diff --git a/assets/vue/mixins/CreateMixin.js b/assets/vue/mixins/CreateMixin.js
index c4b30910e4..2c63da2ad6 100644
--- a/assets/vue/mixins/CreateMixin.js
+++ b/assets/vue/mixins/CreateMixin.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default {
           // Send to inbox
           createForm.v$.item.$model.userSender = '/api/users/' + this.currentUser.id;
           createForm.v$.item.$model.userReceiver = user['@id'];
-          createForm.v$.item.$model.msgStatus = 1;
+          createForm.v$.item.$model.msgType = 1;
           this.create(createForm.v$.item.$model);
         });
       }
diff --git a/assets/vue/views/message/List.vue b/assets/vue/views/message/List.vue
index a730332cbb..a833063a26 100644
--- a/assets/vue/views/message/List.vue
+++ b/assets/vue/views/message/List.vue
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@ export default {
     const user = store.getters["security/getUser"]
 
     filtersSent.value = {
-      msgStatus: 2,
+      msgType: 2,
       userSender: user.id
     }
 
     // inbox
     filters.value = {
-      msgStatus: 1,
+      msgType: 1,
       userReceiver: user.id
     };
 
diff --git a/public/main/inc/lib/usergroup.lib.php b/public/main/inc/lib/usergroup.lib.php
index 878e2cefa7..b1d7355f48 100644
--- a/public/main/inc/lib/usergroup.lib.php
+++ b/public/main/inc/lib/usergroup.lib.php
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ class UserGroupModel extends Model
         $group_id = (int) $group_id;
 
         $sql = "UPDATE $table_message SET
-                    msg_status = 3
+                    msg_type = 3
                 WHERE
                     group_id = $group_id AND
                     (id = '$topic_id' OR parent_id = $topic_id)
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/DataProvider/Extension/MessageExtension.php b/src/CoreBundle/DataProvider/Extension/MessageExtension.php
index 7306ea015a..241d84aced 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/DataProvider/Extension/MessageExtension.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/DataProvider/Extension/MessageExtension.php
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ final class MessageExtension implements QueryCollectionExtensionInterface //, Qu
         $alias = $queryBuilder->getRootAliases()[0];
 
         $queryBuilder->andWhere("
-            ($alias.userSender = :current AND $alias.msgStatus = :outbox) OR 
-            ($alias.userReceiver = :current AND $alias.msgStatus = :inbox)
+            ($alias.userSender = :current AND $alias.msgType = :outbox) OR 
+            ($alias.userReceiver = :current AND $alias.msgType = :inbox)
         ");
         $queryBuilder->setParameters([
             'current' => $user,
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Listener/MessageListener.php b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Listener/MessageListener.php
index c56585b562..c8834379a1 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Listener/MessageListener.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Listener/MessageListener.php
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ class MessageListener
     {
         if ($message) {
             // Creates an outbox version, if message is sent in the inbox.
-            if (Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX === $message->getMsgStatus()) {
+            if (Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX === $message->getMsgType()) {
                 $messageSent = clone $message;
-                $messageSent->setMsgStatus(Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX);
-
+                $messageSent
+                    ->setMsgType(Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX)
+                    ->setRead(true)
+                ;
                 $args->getEntityManager()->persist($messageSent);
                 $args->getEntityManager()->flush();
             }
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Message.php b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Message.php
index cf0970782b..f7923836ac 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Message.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/Message.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
  *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_user_sender", columns={"user_sender_id"}),
  *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_user_receiver", columns={"user_receiver_id"}),
  *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_user_sender_user_receiver", columns={"user_sender_id", "user_receiver_id"}),
- *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_user_receiver_status", columns={"user_receiver_id", "msg_status"}),
- *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_receiver_status_send_date", columns={"user_receiver_id", "msg_status", "send_date"}),
+ *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_user_receiver_type", columns={"user_receiver_id", "msg_type"}),
+ *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_receiver_type_send_date", columns={"user_receiver_id", "msg_type", "send_date"}),
  *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_group", columns={"group_id"}),
- *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_status", columns={"msg_status"})
+ *     @ORM\Index(name="idx_message_type", columns={"msg_type"})
  * })
  * @ORM\Entity(repositoryClass="Chamilo\CoreBundle\Repository\MessageRepository")
  * @ORM\EntityListeners({"Chamilo\CoreBundle\Entity\Listener\MessageListener"})
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 )]
 #[ApiFilter(OrderFilter::class, properties: ['title', 'sendDate'])]
 #[ApiFilter(SearchFilter::class, properties: [
-    'msgStatus' => 'exact',
+    'read' => 'exact',
+    'msgType' => 'exact',
     'userSender' => 'exact',
     'userReceiver' => 'exact',
 ])]
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class Message
     protected User $userReceiver;
 
