diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
index 50e2f01f97..e73d4642e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterAccount.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public class AdapterAccount extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterAccount.ViewHold
     private int colorUnread;
     private int textColorSecondary;
     private int textColorTertiary;
+    private boolean show_unexposed;
     private boolean debug;
 
     private List<TupleAccountFolder> all = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -225,9 +226,15 @@ public class AdapterAccount extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterAccount.ViewHold
                     tvName.setTextColor(account.protocol == EntityAccount.TYPE_IMAP
                             ? textColorSecondary : colorWarning);
                 } else {
-                    if (account.unseen > 0)
-                        tvName.setText(context.getString(R.string.title_name_count, account.name, NF.format(account.unseen)));
-                    else
+                    int unexposed = (show_unexposed ? account.unexposed : 0);
+                    if (account.unseen > 0 || unexposed > 0) {
+                        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                        if (account.unseen > 0)
+                            sb.append(NF.format(account.unseen));
+                        if (unexposed > 0)
+                            sb.append('\u207A');
+                        tvName.setText(context.getString(R.string.title_name_count, account.name, sb));
+                    } else
                         tvName.setText(account.name);
 
                     tvName.setTypeface(account.unseen > 0 ? Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD : Typeface.DEFAULT);
@@ -881,6 +888,7 @@ public class AdapterAccount extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterAccount.ViewHold
         this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.textColorSecondary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorSecondary);
         this.textColorTertiary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorTertiary);
+        this.show_unexposed = prefs.getBoolean("show_unexposed", false);
         this.debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
 
         this.DTF = Helper.getDateTimeInstance(context, DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
index c5a32cf99b..1b52e687cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterFolder.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
     private int colorUnread;
     private int colorControlNormal;
     private int colorSeparator;
+    private boolean show_unexposed;
     private boolean debug;
 
     private String search = null;
@@ -345,11 +346,20 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
 
             int cunseen = (folder.collapsed ? folder.childs_unseen : 0);
             int unseen = folder.unseen + cunseen;
-            if (unseen > 0)
+            int unexposed = (show_unexposed ? folder.unexposed : 0);
+
+            if (unseen > 0 || unexposed > 0) {
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                if (unseen > 0) {
+                    if (cunseen > 0)
+                        sb.append('\u25BE');
+                    sb.append(NF.format(unseen));
+                }
+                if (unexposed > 0)
+                    sb.append('\u207A');
                 tvName.setText(context.getString(R.string.title_name_count,
-                        folder.getDisplayName(context, folder.parent_ref == null ? null : folder.parent_ref),
-                        (cunseen > 0 ? "▾" : "") + NF.format(unseen)));
-            else
+                        folder.getDisplayName(context, folder.parent_ref), sb));
+            } else
                 tvName.setText(folder.getDisplayName(context, folder.parent_ref));
 
             tvName.setTypeface(unseen > 0 ? Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD : Typeface.DEFAULT);
@@ -1463,6 +1473,7 @@ public class AdapterFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterFolder.ViewHolder
         this.colorUnread = (highlight_unread ? colorHighlight : Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnread));
         this.colorControlNormal = Helper.resolveColor(context, androidx.appcompat.R.attr.colorControlNormal);
         this.colorSeparator = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorSeparator);
+        this.show_unexposed = prefs.getBoolean("show_unexposed", false);
         this.debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
 
         setHasStableIds(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccountFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccountFolder.java
index 021a857571..7a0c8bfe0d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccountFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterNavAccountFolder.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class AdapterNavAccountFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavAcco
     private boolean nav_count_pinned;
     private boolean nav_unseen_drafts;
     private boolean nav_categories;
+    private boolean show_unexposed;
 
     private int dp6;
     private int dp12;
@@ -155,10 +156,17 @@ public class AdapterNavAccountFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavAcco
                 ivItem.setColorFilter(color);
 
             String name = account.getName(context);
-            if (count == 0)
+            int unexposed = (show_unexposed ? account.unexposed : 0);
+            if (count == 0 && unexposed == 0)
                 tvItem.setText(name);
-            else
-                tvItem.setText(context.getString(R.string.title_name_count, name, NF.format(count)));
+            else {
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                if (count > 0)
+                    sb.append(NF.format(count));
+                if (unexposed > 0)
+                    sb.append('\u207A');
+                tvItem.setText(context.getString(R.string.title_name_count, name, sb));
+            }
 
             tvItem.setTextColor(count == 0 ? textColorSecondary : colorUnread);
             tvItem.setTypeface(count == 0 ? Typeface.DEFAULT : Typeface.DEFAULT_BOLD);
@@ -287,6 +295,7 @@ public class AdapterNavAccountFolder extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterNavAcco
         this.nav_count_pinned = prefs.getBoolean("nav_count_pinned", false);
         this.nav_unseen_drafts = prefs.getBoolean("nav_unseen_drafts", false);
         this.nav_categories = prefs.getBoolean("nav_categories", false);
+        this.show_unexposed = prefs.getBoolean("show_unexposed", false);
 
