diff --git a/pkg/persistence/dm_queries.go b/pkg/persistence/dm_queries.go
index 7b4a48e..9bdea1a 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/dm_queries.go
+++ b/pkg/persistence/dm_queries.go
@@ -626,3 +626,21 @@ func (p Profile) NextDMPage(c DMCursor) DMChatView {
 	p.fill_dm_contents(&ret.DMTrove)
 	return ret
 }
+
+func (p Profile) GetUnreadConversations(user_id UserID) (ret []DMChatRoomID) {
+	err := p.DB.Select(&ret, `
+		with latest_messages as (select chat_room_id, max(id) as latest_message_id from chat_messages group by chat_room_id),
+		     unread_room_ids as (
+		        select chat_room_participants.chat_room_id
+		          from chat_room_participants
+		          join latest_messages on latest_messages.chat_room_id = chat_room_participants.chat_room_id
+		         where chat_room_participants.user_id = ?
+		           and latest_messages.latest_message_id > chat_room_participants.last_read_event_id
+		     )
+		select id from chat_rooms where id in unread_room_ids
+	`, user_id)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/persistence/dm_queries_test.go b/pkg/persistence/dm_queries_test.go
index 1b170ce..6c16918 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/dm_queries_test.go
+++ b/pkg/persistence/dm_queries_test.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func TestGetChatRoomContentsAfterTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	chat_view := profile.GetChatRoomContents(room_id, 1686025129141)
 
 	// MessageIDs should just be the ones in the thread
-	require.Equal(chat_view.MessageIDs, []DMMessageID{1665936253483614215, 1665936253483614216, 1665936253483614217})
+	require.Equal(chat_view.MessageIDs, []DMMessageID{1665936253483614215, 1665936253483614216, 1665937253483614217})
 
 	// Replied messages should be available, but not in the list of MessageIDs
 	require.Len(chat_view.Messages, 4)
@@ -279,3 +279,17 @@ func TestGetChatRoomContentsAfterTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(msg.ID, msg_id)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetUnreadConversations(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	profile, err := persistence.LoadProfile("../../sample_data/profile")
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	offline_twatter_unreads := profile.GetUnreadConversations(UserID(1488963321701171204))
+	require.Len(offline_twatter_unreads, 1)
+	assert.Equal(offline_twatter_unreads[0], DMChatRoomID("1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328"))
+	mystery_unreads := profile.GetUnreadConversations(UserID(1178839081222115328))
+	assert.Len(mystery_unreads, 0)
+}
diff --git a/sample_data/seed_data.sql b/sample_data/seed_data.sql
index 3698a8e..d705dcb 100644
--- a/sample_data/seed_data.sql
+++ b/sample_data/seed_data.sql
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ create table chat_room_participants(rowid integer primary key,
     unique(chat_room_id, user_id)
 );
 INSERT INTO chat_room_participants VALUES
-    (1,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1458284524761075714,1665936253483614212,0,0,0,0,0,0,''),
-    (2,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1488963321701171204,1665936253483614212,1,0,0,0,1,0,'AT_END'),
-    (3,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1488963321701171204,1686075343331,1,0,0,0,1,0,'AT_END'),
-    (4,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1686075343331,0,0,0,0,0,0,'');
+    (1,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1458284524761075714,1766595519000760325,0,0,0,0,0,0,''),
+    (2,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1488963321701171204,1766595519000760325,1,0,0,0,1,0,'AT_END'),
+    (3,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1488963321701171204,1665936253834578774,1,0,0,0,1,0,'TODO (what is it if there''s unreads?'),
+    (4,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1665937253483614217,0,0,0,0,0,0,'');
 
 create table chat_messages (rowid integer primary key,
     id integer unique not null check(typeof(id) = 'integer'),
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ INSERT INTO chat_messages VALUES
     (6,1665936253483614214,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1686025129141,'',0,'bruh2',0),
     (7,1665936253483614215,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1686025129142,'',1665936253483614214,'replying to bruh2',0),
     (8,1665936253483614216,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1488963321701171204,1686025129143,'',0,'This conversation is totally fake lol',0),
-    (9,1665936253483614217,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1686025129144,'',0,'exactly',0),
+    (9,1665937253483614217,'1488963321701171204-1178839081222115328',1178839081222115328,1686025129144,'',0,'exactly',0),
     (36,1766248283901776125,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1458284524761075714,1709941380913,'',0,'',0),
     (15,1766255994668191902,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1458284524761075714,1709943219300,'',0,'You wrote this?',0),
     (46,1766595519000760325,'1458284524761075714-1488963321701171204',1458284524761075714,1710024168245,'',0,'This looks pretty good huh',0);