diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
index 8191271b41..a1c79f4412 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -320,6 +321,22 @@ public class FragmentAccounts extends FragmentBase {
         super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case R.id.menu_force_sync:
+                onMenuForceSync();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void onMenuForceSync() {
+        ServiceSynchronize.reload(getContext(), null, "force sync");
+        ToastEx.makeText(getContext(), R.string.title_executing, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
         super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
index 433dcc7461..e0339d7b05 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ public class FragmentFolders extends FragmentBase {
             case R.id.menu_apply_all:
                 onMenuApplyToAll();
                 return true;
+            case R.id.menu_force_sync:
+                onMenuForceSync();
+                return true;
             default:
                 return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
         }
@@ -468,6 +471,11 @@ public class FragmentFolders extends FragmentBase {
         fragment.show(getParentFragmentManager(), "folders:apply");
     }
 
+    private void onMenuForceSync() {
+        ServiceSynchronize.reload(getContext(), null, "force sync");
+        ToastEx.makeText(getContext(), R.string.title_executing, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @Nullable Intent data) {
         super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_accounts.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_accounts.xml
index 22693194be..9933216cf2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_accounts.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_accounts.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
         android:title="@string/title_search"
         app:actionViewClass="eu.faircode.email.SearchViewEx"
         app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|always" />
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_force_sync"
+        android:title="@string/title_force_sync"
+        app:showAsAction="never" />
 </menu>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_folders.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_folders.xml
index b95aa2aa10..82fe8d6fea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_folders.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_folders.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@
         android:id="@+id/menu_apply_all"
         android:title="@string/title_apply_to_all"
         app:showAsAction="never" />
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_force_sync"
+        android:title="@string/title_force_sync"
+        app:showAsAction="never" />
 </menu>