diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
index 3865123b..3807a413 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/MessageRecyclerViewAdapter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import CustomView.CustomMarkwonView;
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
+import retrofit2.Retrofit;
 
 class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
     private static final int VIEW_TYPE_DATA = 0;
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.
     private static final int VIEW_TYPE_LOADING = 2;
 
     private Context mContext;
-    private Resources resources;
+    private Retrofit mOauthRetrofit;
+    private String mAccessToken;
+    private Resources mResources;
 
     private NetworkState networkState;
     private CommentsListingRecyclerViewAdapter.RetryLoadingMoreCallback mRetryLoadingMoreCallback;
@@ -34,10 +37,12 @@ class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.
         void retryLoadingMore();
     }
 
-    MessageRecyclerViewAdapter(Context context) {
+    MessageRecyclerViewAdapter(Context context, Retrofit oauthRetrofit, String accessToken) {
         super(DIFF_CALLBACK);
         mContext = context;
-        resources = context.getResources();
+        mOauthRetrofit = oauthRetrofit;
+        mAccessToken = accessToken;
+        mResources = context.getResources();
     }
 
     private static final DiffUtil.ItemCallback<Message> DIFF_CALLBACK = new DiffUtil.ItemCallback<Message>() {
@@ -71,11 +76,11 @@ class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.
             if(message != null) {
                 if(message.isNew()) {
                     ((DataViewHolder) holder).itemView.setBackgroundColor(
-                            resources.getColor(R.color.unreadMessageBackgroundColor));
+                            mResources.getColor(R.color.unreadMessageBackgroundColor));
                 }
 
                 if(message.wasComment()) {
-                    ((DataViewHolder) holder).authorTextView.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimaryDarkDayNightTheme));
+                    ((DataViewHolder) holder).authorTextView.setTextColor(mResources.getColor(R.color.colorPrimaryDarkDayNightTheme));
                     ((DataViewHolder) holder).titleTextView.setText(message.getTitle());
                 } else {
                     ((DataViewHolder) holder).titleTextView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -93,6 +98,21 @@ class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.
                         intent.setData(uri);
                         mContext.startActivity(intent);
                     }
+
+                    if(message.isNew()) {
+                        ((DataViewHolder) holder).itemView.setBackgroundColor(mResources.getColor(android.R.color.white));
+
+                        ReadMessage.readMessage(mOauthRetrofit, mAccessToken, message.getFullname(),
+                                new ReadMessage.ReadMessageListener() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void readSuccess() {}
+
+                            @Override
+                            public void readFailed() {
+                                ((DataViewHolder) holder).itemView.setBackgroundColor(mResources.getColor(R.color.unreadMessageBackgroundColor));
+                            }
+                        });
+                    }
                 });
 
                 ((DataViewHolder) holder).authorTextView.setOnClickListener(view -> {
@@ -134,9 +154,9 @@ class MessageRecyclerViewAdapter extends PagedListAdapter<Message, RecyclerView.
     public void onViewRecycled(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
         super.onViewRecycled(holder);
         if(holder instanceof DataViewHolder) {
-            ((DataViewHolder) holder).itemView.setBackgroundColor(resources.getColor(android.R.color.white));
+            ((DataViewHolder) holder).itemView.setBackgroundColor(mResources.getColor(android.R.color.white));
             ((DataViewHolder) holder).titleTextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            ((DataViewHolder) holder).authorTextView.setTextColor(resources.getColor(R.color.primaryTextColor));
+            ((DataViewHolder) holder).authorTextView.setTextColor(mResources.getColor(R.color.primaryTextColor));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/NotificationUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/NotificationUtils.java
index 89c92a0c..56bfaf88 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/NotificationUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/NotificationUtils.java
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@ class NotificationUtils {
     static final String GROUP_NEW_COMMENTS = "ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit.NEW_COMMENTS";
     static final int SUMMARY_ID_NEW_COMMENTS = 0;
 
-    static final int BASE_ID_COMMENT = 1;
-    static final int BASE_ID_ACCOUNT = 1000;
-    static final int BASE_ID_POST = 2000;
-    static final int BASE_ID_MESSAGE = 3000;
-    static final int BASE_ID_SUBREDDIT = 4000;
-    static final int BASE_ID_AWARD = 5000;
+    static final int BASE_ID_UNREAD_MESSAGE = 1;
 
