diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaHolder.kt
index 96eada0b34..b5516d16b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaHolder.kt
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class RecentMangaHolder(
             }
             setTextColor(ChapterUtil.readColor(context, item))
         }
+        if (binding.frontView.translationX == 0f) {
+            binding.read.setImageResource(
+                if (item.read) R.drawable.ic_eye_off_24dp else R.drawable.ic_eye_24dp
+            )
+        }
         val notValidNum = item.mch.chapter.chapter_number <= 0
         binding.body.isVisible = !isUpdates
         binding.body.text = when {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
index dae5f731f4..5879951064 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaItem.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class RecentMangaItem(
     }
 
     override fun isSwipeable(): Boolean {
-        return mch.manga.id != null && !chapter.read
+        return mch.manga.id != null
     }
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index f71afb5ff0..9dea13befc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -524,19 +524,26 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
         val lastRead = chapter.last_page_read
         val pagesLeft = chapter.pages_left
         lastChapterId = chapter.id
-        presenter.markChapterRead(chapter, true)
-        snack = view?.snack(R.string.marked_as_read, Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE) {
+        val wasRead = chapter.read
+        presenter.markChapterRead(chapter, !wasRead)
+        snack = view?.snack(
+            if (wasRead) R.string.marked_as_unread
+            else R.string.marked_as_read,
+            Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE
+        ) {
             anchorView = activityBinding?.bottomNav
             var undoing = false
             setAction(R.string.undo) {
-                presenter.markChapterRead(chapter, false, lastRead, pagesLeft)
+                presenter.markChapterRead(chapter, wasRead, lastRead, pagesLeft)
                 undoing = true
             }
             addCallback(
                 object : BaseTransientBottomBar.BaseCallback<Snackbar>() {
                     override fun onDismissed(transientBottomBar: Snackbar?, event: Int) {
                         super.onDismissed(transientBottomBar, event)
-                        if (!undoing && presenter.preferences.removeAfterMarkedAsRead()) {
+                        if (!undoing && presenter.preferences.removeAfterMarkedAsRead() &&
+                            !wasRead
+                        ) {
                             lastChapterId = chapter.id
                             presenter.deleteChapter(chapter, manga)
                         }