diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
index 71a255a434..f5d51c0e7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoMessage.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public interface DaoMessage {
             "   WHEN 'size' = :sort1 THEN -SUM(message.total)" +
             "   WHEN 'attachments' = :sort1 THEN -SUM(message.attachments)" +
             "   WHEN 'snoozed' = :sort1 THEN SUM(CASE WHEN message.ui_snoozed IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END) = 0" +
+            "   WHEN 'touched' = :sort1 THEN IFNULL(-message.last_attempt, 0)" +
             "   ELSE 0" +
             "  END" +
             ", CASE" +
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ public interface DaoMessage {
             "   WHEN 'size' = :sort1 THEN -SUM(message.total)" +
             "   WHEN 'attachments' = :sort1 THEN -SUM(message.attachments)" +
             "   WHEN 'snoozed' = :sort1 THEN SUM(CASE WHEN message.ui_snoozed IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END) = 0" +
+            "   WHEN 'touched' = :sort1 THEN IFNULL(-message.last_attempt, 0)" +
             "   ELSE 0" +
             "  END" +
             ", CASE" +
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
index 42848d88e5..cc06c63786 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class ViewModelMessages extends ViewModel {
                                 db.message().pagedUnified(
                                         null,
                                         args.threading, false,
-                                        "time", "", false,
+                                        criteria == null || criteria.touched == null ? "time" : "touched", "", false,
                                         false, false, false, false, false,
                                         null,
                                         true,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class ViewModelMessages extends ViewModel {
                         builder = new LivePagedListBuilder<>(
                                 db.message().pagedFolder(
                                         args.folder, args.threading,
-                                        "time", "", false,
+                                        criteria == null || criteria.touched == null ? "time" : "touched", "", false,
                                         false, false, false, false, false,
                                         null,
                                         true,