diff --git a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/MessageStatus.tsx b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/MessageStatus.tsx
index f104a0986e..a9c043ac7a 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/MessageStatus.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/MessageStatus.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
+import { useChannelContext } from '../../../contexts/channelContext/ChannelContext';
 import {
   MessageContextValue,
   useMessageContext,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const MessageStatusWithContext = <
 >(
   props: MessageStatusPropsWithContext<StreamChatGenerics>,
 ) => {
+  const { channel } = useChannelContext<StreamChatGenerics>();
   const { message, threadList } = props;
 
   const {
@@ -47,18 +49,29 @@ const MessageStatusWithContext = <
   }
 
   if (isMessageWithStylesReadByAndDateSeparator(message)) {
+    const members = channel?.state.members;
+    const otherMembers = Object.values(members).filter(
+      (member) => member.user_id !== message.user?.id,
+    );
+    const hasOtherMembersGreaterThanOne = otherMembers.length > 1;
+    const hasReadByGreaterThanOne = typeof message.readBy === 'number' && message.readBy > 1;
+    const shouldDisplayReadByCount = hasOtherMembersGreaterThanOne && hasReadByGreaterThanOne;
+    const countOfReadBy =
+      typeof message.readBy === 'number' && hasOtherMembersGreaterThanOne ? message.readBy - 1 : 0;
+    const showDoubleCheck = hasReadByGreaterThanOne || message.readBy === true;
+
     return (
       <View style={[styles.statusContainer, statusContainer]}>
-        {typeof message.readBy === 'number' ? (
+        {shouldDisplayReadByCount ? (
           <Text
             style={[styles.readByCount, { color: accent_blue }, readByCount]}
             testID='read-by-container'
           >
-            {message.readBy}
+            {countOfReadBy}
           </Text>
         ) : null}
         {message.type !== 'error' ? (
-          typeof message.readBy === 'number' || message.readBy === true ? (
+          showDoubleCheck ? (
             <CheckAll pathFill={accent_blue} {...checkAllIcon} />
           ) : (
             <Check pathFill={grey_dark} {...checkIcon} />
diff --git a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/MessageStatus.test.js b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/MessageStatus.test.js
index 9049de8d4f..400ed93719 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/MessageStatus.test.js
+++ b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/MessageStatus.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { cleanup, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react-native';
 
+import { Channel } from '../../..';
+import { ChannelsStateProvider } from '../../../../contexts/channelsStateContext/ChannelsStateContext';
+import { getOrCreateChannelApi } from '../../../../mock-builders/api/getOrCreateChannel';
+import { useMockedApis } from '../../../../mock-builders/api/useMockedApis';
+import { generateChannelResponse } from '../../../../mock-builders/generator/channel';
+import { generateMember } from '../../../../mock-builders/generator/member';
 import { generateMessage } from '../../../../mock-builders/generator/message';
 import { generateStaticUser, generateUser } from '../../../../mock-builders/generator/user';
 import { getTestClientWithUser } from '../../../../mock-builders/mock';
@@ -10,26 +16,54 @@ import { Chat } from '../../../Chat/Chat';
 import { MessageStatus } from '../MessageStatus';
 
 let chatClient;
-let id;
 let i18nInstance;
-
+let channel;
 describe('MessageStatus', () => {
-  beforeAll(async () => {
+  const user1 = generateUser({ id: 'id1', name: 'name1' });
+  const user2 = generateUser({ id: 'id2', name: 'name2' });
+  const user3 = generateUser({ id: 'id3', name: 'name3' });
+  const messages = [generateMessage({ user: user1 })];
+  const members = [
+    generateMember({ user: user1 }),
+    generateMember({ user: user2 }),
+    generateMember({ user: user3 }),
+  ];
+  beforeAll(() => {
     id = 'testID';
-    chatClient = await getTestClientWithUser({ id });
     i18nInstance = new Streami18n();
   });
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    const mockedChannel = generateChannelResponse({
+      members,
+      messages,
+    });
+
+    chatClient = await getTestClientWithUser(user1);
+    useMockedApis(chatClient, [getOrCreateChannelApi(mockedChannel)]);
+    channel = chatClient.channel('messaging', mockedChannel.id);
+  });
   afterEach(cleanup);
 
