diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/cache/sync.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/cache/sync.rs
index b91cee088..a38385c43 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/cache/sync.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/cache/sync.rs
@@ -658,12 +658,11 @@ impl ImapConnection {
 
     pub async fn init_mailbox(&mut self, mailbox_hash: MailboxHash) -> Result<SelectResponse> {
         let mut response = Vec::with_capacity(8 * 1024);
-        let (mailbox_path, mailbox_exists, unseen, permissions) = {
+        let (mailbox_path, mailbox_exists, permissions) = {
             let f = &self.uid_store.mailboxes.lock().await[&mailbox_hash];
             (
                 f.imap_path().to_string(),
                 f.exists.clone(),
-                f.unseen.clone(),
                 f.permissions.clone(),
             )
         };
@@ -705,11 +704,6 @@ impl ImapConnection {
                 mailbox_exists_lck.clear();
                 mailbox_exists_lck.set_not_yet_seen(select_response.exists);
             }
-            {
-                let mut unseen_lck = unseen.lock().unwrap();
-                unseen_lck.clear();
-                unseen_lck.set_not_yet_seen(select_response.unseen);
-            }
         }
         if select_response.exists == 0 {
             return Ok(select_response);
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
index bf5d4a81c..32a7a50cc 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/protocol_parser.rs
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ pub struct SelectResponse {
     pub exists: ImapNum,
     pub recent: ImapNum,
     pub flags: (Flag, Vec<String>),
-    pub unseen: MessageSequenceNumber,
+    pub first_unseen: MessageSequenceNumber,
     pub uidvalidity: UIDVALIDITY,
     pub uidnext: UID,
     pub permanentflags: (Flag, Vec<String>),
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ pub fn select_response(input: &[u8]) -> Result<SelectResponse> {
             } else if l.starts_with(b"* FLAGS (") {
                 ret.flags = flags(&l[b"* FLAGS (".len()..l.len() - b")".len()]).map(|(_, v)| v)?;
             } else if l.starts_with(b"* OK [UNSEEN ") {
-                ret.unseen = MessageSequenceNumber::from_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(
+                ret.first_unseen = MessageSequenceNumber::from_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(
                     &l[b"* OK [UNSEEN ".len()..l.find(b"]").unwrap()],
                 ))?;
             } else if l.starts_with(b"* OK [UIDVALIDITY ") {
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ fn test_select_response() {
                 Flag::REPLIED | Flag::SEEN | Flag::TRASHED | Flag::DRAFT | Flag::FLAGGED,
                 Vec::new()
             ),
-            unseen: 16,
+            first_unseen: 16,
             uidvalidity: 1554422056,
             uidnext: 50,
             permanentflags: (
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ fn test_select_response() {
                 Flag::REPLIED | Flag::SEEN | Flag::TRASHED | Flag::DRAFT | Flag::FLAGGED,
                 Vec::new()
             ),
-            unseen: 12,
+            first_unseen: 12,
             uidvalidity: 3857529045,
             uidnext: 4392,
             permanentflags: (Flag::SEEN | Flag::TRASHED, vec!["*".into()]),
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ fn test_select_response() {
                 Flag::REPLIED | Flag::SEEN | Flag::TRASHED | Flag::DRAFT | Flag::FLAGGED,
                 Vec::new()
             ),
-            unseen: 12,
+            first_unseen: 12,
             uidvalidity: 3857529045,
             uidnext: 4392,
             permanentflags: (Flag::SEEN | Flag::TRASHED, vec!["*".into()]),
diff --git a/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs b/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
index fe7cd87c1..0ca8de92a 100644
--- a/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
+++ b/melib/src/backends/imap/watch.rs
@@ -246,13 +246,66 @@ pub async fn examine_updates(
         }
         if mailbox.is_cold() {
             /* Mailbox hasn't been loaded yet */
-            if let Ok(mut exists_lck) = mailbox.exists.lock() {
-                exists_lck.clear();
-                exists_lck.set_not_yet_seen(select_response.exists);
-            }
-            if let Ok(mut unseen_lck) = mailbox.unseen.lock() {
-                unseen_lck.clear();
-                unseen_lck.set_not_yet_seen(select_response.unseen);
+            let has_list_status: bool = conn
+                .uid_store
+                .capabilities
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap()
+                .iter()
+                .any(|cap| cap.eq_ignore_ascii_case(b"LIST-STATUS"));
+            if has_list_status {
+                conn.send_command(
+                    format!(
+                        "LIST \"{}\" \"\" RETURN (STATUS (MESSAGES UNSEEN))",
+                        mailbox.imap_path()
+                    )
+                    .as_bytes(),
+                )
+                .await?;
+                conn.read_response(
+                    &mut response,
+                    RequiredResponses::LIST_REQUIRED | RequiredResponses::STATUS,
+                )
+                .await?;
+                debug!(
+                    "list return status out: {}",
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&response)
+                );
+                let mut lines = response.split_rn();
+                /* Remove "M__ OK .." line */
+                lines.next_back();
+                for l in lines {
+                    if let Ok(status) = protocol_parser::status_response(&l).map(|(_, v)| v) {
+                        if Some(mailbox_hash) == status.mailbox {
+                            if let Some(total) = status.messages {
+                                if let Ok(mut exists_lck) = mailbox.exists.lock() {
+                                    exists_lck.clear();
+                                    exists_lck.set_not_yet_seen(total);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if let Some(total) = status.unseen {
+                                if let Ok(mut unseen_lck) = mailbox.unseen.lock() {
+                                    unseen_lck.clear();
+                                    unseen_lck.set_not_yet_seen(total);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                conn.send_command(b"SEARCH UNSEEN").await?;
+                conn.read_response(&mut response, RequiredResponses::SEARCH)
+                    .await?;
+                let unseen_count = protocol_parser::search_results(&response)?.1.len();
+                if let Ok(mut exists_lck) = mailbox.exists.lock() {
+                    exists_lck.clear();
+                    exists_lck.set_not_yet_seen(select_response.exists);
+                }
+                if let Ok(mut unseen_lck) = mailbox.unseen.lock() {
+                    unseen_lck.clear();
+                    unseen_lck.set_not_yet_seen(unseen_count);
+                }
             }
             mailbox.set_warm(true);
             return Ok(());