     /**
-     * @ORM\Column(name="msg_status", type="smallint", nullable=false)
+     * @ORM\Column(name="msg_type", type="smallint", nullable=false)
      */
     #[Assert\NotBlank]
     #[Assert\Choice([
@@ -128,7 +129,14 @@ class Message
         self::MESSAGE_TYPE_PROMOTED,
     ])]
     #[Groups(['message:read', 'message:write'])]
-    protected int $msgStatus;
+    protected int $msgType;
+
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(name="msg_read", type="boolean", nullable=false)
+     */
+    #[Assert\NotNull]
+    #[Groups(['message:read', 'message:write'])]
+    protected bool $read;
 
     /**
      * @ORM\Column(name="send_date", type="datetime", nullable=false)
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ class Message
         $this->children = new ArrayCollection();
         $this->likes = new ArrayCollection();
         $this->votes = 0;
+        $this->read = false;
     }
 
     public function setUserSender(User $userSender): self
@@ -233,16 +242,16 @@ class Message
         return $this->userReceiver;
     }
 
-    public function setMsgStatus(int $msgStatus): self
+    public function setMsgType(int $msgType): self
     {
-        $this->msgStatus = $msgStatus;
+        $this->msgType = $msgType;
 
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function getMsgStatus(): int
+    public function getMsgType(): int
     {
-        return $this->msgStatus;
+        return $this->msgType;
     }
 
     public function setSendDate(DateTime $sendDate): self
@@ -395,4 +404,16 @@ class Message
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    public function isRead(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->read;
+    }
+
+    public function setRead(bool $read): self
+    {
+        $this->read = $read;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Migrations/Schema/V200/Version20200821224242.php b/src/CoreBundle/Migrations/Schema/V200/Version20200821224242.php
index 91d8089fc4..5d05ecf0f5 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Migrations/Schema/V200/Version20200821224242.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Migrations/Schema/V200/Version20200821224242.php
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ final class Version20200821224242 extends AbstractMigrationChamilo
         $table = $schema->getTable('message');
         $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message CHANGE parent_id parent_id BIGINT DEFAULT NULL');
 
+        if (!$table->hasColumn('msg_read')) {
+            $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message ADD msg_read TINYINT(1) NOT NULL');
+
+            $this->addSql('UPDATE message SET msg_read = 1 WHERE msg_status = 1');
+            $this->addSql('UPDATE message SET msg_read = 0 WHERE msg_status = 0');
+            $this->addSql('UPDATE message SET msg_status = 1 WHERE msg_status = 0');
+            $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message CHANGE msg_status msg_type SMALLINT NOT NULL');
+        }
+
         if ($table->hasIndex('idx_message_parent')) {
             $this->addSql('DROP INDEX idx_message_parent ON message');
         }
@@ -58,26 +67,40 @@ final class Version20200821224242 extends AbstractMigrationChamilo
                 'ALTER TABLE message ADD CONSTRAINT FK_B6BD307FF6C43E79 FOREIGN KEY (user_sender_id) REFERENCES user (id)'
             );
         }
-        if (false === $table->hasForeignKey('FK_B6BD307F64482423')) {
+
+        if (!$table->hasForeignKey('FK_B6BD307F64482423')) {
             $this->addSql(
                 'ALTER TABLE message ADD CONSTRAINT FK_B6BD307F64482423 FOREIGN KEY (user_receiver_id) REFERENCES user (id)'
             );
         }
-        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_user_receiver_status')) {
-            $this->addSql('CREATE INDEX idx_message_user_receiver_status ON message (user_receiver_id, msg_status)');
+
+        if ($table->hasIndex('idx_message_user_receiver_status')) {
+            $this->addSql('DROP INDEX idx_message_user_receiver_status ON message');
+        }
+
+        if ($table->hasIndex('idx_message_receiver_status_send_date')) {
+            $this->addSql('DROP INDEX idx_message_receiver_status_send_date ON message');
         }
 
-        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_status')) {
-            $this->addSql('CREATE INDEX idx_message_status ON message (msg_status)');
+        if ($table->hasIndex('idx_message_status')) {
+            $this->addSql('DROP INDEX idx_message_status ON message');
         }
 
-        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_receiver_status_send_date')) {
+        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_user_receiver_type')) {
+            $this->addSql('CREATE INDEX idx_message_user_receiver_type ON message (user_receiver_id, msg_type)');
+        }
+
+        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_type')) {
+            $this->addSql('CREATE INDEX idx_message_type ON message (msg_type)');
+        }
+
+        if (!$table->hasIndex('idx_message_receiver_type_send_date')) {
             $this->addSql(
-                'CREATE INDEX idx_message_receiver_status_send_date ON message (user_receiver_id, msg_status, send_date)'
+                'CREATE INDEX idx_message_receiver_type_send_date ON message (user_receiver_id, msg_type, send_date)'
             );
         }
 
-        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message CHANGE msg_status msg_status SMALLINT NOT NULL;');
+        //$this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message CHANGE msg_status msg_status SMALLINT NOT NULL;');
 