     static NotificationCompat.Builder buildNotification(NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager,
                                                         Context context, String title, String content,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/PullNotificationWorker.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/PullNotificationWorker.java
index 57c13212..5bf7e6a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/PullNotificationWorker.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/PullNotificationWorker.java
@@ -75,15 +75,13 @@ public class PullNotificationWorker extends Worker {
                         String kind = message.getKind();
                         String title;
                         String summary;
-                        if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_COMMENT)) {
+                        if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_COMMENT) || kind.equals(Message.TYPE_LINK)) {
                             title = message.getAuthor();
                             summary = context.getString(R.string.notification_summary_comment);
                         } else {
                             title = message.getTitle();
                             if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_ACCOUNT)) {
                                 summary = context.getString(R.string.notification_summary_account);
-                            } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_LINK)) {
-                                summary = context.getString(R.string.notification_summary_post);
                             } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_MESSAGE)) {
                                 summary = context.getString(R.string.notification_summary_message);
                             } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_SUBREDDIT)) {
@@ -104,18 +102,30 @@ public class PullNotificationWorker extends Worker {
                             intent.setData(uri);
                             PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
                             builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_COMMENT + i, builder.build());
                         } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_ACCOUNT)) {
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_ACCOUNT + i, builder.build());
+                            Intent intent = new Intent(context, ViewMessageActivity.class);
+                            PendingIntent summaryPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
+                            builder.setContentIntent(summaryPendingIntent);
                         } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_LINK)) {
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_POST + i, builder.build());
+                            Intent intent = new Intent(context, LinkResolverActivity.class);
+                            Uri uri = LinkResolverActivity.getRedditUriByPath(message.getContext());
+                            intent.setData(uri);
+                            PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
+                            builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
                         } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_MESSAGE)) {
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_MESSAGE + i, builder.build());
+                            Intent intent = new Intent(context, ViewMessageActivity.class);
+                            PendingIntent summaryPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
+                            builder.setContentIntent(summaryPendingIntent);
                         } else if(kind.equals(Message.TYPE_SUBREDDIT)) {
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_SUBREDDIT + i, builder.build());
+                            Intent intent = new Intent(context, ViewMessageActivity.class);
+                            PendingIntent summaryPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
+                            builder.setContentIntent(summaryPendingIntent);
                         } else {
-                            notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_AWARD + i, builder.build());
+                            Intent intent = new Intent(context, ViewMessageActivity.class);
+                            PendingIntent summaryPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
+                            builder.setContentIntent(summaryPendingIntent);
                         }
+                        notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.BASE_ID_UNREAD_MESSAGE + i, builder.build());
                     }
 
                     inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle(messages.size() + " New Messages")
@@ -123,6 +133,10 @@ public class PullNotificationWorker extends Worker {
 
                     summaryBuilder.setStyle(inboxStyle);
 
+                    Intent summaryIntent = new Intent(context, ViewMessageActivity.class);
+                    PendingIntent summaryPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, summaryIntent, 0);
+                    summaryBuilder.setContentIntent(summaryPendingIntent);
+
                     notificationManager.notify(NotificationUtils.SUMMARY_ID_NEW_COMMENTS, summaryBuilder.build());
 
                     Log.i("workmanager", "message size " + messages.size());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ReadMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ReadMessage.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..900fb7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ReadMessage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import retrofit2.Call;
+import retrofit2.Callback;
+import retrofit2.Response;
+import retrofit2.Retrofit;
+
+class ReadMessage {
+    interface ReadMessageListener {
+        void readSuccess();
+        void readFailed();
+    }
+
+    static void readMessage(Retrofit oauthRetrofit, String accessToken, String commaSeparatedFullnames,
+                            ReadMessageListener readMessageListener) {
+        Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+        params.put(RedditUtils.ID_KEY, commaSeparatedFullnames);
+        oauthRetrofit.create(RedditAPI.class).readMessage(RedditUtils.getOAuthHeader(accessToken), params)
+                .enqueue(new Callback<String>() {
+            @Override
+            public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<String> call, @NonNull Response<String> response) {
+                if(response.isSuccessful()) {
+                    readMessageListener.readSuccess();
+                } else {
+                    readMessageListener.readFailed();
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<String> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
+                readMessageListener.readFailed();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/RedditAPI.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/RedditAPI.java
index a187b521..519bc0ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/RedditAPI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/RedditAPI.java
@@ -159,4 +159,8 @@ public interface RedditAPI {
 
     @GET("/message/{where}.json?raw_json=1")
     Call<String> getMessages(@HeaderMap Map<String, String> headers, @Path("where") String where, @Query("after") String after);
+
+    @FormUrlEncoded
+    @POST("/api/read_message")
+    Call<String> readMessage(@HeaderMap Map<String, String> headers, @FieldMap Map<String, String> ids);
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ViewMessageActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ViewMessageActivity.java
index b61438f4..3f6d5960 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ViewMessageActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ViewMessageActivity.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ViewMessageActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     }
 
     private void bindView() {
-        mAdapter = new MessageRecyclerViewAdapter(this);
+        mAdapter = new MessageRecyclerViewAdapter(this, mOauthRetrofit, mAccessToken);
         LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
         recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
         recyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1943b769..ade37480 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@
 
     <string name="view_all_comments">Click here to browse all comments</string>
 
-    <string name="notification_summary_comment">New Comments</string>
+    <string name="notification_summary_comment">New Comment</string>
     <string name="notification_summary_account">Account</string>
-    <string name="notification_summary_post">Post</string>
-    <string name="notification_summary_message">New Messages</string>
+    <string name="notification_summary_post">New Post Comment</string>
+    <string name="notification_summary_message">New Message</string>
     <string name="notification_summary_subreddit">Subreddit</string>
     <string name="notification_summary_award">Award</string>
     <string name="notification_new_messages">%1$d New Messages</string>