diff --git a/.local/bin/mailsync b/.local/bin/mailsync
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..87f823f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/mailsync
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -x 
+pgrep -u "${USER:=$LOGNAME}" >/dev/null || { echo "$USER not logged in; sync will not run."; exit ;}
+pgrep -x mbsync >/dev/null && { echo "mbsync is already running." ; exit ;}
+
+ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || { echo "No internet connection detected."; exit ;}
+command -v notify-send >/dev/null || echo "Note that \`libnotify\` or \`libnotify-send\` should be installed for pop-up mail notifications with this script."
+
+DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$(id -u)/bus
+
+[ -d "$HOME/.local/share/password-store" ] && export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/password-store"
+
+notify() { notify-send --app-name="mutt-wizard" "mutt-wizard" "📬 $2 new mail(s) in \`$1\` account." ;}
+messageinfo() { notify-send --app-name="mutt-wizard" "📧$from:" "$subject" ;}
+
+syncandnotify() {
+    acc="$(echo "$account" | sed "s/.*\///")"
+    mbsync $opts "$acc"
+    new=$(find $(ls $HOME/.local/share/mail/$acc/* | grep -i inbox | sed 's/\://')/new -type f -newer "$HOME/.config/mutt/.mailsynclastrun" 2> /dev/null) 
+    newcount=$(echo "$new" | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+    echo $acc
+    echo $newcount
+    if [ "$newcount" -gt "0" ]; then
+        notify "$acc" "$newcount" &
+        for file in $new; do
+            # Extract subject and sender from mail.
+            from=$(awk '/^From: / && ++n ==1,/^\<.*\>:/' "$file" | perl -CS -MEncode -ne 'print decode("MIME-Header", $_)' | awk '{ $1=""; if (NF>=3)$NF=""; print $0 }' | sed 's/^[[:blank:]]*[\"'\''\<]*//;s/[\"'\''\>]*[[:blank:]]*$//')
+            subject=$(awk '/^Subject: / && ++n == 1,/^\<.*\>: / && ++i == 2' "$file" | head -n-1 | perl -CS -MEncode -ne 'print decode("MIME-Header", $_)' | sed 's/^Subject: //' | sed 's/^{[[:blank:]]*[\"'\''\<]*//;s/[\"'\''\>]*[[:blank:]]*$//' | tr -d '\n')
+	    messageinfo &
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
+if [ "$#" -eq "0" ]; then
+    accounts="$(awk '/^Channel/ {print $2}' "$HOME/.mbsyncrc")"
+else
+    for arg in "$@"; do
+        [ "${arg%${arg#?}}" = '-' ] && opts="${opts:+${opts} }${arg}" && shift 1
+    done
+    accounts=$*
+fi
+
+echo " 🔃" > /tmp/imapsyncicon_"$USER"
+( pkill -RTMIN+12 "${STATUSBAR:-blocks}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ) 2>/dev/null
+
+for account in $accounts
+do
+    syncandnotify &
+done
+
+wait
+rm -f /tmp/imapsyncicon_"$USER"
+( pkill -RTMIN+12 "${STATUSBAR:-blocks}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ) 2>/dev/null
+
+notmuch new 2>/dev/null
+
+#Create a touch file that indicates the time of the last run of mailsync
+touch "$HOME/.config/mutt/.mailsynclastrun"