diff --git a/mail/em-event.c b/mail/em-event.c
index 4434e0a..7cb4c19 100644
--- a/mail/em-event.c
+++ b/mail/em-event.c
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ eme_target_free(EEvent *ep, EEventTarget *t)
 	case EM_EVENT_TARGET_FOLDER: {
 		EMEventTargetFolder *s = (EMEventTargetFolder *)t;
 		g_free (s->name);
-		g_free(s->uri);
+		g_free (s->uri);
+		g_free (s->msg_uid);
+		g_free (s->msg_sender);
+		g_free (s->msg_subject);
 		break; }
 	case EM_EVENT_TARGET_MESSAGE: {
 		EMEventTargetMessage *s = (EMEventTargetMessage *)t;
@@ -136,14 +139,17 @@ EMEvent *em_event_peek(void)
 }
 
 EMEventTargetFolder *
-em_event_target_new_folder (EMEvent *eme, const gchar *uri, guint new)
+em_event_target_new_folder (EMEvent *eme, const gchar *uri, guint new, const gchar *msg_uid, const gchar *msg_sender, const gchar *msg_subject)
 {
 	EMEventTargetFolder *t = e_event_target_new(&eme->popup, EM_EVENT_TARGET_FOLDER, sizeof(*t));
 	guint32 flags = new ? EM_EVENT_FOLDER_NEWMAIL : 0;
 
-	t->uri = g_strdup(uri);
+	t->uri = g_strdup (uri);
 	t->target.mask = ~flags;
 	t->new = new;
+	t->msg_uid = g_strdup (msg_uid);
+	t->msg_sender = g_strdup (msg_sender);
+	t->msg_subject = g_strdup (msg_subject);
 
 	return t;
 }
diff --git a/mail/em-event.h b/mail/em-event.h
index 6f1366a..de58d26 100644
--- a/mail/em-event.h
+++ b/mail/em-event.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ struct _EMEventTargetFolder {
 	guint  new;
 	gboolean is_inbox;
 	gchar *name;
+
+	/* valid (non-NULL) when only one new message reported */
+	gchar *msg_uid;
+	gchar *msg_sender;
+	gchar *msg_subject;
 };
 
 typedef struct _EMEventTargetMessage EMEventTargetMessage;
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ GType em_event_get_type(void);
 
 EMEvent *em_event_peek(void);
 
-EMEventTargetFolder *em_event_target_new_folder(EMEvent *emp, const gchar *uri, guint32 flags);
+EMEventTargetFolder *em_event_target_new_folder (EMEvent *emp, const gchar *uri, guint32 count_new_msgs, const gchar *msg_uid, const gchar *msg_sender, const gchar *msg_subject);
 EMEventTargetComposer *em_event_target_new_composer(EMEvent *emp, const EMsgComposer *composer, guint32 flags);
 EMEventTargetMessage *em_event_target_new_message(EMEvent *emp, CamelFolder *folder, CamelMimeMessage *message, const gchar *uid, guint32 flags,
 							EMsgComposer *composer);
diff --git a/mail/mail-folder-cache.c b/mail/mail-folder-cache.c
index e9ffc51..59f823f 100644
--- a/mail/mail-folder-cache.c
+++ b/mail/mail-folder-cache.c
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ struct _folder_update {
 
 	gint unread;
 	CamelStore *store;
+
+	/* for only one new message... */
+	gchar *msg_uid;     /* ... its uid ... */
+	gchar *msg_sender;  /* ... its sender ... */
+	gchar *msg_subject; /* ... and its subject. */
 };
 
 struct _store_info {
@@ -134,13 +139,16 @@ static gint count_trash = FALSE;
 static void
 free_update(struct _folder_update *up)
 {
-	g_free(up->full_name);
-	g_free(up->uri);
+	g_free (up->full_name);
+	g_free (up->uri);
 	if (up->store)
 		camel_object_unref(up->store);
-	g_free(up->oldfull);
-	g_free(up->olduri);
-	g_free(up);
+	g_free (up->oldfull);
+	g_free (up->olduri);
+	g_free (up->msg_uid);
+	g_free (up->msg_sender);
+	g_free (up->msg_subject);
+	g_free (up);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -185,7 +193,7 @@ real_flush_updates (void)
 
