lib/PublicInbox/LeiToMail.pm  | 3 ++-
 lib/PublicInbox/MdirReader.pm | 3 ++-

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiToMail.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiToMail.pm
index 95de5e9c1527f7951e2ad7c8c9d37bd0bbef0d35..0364d8efe9aa571d7e16941aac8e0a17712a1fe1 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiToMail.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiToMail.pm
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 my %kw2char = ( # Maildir characters
 	draft => 'D',
 	flagged => 'F',
+	forwarded => 'P', # passed
 	answered => 'R',
-	seen => 'S'
+	seen => 'S',
 );
 
 my %kw2status = (
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/MdirReader.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/MdirReader.pm
index 30e6f8ad6dbc599715694a9dbe5e3989ce164ed4..1685e4d8ee2883f283ef606a478957fd85dc1ab2 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/MdirReader.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/MdirReader.pm
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ 		}
 	}
 }
 
-my %c2kw = ('D' => 'draft', F => 'flagged', R => 'answered', S => 'seen');
+my %c2kw = ('D' => 'draft', F => 'flagged', P => 'forwarded',
+	R => 'answered', S => 'seen');
 
 sub maildir_each_eml ($$;@) {
 	my ($dir, $cb, @arg) = @_;