diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 256c6ce972..13bd79fc00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -1334,6 +1334,8 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferences.
     }
 
     private void onSwipeRefresh() {
+        swipeRefresh.onRefresh();
+
         Bundle args = new Bundle();
         args.putLong("folder", folder);
         args.putString("type", type);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SwipeRefreshLayoutEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SwipeRefreshLayoutEx.java
index 825bd37e60..21566bf1e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SwipeRefreshLayoutEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SwipeRefreshLayoutEx.java
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public class SwipeRefreshLayoutEx extends SwipeRefreshLayout {
         return this.refreshing;
     }
 
+    public void onRefresh() {
+        this.refreshing = true;
+        setRefreshing(false);
+    }
+
     public void resetRefreshing() {
         // Restart spinner after screen off, etc
         if (super.isRefreshing()) {