+  renderMessageStatus = (options, channelProps) =>
+    render(
+      <ChannelsStateProvider>
+        <Chat client={chatClient}>
+          <Channel channel={channel} {...channelProps}>
+            <MessageStatus {...options} />
+          </Channel>
+        </Chat>
+      </ChannelsStateProvider>,
+    );
+
   it('should render message status with delivered container', async () => {
     const user = generateUser();
     const message = generateMessage({ user });
 
-    const { getByTestId } = render(
-      <Chat client={chatClient} i18nInstance={i18nInstance}>
-        <MessageStatus lastReceivedId={message.id} message={{ ...message, status: 'received' }} />
-      </Chat>,
-    );
+    const { getByTestId } = renderMessageStatus({
+      lastReceivedId: message.id,
+      message: { ...message, status: 'received' },
+    });
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(getByTestId('delivered-container')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -40,30 +74,33 @@ describe('MessageStatus', () => {
     const user = generateUser();
     const message = generateMessage({ readBy: 2, user });
 
-    const { getByTestId, getByText, rerender, toJSON } = render(
-      <Chat client={chatClient} i18nInstance={i18nInstance}>
-        <MessageStatus lastReceivedId={message.id} message={message} />
-      </Chat>,
-    );
+    const { getByTestId, getByText, rerender, toJSON } = renderMessageStatus({
+      lastReceivedId: message.id,
+      message,
+    });
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(getByTestId('read-by-container')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(getByText(message.readBy.toString())).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(getByText((message.readBy - 1).toString())).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     const staticUser = generateStaticUser(0);
     const staticMessage = generateMessage({ readBy: 2, staticUser });
 
     rerender(
-      <Chat client={chatClient} i18nInstance={i18nInstance}>
-        <MessageStatus lastReceivedId={staticMessage.id} message={staticMessage} />
-      </Chat>,
+      <ChannelsStateProvider>
+        <Chat client={chatClient} i18nInstance={i18nInstance}>
+          <Channel channel={channel}>
+            <MessageStatus lastReceivedId={staticMessage.id} message={staticMessage} />
+          </Channel>
+        </Chat>
+      </ChannelsStateProvider>,
     );
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
       expect(getByTestId('read-by-container')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(getByText(staticMessage.readBy.toString())).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(getByText((staticMessage.readBy - 1).toString())).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
 
@@ -71,11 +108,9 @@ describe('MessageStatus', () => {
     const user = generateUser();
     const message = generateMessage({ user });
 
-    const { getByTestId } = render(
-      <Chat client={chatClient} i18nInstance={i18nInstance}>
-        <MessageStatus message={{ ...message, status: 'sending' }} />
-      </Chat>,
-    );
+    const { getByTestId } = renderMessageStatus({
+      message: { ...message, status: 'sending' },
+    });
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(getByTestId('sending-container')).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/__snapshots__/MessageStatus.test.js.snap b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/__snapshots__/MessageStatus.test.js.snap
index cf8b4cd57a..6224aeaefb 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/__snapshots__/MessageStatus.test.js.snap
+++ b/package/src/components/Message/MessageSimple/__tests__/__snapshots__/MessageStatus.test.js.snap
@@ -2,106 +2,124 @@
 
