diff --git a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupMembers.jsx b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupMembers.jsx
index 633b8810..3bbde6f7 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupMembers.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupMembers.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import AccountName from 'app/components/elements/common/AccountName'
 import Input from 'app/components/elements/common/Input';
 import GroupMember from 'app/components/elements/groups/GroupMember'
 import LoadingIndicator from 'app/components/elements/LoadingIndicator'
+import MarkNotificationRead from 'app/components/elements/MarkNotificationRead'
 import { getRoleInGroup, getGroupMeta, getGroupTitle } from 'app/utils/groups'
 
 export async function validateMembersStep(values, errors) {
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@ class GroupMembers extends React.Component {
                         {this._renderMemberTypeSwitch()}
                     </div>
                 </div>}
+                {(username && showPendings) ? <MarkNotificationRead fields='join_request' account={username}
+                /> : null}
             </div>
         }
 
diff --git a/src/components/modules/groups/MyGroups.jsx b/src/components/modules/groups/MyGroups.jsx
index a9a588e6..f818bf34 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/groups/MyGroups.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modules/groups/MyGroups.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import user from 'app/redux/UserReducer'
 import DropdownMenu from 'app/components/elements/DropdownMenu'
 import Icon from 'app/components/elements/Icon'
 import LoadingIndicator from 'app/components/elements/LoadingIndicator'
+import MarkNotificationRead from 'app/components/elements/MarkNotificationRead'
 import { showLoginDialog } from 'app/components/dialogs/LoginDialog'
 import { getGroupLogo, getGroupMeta, getRoleInGroup } from 'app/utils/groups'
 
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@ class MyGroups extends React.Component {
             </div>
         }
 
+        const { username } = this.props
+
         return <div className='MyGroups'>
                <div className='row'>
                    <h3>{tt('my_groups_jsx.title')}</h3>
@@ -251,6 +254,8 @@ class MyGroups extends React.Component {
                {button}
                {groups}
                {hasGroups ? <div style={{ height: '50px' }}></div> : null}
+                {username ? <MarkNotificationRead fields='group_member' account={username}
+                /> : null}
         </div>
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/pages/Messages.jsx b/src/components/pages/Messages.jsx
index c503fbae..31bd07ee 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/Messages.jsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/Messages.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import g from 'app/redux/GlobalReducer'
 import transaction from 'app/redux/TransactionReducer'
 import user from 'app/redux/UserReducer'
 import { getRoleInGroup, opGroup } from 'app/utils/groups'
+import { parseMentions } from 'app/utils/mentions'
 import { getProfileImage, } from 'app/utils/NormalizeProfile';
 import { normalizeContacts, normalizeMessages, cacheMyOwnMsg } from 'app/utils/Normalizators';
 import { fitToPreview } from 'app/utils/ImageUtils';
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
         };
         this.cachedProfileImages = {};
         this.windowFocused = true;
-        this.newMessages = 0;
+        this.newMessages = {}
         if (process.env.MOBILE_APP) {
             this.stopService()
         }
@@ -71,21 +72,43 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
         return the_group ? the_group.name : ''
     }
 
-    markMessages() {
-        const { messages } = this.state;
-        if (!messages.length) return;
+    markMessages = () => {
+        const { messages } = this.props
+        if (!messages || !messages.size) return
+
+        const msgs = messages.toJS()
 
         const { account, accounts, } = this.props;
         const to = this.getToAcc()
 
-        let OPERATIONS = golos.messages.makeDatedGroups(messages, (message_object, idx) => {
-            return message_object.toMark && !message_object._offchain;
+        const isGroup = this.isGroup()
+
+        let OPERATIONS = golos.messages.makeDatedGroups(msgs, (msg, idx) => {
+            if (msg._offchain) return false
+            if (msg.read_date.startsWith('19')) {
+                if (!isGroup) {
+                    return msg.to === account.name
+                } else {
+                    if (msg.to === account.name) return true
+                }
+            }
+            if (isGroup && msg.mentions.includes(account.name)) {
+                return true
+            }
+            return false
         }, (group, indexes, results) => {
-            const json = JSON.stringify(['private_mark_message', {
-                from: accounts[to].name,
-                to: account.name,
+            const op = {
+                from: isGroup ? '' : accounts[to].name,
+                to: isGroup ? '' : account.name,
                 ...group,
-            }]);
+            }
+            if (isGroup) {
+                op.extensions = [[0, {
+                    group: to,
+                    requester: account.name,
+                }]]
+            }
+            const json = JSON.stringify(['private_mark_message', op])
             return ['custom_json',
                 {
                     id: 'private_message',
@@ -93,25 +116,26 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
                     json,
                 }
             ];
-        }, messages.length - 1, -1);
+        }, 0, msgs.length);
 
         this.props.sendOperations(account, accounts[to], OPERATIONS);
     }
 
-    markMessages2 = debounce(this.markMessages, 1000);
+    markMessages2 = debounce(this.markMessages, 1000)
 
