diff --git a/straw/ItemView.py b/straw/ItemView.py
index 8264ff5..6e482fc 100644
--- a/straw/ItemView.py
+++ b/straw/ItemView.py
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ class ItemView:
     def _display_item(self, item):
         self._html_presenter.display_item(item, self._encoding)
 #        self._scroll_presenter.update_view()
+       item.set_property("is_read", True)
 
     def display_empty_feed(self):
         self._html_presenter.display_empty_feed()