diff --git a/afew/Settings.py b/afew/Settings.py
index 44d6f3c..1d4f658 100644
--- a/afew/Settings.py
+++ b/afew/Settings.py
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@
 
 # All the values for keys listed here are interpreted as ;-delimited lists
 value_is_a_list = ['tags', 'tags_blacklist']
-mail_mover_section = 'MailMover'
+folder_mail_mover_section = 'MailMover'
 
 section_re = re.compile(r'^(?P<name>[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)(\((?P<parent_class>[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)\)|\.(?P<index>\d+))?$', re.I)
-
-
 def get_filter_chain(database):
     filter_chain = []
 
     for section in settings.sections():
-        if section == 'global' or section == mail_mover_section:
+        if section in ['global', folder_mail_mover_section]:
             continue
 
         match = section_re.match(section)
@@ -64,17 +62,29 @@ def get_filter_chain(database):
 
     return filter_chain
 
+def get_mail_move_kind():
+    return settings.get('global', 'mail_mover_kind', fallback='folder')
+
+def get_mail_move_section(kind):
+    if kind == 'folder':
+        return folder_mail_mover_section
+
+def get_mail_move_rules(kind):
+    section = get_mail_move_section(kind)
+    if kind == 'query':
+        rule_id_key = 'rules'
+    else:
+        rule_id_key = 'folders'
 
-def get_mail_move_rules():
     rule_pattern = re.compile(r"'(.+?)':((?P<quote>['\"])(.*?)(?P=quote)|\S+)")
-    if settings.has_option(mail_mover_section, 'folders'):
+    if settings.has_option(section, rule_id_key):
         all_rules = collections.OrderedDict()
 
-        for folder in shlex.split(settings.get(mail_mover_section, 'folders')):
-            if settings.has_option(mail_mover_section, folder):
+        for folder in shlex.split(settings.get(section, rule_id_key)):
+            if settings.has_option(section, folder):
                 rules = collections.OrderedDict()
                 raw_rules = re.findall(rule_pattern,
-                                       settings.get(mail_mover_section, folder))
+                                       settings.get(section, folder))
                 for rule in raw_rules:
                     query = rule[0]
                     destination = rule[3] or rule[1]
@@ -87,16 +97,14 @@ def get_mail_move_rules():
     else:
         raise NameError("No folders defined to move mails from.")
 
-
-def get_mail_move_age():
+def get_mail_move_age(section):
     max_age = 0
-    if settings.has_option(mail_mover_section, 'max_age'):
-        max_age = settings.get(mail_mover_section, 'max_age')
+    if settings.has_option(section, 'max_age'):
+        max_age = settings.get(section, 'max_age')
     return max_age
 
-
-def get_mail_move_rename():
+def get_mail_move_rename(section):
     rename = False
-    if settings.has_option(mail_mover_section, 'rename'):
-        rename = settings.get(mail_mover_section, 'rename').lower() == 'true'
+    if settings.has_option(section, 'rename'):
+        rename = settings.get(section, 'rename').lower() == 'true'
     return rename
diff --git a/afew/commands.py b/afew/commands.py
index 4017df6..8da57af 100644
--- a/afew/commands.py
+++ b/afew/commands.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 from afew.main import main as inner_main
 from afew.FilterRegistry import all_filters
 from afew.Settings import user_config_dir, get_filter_chain, \
-    get_mail_move_rules, get_mail_move_age, get_mail_move_rename
+    get_mail_move_kind, get_mail_move_section, get_mail_move_rules, \
+    get_mail_move_age, get_mail_move_rename
 from afew.NotmuchSettings import read_notmuch_settings, get_notmuch_new_query
 from afew.version import version
 
@@ -136,9 +137,12 @@ def main():
         __import__(file_name[:-3], level=0)
 
     if args.move_mails:
-        args.mail_move_rules = get_mail_move_rules()
-        args.mail_move_age = get_mail_move_age()
-        args.mail_move_rename = get_mail_move_rename()
+        args.mail_move_kind = get_mail_move_kind()
+        section = get_mail_move_section(args.mail_move_kind)
+
+        args.mail_move_rules = get_mail_move_rules(args.mail_move_kind)
+        args.mail_move_age = get_mail_move_age(section)
+        args.mail_move_rename = get_mail_move_rename(section)
 
     with Database() as database:
         configured_filter_chain = get_filter_chain(database)
diff --git a/afew/main.py b/afew/main.py
index 6cc20d1..6151de2 100644
--- a/afew/main.py
+++ b/afew/main.py
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ def main(options, database, query_string):
         watch_for_new_files(options, database,
                             quick_find_dirs_hack(database.db_path))
     elif options.move_mails:
+        if options.mail_move_kind == 'folder':
+            mover_class = FolderMailMover
+        else:
+            sys.exit('Mail mover kind {:r} is not recognized'.format(options.mail_move_kind))
+
         for maildir, rules in options.mail_move_rules.items():
-            mover = FolderMailMover(
+            mover = mover_class(
                 max_age=options.mail_move_age,
                 rename=options.mail_move_rename,
                 dry_run=options.dry_run,