaded(
 			peerFromChannel(views->commentsMegagroupId))
 		: history().get();
-	return group ? std::max(local, group->outboxReadTillId()) : local;
+	if (const auto megagroup = group->peer->asChannel()) {
+		if (megagroup->amIn()) {
+			return std::max(local, group->outboxReadTillId());
+		}
+	}
+	return local;
 }
 
 void HistoryMessage::setRepliesMaxId(MsgId maxId) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/window/window_session_controller.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/window/window_session_controller.cpp
index ecdf58d53..4d37527dd 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/window/window_session_controller.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/window/window_session_controller.cpp
@@ -354,24 +354,20 @@ void SessionNavigation::showRepliesForMessage(
 				if (const auto maxId = data.vmax_id()) {
 					item->setRepliesMaxId(maxId->v);
 				}
-				if (const auto readTill = data.vread_inbox_max_id()) {
-					item->setRepliesInboxReadTill(readTill->v);
-				}
-				if (const auto readTill = data.vread_outbox_max_id()) {
-					item->setRepliesOutboxReadTill(readTill->v);
-				}
+				item->setRepliesInboxReadTill(
+					data.vread_inbox_max_id().value_or_empty());
+				item->setRepliesOutboxReadTill(
+					data.vread_outbox_max_id().value_or_empty());
 				const auto post = _session->data().message(channelId, rootId);
 				if (post && item->history()->channelId() != channelId) {
 					post->setCommentsItemId(item->fullId());
 					if (const auto maxId = data.vmax_id()) {
 						post->setRepliesMaxId(maxId->v);
 					}
-					if (const auto readTill = data.vread_inbox_max_id()) {
-						post->setRepliesInboxReadTill(readTill->v);
-					}
-					if (const auto readTill = data.vread_outbox_max_id()) {
-						post->setRepliesOutboxReadTill(readTill->v);
-					}
+					post->setRepliesInboxReadTill(
+						data.vread_inbox_max_id().value_or_empty());
+					post->setRepliesOutboxReadTill(
+						data.vread_outbox_max_id().value_or_empty());
 				}
 				showSection(std::make_shared<HistoryView::RepliesMemento>(
 					item,