diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 26280f95447d..a2401ad926d3 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -3634,7 +3634,10 @@ function isUnread(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
     // lastVisibleActionCreated and lastReadTime are both datetime strings and can be compared directly
     const lastVisibleActionCreated = report.lastVisibleActionCreated ?? '';
     const lastReadTime = report.lastReadTime ?? '';
-    return lastReadTime < lastVisibleActionCreated;
+    const lastMentionedTime = report.lastMentionedTime ?? '';
+
+    // If the user was mentioned and the comment got deleted the lastMentionedTime will be more recent than the lastVisibleActionCreated
+    return lastReadTime < lastVisibleActionCreated || lastReadTime < lastMentionedTime;
 }
 
 function isIOUOwnedByCurrentUser(report: OnyxEntry<Report>, allReportsDict: OnyxCollection<Report> = null): boolean {
diff --git a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.js b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.js
index 6d0ac9721f07..8741006efab1 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.js
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ function ReportScreen({
             oldPolicyName: reportProp.oldPolicyName,
             policyName: reportProp.policyName,
             isOptimisticReport: reportProp.isOptimisticReport,
+            lastMentionedTime: reportProp.lastMentionedTime,
         }),
         [
             reportProp.lastReadTime,
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ function ReportScreen({
             reportProp.oldPolicyName,
             reportProp.policyName,
             reportProp.isOptimisticReport,
+            reportProp.lastMentionedTime,
         ],
     );