diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
index 8d79e7af8dd44..245aa2d413805 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import InvertedFlatList from '@components/InvertedFlatList';
 import {withPersonalDetails} from '@components/OnyxProvider';
 import withCurrentUserPersonalDetails, {withCurrentUserPersonalDetailsDefaultProps, withCurrentUserPersonalDetailsPropTypes} from '@components/withCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import withWindowDimensions, {windowDimensionsPropTypes} from '@components/withWindowDimensions';
+import useAppFocusEvent from '@hooks/useAppFocusEvent';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import useReportScrollManager from '@hooks/useReportScrollManager';
@@ -202,29 +203,30 @@ function ReportActionsList({
         prevReportID = report.reportID;
     }, [report.reportID]);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
+    const readNewestReportAction = () => {
         if (!userActiveSince.current || report.reportID !== prevReportID) {
             return;
         }
-
-        if (ReportUtils.isUnread(report)) {
-            if (Visibility.isVisible() && scrollingVerticalOffset.current < MSG_VISIBLE_THRESHOLD) {
-                Report.readNewestAction(report.reportID);
-            } else {
-                readActionSkipped.current = true;
-            }
+        if (ReportUtils.isUnread(report) && Visibility.isVisible() && scrollingVerticalOffset.current < MSG_VISIBLE_THRESHOLD) {
+            Report.readNewestAction(report.reportID);
+        } else {
+            readActionSkipped.current = true;
         }
+    };
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        readNewestReportAction();
         if (currentUnreadMarker || lastVisibleActionCreatedRef.current === report.lastVisibleActionCreated) {
             return;
         }
-
         cacheUnreadMarkers.delete(report.reportID);
         lastVisibleActionCreatedRef.current = report.lastVisibleActionCreated;
         setCurrentUnreadMarker(null);
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [report.lastVisibleActionCreated, report.reportID]);
 
+    useAppFocusEvent(readNewestReportAction);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!userActiveSince.current || report.reportID !== prevReportID) {
             return;