 exports[`MessageStatus should render message status with read by container 1`] = `
 <View
+  keyboardVerticalOffset={86.5}
+  onLayout={[Function]}
   style={
-    [
-      {
-        "alignItems": "flex-end",
-        "flexDirection": "row",
-        "justifyContent": "center",
-        "paddingRight": 3,
-      },
-      {},
-    ]
+    {
+      "paddingBottom": 0,
+    }
   }
 >
-  <Text
-    style={
-      [
-        {
-          "fontSize": 11,
-          "fontWeight": "700",
-          "paddingRight": 3,
-        },
-        {
-          "color": "#005FFF",
-        },
-        {},
-      ]
-    }
-    testID="read-by-container"
-  >
-    2
-  </Text>
-  <RNSVGSvgView
-    align="xMidYMid"
-    bbHeight={16}
-    bbWidth={16}
-    focusable={false}
-    height={16}
-    meetOrSlice={0}
-    minX={0}
-    minY={0}
-    pathFill="#005FFF"
+  <View
     style={
-      [
-        {
-          "backgroundColor": "transparent",
-          "borderWidth": 0,
-        },
-        {
-          "flex": 0,
-          "height": 16,
-          "width": 16,
-        },
-      ]
+      {
+        "height": "100%",
+      }
     }
-    vbHeight={24}
-    vbWidth={24}
-    width={16}
   >
-    <RNSVGGroup
-      fill={
-        {
-          "payload": 4278190080,
-          "type": 0,
-        }
+    <View
+      style={
+        [
+          {
+            "alignItems": "flex-end",
+            "flexDirection": "row",
+            "justifyContent": "center",
+            "paddingRight": 3,
+          },
+          {},
+        ]
       }
     >
-      <RNSVGPath
-        clipRule={0}
-        d="M2.293 11.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l4 4a1 1 0 11-1.414 1.414l-4-4a1 1 0 010-1.414zM9.293 12.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l3 3a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414l-3-3a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
-        fill={
-          {
-            "payload": 4278214655,
-            "type": 0,
-          }
-        }
-        fillRule={0}
-        propList={
+      <Text
+        style={
           [
-            "fill",
-            "fillRule",
+            {
+              "fontSize": 11,
+              "fontWeight": "700",
+              "paddingRight": 3,
+            },
+            {
+              "color": "#005FFF",
+            },
+            {},
           ]
         }
-      />
-      <RNSVGPath
-        clipRule={0}
-        d="M15.707 7.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l8-8a1 1 0 011.414 0zM21.707 7.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l8-8a1 1 0 011.414 0z"
-        fill={
-          {
-            "payload": 4278214655,
-            "type": 0,
-          }
-        }
-        fillRule={0}
-        propList={
+        testID="read-by-container"
+      >
+        1
+      </Text>
+      <RNSVGSvgView
+        align="xMidYMid"
+        bbHeight={16}
+        bbWidth={16}
+        focusable={false}
+        height={16}
+        meetOrSlice={0}
+        minX={0}
+        minY={0}
+        pathFill="#005FFF"
+        style={
           [
-            "fill",
-            "fillRule",
+            {
+              "backgroundColor": "transparent",
+              "borderWidth": 0,
+            },
+            {
+              "flex": 0,
+              "height": 16,
+              "width": 16,
+            },
           ]
         }
-      />
-    </RNSVGGroup>
-  </RNSVGSvgView>
+        vbHeight={24}
+        vbWidth={24}
+        width={16}
+      >
+        <RNSVGGroup
+          fill={
+            {
+              "payload": 4278190080,
+              "type": 0,
+            }
+          }
+        >
+          <RNSVGPath
+            clipRule={0}
+            d="M2.293 11.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l4 4a1 1 0 11-1.414 1.414l-4-4a1 1 0 010-1.414zM9.293 12.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l3 3a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414l-3-3a1 1 0 010-1.414z"
+            fill={
+              {
+                "payload": 4278214655,
+                "type": 0,
+              }
+            }
+            fillRule={0}
+            propList={
+              [
+                "fill",
+                "fillRule",
+              ]
+            }
+          />
+          <RNSVGPath
+            clipRule={0}
+            d="M15.707 7.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l8-8a1 1 0 011.414 0zM21.707 7.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l8-8a1 1 0 011.414 0z"
+            fill={
+              {
+                "payload": 4278214655,
+                "type": 0,
+              }
+            }
+            fillRule={0}
+            propList={
+              [
+                "fill",
+                "fillRule",
+              ]
+            }
+          />
+        </RNSVGGroup>
+      </RNSVGSvgView>
+    </View>
+  </View>
 </View>
 `;