diff --git a/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
index 2d1fdb4f8..dd31feaf1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class DmailsController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @dmail = Dmail.find(params[:id])
     check_privilege(@dmail)
+    @dmail.mark_as_read!
     @dmail.destroy
     redirect_to dmails_path, :notice => "Message destroyed"
   end