diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
index f34cd01744..04ced52cd4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
                     p = dp3;
             view.setPadding(p, p, p, p);
             view.setActivated(folder.tbc != null || folder.rename != null || folder.tbd != null);
-            view.setAlpha(folder.hide || folder.isHidden() || disabled ? Helper.LOW_LIGHT : 1.0f);
+            view.setAlpha(folder.hide || folder.isHidden(listener != null) || disabled ? Helper.LOW_LIGHT : 1.0f);
 
             if (listener == null && selectedModel != null)
                 itemView.setBackgroundColor(
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
         if (account < 0 && !primary) {
             List<TupleFolderEx> filtered = new ArrayList<>();
             for (TupleFolderEx folder : folders)
-                if (show_hidden || !folder.isHidden())
+                if (show_hidden || !folder.isHidden(listener != null))
                     filtered.add(folder);
 
             if (filtered.size() > 0)
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
                     (parent.subscribed != null && parent.subscribed) ||
                     (childs != null && childs.size() > 0)) {
                 parent.indentation = indentation;
-                if (show_hidden || !parent.isHidden()) {
+                if (show_hidden || !parent.isHidden(listener != null)) {
                     result.add(parent);
                     if (!parent.collapsed && childs != null)
                         result.addAll(childs);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleFolderEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleFolderEx.java
index 5e235c5a16..fa8c4132f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleFolderEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleFolderEx.java
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ public class TupleFolderEx extends EntityFolder implements Serializable {
     @Ignore
     public int childs_unseen = 0;
 
-    boolean isHidden() {
-        return (this.hide_seen && this.unseen + this.childs_unseen == 0);
+    boolean isHidden(boolean selecting) {
+        return (!selecting && this.hide_seen && this.unseen + this.childs_unseen == 0);
     }
 
     @Override