diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index f14ce09c8b..44bbc80bd1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Core {
                                     // Do nothing
                                     break;
                                 case EntityOperation.DELETE:
-                                    onDelete(context, jargs, folder, message, (POP3Folder) ifolder);
+                                    onDelete(context, jargs, folder, message, (POP3Folder) ifolder, state);
                                     break;
                                 case EntityOperation.SYNC:
                                     onSynchronizeMessages(context, jargs, account, folder, (POP3Folder) ifolder, state);
@@ -806,12 +806,39 @@ class Core {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void onDelete(Context context, JSONArray jargs, EntityFolder folder, EntityMessage message, POP3Folder ifolder) throws MessagingException {
+    private static void onDelete(Context context, JSONArray jargs, EntityFolder folder, EntityMessage message, POP3Folder ifolder, State state) throws MessagingException {
         // Delete message
         DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
 
         if (EntityFolder.INBOX.equals(folder.type)) {
-            // Do nothing
+            Message[] imessages = ifolder.getMessages();
+            Log.i(folder.name + " POP messages=" + imessages.length);
+
+            boolean found = false;
+            for (Message imessage : imessages) {
+                MessageHelper helper = new MessageHelper((MimeMessage) imessage);
+                String msgid = helper.getMessageID();
+                if (msgid != null && msgid.equals(message.msgid)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    Log.i(folder.name + " POP delete=" + msgid);
+                    imessage.setFlag(Flags.Flag.DELETED, true);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            Log.i(folder.name + " POP expunge=" + found);
+
+            if (found)
+                try {
+                    ifolder.close(true);
+                    ifolder.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
+                } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                    Log.e(ex);
+                    state.error(new FolderClosedException(ifolder, "POP"));
+                }
+            else
+                db.message().deleteMessage(folder.id, message.id);
+
         } else
             db.message().deleteMessage(folder.id, message.id);
     }