diff --git a/channels/irc/src/main.rs b/channels/irc/src/main.rs
index 44e62df..d9cb83e 100644
--- a/channels/irc/src/main.rs
+++ b/channels/irc/src/main.rs
@@ -544,7 +544,10 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
             } else {
                 format!("[PM:{}] {}", target, message)
             };
-            state.borrow_mut().push_message(log_line, 0, &channel);
+            state.borrow_mut().channel_logs
+                .entry(channel.clone())
+                .or_insert_with(ChannelLog::new)
+                .push_own(log_line);
 
             Ok(())
         })
diff --git a/channels/telegram/src/main.rs b/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
index 34fb3f8..890053e 100644
--- a/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
+++ b/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
@@ -260,9 +260,13 @@ impl channel_server::Server for ChannelServerImpl {
 
             let ts = now() as u64;
             append_history(&format!("{ts} [agent] {message}"));
-            state.borrow_mut().push_message(
-                format!("[agent] {}", message), 0, "telegram.agent"
-            );
+            {
+                let channel = "telegram.agent".to_string();
+                state.borrow_mut().channel_logs
+                    .entry(channel)
+                    .or_insert_with(ChannelLog::new)
+                    .push_own(format!("[agent] {}", message));
+            }
             Ok(())
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/thalamus/channel_log.rs b/src/thalamus/channel_log.rs
index 2de1ab7..3eae2e1 100644
--- a/src/thalamus/channel_log.rs
+++ b/src/thalamus/channel_log.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub struct ChannelLog {
     messages: VecDeque<String>,
     consumed: usize,
     total: usize,
+    /// Messages we sent (don't count as unread)
+    own: usize,
 }
 
 impl ChannelLog {
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ impl ChannelLog {
             messages: VecDeque::with_capacity(DEFAULT_CAPACITY),
             consumed: 0,
             total: 0,
+            own: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +38,13 @@ impl ChannelLog {
     }
 
     pub fn unread(&self) -> u32 {
-        (self.total - self.consumed) as u32
+        (self.total - self.consumed - self.own) as u32
+    }
+
+    /// Push a message that we sent (doesn't count as unread).
+    pub fn push_own(&mut self, line: String) {
+        self.push(line);
+        self.own += 1;
     }
 
     /// Return all unconsumed messages (marks consumed), plus scrollback
@@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ impl ChannelLog {
             .collect();
 
         self.consumed = self.total;
+        self.own = 0;
 
         let mut result = scrollback;
         result.extend(new_msgs);