diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 10b43ed6cf..ff5ef689a5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -6402,6 +6402,7 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase
             int zoom = prefs.getInt("view_zoom", compact ? 0 : 1);
             int padding = prefs.getInt("view_padding", compact || !cards ? 0 : 1);
             boolean quick_filter = prefs.getBoolean("quick_filter", false);
+            boolean all_read_asked = prefs.getBoolean("all_read_asked", false);
 
             boolean folder =
                     (viewType == AdapterMessage.ViewType.UNIFIED ||
@@ -6537,7 +6538,9 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase
 
             menu.findItem(R.id.menu_select_all).setVisible(folder);
             menu.findItem(R.id.menu_select_found).setVisible(viewType == AdapterMessage.ViewType.SEARCH);
-            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_mark_all_read).setVisible(folder);
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_mark_all_read)
+                    .setVisible(folder)
+                    .setShowAsAction(all_read_asked ? MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER : MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
 
             menu.findItem(R.id.menu_view_thread).setVisible(viewType == AdapterMessage.ViewType.THREAD && !threading);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_messages.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_messages.xml
index b4528def84..28fc87f9f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_messages.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_messages.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/menu_mark_all_read"
             android:icon="@drawable/twotone_drafts_24"
             android:title="@string/title_mark_all_read"
-            app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
+            app:showAsAction="never" />
 
         <item
             android:id="@+id/menu_view_thread"