 		if (up->uri) {
 			EMEvent *e = em_event_peek();
-			EMEventTargetFolder *t = em_event_target_new_folder(e, up->uri, up->new);
+			EMEventTargetFolder *t = em_event_target_new_folder(e, up->uri, up->new, up->msg_uid, up->msg_sender, up->msg_subject);
 
 			t->is_inbox = em_folder_tree_model_is_type_inbox (
 				default_model, up->store, up->full_name);
@@ -300,7 +308,7 @@ free_folder_info(struct _folder_info *mfi)
  * it's correct.  */
 
 static void
-update_1folder(struct _folder_info *mfi, gint new, CamelFolderInfo *info)
+update_1folder(struct _folder_info *mfi, gint new, const gchar *msg_uid, const gchar *msg_sender, const gchar *msg_subject, CamelFolderInfo *info)
 {
 	struct _folder_update *up;
 	CamelFolder *folder;
@@ -350,6 +358,9 @@ update_1folder(struct _folder_info *mfi, gint new, CamelFolderInfo *info)
 	up->new = new;
 	up->store = mfi->store_info->store;
 	up->uri = g_strdup(mfi->uri);
+	up->msg_uid = g_strdup (msg_uid);
+	up->msg_sender = g_strdup (msg_sender);
+	up->msg_subject = g_strdup (msg_subject);
 	camel_object_ref(up->store);
 	g_queue_push_head (&updates, up);
 	flush_updates();
@@ -363,7 +374,7 @@ setup_folder(CamelFolderInfo *fi, struct _store_info *si)
 
 	mfi = g_hash_table_lookup(si->folders, fi->full_name);
 	if (mfi) {
-		update_1folder(mfi, 0, fi);
+		update_1folder (mfi, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, fi);
 	} else {
 		d(printf("Adding new folder: %s (%s)\n", fi->full_name, fi->uri));
 		mfi = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mfi));
@@ -421,6 +432,7 @@ folder_changed (CamelObject *o, gpointer event_data, gpointer user_data)
 	gint new = 0;
 	gint i;
 	guint32 flags;
+	gchar *uid = NULL, *sender = NULL, *subject = NULL;
 
 	d(printf("folder '%s' changed\n", folder->full_name));
 
@@ -442,8 +454,22 @@ folder_changed (CamelObject *o, gpointer event_data, gpointer user_data)
 				if (((flags & CAMEL_MESSAGE_SEEN) == 0) &&
 				    ((flags & CAMEL_MESSAGE_JUNK) == 0) &&
 				    ((flags & CAMEL_MESSAGE_DELETED) == 0) &&
-				    (camel_message_info_date_received (info) > last_newmail))
+				    (camel_message_info_date_received (info) > last_newmail)) {
 					new++;
+					if (new == 1) {
+						uid = g_strdup (camel_message_info_uid (info));
+						sender = g_strdup (camel_message_info_from (info));
+						subject = g_strdup (camel_message_info_subject (info));
+					} else {
+						g_free (uid);
+						g_free (sender);
+						g_free (subject);
+
+						uid = NULL;
+						sender = NULL;
+						subject = NULL;
+					}
+				}
 				camel_message_info_free (info);
 			}
 		}
@@ -457,9 +483,13 @@ folder_changed (CamelObject *o, gpointer event_data, gpointer user_data)
 	    && (si = g_hash_table_lookup(stores, store)) != NULL
 	    && (mfi = g_hash_table_lookup(si->folders, folder->full_name)) != NULL
 	    && mfi->folder == folder) {
-		update_1folder(mfi, new, NULL);
+		update_1folder (mfi, new, uid, sender, subject, NULL);
 	}
 	G_UNLOCK (stores);
+
+	g_free (uid);
+	g_free (sender);
+	g_free (subject);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -519,7 +549,7 @@ void mail_note_folder(CamelFolder *folder)
 
 	mfi->folder = folder;
 