-    flashMessage() {
-        ++this.newMessages;
+    flashMessage(nonce) {
+        this.newMessages[nonce] = true
 
-        let title = this.newMessages;
-        const plural = this.newMessages % 10;
+        const count = Object.keys(this.newMessages).length
+        let title = count
+        const plural = count % 10
 
         if (plural === 1) {
-            if (this.newMessages === 11)
+            if (count === 11)
                 title += tt('messages.new_message5');
             else
                 title += tt('messages.new_message1');
-        } else if ((plural === 2 || plural === 3 || plural === 4) && (this.newMessages < 10 || this.newMessages > 20)) {
+        } else if ((plural === 2 || plural === 3 || plural === 4) && (count < 10 || count > 20)) {
             title += tt('messages.new_message234');
         } else {
             title += tt('messages.new_message5');
@@ -220,18 +244,20 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
                     //alert(scope + ' ' + type + op +' ' + timestamp)
                     const isDonate = type === 'donate'
                     const toAcc = this.getToAcc()
-                    const group = opGroup(op)
+                    const { group } = opGroup(op)
                     let updateMessage = group === this.state.to || (!group && (op.from === toAcc || 
                         op.to === toAcc))
                     const isMine = username === op.from;
                     if (type === 'private_message') {
                         if (op.update) {
                             this.props.messageEdited(op, timestamp, updateMessage, isMine);
-                        } else if (this.nonce !== op.nonce) {
+                        } else {
                             this.props.messaged(op, timestamp, updateMessage, isMine);
-                            this.nonce = op.nonce
-                            if (!isMine && !this.windowFocused) {
-                                this.flashMessage();
+                            if (this.nonce !== op.nonce) {
+                                this.nonce = op.nonce
+                                if (!isMine && !this.windowFocused) {
+                                    this.flashMessage(op.nonce)
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     } else if (type === 'private_delete_message') {
@@ -357,6 +383,7 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
             }
             updateData()
         }
+        this.markMessages2()
     }
     
     componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -808,7 +835,7 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
                             <Icon name="new/more" />
                             </div>
                             <div className='TopRightMenu__notificounter'>
-                                <NotifiCounter fields='mention,donate,send,receive,fill_order,delegate_vs,new_sponsor,sponsor_inactive,nft_receive,nft_token_sold,nft_buy_offer,referral' />
+                                <NotifiCounter fields='mention,donate,send,receive,fill_order,delegate_vs,new_sponsor,sponsor_inactive,nft_receive,nft_token_sold,nft_buy_offer,referral,join_request,group_member' />
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </a>
@@ -864,7 +891,7 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
         }
 
         let user_menu = [
-            {link: '#', onClick: openMyGroups, icon: 'voters', value: tt('g.groups') + (isSmall ? (' @' + username) : '') },
+            {link: '#', onClick: openMyGroups, icon: 'voters', value: tt('g.groups') + (isSmall ? (' @' + username) : ''), addon: <NotifiCounter fields='join_request,group_member' /> },
             {link: accountLink, extLink: 'blogs', icon: 'new/blogging', value: tt('g.blog'), addon: <NotifiCounter fields='new_sponsor,sponsor_inactive,referral' />},
             {link: mentionsLink, extLink: 'blogs', icon: 'new/mention', value: tt('g.mentions'), addon: <NotifiCounter fields='mention' />},
             {link: donatesLink, extLink: 'wallet', icon: 'editor/coin', value: tt('g.rewards'), addon: <NotifiCounter fields='donate' />},
@@ -906,7 +933,7 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
                     <div className='msgs-curruser-notify-sink'>
                         <Userpic account={username} title={isSmall ? username : null} width={40} height={40} />
                         <div className='TopRightMenu__notificounter'>
-                            <NotifiCounter fields='mention,donate,send,receive,fill_order,delegate_vs,new_sponsor,sponsor_inactive,nft_receive,nft_token_sold,nft_buy_offer,referral' />
+                            <NotifiCounter fields='mention,donate,send,receive,fill_order,delegate_vs,new_sponsor,sponsor_inactive,nft_receive,nft_token_sold,nft_buy_offer,referral,join_request,group_member' />
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     {!isSmall ? <div className='msgs-curruser-name'>
@@ -953,11 +980,11 @@ class Messages extends React.Component {
     handleFocusChange = isFocused => {
         this.windowFocused = isFocused;
         if (!isFocused) {
-            if (this.newMessages) {
+            if (Object.keys(this.newMessages).length) {
                 flash();
             }
         } else {
-            this.newMessages = 0;
+            this.newMessages = {}
             unflash();
         }
     }
@@ -1191,6 +1218,11 @@ export default withRouter(connect(
                 message = {...message, ...replyingMessage};
             }
 
