--- mutt-1.5.17/imap/browse.c.orig	2007-05-29 01:19:39.000000000 +0200
+++ mutt-1.5.17/imap/browse.c	2007-11-13 16:04:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
   if ((status = imap_mboxcache_get (idata, mx.mbox, 0)))
   {
-    state->new = status->unseen;
+    state->new = status->recent;
     state->messages = status->messages;
   }