lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm | 3 +++

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
index 520fb51940f14b29913885ad11d9df69d96c0241..41e811cac7cc3e3eec259f2c8312daf79b4f2fe0 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ }
 
 sub start_mua {
 	my ($self) = @_;
+	if ($self->{ovv}->{fmt} =~ /\A(?:maildir)\z/) { # TODO: IMAP
+		refresh_watches($self);
+	}
 	my $mua = $self->{opt}->{mua} // return;
 	my $mfolder = $self->{ovv}->{dst};
 	my (@cmd, $replaced);