         boolean highlight_unread = prefs.getBoolean("highlight_unread", true);
         int colorHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
index 1d6601a7d2..580314fed1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class FragmentOptions extends FragmentBase {
             "cards", "beige", "tabular_card_bg", "shadow_unread", "shadow_border", "shadow_highlight", "dividers", "tabular_unread_bg",
             "portrait2", "portrait2c", "portrait_min_size", "landscape", "landscape_min_size",
             "column_width",
-            "hide_toolbar", "nav_categories", "nav_last_sync", "nav_count", "nav_unseen_drafts", "nav_count_pinned", "navbar_colorize",
+            "hide_toolbar", "nav_categories", "nav_last_sync", "nav_count", "nav_unseen_drafts", "nav_count_pinned", "show_unexposed", "navbar_colorize",
             "indentation", "date", "date_week", "date_fixed", "date_bold", "date_time", "threading", "threading_unread",
             "show_filtered",
             "highlight_unread", "highlight_color", "color_stripe", "color_stripe_wide",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index d4a2d1a44b..0c8a3b1f11 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
     private SwitchCompat swNavMessageCount;
     private SwitchCompat swNavUnseenDrafts;
     private SwitchCompat swNavPinnedCount;
+    private SwitchCompat swShowUnexposed;
     private SwitchCompat swNavBarColorize;
 
     private SwitchCompat swThreading;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             "date", "date_week", "date_fixed", "date_bold", "date_time", "group_category",
             "cards", "beige", "tabular_card_bg", "shadow_unread", "shadow_border", "shadow_highlight", "dividers", "tabular_unread_bg",
             "portrait2", "portrait2c", "landscape", "close_pane", "open_pane", "column_width",
-            "hide_toolbar", "nav_options", "nav_categories", "nav_last_sync", "nav_count", "nav_unseen_drafts", "nav_count_pinned", "navbar_colorize",
+            "hide_toolbar", "nav_options", "nav_categories", "nav_last_sync", "nav_count", "nav_unseen_drafts", "nav_count_pinned", "show_unexposed", "navbar_colorize",
             "threading", "threading_unread", "indentation", "seekbar", "actionbar", "actionbar_swap", "actionbar_color",
             "highlight_unread", "highlight_color", "color_stripe", "color_stripe_wide",
             "avatars", "bimi", "gravatars", "libravatars", "favicons", "favicons_partial", "favicons_manifest", "generated_icons", "identicons",
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swNavMessageCount = view.findViewById(R.id.swNavMessageCount);
         swNavUnseenDrafts = view.findViewById(R.id.swNavUnseenDrafts);
         swNavPinnedCount = view.findViewById(R.id.swNavPinnedCount);
+        swShowUnexposed = view.findViewById(R.id.swShowUnexposed);
         swNavBarColorize = view.findViewById(R.id.swNavBarColorize);
 
         swThreading = view.findViewById(R.id.swThreading);
@@ -686,6 +688,13 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             }
         });
 
+        swShowUnexposed.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
+                prefs.edit().putBoolean("show_unexposed", checked).apply();
+            }
+        });
+
         swNavBarColorize.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -1574,6 +1583,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             swNavMessageCount.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("nav_count", false));
             swNavUnseenDrafts.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("nav_unseen_drafts", false));
             swNavPinnedCount.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("nav_count_pinned", false));
+            swShowUnexposed.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("show_unexposed", false));
             swNavBarColorize.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("navbar_colorize", false));
 
             swThreading.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("threading", true));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
index 3f33c1dfd2..f2b12446d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
@@ -664,6 +664,17 @@
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swNavUnseenDrafts"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+                <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+                    android:id="@+id/swShowUnexposed"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:text="@string/title_advanced_show_unexposed"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swNavPinnedCount"
+                    app:switchPadding="12dp" />
+
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
                     android:id="@+id/swNavBarColorize"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -672,7 +683,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_advanced_navbar_colorize"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swNavPinnedCount"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swShowUnexposed"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
                 <TextView
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5826706f67..33ce1de6c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_nav_message_count">Show number of locally stored messages in the navigation menu</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_nav_unseen_drafts">Show number of unread drafts in the navigation menu</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_nav_pinned_count">Show the number of unread messages in the pinned navigation menu</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_show_unexposed">Show a small plus sign for accounts/folders with unseen messages</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_startup">Show on start screen</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_cards">Use card style instead of tabular style</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_category">The account category can be configured in the advanced account options via the main settings screen</string>