diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
index b932764b31..d5208eb3cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.PopupMenu;
@@ -39,11 +40,15 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ListUpdateCallback;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
+import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.mail.MessagingException;
+
 public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
     private Context context;
     private LifecycleOwner owner;
@@ -168,6 +173,8 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
 
             popupMenu.getMenu().add(Menu.NONE, R.string.title_rule_enabled, 1, R.string.title_rule_enabled)
                     .setCheckable(true).setChecked(rule.enabled);
+            popupMenu.getMenu().add(Menu.NONE, R.string.title_rule_execute, 2, R.string.title_rule_execute)
+                    .setEnabled(Helper.isPro(context));
 
             popupMenu.setOnMenuItemClickListener(new PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener() {
                 @Override
@@ -176,6 +183,9 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
                         case R.string.title_rule_enabled:
                             onActionEnabled(!item.isChecked());
                             return true;
+                        case R.string.title_rule_execute:
+                            onActionExecute();
+                            return true;
                         default:
                             return false;
                     }
@@ -204,6 +214,58 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
                         }
                     }.execute(context, owner, args, "rule:enable");
                 }
+
+                private void onActionExecute() {
+                    Bundle args = new Bundle();
+                    args.putLong("id", rule.id);
+
+                    new SimpleTask<Integer>() {
+                        @Override
+                        protected Integer onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) throws JSONException, MessagingException, IOException {
+                            long id = args.getLong("id");
+
+                            DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
+                            EntityRule rule = db.rule().getRule(id);
+                            if (rule == null)
+                                return 0;
+
+                            JSONObject jcondition = new JSONObject(rule.condition);
+                            JSONObject jheader = jcondition.optJSONObject("header");
+                            if (jheader != null)
+                                return 0;
+
+                            int applied = 0;
+                            List<Long> ids = db.message().getMessageIdsByFolder(rule.folder);
+                            for (long mid : ids)
+                                try {
+                                    db.beginTransaction();
+
+                                    EntityMessage message = db.message().getMessage(mid);
+
+                                    if (rule.matches(context, message, null)) {
+                                        rule.execute(context, message);
+                                        applied++;
+                                    }
+
+                                    db.setTransactionSuccessful();
+                                } finally {
+                                    db.endTransaction();
+                                }
+
+                            return applied;
+                        }
+
+                        @Override
+                        protected void onExecuted(Bundle args, Integer applied) {
+                            Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.title_rule_applied, applied), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                        }
+
+                        @Override
+                        protected void onException(Bundle args, Throwable ex) {
+                            Helper.unexpectedError(context, owner, ex);
+                        }
+                    }.execute(context, owner, args, "rule:execute");
+                }
             });
 
             popupMenu.show();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dfa8319d9d..6514707181 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -574,6 +574,9 @@
     <string name="title_rule_condition_missing">Condition missing</string>
     <string name="title_rule_automation_hint">This will send the intent \'%1$s\' with the extras \'%2$s\'</string>
 
+    <string name="title_rule_execute">Execute now</string>
+    <string name="title_rule_applied">Affected messages: %1$d</string>
+
     <string name="title_rule_check">Check</string>
     <string name="title_rule_no_headers">Header conditions cannot be checked</string>
     <string name="title_rule_matched">Matching messages</string>