diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryInteractionInfo.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryInteractionInfo.cpp
index d32ab3e0d..7bca7de2e 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryInteractionInfo.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryInteractionInfo.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ bool StoryInteractionInfo::set_recent_viewer_user_ids(vector<UserId> &&user_ids)
   if (user_ids.size() > MAX_RECENT_VIEWERS) {
     user_ids.resize(MAX_RECENT_VIEWERS);
   }
+  if (recent_viewer_user_ids_.size() < user_ids.size() && user_ids.size() <= static_cast<size_t>(view_count_)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (recent_viewer_user_ids_ != user_ids) {
     recent_viewer_user_ids_ = std::move(user_ids);
     return true;
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index 25e9863cf..767fb0dca 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ void StoryManager::on_get_story_interactions(
     if (is_full && story->interaction_info_.set_counts(total_count, total_reaction_count)) {
       is_changed = true;
     }
-    if (is_first && story->interaction_info_.set_recent_viewer_user_ids(story_viewers.get_user_ids())) {
+    if (is_first && story->interaction_info_.set_recent_viewer_user_ids(story_viewers.get_viewer_user_ids())) {
       is_changed = true;
     }
     if (is_changed) {
@@ -2868,8 +2868,7 @@ void StoryManager::on_get_story_interactions(
     }
   }
 
-  td_->contacts_manager_->on_view_dialog_active_stories(
-      transform(story_viewers.get_user_ids(), [](UserId user_id) { return DialogId(user_id); }));
+  td_->contacts_manager_->on_view_dialog_active_stories(story_viewers.get_actor_dialog_ids());
   promise.set_value(story_viewers.get_story_interactions_object(td_->contacts_manager_.get()));
 }
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryViewer.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryViewer.cpp
index c49296d8a..9f8629968 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryViewer.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryViewer.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,27 @@ StoryViewers::StoryViewers(Td *td, int32 total_count, int32 total_forward_count,
     td->contacts_manager_->on_update_user_is_blocked(UserId(story_view->user_id_), story_view->blocked_,
                                                      story_view->blocked_my_stories_from_);
     story_viewers_.emplace_back(std::move(story_view));
-    auto user_id = story_viewers_.back().get_user_id();
-    if (!user_id.is_valid()) {
-      LOG(ERROR) << "Receive invalid " << user_id << " as a viewer of a story";
+    auto actor_dialog_id = story_viewers_.back().get_actor_dialog_id();
+    if (!actor_dialog_id.is_valid()) {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Receive invalid " << actor_dialog_id << " in story interaction";
       story_viewers_.pop_back();
     }
   }
 }
 
-vector<UserId> StoryViewers::get_user_ids() const {
-  return transform(story_viewers_, [](auto &viewer) { return viewer.get_user_id(); });
+vector<UserId> StoryViewers::get_viewer_user_ids() const {
+  vector<UserId> result;
+  for (const auto &story_viewer : story_viewers_) {
+    auto user_id = story_viewer.get_viewer_user_id();
+    if (user_id.is_valid()) {
+      result.push_back(user_id);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+vector<DialogId> StoryViewers::get_actor_dialog_ids() const {
+  return transform(story_viewers_, [](auto &viewer) { return viewer.get_actor_dialog_id(); });
 }
 
 td_api::object_ptr<td_api::storyInteractions> StoryViewers::get_story_interactions_object(
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryViewer.h b/td/telegram/StoryViewer.h
index f3d3fbd3d..b8922c2a0 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryViewer.h
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryViewer.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 #pragma once
 
+#include "td/telegram/DialogId.h"
 #include "td/telegram/ReactionType.h"
 #include "td/telegram/td_api.h"
 #include "td/telegram/telegram_api.h"
@@ -37,10 +38,14 @@ class StoryViewer {
       , reaction_type_(story_view->reaction_) {
   }
 
-  UserId get_user_id() const {
+  UserId get_viewer_user_id() const {
     return user_id_;
   }
 
+  DialogId get_actor_dialog_id() const {
+    return DialogId(user_id_);
+  }
+
   td_api::object_ptr<td_api::storyInteraction> get_story_interaction_object(ContactsManager *contacts_manager) const;
 };
 
@@ -59,7 +64,9 @@ class StoryViewers {
   StoryViewers(Td *td, int32 total_count, int32 total_forward_count, int32 total_reaction_count,
                vector<telegram_api::object_ptr<telegram_api::StoryView>> &&story_views, string &&next_offset);
 
-  vector<UserId> get_user_ids() const;
+  vector<UserId> get_viewer_user_ids() const;
+
+  vector<DialogId> get_actor_dialog_ids() const;
 
   td_api::object_ptr<td_api::storyInteractions> get_story_interactions_object(ContactsManager *contacts_manager) const;
 };