diff --git a/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift b/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
index 484d447..07df416 100644
--- a/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
+++ b/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
@@ -267,21 +267,32 @@ struct PrivateChatView: View {
         isCurrentUser: Bool
     ) -> some View {
         let timeText = timestamp(for: message)
-
         let bubbleColor = isCurrentUser ? Color.accentColor : Color(.secondarySystemBackground)
+        let foregroundColor = isCurrentUser ? Color.white : Color.primary
 
         return VStack(alignment: isCurrentUser ? .trailing : .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            // Message Text
+            HStack{
             Text(contentText(for: message))
                 .font(.body)
-                .foregroundColor(isCurrentUser ? .white : .primary)
-                .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
-
-            if !timeText.isEmpty {
+                .foregroundColor(foregroundColor)
+                .multilineTextAlignment(.leading) // Keep text left-aligned within its frame
+            
+            // Timestamp and Read Status
+            HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                // NO Spacer here. The parent VStack's alignment handles positioning.
                 Text(timeText)
                     .font(.caption2)
-                    .foregroundColor(isCurrentUser ? Color.white.opacity(0.85) : .secondary)
+                    .foregroundColor(isCurrentUser ? foregroundColor.opacity(0.85) : .secondary)
+                
+                if isCurrentUser {
+                    Image(systemName: (message.isViewed ?? false) ? "checkmark.checkmark" : "checkmark")
+                        .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .semibold))
+                        .foregroundColor(isCurrentUser ? foregroundColor.opacity(0.85) : .secondary)
+                }
             }
         }
+        }
         .padding(.vertical, 10)
         .padding(.horizontal, 12)
         .background(