diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
index 36560a2ca5..8d34dd236e 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
@@ -3146,7 +3146,7 @@ class mail_ui
 					{
 						$messageUid = $this->mail_bo->appendMessage($_folder,
 							$Header.$mailObject->LE.$mailObject->LE,
-							$Body);
+							$Body,'\\Seen');
 					}
 					catch (egw_exception_wrong_userinput $e)
 					{