diff --git a/modules/m_command.cc b/modules/m_command.cc
index 034a8bc9c..a54dd122d 100644
--- a/modules/m_command.cc
+++ b/modules/m_command.cc
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ command__read(const mutable_buffer &buf,
 		// Commit the receipt.
 		m::receipt::read(room_id, user, event_id, json::strung{json::members
 		{
-			{ "ts", ms },
+			{ "ts",        ms   },
+			{ "m.hidden",  true },
 		}});
 
 		put(room_id, event_id);
diff --git a/modules/m_receipt.cc b/modules/m_receipt.cc
index c0912850d..be81d0588 100644
--- a/modules/m_receipt.cc
+++ b/modules/m_receipt.cc
@@ -253,17 +253,13 @@ ircd::m::receipt::read(const m::room::id &room_id,
 		user_id
 	};
 
-	const time_t &ms
-	{
-		options.get("ts", ircd::time<milliseconds>())
-	};
-
 	const auto evid
 	{
 		send(user_room, user_id, "ircd.read", room_id,
 		{
-			{ "event_id", event_id },
-			{ "ts",       ms       }
+			{ "event_id",    event_id                                       },
+			{ "ts",          options.get("ts", ircd::time<milliseconds>())  },
+			{ "m.hidden",    options.get("m.hidden", false)                 },
 		})
 	};
 
@@ -547,6 +543,11 @@ try
 		at<"content"_>(event).at("event_id")
 	};
 
+	// MSC2285; if m.hidden is set here we don't broadcast this receipt
+	// to the federation; nothing further to do here then.
+	if(at<"content"_>(event).get("m.hidden", false))
+		return;
+
 	// Lastly, we elide broadcasts of receipts for a user's own message.
 	m::user::id::buf sender_buf;
 	if(m::get(std::nothrow, event_id, "sender", sender_buf) == user.user_id)