+            let mentions = []
+            if (group) {
+                mentions = parseMentions(message)
+            }
+
             let data = null
             try {
                 data = await golos.messages.encodeMsg({ group,
@@ -1214,7 +1246,6 @@ export default withRouter(connect(
                 update: editInfo ? true : false,
                 encrypted_message: data.encrypted_message,
             }
-            //alert(JSON.stringify(opData))
 
             if (group) {
                 let requester
@@ -1226,9 +1257,11 @@ export default withRouter(connect(
 
                 opData.extensions = [[0, {
                     group: group.name,
-                    requester
+                    requester,
+                    mentions
                 }]]
             }
+            //alert(JSON.stringify(opData))
 
             cacheMyOwnMsg(opData, group, message)
 
diff --git a/src/redux/FetchDataSaga.js b/src/redux/FetchDataSaga.js
index a5a556f5..d152040a 100644
--- a/src/redux/FetchDataSaga.js
+++ b/src/redux/FetchDataSaga.js
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ export function* fetchMyGroups({ payload: { account } }) {
             }
         })
         groups = [...groupsOwn, ...groups]
+        groups.sort((a, b) => {
+            return b.pendings - a.pendings
+        })
 
         yield put(g.actions.receiveMyGroups({ groups }))
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/redux/GlobalReducer.js b/src/redux/GlobalReducer.js
index a17099b0..57f975f3 100644
--- a/src/redux/GlobalReducer.js
+++ b/src/redux/GlobalReducer.js
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ export default createModule({
                     message.donates = '0.000 GOLOS'
                     message.donates_uia = 0
                 }
-                const group = opGroup(message)
+                const { group, mentions } = opGroup(message)
                 message.group = group
+                message.mentions = mentions
 
                 let new_state = state;
                 let messages_update = message.nonce;
@@ -199,15 +200,14 @@ export default createModule({
             ) => {
                 let new_state = state;
                 let messages_update = message.nonce || Math.random();
+                const { requester } = opGroup(message)
                 if (updateMessage) {
                     new_state = new_state.updateIn(['messages'],
                     List(),
                     messages => {
-                        return processDatedGroup(message, messages, (messages, idx) => {
-                            let msg = messages.get(idx)
+                        return processDatedGroup(message, messages, (msg, idx) => {
                             msg = msg.set('read_date', timestamp)
-                            const msgs = messages.set(idx, msg)
-                            return { msgs }
+                            return { updated: msg }
                         });
                     });
                 }
@@ -260,10 +260,8 @@ export default createModule({
                         new_state = new_state.updateIn(['messages'],
                         List(),
                         messages => {
-                            return processDatedGroup(message, messages, (messages, idx) => {
-                                let msg = messages.get(idx)
-                                const msgs = messages.delete(idx)
-                                return { msgs, fixIdx: idx - 1 }
+                            return processDatedGroup(message, messages, (msg, idx) => {
+                                return { updated: null, fixIdx: idx - 1 }
                             });
                         })
                     }
diff --git a/src/redux/TransactionSaga.js b/src/redux/TransactionSaga.js
index a97727c8..7a8410b4 100644
--- a/src/redux/TransactionSaga.js
+++ b/src/redux/TransactionSaga.js
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ function* preBroadcast_custom_json({operation}) {
                     const idx = msgs.findIndex(i => i.get('nonce') === json[1].nonce);
                     if (idx === -1) {
                         let group = ''
+                        let mentions = []
                         const exts = json[1].extensions || []
                         for (const [key, val ] of exts) {
                             if (key === 0) {
                                 group = val.group
+                                mentions = val.mentions
                                 break
                             }
                         }
-                        const newMsg = messageOpToObject(json[1], group)
+                        const newMsg = messageOpToObject(json[1], group, mentions)
                         msgs = msgs.insert(0, fromJS(newMsg))
                     } else {
                         messages_update = json[1].nonce;
diff --git a/src/utils/MessageUtils.js b/src/utils/MessageUtils.js
index 8089fac0..f69da6d1 100644
--- a/src/utils/MessageUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/MessageUtils.js
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ export function displayQuoteMsg(body) {
 }
 