-	update_1folder(mfi, 0, NULL);
+	update_1folder (mfi, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	G_UNLOCK (stores);
 
diff --git a/plugins/mail-notification/mail-notification.c b/plugins/mail-notification/mail-notification.c
index b884b02..ab4fcda 100644
--- a/plugins/mail-notification/mail-notification.c
+++ b/plugins/mail-notification/mail-notification.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static DBusConnection *bus = NULL;
 static gboolean init_dbus (void);
 
 static void
-send_dbus_message (const gchar *name, const gchar *data, guint new)
+send_dbus_message (const gchar *name, const gchar *data, guint new, const gchar *msg_uid, const gchar *msg_sender, const gchar *msg_subject)
 {
 	DBusMessage *message;
 
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ send_dbus_message (const gchar *name, const gchar *data, guint new)
 					  DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
 	}
 
+	#define add_named_param(name, value)	\
+		if (value) {	\
+			gchar *val;	\
+			val = g_strconcat (name, ":", value, NULL);	\
+			dbus_message_append_args (message, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &val, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);	\
+		}
+
+	add_named_param ("msg_uid", msg_uid);
+	add_named_param ("msg_sender", msg_sender);
+	add_named_param ("msg_subject", msg_subject);
+
+	#undef add_named_param
+
 	/* Sends the message */
 	dbus_connection_send (bus, message, NULL);
 
@@ -196,14 +209,14 @@ static void
 new_notify_dbus (EMEventTargetFolder *t)
 {
 	if (bus != NULL)
-		send_dbus_message ("Newmail", t->uri, t->new);
+		send_dbus_message ("Newmail", t->uri, t->new, t->msg_uid, t->msg_sender, t->msg_subject);
 }
 
 static void
 read_notify_dbus (EMEventTargetMessage *t)
 {
 	if (bus != NULL)
-		send_dbus_message ("MessageReading", t->folder->name, 0);
+		send_dbus_message ("MessageReading", t->folder->name, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -462,11 +475,50 @@ new_notify_status (EMEventTargetFolder *t)
 		g_strdup (t->uri), (GDestroyNotify) g_free);
 
 	if (!status_count) {
+		EAccount *account;
+		gchar *name = t->name;
+
+		account = mail_config_get_account_by_source_url (t->uri);
+
+		if (account != NULL) {
+			name = g_strdup_printf (
+				"%s/%s", e_account_get_string (
+				account, E_ACCOUNT_NAME), name);
+		}
+
 		status_count = t->new;
-		/* To translators: '%d' is the number of mails recieved and '%s' is the name of the folder*/
+
+		/* To translators: '%d' is the count of mails received and '%s' is the name of the folder*/
 		msg = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("You have received %d new message\nin %s.",
 						 "You have received %d new messages\nin %s.",
-						 status_count),status_count, t->name);
+						 status_count), status_count, name);
+
+		if (name != t->name)
+			g_free (name);
+
+		if (t->msg_sender) {
+			gchar *tmp, *str;
+
+			/* To Translators: "From:" is preceding a new mail sender address, like "From: user@example.com" */
+			str = g_strdup_printf (_("From: %s"), t->msg_sender);
+			tmp = g_strconcat (msg, "\n", str, NULL);
+
+			g_free (msg);
+			g_free (str);
+			msg = tmp;
+		}
+
+		if (t->msg_subject) {
+			gchar *tmp, *str;
+
+			/* To Translators: "Subject:" is preceding a new mail subject, like "Subject: It happened again" */
+			str = g_strdup_printf (_("Subject: %s"), t->msg_subject);
+			tmp = g_strconcat (msg, "\n", str, NULL);
+
+			g_free (msg);
+			g_free (str);
+			msg = tmp;
+		}
 	} else {
 		status_count += t->new;
 		msg = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("You have received %d new message.",
