diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index dbbd8e0c9b..a80c5c0e3c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentEx {
 
                     if (!message.ui_seen && !EntityFolder.OUTBOX.equals(folder.type)) {
                         db.message().setMessageUiSeen(message.id, true);
+                        db.message().setMessageUiIgnored(message.id, true);
                         EntityOperation.queue(db, message, EntityOperation.SEEN, true);
                     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index d0caa9574a..21c3bd2d62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
                             EntityMessage message = db.message().getMessage(id);
                             if ("seen".equals(action)) {
                                 db.message().setMessageUiSeen(message.id, true);
+                                db.message().setMessageUiIgnored(message.id, true);
                                 EntityOperation.queue(db, message, EntityOperation.SEEN, true);
                             } else if ("trash".equals(action)) {
                                 db.message().setMessageUiHide(message.id, true);