diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
index 9d644d79e8..d9844c166a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
 
                     setAction(getAction(type), value);
                 } else if (type == EntityRule.TYPE_KEYWORD) {
-                    setAction(getAction(type), jaction.optString("keyword"));
+                    boolean set = jaction.optBoolean("set", true);
+                    setAction(getAction(type), (set ? "+" : "-") + jaction.optString("keyword"));
                 } else if (type == EntityRule.TYPE_ANSWER) {
                     to = jaction.optString("to");
                     if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(to)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
index d21fe0d781..170b3dcbf1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
@@ -1220,10 +1220,11 @@ public class EntityRule {
 
     private boolean onActionKeyword(Context context, EntityMessage message, JSONObject jargs) throws JSONException {
         String keyword = jargs.getString("keyword");
+        boolean set = jargs.optBoolean("set", true);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(keyword))
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Keyword missing rule=" + name);
 
-        EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.KEYWORD, keyword, true);
+        EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.KEYWORD, keyword, set);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
index 7d440b8fd5..4c99de39b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.NumberPicker;
+import android.widget.RadioGroup;
 import android.widget.ScrollView;
 import android.widget.Spinner;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
     private Spinner spImportance;
 
     private EditText etKeyword;
+    private RadioGroup rgKeyword;
 
     private Button btnFolder;
     private EditText etMoveCreate;
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
         spImportance = view.findViewById(R.id.spImportance);
 
         etKeyword = view.findViewById(R.id.etKeyword);
+        rgKeyword = view.findViewById(R.id.rgKeyword);
 
         btnFolder = view.findViewById(R.id.btnFolder);
         etMoveCreate = view.findViewById(R.id.etMoveCreate);
@@ -1246,6 +1249,9 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
 
                                 case EntityRule.TYPE_KEYWORD:
                                     etKeyword.setText(jaction.getString("keyword"));
+                                    rgKeyword.check(jaction.optBoolean("set", true)
+                                            ? R.id.keyword_add : R.id.keyword_delete);
+
                                     break;
 
                                 case EntityRule.TYPE_MOVE:
@@ -1624,6 +1630,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
 
                 case EntityRule.TYPE_KEYWORD:
                     jaction.put("keyword", MessageHelper.sanitizeKeyword(etKeyword.getText().toString()));
+                    jaction.put("set", rgKeyword.getCheckedRadioButtonId() == R.id.keyword_add);
                     break;
 
                 case EntityRule.TYPE_MOVE:
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
index f042376e81..9719ca32d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
@@ -819,6 +819,29 @@
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvKeyword" />
 
+                <RadioGroup
+                    android:id="@+id/rgKeyword"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:orientation="vertical"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/etKeyword">
+
+                    <RadioButton
+                        android:id="@+id/keyword_add"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:text="@string/title_rule_keyword_add" />
+
+                    <RadioButton
+                        android:id="@+id/keyword_delete"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:text="@string/title_rule_keyword_delete" />
+                </RadioGroup>
+
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/tvMoveTarget"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -827,7 +850,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_rule_folder"
                     android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/etKeyword" />
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/rgKeyword" />
 
                 <Button
                     android:id="@+id/btnFolder"
@@ -1188,7 +1211,7 @@
                     android:id="@+id/grpKeyword"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
                     android:layout_height="0dp"
-                    app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvKeyword,etKeyword" />
+                    app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvKeyword,etKeyword,rgKeyword" />
 
                 <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
                     android:id="@+id/grpMove"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c7ef39f85e..bfec24d472 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1837,6 +1837,8 @@
     <string name="title_rule_flag">Add star</string>
     <string name="title_rule_importance">Set importance</string>
     <string name="title_rule_keyword">Add keyword</string>
+    <string name="title_rule_keyword_add">Add</string>
+    <string name="title_rule_keyword_delete">Delete</string>
     <string name="title_rule_move">Move</string>
     <string name="title_rule_copy">Copy (label)</string>
     <string name="title_rule_answer">Reply/forward</string>