diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc075d45714..bbc5884b20a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 # Upcoming
 
-### 🔄 Changed
+## StreamChatUI
+### ✅ Added
+- Open `shouldMarkThreadRead` and `shouldMarkChannelRead` [#3468](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swift/pull/3468)
 
 # [4.65.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swift/releases/tag/4.65.0)
 _October 18, 2024_
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelVC.swift b/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelVC.swift
index bd9ec9228d3..c2e937fca31 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelVC.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelVC.swift
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ open class ChatChannelVC: _ViewController,
     }
     
     /// A boolean value indicating whether it should mark the channel read.
-    public var shouldMarkChannelRead: Bool {
+    open var shouldMarkChannelRead: Bool {
         guard isViewVisible, case .remoteDataFetched = channelController.state else {
             return false
         }
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatThread/ChatThreadVC.swift b/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatThread/ChatThreadVC.swift
index e71ae3e3272..fe6fe3c2513 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatThread/ChatThreadVC.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatUI/ChatThread/ChatThreadVC.swift
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ open class ChatThreadVC: _ViewController,
     }
 
     /// A boolean value indicating whether it should mark the thread read.
-    public var shouldMarkThreadRead: Bool {
+    open var shouldMarkThreadRead: Bool {
         guard isViewVisible, case .remoteDataFetched = messageController.state else {
             return false
         }