diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/messages.ts b/backend/src/graphql/messages.ts
index 08afe64f4..34c7d559b 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/messages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/messages.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ export const messageQuery = () => {
     }
   `
 }
+
+export const markMessagesAsSeen = () => {
+  return gql`
+    mutation ($messageIds: [String!]) {
+      MarkMessagesAsSeen(messageIds: $messageIds)
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
index 81ba93e3c..c07098a3c 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ export default shield(
       saveCategorySettings: isAuthenticated,
       CreateRoom: isAuthenticated,
       CreateMessage: isAuthenticated,
+      MarkMessagesAsSeen: isAuthenticated,
     },
     User: {
       email: or(isMyOwn, isAdmin),
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.spec.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.spec.ts
index 8001e8bc5..59512e323 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
 import Factory, { cleanDatabase } from '../../db/factories'
 import { getNeode, getDriver } from '../../db/neo4j'
 import { createRoomMutation } from '../../graphql/rooms'
-import { createMessageMutation, messageQuery } from '../../graphql/messages'
+import { createMessageMutation, messageQuery, markMessagesAsSeen } from '../../graphql/messages'
 import createServer from '../../server'
 
 const driver = getDriver()
@@ -323,4 +323,74 @@ describe('Message', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('marks massges as seen', () => {
+    describe('unauthenticated', () => {
+      beforeAll(() => {
+        authenticatedUser = null
+      })
+
+      it('throws authorization error', async () => {
+        await expect(
+          mutate({
+            mutation: markMessagesAsSeen(),
+            variables: {
+              messageIds: ['some-id'],
+            },
+          }),
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          errors: [{ message: 'Not Authorized!' }],
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('authenticated', () => {
+      const messageIds: string[] = []
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        authenticatedUser = await otherChattingUser.toJson()
+        const msgs = await query({
+          query: messageQuery(),
+          variables: {
+            roomId,
+          },
+        })
+        msgs.data.Message.forEach((m) => messageIds.push(m.id))
+      })
+
+      it('returns true', async () => {
+        await expect(
+          mutate({
+            mutation: markMessagesAsSeen(),
+            variables: {
+              messageIds,
+            },
+          }),
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          errors: undefined,
+          data: {
+            MarkMessagesAsSeen: true,
+          },
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('has seen prop set to true', async () => {
+        await expect(
+          query({
+            query: messageQuery(),
+            variables: {
+              roomId,
+            },
+          }),
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          data: {
+            Message: [
+              expect.objectContaining({ seen: true }),
+              expect.objectContaining({ seen: true }),
+              expect.objectContaining({ seen: true }),
+            ],
+          },
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
index 7a2ba418c..82024c310 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,29 @@ export default {
         session.close()
       }
     },
+    MarkMessagesAsSeen: async (_parent, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
+      const { messageIds } = params
+      const session = context.driver.session()
+      const writeTxResultPromise = session.writeTransaction(async (transaction) => {
+        const setSeenCypher = `
+          MATCH (m:Message) WHERE m.id IN $messageIds
+          SET m.seen = true
+          RETURN m { .* }
+        `
+        const setSeenTxResponse = await transaction.run(setSeenCypher, {
+          messageIds,
+        })
+        const messages = await setSeenTxResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('m'))
+        return messages
+      })
+      try {
+        await writeTxResultPromise
+        // send subscription to author to updated the messages
+        return true
+      } finally {
+        session.close()
+      }
+    },
   },
   Message: {
     ...Resolver('Message', {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
index a22828a7e..8b9263336 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type Mutation {
     roomId: ID!
     content: String!
   ): Message
+
+  MarkMessagesAsSeen(messageIds: [String!]): Boolean
 }
 
 type Query {