diff --git a/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.spec.ts b/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.spec.ts
index 5f25dce6468a..6c9d3a6daf8b 100644
--- a/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.spec.ts
+++ b/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.spec.ts
@@ -81,4 +81,13 @@ describe('DotToolbarAnnouncementsComponent', () => {
         const announcementLink = spectator.query(byTestId('announcement_link'));
         expect(announcementLink.getAttribute('target')).toBe('_blank');
     });
+
+    it('should call markAnnouncementsAsRead when showUnreadAnnouncement is false', () => {
+        const markAnnouncementsAsReadSpy = spyOn(
+            spectator.component.announcementsStore,
+            'markAnnouncementsAsRead'
+        );
+        spectator.setInput('showUnreadAnnouncement', false);
+        expect(markAnnouncementsAsReadSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.ts b/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.ts
index 54798fb82b34..54a6338247cf 100644
--- a/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.ts
+++ b/core-web/apps/dotcms-ui/src/app/view/components/dot-toolbar/components/dot-toolbar-announcements/dot-toolbar-announcements.component.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ export class DotToolbarAnnouncementsComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         });
     }
 
-    ngOnChanges(): void {
-        this.announcementsStore.markAnnouncementsAsRead();
+    ngOnChanges(changes): void {
+        if (!changes.showUnreadAnnouncement.currentValue) {
+            this.announcementsStore.markAnnouncementsAsRead();
+        }
     }
 
     typesIcons = {