diff --git a/src/components/chats/UnapprovedMemeCount.tsx b/src/components/chats/UnapprovedMemeCount.tsx
index 86ef07b01..19954a46f 100644
--- a/src/components/chats/UnapprovedMemeCount.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chats/UnapprovedMemeCount.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import { getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery } from '@/services/datahub/posts/query'
 
-export default function UnapprovedMemeCount({ address }: { address: string }) {
-  const { data: count, isLoading } =
-    getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.useQuery(address)
+export default function UnapprovedMemeCount({
+  address,
+  chatId,
+}: {
+  address: string
+  chatId: string
+}) {
+  const { data: count, isLoading } = getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.useQuery({
+    address,
+    chatId,
+  })
   if (isLoading) return null
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/extensions/common/CommonChatItem.tsx b/src/components/extensions/common/CommonChatItem.tsx
index 44fd9b201..a89580806 100644
--- a/src/components/extensions/common/CommonChatItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/extensions/common/CommonChatItem.tsx
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export default function CommonChatItem({
               className={cx('text-sm font-medium text-text-secondary')}
             />
             {showApproveButton && inView && (
-              <UnapprovedMemeCount address={ownerId} />
+              <UnapprovedMemeCount address={ownerId} chatId={chatId} />
             )}
             {/* <SubTeamLabel address={ownerId} /> */}
             {othersMessage.checkMark === 'top' &&
diff --git a/src/services/datahub/generated-query.ts b/src/services/datahub/generated-query.ts
index bfa7f63f0..2f3347afd 100644
--- a/src/services/datahub/generated-query.ts
+++ b/src/services/datahub/generated-query.ts
@@ -2853,6 +2853,7 @@ export type GetLastPostedMemeQuery = {
 
 export type GetUnapprovedMemesCountQueryVariables = Exact<{
   address: Scalars['String']['input']
+  postId: Scalars['String']['input']
 }>
 
 export type GetUnapprovedMemesCountQuery = {
@@ -3624,10 +3625,14 @@ export const GetLastPostedMeme = gql`
   }
 `
 export const GetUnapprovedMemesCount = gql`
-  query GetUnapprovedMemesCount($address: String!) {
+  query GetUnapprovedMemesCount($address: String!, $postId: String!) {
     posts(
       args: {
-        filter: { createdByAccountAddress: $address, approvedInRootPost: true }
+        filter: {
+          createdByAccountAddress: $address
+          approvedInRootPost: false
+          rootPostId: $postId
+        }
       }
     ) {
       total
diff --git a/src/services/datahub/posts/query.ts b/src/services/datahub/posts/query.ts
index dcce16060..9375b4065 100644
--- a/src/services/datahub/posts/query.ts
+++ b/src/services/datahub/posts/query.ts
@@ -537,10 +537,14 @@ export const getTimeLeftUntilCanPostQuery = createQuery({
 })
 
 const GET_UNAPPROVED_MEMES_COUNT = gql`
-  query GetUnapprovedMemesCount($address: String!) {
+  query GetUnapprovedMemesCount($address: String!, $postId: String!) {
     posts(
       args: {
-        filter: { createdByAccountAddress: $address, approvedInRootPost: false }
+        filter: {
+          createdByAccountAddress: $address
+          approvedInRootPost: false
+          rootPostId: $postId
+        }
       }
     ) {
       total
@@ -549,17 +553,17 @@ const GET_UNAPPROVED_MEMES_COUNT = gql`
 `
 export const getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery = createQuery({
   key: 'unapprovedMemesCount',
-  fetcher: async (address: string) => {
+  fetcher: async ({ address, chatId }: { chatId: string; address: string }) => {
     const res = await datahubQueryRequest<
       GetUnapprovedMemesCountQuery,
       GetUnapprovedMemesCountQueryVariables
     >({
       document: GET_UNAPPROVED_MEMES_COUNT,
-      variables: { address },
+      variables: { address, postId: chatId },
     })
     return res.posts.total ?? 0
   },
-  defaultConfigGenerator: (address) => ({
-    enabled: !!address,
+  defaultConfigGenerator: (params) => ({
+    enabled: !!params?.address && !!params.chatId,
   }),
 })
diff --git a/src/services/datahub/posts/subscription.tsx b/src/services/datahub/posts/subscription.tsx
index c2cebb817..d177bfcd0 100644
--- a/src/services/datahub/posts/subscription.tsx
+++ b/src/services/datahub/posts/subscription.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ async function processMessage(
 
   const newPost = getPostQuery.getQueryData(queryClient, newestId)
   const myAddress = getMyMainAddress()
-  const isCurrentOwner = newPost?.struct.ownerId === myAddress
+
+  const rootPostId = entity.rootPost?.persistentId
+  const ownerId = newPost?.struct.ownerId
+  const isCurrentOwner = ownerId === myAddress
+
   if (isCreationEvent) {
     const tokenomics = await getTokenomicsMetadataQuery.fetchQuery(
       queryClient,
@@ -204,22 +208,22 @@ async function processMessage(
         // to not wait for another query to run the other synchronous actions below
         processUnapprovedMeme(newPost)
         async function processUnapprovedMeme(newPost: PostData) {
-          if (newPost.struct.ownerId) {
+          if (ownerId) {
             const cachedCount = getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.getQueryData(
               queryClient,
-              newPost.struct.ownerId
+              { address: ownerId, chatId: rootPostId ?? '' }
             )
             if (typeof cachedCount === 'number') {
               getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.setQueryData(
                 queryClient,
-                newPost.struct.ownerId,
+                { address: ownerId, chatId: rootPostId ?? '' },
                 (count) => (count ?? 0) + 1
               )
             } else if (isCurrentOwner) {
-              await getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.fetchQuery(
-                queryClient,
-                myAddress
-              )
+              await getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.fetchQuery(queryClient, {
+                address: ownerId,
+                chatId: rootPostId ?? '',
+              })
             }
           }
           if (isCurrentOwner) {
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ async function processMessage(
 
             const count = getUnapprovedMemesCountQuery.getQueryData(
               queryClient,
-              myAddress
+              { address: myAddress, chatId: rootPostId ?? '' }
             )
             const remaining = Math.max(MIN_MEME_FOR_REVIEW - (count ?? 0), 0)
             const title =
@@ -256,7 +260,6 @@ async function processMessage(
     }
   }
 
-  const rootPostId = entity.rootPost?.persistentId
   if (!rootPostId) return
 
   if (isCreationEvent && !entity.approvedInRootPost && isCurrentOwner) {