diff --git a/internal/imap/mailbox_messages.go b/internal/imap/mailbox_messages.go
index c52fdf18..cc321d78 100644
--- a/internal/imap/mailbox_messages.go
+++ b/internal/imap/mailbox_messages.go
@@ -451,11 +451,13 @@ func (im *imapMailbox) ListMessages(isUID bool, seqSet *imap.SeqSet, items []ima
 		im.panicHandler.HandlePanic()
 	}()
 
-	// EXPUNGE cannot be sent during listing and can come only from
-	// the event loop, so we prevent any server side update to avoid
-	// the problem.
-	im.user.pauseEventLoop()
-	defer im.user.unpauseEventLoop()
+	if !isUID {
+		// EXPUNGE cannot be sent during listing and can come only from
+		// the event loop, so we prevent any server side update to avoid
+		// the problem.
+		im.user.pauseEventLoop()
+		defer im.user.unpauseEventLoop()
+	}
 
 	var markAsReadIDs []string
 	markAsReadMutex := &sync.Mutex{}