diff --git a/include/ircd/m/receipt.h b/include/ircd/m/receipt.h
index 76a089ae9..7603e67d9 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/receipt.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/receipt.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 #pragma once
 #define HAVE_IRCD_M_RECEIPT_H
 
-namespace ircd::m
+namespace ircd::m::receipt
 {
-
-}
+	id::event::buf read(const id::room &, const id::user &, const id::event &, const time_t &);
+	id::event::buf read(const id::room &, const id::user &, const id::event &); // now
+};
 
 struct ircd::m::edu::m_receipt
 {
diff --git a/ircd/m/m.cc b/ircd/m/m.cc
index 748bcce40..63dd36581 100644
--- a/ircd/m/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/m.cc
@@ -525,6 +525,35 @@ ircd::m::keys::init::signing()
 	         self::public_key_b64);
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// m/receipt.h
+//
+
+ircd::m::event::id::buf
+ircd::m::receipt::read(const id::room &room_id,
+                       const id::user &user_id,
+                       const id::event &event_id)
+{
+	return read(room_id, user_id, event_id, ircd::time<milliseconds>());
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::id::buf
+ircd::m::receipt::read(const id::room &room_id,
+                       const id::user &user_id,
+                       const id::event &event_id,
+                       const time_t &ms)
+{
+	using prototype = event::id::buf (const id::room &, const id::user &, const id::event &, const time_t &);
+
+	static import<prototype> function
+	{
+		"m_receipt", "receipt_m_read"
+	};
+
+	return function(room_id, user_id, event_id, ms);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // m/typing.h
@@ -543,7 +572,6 @@ ircd::m::typing::set(const m::typing &object)
 	return function(object);
 }
 
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // m/presence.h
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/read_markers.cc b/modules/client/rooms/read_markers.cc
index f37139abc..ee4ecdbdc 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/read_markers.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/read_markers.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ post__read_markers(client &client,
                    const resource::request &request,
                    const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
+	const string_view m_fully_read
+	{
+		unquote(request["m.fully_read"])
+	};
+
+	const string_view m_read
+	{
+		unquote(request["m.read"])
+	};
+
+	m::receipt::read(room_id, request.user_id, m_read?: m_fully_read);
+
 	return resource::response
 	{
 		client, http::OK
diff --git a/modules/m_receipt.cc b/modules/m_receipt.cc
index 8b726bdff..2ed2997d6 100644
--- a/modules/m_receipt.cc
+++ b/modules/m_receipt.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,52 @@ static void handle_m_receipt_m_read(const m::room::id &, const m::user::id &, co
 static void handle_m_receipt_m_read(const m::room::id &, const json::object &);
 static void handle_m_receipt(const m::room::id &, const json::object &);
 static void handle_edu_m_receipt(const m::event &);
+extern "C" m::event::id::buf receipt_m_read(const m::room::id &, const m::user::id &, const m::event::id &, const time_t &);
+
+m::event::id::buf
+receipt_m_read(const m::room::id &room_id,
+               const m::user::id &user_id,
+               const m::event::id &event_id,
+               const time_t &ms)
+{
+	const json::value event_ids[]
+	{
+		{ event_id }
+	};
+
+	const json::members m_read
+	{
+		{ "data",
+		{
+			{ "ts", ms }
+		}},
+		{ "event_ids", { event_ids, 1 } },
+	};
+
+	json::iov event, content;
+	const json::iov::push push[]
+	{
+		{ event,    { "type",     "m.receipt" } },
+		{ event,    { "room_id",   room_id    } },
+		{ content,  { room_id,
+		{
+			{ "m.read",
+			{
+				{ user_id, m_read }
+			}}
+		}}}
+	};
+
+	m::vm::opts opts;
+	opts.hash = false;
+	opts.sign = false;
+	opts.event_id = false;
+	opts.origin = true;
+	opts.origin_server_ts = false;
+	opts.conforming = false;
+
+	return m::vm::commit(event, content, opts);
+}
 
 const m::hook
 _m_receipt_eval