diff --git a/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs b/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
index 2af5147..37d656f 100644
--- a/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
+++ b/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use letterbox_notmuch::Notmuch;
 use letterbox_server::tantivy::TantivyConnection;
 use letterbox_server::{
     graphql::{compute_catchup_ids, Attachment, MutationRoot, QueryRoot, SubscriptionRoot},
-    nm::{attachment_bytes, cid_attachment_bytes},
+    nm::{attachment_bytes, cid_attachment_bytes, label_unprocessed},
     ws::ConnectionTracker,
 };
 use letterbox_shared::WebsocketMessage;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPool;
 use tokio::{net::TcpListener, sync::Mutex};
 use tower_http::trace::{DefaultMakeSpan, TraceLayer};
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{error, info};
 
 // Make our own error that wraps `ServerError`.
 struct AppError(letterbox_server::ServerError);
@@ -176,11 +176,15 @@ async fn start_ws(
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct NotificationParams {
     delay_ms: Option<u64>,
+    num_unprocessed: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 async fn send_refresh_websocket_handler(
     State(AppState {
-        connection_tracker, ..
+        nm,
+        pool,
+        connection_tracker,
+        ..
     }): State<AppState>,
     params: Query<NotificationParams>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
@@ -190,6 +194,15 @@ async fn send_refresh_websocket_handler(
         info!("sleeping {delay:?}");
         tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
     }
+    let limit = match params.num_unprocessed {
+        Some(0) => None,
+        Some(limit) => Some(limit),
+        None => Some(10),
+    };
+
+    if let Err(err) = label_unprocessed(&nm, &pool, false, limit, "tag:unprocessed").await {
+        error!("Failed to label_unprocessed: {err:?}");
+    };
     connection_tracker
         .lock()
         .await
@@ -204,18 +217,33 @@ async fn watch_new(
     conn_tracker: Arc<Mutex<ConnectionTracker>>,
     poll_time: Duration,
 ) -> Result<(), async_graphql::Error> {
-    let mut old_ids = Vec::new();
-    loop {
+    async fn watch_new_iteration(
+        nm: &Notmuch,
+        pool: &PgPool,
+        conn_tracker: Arc<Mutex<ConnectionTracker>>,
+        old_ids: &[String],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<String>, async_graphql::Error> {
         let ids = compute_catchup_ids(&nm, &pool, "is:unread").await?;
+        info!("old_ids: {} ids: {}", old_ids.len(), ids.len());
         if old_ids != ids {
-            info!("old_ids: {old_ids:?}\n     ids: {ids:?}");
+            label_unprocessed(&nm, &pool, false, Some(100), "tag:unprocessed").await?;
             conn_tracker
                 .lock()
                 .await
                 .send_message_all(WebsocketMessage::RefreshMessages)
                 .await
         }
-        old_ids = ids;
+        Ok(ids)
+    }
+    let mut old_ids = Vec::new();
+    loop {
+        old_ids = match watch_new_iteration(&nm, &pool, conn_tracker.clone(), &old_ids).await {
+            Ok(old_ids) => old_ids,
+            Err(err) => {
+                error!("watch_new_iteration failed: {err:?}");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
         tokio::time::sleep(poll_time).await;
     }
 }
@@ -223,6 +251,7 @@ async fn watch_new(
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct AppState {
     nm: Notmuch,
+    pool: PgPool,
     connection_tracker: Arc<Mutex<ConnectionTracker>>,
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +292,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let connection_tracker = Arc::new(Mutex::new(ConnectionTracker::default()));
     let ct = Arc::clone(&connection_tracker);
     let poll_time = Duration::from_secs(60);
-    let _h = tokio::spawn(watch_new(nm.clone(), pool, ct, poll_time));
+    let _h = tokio::spawn(watch_new(nm.clone(), pool.clone(), ct, poll_time));
 
     let api_routes = Router::new()
         .route(
@@ -288,6 +317,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .nest("/notification", notification_routes)
         .with_state(AppState {
             nm,
+            pool,
             connection_tracker,
         })
         .layer(
diff --git a/web/src/state.rs b/web/src/state.rs
index d68425d..2a902ad 100644
--- a/web/src/state.rs
+++ b/web/src/state.rs
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
         }
         Msg::WebsocketMessage(msg) => {
             match msg {
-                WebsocketMessage::RefreshMessages => orders.send_msg(Msg::RefreshStart),
+                WebsocketMessage::RefreshMessages => orders.send_msg(Msg::Refresh),
             };
         }
     }