diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 9e51d35fb253..180b20489d39 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -1549,14 +1549,14 @@ function isWaitingForAssigneeToCompleteTask(report: OnyxEntry<Report>, parentRep
     return isTaskReport(report) && isReportManager(report) && isOpenTaskReport(report, parentReportAction);
 }
 
-function isUnreadWithMention(report: OnyxEntry<Report> | OptionData): boolean {
-    if (!report) {
+function isUnreadWithMention(reportOrOption: OnyxEntry<Report> | OptionData): boolean {
+    if (!reportOrOption) {
         return false;
     }
     // lastMentionedTime and lastReadTime are both datetime strings and can be compared directly
-    const lastMentionedTime = report.lastMentionedTime ?? '';
-    const lastReadTime = report.lastReadTime ?? '';
-    return lastReadTime < lastMentionedTime;
+    const lastMentionedTime = reportOrOption.lastMentionedTime ?? '';
+    const lastReadTime = reportOrOption.lastReadTime ?? '';
+    return Boolean('isUnreadWithMention' in reportOrOption && reportOrOption.isUnreadWithMention) || lastReadTime < lastMentionedTime;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1568,29 +1568,25 @@ function isUnreadWithMention(report: OnyxEntry<Report> | OptionData): boolean {
  * @param option (report or optionItem)
  * @param parentReportAction (the report action the current report is a thread of)
  */
-function requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser(option: OnyxEntry<Report> | OptionData, parentReportAction: EmptyObject | OnyxEntry<ReportAction> = {}) {
-    if (!option) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (isArchivedRoom(option)) {
+function requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser(optionOrReport: OnyxEntry<Report> | OptionData, parentReportAction: EmptyObject | OnyxEntry<ReportAction> = {}) {
+    if (!optionOrReport) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (isArchivedRoom(getReport(option.parentReportID))) {
+    if (isArchivedRoom(optionOrReport) || isArchivedRoom(getReport(optionOrReport.parentReportID))) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (Boolean('isUnreadWithMention' in option && option.isUnreadWithMention) || isUnreadWithMention(option)) {
+    if (isUnreadWithMention(optionOrReport)) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (isWaitingForAssigneeToCompleteTask(option, parentReportAction)) {
+    if (isWaitingForAssigneeToCompleteTask(optionOrReport, parentReportAction)) {
         return true;
     }
 
     // Has a child report that is awaiting action (e.g. approve, pay, add bank account) from current user
-    if (option.hasOutstandingChildRequest) {
+    if (optionOrReport.hasOutstandingChildRequest) {
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
index 1da1469a2687..b4873f9cdf40 100644
--- a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ function getOrderedReportIDs(
         report.iouReportAmount = ReportUtils.getMoneyRequestReimbursableTotal(report, allReports);
 
         const isPinned = report.isPinned ?? false;
-        if (isPinned || ReportUtils.requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser(report)) {
+        const reportAction = ReportActionsUtils.getReportAction(report.parentReportID ?? '', report.parentReportActionID ?? '');
+        if (isPinned || ReportUtils.requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser(report, reportAction)) {
             pinnedAndGBRReports.push(report);
         } else if (report.hasDraft) {
             draftReports.push(report);
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.js b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.js
index e0c98b1793f1..e6b06e2aff5b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ describe('ReportUtils', () => {
                 ...LHNTestUtils.getFakeReport(),
                 type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
                 managerID: currentUserAccountID,
+                isUnreadWithMention: false,
                 stateNum: CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.OPEN,
                 statusNum: CONST.REPORT.STATUS.OPEN,
             };