diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index e5e75e84a200..f00aa61171f3 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -690,13 +690,15 @@ function readNewestAction(reportID) {
  * Sets the last read comment on a report
  *
  * @param {String} reportID
+ * @param {String} created
  * @param {Number} sequenceNumber
  */
-function markCommentAsUnread(reportID, sequenceNumber) {
+function markCommentAsUnread(reportID, created, sequenceNumber) {
     const newLastReadSequenceNumber = sequenceNumber - 1;
     API.write('MarkAsUnread',
         {
             reportID,
+            created,
             sequenceNumber,
         },
         {
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.js
index 2b7878949ef1..c4075aa5fbb2 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ContextMenuActions.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default [
         successIcon: Expensicons.Checkmark,
         shouldShow: type => type === CONTEXT_MENU_TYPES.REPORT_ACTION,
         onPress: (closePopover, {reportAction, reportID}) => {
-            Report.markCommentAsUnread(reportID, reportAction.sequenceNumber);
+            Report.markCommentAsUnread(reportID, reportAction.created, reportAction.sequenceNumber);
             if (closePopover) {
                 hideContextMenu(true, ReportActionComposeFocusManager.focus);
             }
diff --git a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
index 6cfba6aca324..078e3e604aea 100644
--- a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
+++ b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
     it('should be updated correctly when new comments are added, deleted or marked as unread', () => {
         const REPORT_ID = 1;
         let report;
+        const reportActionCreated = DateUtils.getDBTime();
         Onyx.connect({
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${REPORT_ID}`,
             callback: val => report = val,
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
                                 person: [{type: 'TEXT', style: 'strong', text: 'Test User'}],
                                 sequenceNumber: 1,
                                 shouldShow: true,
-                                created: DateUtils.getDBTime(),
+                                created: reportActionCreated,
                             },
                         },
                     },
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
                 expect(ReportUtils.isUnread(report)).toBe(false);
 
                 // When the user manually marks a message as "unread"
-                Report.markCommentAsUnread(REPORT_ID, 1);
+                Report.markCommentAsUnread(REPORT_ID, reportActionCreated, 1);
                 return waitForPromisesToResolve();
             })
             .then(() => {
@@ -354,16 +355,19 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
                             2: {
                                 ...USER_1_BASE_ACTION,
                                 message: [{type: 'COMMENT', html: 'Current User Comment 1', text: 'Current User Comment 1'}],
+                                created: DateUtils.getDBTime(),
                                 sequenceNumber: 2,
                             },
                             3: {
                                 ...USER_1_BASE_ACTION,
                                 message: [{type: 'COMMENT', html: 'Current User Comment 2', text: 'Current User Comment 2'}],
+                                created: DateUtils.getDBTime(),
                                 sequenceNumber: 3,
                             },
                             4: {
                                 ...USER_1_BASE_ACTION,
                                 message: [{type: 'COMMENT', html: 'Current User Comment 3', text: 'Current User Comment 3'}],
+                                created: DateUtils.getDBTime(),
                                 sequenceNumber: 4,
                             },
                         },
@@ -383,7 +387,7 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
                 expect(ReportUtils.isUnread(report)).toBe(false);
 
                 // When the user manually marks a message as "unread"
-                Report.markCommentAsUnread(REPORT_ID, 3);
+                Report.markCommentAsUnread(REPORT_ID, USER_1_BASE_ACTION.created, 3);
                 return waitForPromisesToResolve();
             })
             .then(() => {