diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
index d806a618ee..2e3d59631b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class WidgetUnified extends AppWidgetProvider {
     private static void update(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
         Intent view = new Intent(context, ActivityView.class);
         view.setAction("unified");
+        view.putExtra("refresh", true);
         view.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
         PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, ActivityView.REQUEST_UNIFIED, view, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);