diff --git a/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service.rb b/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service.rb
index 8ce7af12a..a432764fe 100644
--- a/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service.rb
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappCloudService < Whatsapp::Providers::BaseServi
       body: {
         messaging_product: 'whatsapp',
         message_id: last_message.source_id,
+        status: 'read',
         # NOTE: API currently only supports "typing", no "recording" status.
         typing_indicator: { type: 'text' }
       }.to_json
diff --git a/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
index f55ed03f3..c08478f63 100644
--- a/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappCloudService do
           body: {
             messaging_product: 'whatsapp',
             message_id: message.source_id,
+            status: 'read',
             typing_indicator: { type: 'text' }
           }.to_json
         )
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappCloudService do
           body: {
             messaging_product: 'whatsapp',
             message_id: message.source_id,
+            status: 'read',
             typing_indicator: { type: 'text' }
           }.to_json
         )
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappCloudService do
           body: {
             messaging_product: 'whatsapp',
             message_id: message.source_id,
+            status: 'read',
             typing_indicator: { type: 'text' }
           }.to_json
         )