diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/NavigationDrawerModule.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/NavigationDrawerModule.kt
index b07eb6b86f..5d751563bb 100644
--- a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/NavigationDrawerModule.kt
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/NavigationDrawerModule.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.DomainContract.UseCase
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase.GetDisplayAccounts
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase.GetDisplayFoldersForAccount
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase.GetDrawerConfig
+import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase.SyncMail
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.legacy.AccountsViewModel
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.legacy.FoldersViewModel
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.ui.DrawerViewModel
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ val navigationDrawerModule: Module = module {
         )
     }
 
+    single<UseCase.SyncMail> {
+        SyncMail(
+            messagingController = get(),
+        )
+    }
+
     viewModel {
         AccountsViewModel(
             getDisplayAccounts = get(),
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ val navigationDrawerModule: Module = module {
             getDrawerConfig = get(),
             getDisplayAccounts = get(),
             getDisplayFoldersForAccount = get(),
+            syncMail = get(),
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/DomainContract.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/DomainContract.kt
index d20e395213..84423eb5ea 100644
--- a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/DomainContract.kt
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/DomainContract.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain
 
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.entity.DisplayAccount
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.entity.DrawerConfig
+import app.k9mail.legacy.account.Account
 import app.k9mail.legacy.ui.folder.DisplayFolder
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 
@@ -19,5 +20,14 @@ interface DomainContract {
         fun interface GetDisplayFoldersForAccount {
             operator fun invoke(accountUuid: String): Flow<List<DisplayFolder>>
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Synchronize mail for the given account.
+         *
+         * Account can be null to synchronize unified inbox or account list.
+         */
+        fun interface SyncMail {
+            operator fun invoke(account: Account?): Flow<Result<Unit>>
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMail.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMail.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36e8b27436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMail.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase
+
+import android.content.Context
+import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.DomainContract.UseCase
+import app.k9mail.legacy.account.Account
+import app.k9mail.legacy.message.controller.MessagingControllerMailChecker
+import app.k9mail.legacy.message.controller.SimpleMessagingListener
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
+
+class SyncMail(
+    private val messagingController: MessagingControllerMailChecker,
+    private val coroutineContext: CoroutineContext = Dispatchers.IO,
+) : UseCase.SyncMail {
+    override fun invoke(account: Account?): Flow<Result<Unit>> = callbackFlow {
+        val listener = object : SimpleMessagingListener() {
+            override fun checkMailFinished(context: Context?, account: Account?) {
+                trySend(Result.success(Unit))
+                close()
+            }
+        }
+
+        messagingController.checkMail(
+            account = account,
+            ignoreLastCheckedTime = true,
+            useManualWakeLock = true,
+            notify = true,
+            listener = listener,
+        )
+
+        awaitClose()
+    }.flowOn(coroutineContext)
+}
diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModel.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModel.kt
index 7eab4eb63e..8c0991f937 100644
--- a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/main/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModel.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import app.k9mail.core.ui.compose.common.mvi.BaseViewModel
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.DomainContract.UseCase
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.entity.DisplayAccount
-import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase.GetDrawerConfig
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.ui.DrawerContract.Effect
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.ui.DrawerContract.Event
 import app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.ui.DrawerContract.State
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ class DrawerViewModel(
     private val getDrawerConfig: UseCase.GetDrawerConfig,
     private val getDisplayAccounts: UseCase.GetDisplayAccounts,
     private val getDisplayFoldersForAccount: UseCase.GetDisplayFoldersForAccount,
+    private val syncMail: UseCase.SyncMail,
     initialState: State = State(),
 ) : BaseViewModel<State, Event, Effect>(
     initialState = initialState,
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ class DrawerViewModel(
                 it.copy(isLoading = true)
             }
 
-            // TODO: replace with actual data loading
-            delay(500)
+            syncMail(state.value.currentAccount?.account).collect {
+                // nothing to do
+            }
 
             updateState {
                 it.copy(isLoading = false)
diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMailTest.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMailTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66295504ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/domain/usecase/SyncMailTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package app.k9mail.feature.navigation.drawer.domain.usecase
+
+import app.k9mail.legacy.account.Account
+import app.k9mail.legacy.message.controller.MessagingControllerMailChecker
+import app.k9mail.legacy.message.controller.MessagingListener
+import assertk.assertThat
+import assertk.assertions.isEqualTo
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class SyncMailTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should sync mail`() = runTest {
+        val listenerExecutor: (MessagingListener?) -> Unit = { listener ->
+            listener?.checkMailFinished(null, null)
+        }
+        val testSubject = SyncMail(
+            messagingController = FakeMessagingControllerMailChecker(
+                listenerExecutor = listenerExecutor,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val result = testSubject(null).first()
+
+        assertThat(result.isSuccess).isEqualTo(true)
+    }
+
+    private class FakeMessagingControllerMailChecker(
+        private val listenerExecutor: (MessagingListener?) -> Unit = {},
+    ) : MessagingControllerMailChecker {
+        override fun checkMail(
+            account: Account?,
+            ignoreLastCheckedTime: Boolean,
+            useManualWakeLock: Boolean,
+            notify: Boolean,
+            listener: MessagingListener?,
+        ) {
+            listenerExecutor(listener)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModelTest.kt b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModelTest.kt
index 3da4bb90ed..36e2aa8511 100644
--- a/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/feature/navigation/drawer/src/test/kotlin/app/k9mail/feature/navigation/drawer/ui/DrawerViewModelTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableList
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
@@ -56,7 +57,12 @@ class DrawerViewModelTest {
 
     @Test
     fun `should change loading state when OnRefresh event is received`() = runTest {
-        val testSubject = createTestSubject()
+        val testSubject = createTestSubject(
+            syncMailFlow = flow {
+                delay(25)
+                emit(Result.success(Unit))
+            },
+        )
 
         eventStateTest(
             viewModel = testSubject,
@@ -227,6 +233,7 @@ class DrawerViewModelTest {
         drawerConfigFlow: Flow<DrawerConfig> = flow { emit(createDrawerConfig()) },
         displayAccountsFlow: Flow<List<DisplayAccount>> = flow { emit(emptyList()) },
         displayFoldersMap: Map<String, List<DisplayFolder>> = emptyMap(),
+        syncMailFlow: Flow<Result<Unit>> = flow { emit(Result.success(Unit)) },
     ): DrawerViewModel {
         return DrawerViewModel(
             getDrawerConfig = { drawerConfigFlow },
@@ -234,6 +241,7 @@ class DrawerViewModelTest {
             getDisplayFoldersForAccount = { accountUuid ->
                 flow { emit(displayFoldersMap[accountUuid] ?: emptyList()) }
             },
+            syncMail = { syncMailFlow },
         )
     }