 export function processDatedGroup(group, messages, for_each) {
+    let deleteIt
     if (group.nonce) {
         const idx = messages.findIndex(i => i.get('nonce') === group.nonce);
         if (idx !== -1) {
             messages = messages.update(idx, (msg) => {
-                return for_each(msg, idx);
-            });
+                const { updated, fixIdx } = for_each(msg, idx)
+                if (!updated) {
+                    deleteIt = idx
+                }
+                return updated || msg
+            })
+            if (deleteIt !== undefined) {
+                messages = messages.delete(idx)
+            }
         }
     } else {
         let inRange = false;
@@ -26,15 +34,19 @@ export function processDatedGroup(group, messages, for_each) {
                 break;
             }
             if (inRange) {
-                const updated = for_each(messages, idx)
-                if (updated) {
-                    const { msgs, fixIdx } = updated
-                    if (msgs) {
-                        messages = msgs
+                deleteIt = undefined
+                messages = messages.update(idx, (msg) => {
+                    const { updated, fixIdx } = for_each(msg, idx)
+                    if (!updated) {
+                        deleteIt = idx
                     }
                     if (fixIdx !== undefined) {
                         idx = fixIdx
                     }
+                    return updated || msg
+                })
+                if (deleteIt !== undefined) {
+                    messages = messages.delete(idx)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/utils/Normalizators.js b/src/utils/Normalizators.js
index 40a92385..3fdad45a 100644
--- a/src/utils/Normalizators.js
+++ b/src/utils/Normalizators.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const loadFromCache = (msg, contact = false) => {
     return false
 }
 
-export function messageOpToObject(op, group) {
+export function messageOpToObject(op, group, mentions = []) {
     const obj = {
         nonce: op.nonce,
         checksum: op.checksum,
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ export function messageOpToObject(op, group) {
         receive_date: zeroDate,
         encrypted_message: op.encrypted_message,
         donates: '0.000 GOLOS',
-        donates_uia: 0
+        donates_uia: 0,
+        mentions,
     }
     return obj
 }
@@ -219,14 +220,21 @@ export async function normalizeMessages(messages, accounts, currentUser, to) {
                 msg.author = msg.from;
                 msg.date = new Date(msg.create_date + 'Z');
 
-                if (!isGroup) {
-                    if (msg.to === currentAcc.name) {
-                        if (msg.read_date.startsWith('19')) {
-                            msg.toMark = true;
+                if (msg.read_date.startsWith('19')) {
+                    if (!isGroup) {
+                        if (msg.to === currentAcc.name) {
+                            msg.toMark = true
+                        } else {
+                            msg.unread = true
                         }
                     } else {
-                        if (msg.read_date.startsWith('19')) {
-                            msg.unread = true;
+                        if (msg.to === currentAcc.name) {
+                            msg.toMark = true
+                        } else if (msg.to) {
+                            msg.unread = true
+                        }
+                        if (!msg.toMark && msg.mentions.includes(currentAcc.name)) {
+                            msg.toMark = true
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/utils/groups.js b/src/utils/groups.js
index fd2878ae..b99994d9 100644
--- a/src/utils/groups.js
+++ b/src/utils/groups.js
@@ -55,23 +55,27 @@ const getRoleInGroup = (group, username) => {
 
 const opGroup = (op) => {
     let group = ''
-    if (!op) return group
+    let requester = ''
+    let mentions = []
+    if (!op) return { group, requester, mentions }
     const { extensions, memo } = op
     if (extensions) {
         for (const ext of extensions) {
-            if (ext && ext[0] === 0) {
-                group = (ext[1] && ext[1].group) || group
+            if (ext && ext[0] === 0 && ext[1]) {
+                group = ext[1].group || group
+                mentions = ext[1].mentions || mentions
+                requester = ext[1].requester || requester
             }
         }
     }
-    if (group) return group
+    if (group) return { group, requester, mentions }
     if (memo) { // donate
         const { target } = memo
         if (target && target.group) {
-            return target.group
+            group = target.group
         }
     }
-    return group
+    return { group, requester, mentions }
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/utils/mentions.js b/src/utils/mentions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..916cd594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/mentions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+const accountNameRegEx = /^@[a-z0-9.-]+$/
+
+// TODO: can be renderMsg which also supports links, and rendering
+export function parseMentions(message) {
+    let mentions = new Set()
+    const { body } = message
+    const lines = body.split('\n')
+    for (const line of lines) {
+        const words = line.split(' ')
+        for (let word of words) {
+            if (word.length > 3 && accountNameRegEx.test(word)) {
+                mentions.add(word.slice(1))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return [...mentions]
+}