diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d8c83f6..51d03046 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Improvements:
   * Add parameter to `RoomMessageEventContent::make_reply_to` to be thread-aware
   * Add `RoomMessageEventContent::make_for_reply`
 * Stabilize support for event replacements (edits)
+* Add support for read receipts for threads (MSC3771 / Matrix 1.4)
 
 # 0.10.3
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt.rs
index c350adfc..106016d2 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //!
 //! [`m.receipt`]: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#mreceipt
 
+mod receipt_thread_serde;
+
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
@@ -10,7 +12,10 @@ use std::{
 use ruma_macros::{EventContent, OrdAsRefStr, PartialEqAsRefStr, PartialOrdAsRefStr, StringEnum};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{EventId, MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch, OwnedEventId, OwnedUserId, PrivOwnedStr, UserId};
+use crate::{
+    EventId, IdParseError, MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch, OwnedEventId, OwnedUserId, PrivOwnedStr,
+    UserId,
+};
 
 /// The content of an `m.receipt` event.
 ///
@@ -102,6 +107,10 @@ pub struct Receipt {
     /// The time when the receipt was sent.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub ts: Option<MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch>,
+
+    /// The thread this receipt applies to.
+    #[serde(rename = "thread_id", default, skip_serializing_if = "crate::serde::is_default")]
+    pub thread: ReceiptThread,
 }
 
 impl Receipt {
@@ -109,6 +118,140 @@ impl Receipt {
     ///
     /// To create an empty receipt instead, use [`Receipt::default`].
     pub fn new(ts: MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch) -> Self {
-        Self { ts: Some(ts) }
+        Self { ts: Some(ts), thread: ReceiptThread::Unthreaded }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The [thread a receipt applies to].
+///
+/// This type can hold an arbitrary string. To build this with a custom value, convert it from an
+/// `Option<String>` with `::from()` / `.into()`. [`ReceiptThread::Unthreaded`] can be constructed
+/// from `None`.
+///
+/// To check for values that are not available as a documented variant here, use its string
+/// representation, obtained through [`.as_str()`](Self::as_str()).
+///
+/// [thread a receipt applies to]: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#threaded-read-receipts
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum ReceiptThread {
+    /// The receipt applies to the timeline, regardless of threads.
+    ///
+    /// Used by clients that are not aware of threads.
+    ///
+    /// This is the default.
+    #[default]
+    Unthreaded,
+
+    /// The receipt applies to the main timeline.
+    ///
+    /// Used for events that don't belong to a thread.
+    Main,
+
+    /// The receipt applies to a thread.
+    ///
+    /// Used for events that belong to a thread with the given thread root.
+    Thread(OwnedEventId),
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    _Custom(PrivOwnedStr),
+}
+
+impl ReceiptThread {
+    /// Get the string representation of this `ReceiptThread`.
+    ///
+    /// [`ReceiptThread::Unthreaded`] returns `None`.
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Unthreaded => None,
+            Self::Main => Some("main"),
+            Self::Thread(event_id) => Some(event_id.as_str()),
+            Self::_Custom(s) => Some(&s.0),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> TryFrom<Option<T>> for ReceiptThread
+where
+    T: AsRef<str> + Into<Box<str>>,
+{
+    type Error = IdParseError;
+
+    fn try_from(s: Option<T>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let res = match s {
+            None => Self::Unthreaded,
+            Some(s) => match s.as_ref() {
+                "main" => Self::Main,
+                s_ref if s_ref.starts_with('$') => Self::Thread(EventId::parse(s_ref)?),
+                _ => Self::_Custom(PrivOwnedStr(s.into())),
+            },
+        };
+
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use assert_matches::assert_matches;
+    use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
+
+    use super::{Receipt, ReceiptThread};
+    use crate::{event_id, MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serialize_receipt() {
+        let mut receipt = Receipt::default();
+        assert_eq!(to_json_value(receipt.clone()).unwrap(), json!({}));
+
+        receipt.thread = ReceiptThread::Main;
+        assert_eq!(to_json_value(receipt.clone()).unwrap(), json!({ "thread_id": "main" }));
+
+        receipt.thread = ReceiptThread::Thread(event_id!("$abcdef76543").to_owned());
+        assert_eq!(to_json_value(receipt).unwrap(), json!({ "thread_id": "$abcdef76543" }));
+
+        let mut receipt =
+            Receipt::new(MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch(1_664_702_144_365_u64.try_into().unwrap()));
+        assert_eq!(to_json_value(receipt.clone()).unwrap(), json!({ "ts": 1_664_702_144_365_u64 }));
+
+        receipt.thread = ReceiptThread::try_from(Some("io.ruma.unknown")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            to_json_value(receipt).unwrap(),
+            json!({ "ts": 1_664_702_144_365_u64, "thread_id": "io.ruma.unknown" })
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deserialize_receipt() {
+        let receipt = from_json_value::<Receipt>(json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(receipt.ts, None);
+        assert_eq!(receipt.thread, ReceiptThread::Unthreaded);
+
+        let receipt = from_json_value::<Receipt>(json!({ "thread_id": "main" })).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(receipt.ts, None);
+        assert_eq!(receipt.thread, ReceiptThread::Main);
+
+        let receipt = from_json_value::<Receipt>(json!({ "thread_id": "$abcdef76543" })).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(receipt.ts, None);
+        let event_id = assert_matches!(receipt.thread, ReceiptThread::Thread(event_id) => event_id);
+        assert_eq!(event_id, "$abcdef76543");
+
+        let receipt = from_json_value::<Receipt>(json!({ "ts": 1_664_702_144_365_u64 })).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            receipt.ts.unwrap(),
+            MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch(1_664_702_144_365_u64.try_into().unwrap())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(receipt.thread, ReceiptThread::Unthreaded);
+
+        let receipt = from_json_value::<Receipt>(
+            json!({ "ts": 1_664_702_144_365_u64, "thread_id": "io.ruma.unknown" }),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            receipt.ts.unwrap(),
+            MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch(1_664_702_144_365_u64.try_into().unwrap())
+        );
+        assert_matches!(receipt.thread, ReceiptThread::_Custom(_));
+        assert_eq!(receipt.thread.as_str().unwrap(), "io.ruma.unknown");
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt/receipt_thread_serde.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt/receipt_thread_serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc5f93dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/receipt/receipt_thread_serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+use super::ReceiptThread;
+
+impl Serialize for ReceiptThread {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        self.as_str().serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ReceiptThread {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s = crate::serde::deserialize_cow_str(deserializer)?;
+        Self::try_from(Some(s)).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}