diff -u mutt-1.3.28.orig/browser.c mutt-1.3.28/browser.c
--- mutt-1.3.28.orig/browser.c	Tue Dec 18 09:13:17 2001
+++ mutt-1.3.28/browser.c	Wed Jun  4 16:59:58 2003
@@ -300,8 +300,10 @@
 }
 
 static void add_folder (MUTTMENU *m, struct browser_state *state,
-			const char *name, const struct stat *s, int new)
+			const char *name, const struct stat *s, BUFFY *mbuf)
 {
+  int new = (mbuf) ? mbuf->new : 0;
+  
   if (state->entrylen == state->entrymax)
   {
     /* need to allocate more space */
@@ -313,6 +315,9 @@
       m->data = state->entry;
   }
 
+  if (mbuf && mbuf->magic == M_MAILDIR && mbuf->mtime)
+    s->st_mtime = mbuf->mtime;
+  
   if (s != NULL)
   {
     (state->entry)[state->entrylen].mode = s->st_mode;
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@
     tmp = Incoming;
     while (tmp && mutt_strcmp (buffer, tmp->path))
       tmp = tmp->next;
-    add_folder (menu, state, de->d_name, &s, (tmp) ? tmp->new : 0);
+    add_folder (menu, state, de->d_name, &s, tmp);
   }
   closedir (dp);  
   browser_sort (state);
@@ -431,14 +436,14 @@
 #ifdef USE_IMAP
     if (mx_is_imap (tmp->path))
     {
-      add_folder (menu, state, tmp->path, NULL, tmp->new);
+      add_folder (menu, state, tmp->path, NULL, tmp);
       continue;
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_POP
     if (mx_is_pop (tmp->path))
     {
-      add_folder (menu, state, tmp->path, NULL, tmp->new);
+      add_folder (menu, state, tmp->path, NULL, tmp);
       continue;
     }
 #endif
@@ -452,7 +457,7 @@
     strfcpy (buffer, NONULL(tmp->path), sizeof (buffer));
     mutt_pretty_mailbox (buffer);
 
-    add_folder (menu, state, buffer, &s, tmp->new);
+    add_folder (menu, state, buffer, &s, tmp);
   }
   while ((tmp = tmp->next));
   browser_sort (state);
diff -u mutt-1.3.28.orig/buffy.c mutt-1.3.28/buffy.c
--- mutt-1.3.28.orig/buffy.c	Wed Oct 10 05:34:11 2001
+++ mutt-1.3.28/buffy.c	Wed Jun  4 16:56:34 2003
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     (*tmp)->new = 0;
     (*tmp)->notified = 1;
     (*tmp)->newly_created = 0;
+    (*tmp)->mtime = 0;
 
 #ifdef BUFFY_SIZE
     /* for buffy_size, it is important that if the folder is new (tested by
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@
 {
   BUFFY *tmp;
   struct stat sb;
+  struct stat smd;
   struct dirent *de;
   DIR *dirp;
   char path[_POSIX_PATH_MAX];
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@
   for (tmp = Incoming; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
   {
     tmp->new = 0;
+    tmp->mtime = 0;
 
 #ifdef USE_IMAP
     if ((tmp->magic == M_IMAP) || mx_is_imap (tmp->path))
@@ -349,10 +352,17 @@
 	  if (*de->d_name != '.' && 
 	      (!(p = strstr (de->d_name, ":2,")) || !strchr (p + 3, 'T')))
 	  {
-	    /* one new and undeleted message is enough */
-	    BuffyCount++;
-	    tmp->new = 1;
-	    break;
+	    if (!tmp->new)
+	    {
+	      /* one new and undeleted message is enough */
+	      BuffyCount++;
+	      tmp->new = 1;
+	    }
+	    snprintf (path, sizeof (path), "%s/new/%s", tmp->path, de->d_name);
+	    if (!stat (path, &smd) && smd.st_mtime > tmp->mtime)
+	    {
+	      tmp->mtime = smd.st_mtime;
+	    }
 	  }
 	}
 	closedir (dirp);
diff -u mutt-1.3.28.orig/buffy.h mutt-1.3.28/buffy.h
--- mutt-1.3.28.orig/buffy.h	Fri Mar  3 04:10:06 2000
+++ mutt-1.3.28/buffy.h	Wed Jun  4 16:51:30 2003
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   long size;
 #endif				/* BUFFY_SIZE */
   struct buffy_t *next;
+  time_t mtime;			/* for maildirs...time of newest entry */
   short new;			/* mailbox has new mail */
   short notified;		/* user has been notified */
   short magic;			/* mailbox type */