diff --git a/docbow_project/docbow/views.py b/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
index 1ce9db4..69e1703 100644
--- a/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
+++ b/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
@@ -282,6 +282,25 @@ def can_forward(request):
             bool(request.user.mailing_lists.filter(name__in=('Greffe',))) or \
             bool(request.user.groups.filter(name__in=('Administrateurs',)))
 
+def user_who_can_forward_filter():
+    '''Return the list of users who have access to the forwarding feature'''
+    return User.objects.filter(Q(username='Greffe') |
+            Q(mailing_lists__name='Greffe') |
+            Q(groups__name='Administrateurs'))
+
+def mark_document_read(document, logger=None):
+    '''
+       Mark all mailboxes object for this document of user who can forward as
+       read.
+    '''
+    users = user_who_can_forward_filter()
+    mboxes = Mailbox.objects.filter(owner__in=users, document=document)
+    if not logger:
+        logger = logging.getLogger('docbow')
+    logger.info(_('Marking mailboxes %s as read because document %s was forwarded'),
+            '. '.join([str(mbox.id) for mbox in mboxes]), document.id)
+    mboxes.update(seen=True)
+
 def form_to_user_and_list(form):
     to_user = []
     to_list = []
@@ -321,6 +340,7 @@ def forward_document(document, sender, to_user, to_list, logger, base_url,
         is_automatic = 'automatically' if automatic else ''
         logger.info('document %s forwarded %s as document %s, timestamp %s' %
                 (document, is_automatic, new_document, tst))
+        mark_document_read(document, logger=logger)
         return notification_count
 
 @login_required