diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84f0853701..1d0b8e2fc1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+#### v3.6.1 (2023-12-22)
+
+##### Chores
+
+*  incrementing version number - v3.6.0 (4cdf85f8)
+*  update changelog for v3.6.0 (eb92cee6)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.5.3 (ed0e8783)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.5.2 (52fbb2da)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.5.1 (4c543488)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.5.0 (d06fb4f0)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.4.3 (5c984250)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.4.2 (3f0dac38)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.4.1 (01e69574)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.4.0 (fd9247c5)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.9 (5805e770)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.8 (a5603565)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.7 (b26f1744)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.6 (7fb38792)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.4 (a67f84ea)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.3 (f94d239b)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.2 (ec9dac97)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.1 (151cc68f)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.3.0 (fc1ad70f)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.2.3 (b06d3e63)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.2.2 (758ecfcd)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.2.1 (20145074)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.2.0 (9ecac38e)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.7 (0b4e81ab)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.6 (b3a3b130)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.5 (ec19343a)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.4 (2452783c)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.3 (3b4e9d3f)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.2 (40fa3489)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.1 (40250733)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.1.0 (0cb386bd)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.0.1 (26f6ea49)
+*  incrementing version number - v3.0.0 (224e08cd)
+
+##### Bug Fixes
+
+*  #12243, don' set process.env.config if it doesnt exist (788404c1)
+*  lang key for move notification closes #12241 (48a2b5f7)
+*  dont send topic notification to poster (e72b26f5)
+
 #### v3.6.0 (2023-12-20)
 
 ##### Chores
diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 5fd2368070..12a3a3f195 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "nodebb",
     "license": "GPL-3.0",
     "description": "NodeBB Forum",
-    "version": "3.6.0",
+    "version": "3.6.1",
     "homepage": "https://www.nodebb.org",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/topics/sorted.js b/src/topics/sorted.js
index a1d809fb48..8348f4ceaa 100644
--- a/src/topics/sorted.js
+++ b/src/topics/sorted.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 				tids = await Topics.filterWatchedTids(tids, params.uid);
 			}
 		} else if (params.filter === 'watched') {
-			tids = await db.getSortedSetRevRange(`uid:${params.uid}:followed_tids`, 0, -1);
+			tids = await getWatchedTopics(params);
 		} else if (params.cids) {
 			tids = await getCidTids(params);
 		} else if (params.tags.length) {
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		return tids;
 	}
 
+	async function getWatchedTopics(params) {
+		const sortSet = ['recent', 'old'].includes(params.sort) ? 'topics:recent' : `topics:${params.sort}`;
+		const method = params.sort === 'old' ? 'getSortedSetIntersect' : 'getSortedSetRevIntersect';
+		return await db[method]({
+			sets: [sortSet, `uid:${params.uid}:followed_tids`],
+			weights: [1, 0],
+			start: 0,
+			stop: meta.config.recentMaxTopics - 1,
+		});
+	}
+
 	async function getTagTids(params) {
 		const sets = [
 			params.sort === 'old' ?
diff --git a/src/topics/unread.js b/src/topics/unread.js
index 9c54445233..bb8e207163 100644
--- a/src/topics/unread.js
+++ b/src/topics/unread.js
@@ -210,15 +210,13 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 	}
 
 	async function getFollowedTids(params) {
-		let tids = await db.getSortedSetMembers(`uid:${params.uid}:followed_tids`);
-		const filterCids = params.cid && params.cid.map(cid => parseInt(cid, 10));
-		if (filterCids) {
-			const topicData = await Topics.getTopicsFields(tids, ['tid', 'cid']);
-			tids = topicData.filter(t => filterCids.includes(t.cid)).map(t => t.tid);
-		}
-		const scores = await db.sortedSetScores('topics:recent', tids);
-		const data = tids.map((tid, index) => ({ value: String(tid), score: scores[index] }));
-		return data.filter(item => item.score > params.cutoff);
+		const keys = params.cid ?
+			params.cid.map(cid => `cid:${cid}:tids:lastposttime`) :
+			'topics:recent';
+
+		const recentTopicData = await db.getSortedSetRevRangeByScoreWithScores(keys, 0, -1, '+inf', params.cutoff);
+		const isFollowed = await db.isSortedSetMembers(`uid:${params.uid}:followed_tids`, recentTopicData.map(t => t.tid));
+		return recentTopicData.filter((t, i) => isFollowed[i]);
 	}
 
 	async function filterTidsThatHaveBlockedPosts(params) {