diff --git a/plugins/base/imap.go b/plugins/base/imap.go
index cf028da..a693228 100755
--- a/plugins/base/imap.go
+++ b/plugins/base/imap.go
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@ func (mbox *MailboxInfo) URL() *url.URL {
 	}
 }
 
-type MailboxStatus struct {
-	*imap.MailboxStatus
-}
-
-func (mbox *MailboxStatus) URL() *url.URL {
-	return &url.URL{
-		Path: fmt.Sprintf("/mailbox/%v", url.PathEscape(mbox.Name)),
-	}
-}
-
 func listMailboxes(conn *imapclient.Client) ([]MailboxInfo, error) {
 	ch := make(chan *imap.MailboxInfo, 10)
 	done := make(chan error, 1)
@@ -65,6 +55,29 @@ func listMailboxes(conn *imapclient.Client) ([]MailboxInfo, error) {
 	return mailboxes, nil
 }
 
+type MailboxStatus struct {
+	*imap.MailboxStatus
+}
+
+func (mbox *MailboxStatus) URL() *url.URL {
+	return &url.URL{
+		Path: fmt.Sprintf("/mailbox/%v", url.PathEscape(mbox.Name)),
+	}
+}
+
+func getMailboxStatus(conn *imapclient.Client, name string) (*MailboxStatus, error) {
+	items := []imap.StatusItem{
+		imap.StatusMessages,
+		imap.StatusUidValidity,
+		imap.StatusUnseen,
+	}
+	status, err := conn.Status(name, items)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get mailbox status: %v", err)
+	}
+	return &MailboxStatus{status}, nil
+}
+
 type mailboxType int
 
 const (
diff --git a/plugins/base/routes.go b/plugins/base/routes.go
index 2d4cb8c..a389495 100644
--- a/plugins/base/routes.go
+++ b/plugins/base/routes.go
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ func handleGetMailbox(ctx *alps.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		mbox = &MailboxStatus{c.Mailbox()}
+		if mbox, err = getMailboxStatus(c, mboxName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -213,7 +215,9 @@ func handleGetPart(ctx *alps.Context, raw bool) error {
 		if msg, part, err = getMessagePart(c, mboxName, uid, partPath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		mbox = &MailboxStatus{c.Mailbox()}
+		if mbox, err = getMailboxStatus(c, mboxName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {