=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/MessageConversation.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/MessageConversation.java	2014-08-19 11:16:02 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/MessageConversation.java	2014-11-25 20:22:50 +0000
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    public boolean isRead( User user )
+    {
+        for( UserMessage userMessage : userMessages )
+        {
+            if( userMessage.getUser() != null && userMessage.getUser().equals( user ) )
+            {
+                return userMessage.isRead();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public boolean markRead( User user )
     {
         for ( UserMessage userMessage : userMessages )

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/DefaultMessageService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/DefaultMessageService.java	2014-11-18 12:55:20 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/message/DefaultMessageService.java	2014-11-25 20:22:50 +0000
@@ -307,6 +307,23 @@
     @Override
     public MessageConversation getMessageConversation( String uid )
     {
+        /*
+         * TODO:
+         * This is a temporary workaround to ensure transient fields followUp and read
+         * are set correctly (and not just to false). Issue should be tackled in
+         * HibernateIdentifiableObjectStore and/or HibernateMessageConversationStore.
+         */
+
+        MessageConversation mc = messageConversationStore.getByUid( uid );
+
+        if( mc == null )
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        mc.setFollowUp( mc.isFollowUp( currentUserService.getCurrentUser() ) );
+        mc.setRead( mc.isRead( currentUserService.getCurrentUser() ) );
+
         return messageConversationStore.getByUid( uid );
     }