diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
index d73ebed817..cc00550965 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
 
         public readonly BindableInt Mentions = new BindableInt();
 
-        [Cached]
         public readonly BindableBool Unread = new BindableBool();
 
         private readonly Channel channel;
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
                                 {
                                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                     Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                    Unread = { BindTarget = Unread },
                                 },
                                 new ControlItemMention
                                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs
index 89845dfef8..490edb5d28 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
 {
     public class ControlItemText : Container
     {
+        public readonly BindableBool Unread = new BindableBool();
+
         private readonly Channel channel;
 
         private OsuSpriteText? text;
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private BindableBool unread { get; set; } = null!;
-
         [Resolved]
         private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; } = null!;
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            unread.BindValueChanged(change =>
+            Unread.BindValueChanged(change =>
             {
                 text!.Colour = change.NewValue ? colourProvider.Content1 : colourProvider.Light3;
             }, true);