diff --git a/src/lib-storage/index/index-status.c b/src/lib-storage/index/index-status.c
index d186f2849f..70dd2ab596 100644
--- a/src/lib-storage/index/index-status.c
+++ b/src/lib-storage/index/index-status.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void index_storage_get_open_status(struct mailbox *box,
 			status_r->allow_new_keywords =
 				!box->disallow_new_keywords;
 		}
+		status_r->flags = MAIL_FLAGS_NONRECENT;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib-storage/mail-storage.h b/src/lib-storage/mail-storage.h
index b329b314cf..c0fec6f9a9 100644
--- a/src/lib-storage/mail-storage.h
+++ b/src/lib-storage/mail-storage.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ struct mailbox_status {
 
 	/* These flags can be permanently modified (STATUS_PERMANENT_FLAGS) */
 	enum mail_flags permanent_flags;
+	/* These flags can be modified (STATUS_PERMANENT_FLAGS) */
+	enum mail_flags flags;
 
 	/* All keywords can be permanently modified (STATUS_PERMANENT_FLAGS) */
 	bool permanent_keywords:1;