diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
index b2fcfbda2..1ababf41b 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
@@ -518,6 +518,15 @@ func (ts *BackendTestSuite) TestMsgStatus() {
 	ts.True(m.SentOn_.Equal(sentOn)) // no change
 	ts.Equal(pq.StringArray([]string{string(clog1.UUID()), string(clog2.UUID()), string(clog3.UUID())}), m.LogUUIDs)
 
+	// update to READ using id
+	clog4 := updateStatusByID(10001, courier.MsgStatusRead, "")
+
+	m = readMsgFromDB(ts.b, 10001)
+	ts.Equal(m.Status_, courier.MsgStatusRead)
+	ts.True(m.ModifiedOn_.After(now))
+	ts.True(m.SentOn_.Equal(sentOn)) // no change
+	ts.Equal(pq.StringArray([]string{string(clog1.UUID()), string(clog2.UUID()), string(clog3.UUID()), string(clog4.UUID())}), m.LogUUIDs)
+
 	// no change for incoming messages
 	updateStatusByID(10002, courier.MsgStatusSent, "")
 
diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/status.go b/backends/rapidpro/status.go
index 5793049b8..dfda32b03 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/status.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/status.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ UPDATE msgs_msg SET
 	    END,
 	sent_on = CASE 
 		WHEN
-			s.status IN ('W', 'S', 'D')
+			s.status IN ('W', 'S', 'D', 'R')
 		THEN
 			COALESCE(sent_on, NOW())
 		ELSE
diff --git a/handlers/kaleyra/handler.go b/handlers/kaleyra/handler.go
index 0c1922957..a3f45f0a0 100644
--- a/handlers/kaleyra/handler.go
+++ b/handlers/kaleyra/handler.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ var statusMapping = map[string]courier.MsgStatus{
 	"0":         courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 	"sent":      courier.MsgStatusWired,
 	"delivered": courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
-	"read":      courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
+	"read":      courier.MsgStatusRead,
 }
 
 // receiveStatus is our HTTP handler function for outgoing messages statuses
diff --git a/handlers/kaleyra/handler_test.go b/handlers/kaleyra/handler_test.go
index 69f059d6c..52bba9c3e 100644
--- a/handlers/kaleyra/handler_test.go
+++ b/handlers/kaleyra/handler_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var incomingCases = []IncomingTestCase{
 		URL:                  receiveStatusURL + "?id=58f86fab-85c5-4f7c-9b68-9c323248afc4%3A0&status=read",
 		ExpectedRespStatus:   200,
 		ExpectedBodyContains: `"type":"status"`,
-		ExpectedStatuses:     []ExpectedStatus{{ExternalID: "58f86fab-85c5-4f7c-9b68-9c323248afc4:0", Status: courier.MsgStatusDelivered}},
+		ExpectedStatuses:     []ExpectedStatus{{ExternalID: "58f86fab-85c5-4f7c-9b68-9c323248afc4:0", Status: courier.MsgStatusRead}},
 	},
 	{
 		Label:                "Receive Invalid Status",
diff --git a/handlers/meta/whatsapp/api.go b/handlers/meta/whatsapp/api.go
index 5a36d008b..d0c25da01 100644
--- a/handlers/meta/whatsapp/api.go
+++ b/handlers/meta/whatsapp/api.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "github.com/nyaruka/courier"
 var StatusMapping = map[string]courier.MsgStatus{
 	"sent":      courier.MsgStatusSent,
 	"delivered": courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
-	"read":      courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
+	"read":      courier.MsgStatusRead,
 	"failed":    courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 }
 
diff --git a/handlers/twiml/handlers.go b/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
index 4ee43498d..575905486 100644
--- a/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ var statusMapping = map[string]courier.MsgStatus{
 	"failed":      courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 	"sent":        courier.MsgStatusSent,
 	"delivered":   courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
-	"read":        courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
+	"read":        courier.MsgStatusRead,
 	"undelivered": courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 }
 
diff --git a/handlers/twiml/handlers_test.go b/handlers/twiml/handlers_test.go
index 76b4e279d..3481969c4 100644
--- a/handlers/twiml/handlers_test.go
+++ b/handlers/twiml/handlers_test.go
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ var testCases = []IncomingTestCase{
 		URL:                  statusURL,
 		Data:                 statusRead,
 		ExpectedRespStatus:   200,
-		ExpectedBodyContains: `"status":"D"`,
+		ExpectedBodyContains: `"status":"R"`,
 		ExpectedStatuses: []ExpectedStatus{
-			{ExternalID: "SMe287d7109a5a925f182f0e07fe5b223b", Status: courier.MsgStatusDelivered},
+			{ExternalID: "SMe287d7109a5a925f182f0e07fe5b223b", Status: courier.MsgStatusRead},
 		},
 		PrepRequest: addValidSignature,
 	},
diff --git a/handlers/whatsapp_legacy/handler.go b/handlers/whatsapp_legacy/handler.go
index 18d8f836e..544c4b602 100644
--- a/handlers/whatsapp_legacy/handler.go
+++ b/handlers/whatsapp_legacy/handler.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ var waStatusMapping = map[string]courier.MsgStatus{
 	"sending":   courier.MsgStatusWired,
 	"sent":      courier.MsgStatusSent,
 	"delivered": courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
-	"read":      courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
+	"read":      courier.MsgStatusRead,
 	"failed":    courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 }
 
diff --git a/handlers/zenvia/handlers.go b/handlers/zenvia/handlers.go
index 9287eaf1b..3576b3e7b 100644
--- a/handlers/zenvia/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/zenvia/handlers.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ var statusMapping = map[string]courier.MsgStatus{
 	"NOT_DELIVERED": courier.MsgStatusFailed,
 	"SENT":          courier.MsgStatusSent,
 	"DELIVERED":     courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
-	"READ":          courier.MsgStatusDelivered,
+	"READ":          courier.MsgStatusRead,
 }
 
 type statusPayload struct {
diff --git a/status.go b/status.go
index b729b8ce7..176864af4 100644
--- a/status.go
+++ b/status.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const (
 	MsgStatusWired     MsgStatus = "W"
 	MsgStatusErrored   MsgStatus = "E"
 	MsgStatusDelivered MsgStatus = "D"
+	MsgStatusRead      MsgStatus = "R"
 	MsgStatusFailed    MsgStatus = "F"
 	NilMsgStatus       MsgStatus = ""
 )