diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 460ed43e82..e5884973c6 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         suppressFirstDateSeparator: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
         // whether to show read receipts
-        manageReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        showReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
         // true if updates to the event list should cause the scroll panel to
         // scroll down when we are at the bottom of the window. See ScrollPanel
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var scrollToken = mxEv.status ? undefined : eventId;
 
         var readReceipts;
-        if (this.props.manageReadReceipts) {
+        if (this.props.showReadReceipts) {
             readReceipts = this._getReadReceiptsForEvent(mxEv);
         }
         ret.push(
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index f825d1efbb..ab9d42e9f6 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1716,7 +1716,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var messagePanel = (
             <TimelinePanel ref={this._gatherTimelinePanelRef}
                 timelineSet={this.state.room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()}
-                manageReadReceipts={!UserSettingsStore.getSyncedSetting('hideReadReceipts', false)}
+                showReadReceipts={!UserSettingsStore.getSyncedSetting('hideReadReceipts', false)}
+                manageReadReceipts={true}
                 manageReadMarkers={true}
                 hidden={hideMessagePanel}
                 highlightedEventId={highlightedEventId}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index 6f72fcc767..3e59a5aae4 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         // that room.
         timelineSet: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
+        showReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
         // Enable managing RRs and RMs. These require the timelineSet to have a room.
         manageReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
         manageReadMarkers: React.PropTypes.bool,
@@ -1140,8 +1141,8 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
                           readMarkerEventId={ this.state.readMarkerEventId }
                           readMarkerVisible={ this.state.readMarkerVisible }
                           suppressFirstDateSeparator={ this.state.canBackPaginate }
-                          showUrlPreview = { this.props.showUrlPreview }
-                          manageReadReceipts = { this.props.manageReadReceipts }
+                          showUrlPreview={ this.props.showUrlPreview }
+                          showReadReceipts={ this.props.showReadReceipts }
                           ourUserId={ MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId }
                           stickyBottom={ stickyBottom }
                           onScroll={ this.onMessageListScroll }