diff --git a/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.h b/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.h
index 7390b140b2..b7e456c041 100644
--- a/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.h
+++ b/src/gxs/rsgenexchange.h
@@ -783,6 +783,16 @@ class RsGenExchange : public RsNxsObserver, public RsTickingThread, public RsGxs
      * GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_UNPROCESSED and GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_UNREAD
      * @param changes the changes that have occured to data held by this service
      */
+    /*!
+     * processes msg local meta changes
+     */
+    void processMsgMetaChanges();
+
+    /*!
+     * Processes group local meta changes
+     */
+    void processGrpMetaChanges();
+
     virtual void notifyChanges(std::vector<RsGxsNotify*>& changes) = 0;
 
 private:
@@ -805,15 +815,7 @@ class RsGenExchange : public RsNxsObserver, public RsTickingThread, public RsGxs
 
 	bool checkGroupMetaConsistency(const RsGroupMetaData& meta);
 
-    /*!
-     * processes msg local meta changes
-     */
-    void processMsgMetaChanges();
-
-    /*!
-     * Processes group local meta changes
-     */
-    void processGrpMetaChanges();
+// Moved to protected
 
     /*!
      * Convenience function for properly applying masks for status and subscribe flag
diff --git a/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc b/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
index 82ba0f5801..3154c7c5ed 100644
--- a/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
+++ b/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
@@ -1195,6 +1195,14 @@ bool RsGxsDataAccess::getMsgMetaDataList( const GxsMsgReq& msgIds, const RsTokRe
 						metaV[i] = nullptr;
 						continue;
 					}
+
+					// Apply mStatusMask/mStatusFilter if specified (fixes bug where all msgs were returned
+					// even when filtering for UNPROCESSED status in request_GroupUnprocessedPosts)
+					if (!checkMsgFilter(opts, msgMeta))
+					{
+						metaV[i] = nullptr;
+						continue;
+					}
 				}
     }
 
@@ -1229,6 +1237,9 @@ bool RsGxsDataAccess::getMsgIdList( const GxsMsgReq& msgIds, const RsTokReqOptio
 
     for(auto it(result.begin());it!=result.end();++it)
     {
+        if (it->second.empty())
+            continue;
+
         auto& id_set(msgIdsOut[it->first]);
 
         for(uint32_t i=0;i<it->second.size();++i)
@@ -1890,15 +1901,6 @@ bool RsGxsDataAccess::checkMsgFilter(const RsTokReqOptions& opts, const std::sha
 		}
 		else
 		{
-#ifdef DATA_DEBUG
-            GXSDATADEBUG << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
-			          << " Dropping Msg due to !StatusMatch "
-			          << " Mask: " << opts.mStatusMask
-			          << " StatusFilter: " << opts.mStatusFilter
-			          << " MsgStatus: " << meta->mMsgStatus
-			          << " MsgId: " << meta->mMsgId << std::endl;
-#endif
-
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc b/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
index f1a6037d82..9fcdb4d817 100644
--- a/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
+++ b/src/services/p3gxschannels.cc
@@ -1075,7 +1075,10 @@ void p3GxsChannels::load_unprocessedPosts(uint32_t token)
 #endif
 
 	std::vector<RsGxsChannelPost> posts;
-	if (!getPostData(token, posts))
+	std::vector<RsGxsComment> comments;
+	std::vector<RsGxsVote> votes;
+
+	if (!getPostData(token, posts, comments, votes))
 	{
 		std::cerr << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << " ERROR getting post data!"
 		          << std::endl;
@@ -1088,6 +1091,23 @@ void p3GxsChannels::load_unprocessedPosts(uint32_t token)
 		/* autodownload the files */
 		handleUnprocessedPost(*it);
 	}
+
+	for(const auto& comment: comments)
+	{
+		uint32_t token;
+		RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId(comment.mMeta.mGroupId, comment.mMeta.mMsgId);
+		setMessageProcessedStatus(token, msgId, true);
+	}
+
+	for(const auto& vote: votes)
+	{
+		uint32_t token;
+		RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId(vote.mMeta.mGroupId, vote.mMeta.mMsgId);
+		setMessageProcessedStatus(token, msgId, true);
+	}
+
+	/* Force processing of meta changes immediately to ensure persistence */
+	processMsgMetaChanges();
 }
 
 void p3GxsChannels::handleUnprocessedPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &msg)
@@ -1099,8 +1119,11 @@ void p3GxsChannels::handleUnprocessedPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &msg)
 
 	if (!IS_MSG_UNPROCESSED(msg.mMeta.mMsgStatus))
 	{
-		std::cerr << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << " ERROR Msg already Processed! "
-		          << "mMsgId: " << msg.mMeta.mMsgId << std::endl;
+		/* Even though the serialized item says processed, the DB metadata may still say UNPROCESSED
+		 * (they can be out of sync). Force marking as processed to fix the DB metadata. */
+		uint32_t token;
+		RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId(msg.mMeta.mGroupId, msg.mMeta.mMsgId);
+		setMessageProcessedStatus(token, msgId, true);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1153,11 +1176,6 @@ void p3GxsChannels::handleUnprocessedPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &msg)
 				          << std::endl;
         }
     }
-
-		/* mark as processed */
-		uint32_t token;
-		RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId(msg.mMeta.mGroupId, msg.mMeta.mMsgId);
-		setMessageProcessedStatus(token, msgId, true);
 	}
 #ifdef GXSCHANNELS_DEBUG
 	else
@@ -1166,6 +1184,12 @@ void p3GxsChannels::handleUnprocessedPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &msg)
 		std::cerr << std::endl;
 	}
 #endif
+
+	/* Always mark as processed, regardless of autodownload setting.
+	 * This prevents the message from being loaded again at every startup. */
+	uint32_t token;
+	RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId(msg.mMeta.mGroupId, msg.mMeta.mMsgId);
+	setMessageProcessedStatus(token, msgId, true);
 }