         $table = $schema->hasTable('message_feedback');
         if (false === $table) {
@@ -104,19 +127,24 @@ final class Version20200821224242 extends AbstractMigrationChamilo
             $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message_attachment ADD CONSTRAINT FK_B68FF524537A1329 FOREIGN KEY (message_id) REFERENCES message (id)');
         }
 
-        if (false === $table->hasColumn('resource_node_id')) {
+        if (!$table->hasColumn('resource_node_id')) {
             $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE message_attachment ADD resource_node_id BIGINT DEFAULT NULL;');
             $this->addSql('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_B68FF5241BAD783F ON message_attachment (resource_node_id);');
         }
 
-        if (false === $table->hasForeignKey('FK_B68FF5241BAD783F')) {
+        if (!$table->hasForeignKey('FK_B68FF5241BAD783F')) {
             $this->addSql(' ALTER TABLE message_attachment ADD CONSTRAINT FK_B68FF5241BAD783F FOREIGN KEY (resource_node_id) REFERENCES resource_node (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;');
         }
 
-        if (false === $schema->hasTable('c_chat_conversation')) {
+        if (!$schema->hasTable('c_chat_conversation')) {
             $this->addSql('CREATE TABLE c_chat_conversation (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, resource_node_id BIGINT DEFAULT NULL, name VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL, UNIQUE INDEX UNIQ_CD09E33F1BAD783F (resource_node_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE `utf8mb4_unicode_ci` ENGINE = InnoDB ROW_FORMAT = DYNAMIC;');
             $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE c_chat_conversation ADD CONSTRAINT FK_CD09E33F1BAD783F FOREIGN KEY (resource_node_id) REFERENCES resource_node (id) ON DELETE CASCADE');
         }
+
+        if (!$schema->hasTable('message_tag')) {
+            //CREATE TABLE message_tag (id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, user_id INT NOT NULL, tag VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, created_at DATETIME NOT NULL COMMENT '(DC2Type:datetime)', updated_at DATETIME NOT NULL COMMENT '(DC2Type:datetime)', INDEX IDX_2ABC3D6FA76ED395 (user_id), PRIMARY KEY(id)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE `utf8mb4_unicode_ci` ENGINE = InnoDB ROW_FORMAT = DYNAMIC;
+            //ALTER TABLE message_tag ADD CONSTRAINT FK_2ABC3D6FA76ED395 FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user (id);
+        }
     }
 
     public function down(Schema $schema): void
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Security/Authorization/Voter/MessageVoter.php b/src/CoreBundle/Security/Authorization/Voter/MessageVoter.php
index 097bc1c638..8048ebec18 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Security/Authorization/Voter/MessageVoter.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Security/Authorization/Voter/MessageVoter.php
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ class MessageVoter extends Voter
                 break;
             case self::EDIT:
             case self::DELETE:
-                if ($message->getUserReceiver() === $user && Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX === $message->getMsgStatus()) {
+                if ($message->getUserReceiver() === $user && Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX === $message->getMsgType()) {
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                if ($message->getUserSender() === $user && Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX === $message->getMsgStatus()) {
+                if ($message->getUserSender() === $user && Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX === $message->getMsgType()) {
                     return true;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Serializer/UserToJsonNormalizer.php b/src/CoreBundle/Serializer/UserToJsonNormalizer.php
index 08e12a1248..96cd4804f9 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Serializer/UserToJsonNormalizer.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Serializer/UserToJsonNormalizer.php
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ final class UserToJsonNormalizer
                 'Title: '.$item->getTitle(),
                 'Sent date: '.$date,
                 'To user: '.$userName,
-                'Status'.$item->getMsgStatus(),
+                'Type: '.$item->getMsgType(),
             ];
             $messageList[] = implode(', ', $list);
         }
diff --git a/tests/CoreBundle/Repository/MessageRepositoryTest.php b/tests/CoreBundle/Repository/MessageRepositoryTest.php
index b027918bff..b9e512f094 100644
--- a/tests/CoreBundle/Repository/MessageRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/CoreBundle/Repository/MessageRepositoryTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MessageRepositoryTest extends WebTestCase
             (new Message())
                 ->setTitle('hello')
                 ->setContent('content')
-                ->setMsgStatus(Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX)
+                ->setMsgType(Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX)
                 ->setUserSender($this->getUser('admin'))
                 ->setUserReceiver($testUser)
         ;
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ class MessageRepositoryTest extends WebTestCase
         $repo->update($message);
 
         // 1. Message in the inbox
-        $count = $repo->count(['msgStatus' => Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX]);
+        $count = $repo->count(['msgType' => Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX]);
         $this->assertSame(1, $count);
 
-        // 2. Message in the outbox
-        $count = $repo->count(['msgStatus' => Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX]);
+        // 2. Message in the outbox (this is created in the MessageListener by default).
+        $count = $repo->count(['msgType' => Message::MESSAGE_TYPE_OUTBOX]);
         $this->assertSame(1, $count);
     }
 }