diff --git a/lib/account.js b/lib/account.js
index 253c78ef..f2d4a18d 100644
--- a/lib/account.js
+++ b/lib/account.js
@@ -189,6 +189,27 @@ class Account {
                     }
                     break;
 
+                case 'path':
+                    if (!accountData[key] || !accountData[key].length) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if (accountData[key].length > 1 && (/^"|"$/.test(accountData[key]) || /^\[|\]$/.test(accountData[key]))) {
+                        // seems like JSON array or string
+                        try {
+                            let value = JSON.parse(accountData[key]);
+                            if (value === null) {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            result[key] = value;
+                        } catch (err) {
+                            this.logger.error({ msg: 'Failed to parse input from Redis', key, value: accountData[key], err });
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // regular string
+                        result[key] = accountData[key];
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 case 'subconnections':
                     try {
                         let value = JSON.parse(accountData[key]);
@@ -301,12 +322,29 @@ class Account {
                     }
                     break;
 
+                case 'path':
+                    if (
+                        accountData[key] === null ||
+                        accountData[key] === '*' ||
+                        (Array.isArray(accountData[key]) && (accountData[key].length === 0 || (accountData[key].length === 1 && accountData[key][0] === '*')))
+                    ) {
+                        result[key] = '';
+                    } else {
+                        try {
+                            result[key] = JSON.stringify(accountData[key]);
+                        } catch (err) {
+                            this.logger.error({ msg: 'Failed to stringify input for Redis', key, err });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 case 'subconnections':
                     try {
                         result[key] = JSON.stringify(accountData[key]);
                     } catch (err) {
                         this.logger.error({ msg: 'Failed to stringify input for Redis', key, err });
                     }
+
                     break;
 
                 case 'imap':
@@ -520,7 +558,7 @@ class Account {
 
         if ('path' in accountData && !reconnectRequested) {
             try {
-                strictEqual(oldAccountData.path || '*', accountData.path || '*');
+                strictEqual(JSON.stringify(oldAccountData.path || '*'), JSON.stringify(accountData.path || '*'));
             } catch (err) {
                 // changes detected!
                 reconnectRequested = true;
diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 1e471d24..d5c54d41 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@ class Connection {
         mailbox = false;
     }
 
-    async getCurrentListing(options) {
+    async getCurrentListing(options, allowSecondary) {
         this.checkIMAPConnection();
 
+        const connectionClient = await this.getImapConnection(allowSecondary);
+
         let accountData = await this.accountObject.loadAccountData();
         let specialUseHints = {};
 
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ class Connection {
             specialUseHints
         });
 
-        let listing = await this.imapClient.list(options);
+        let listing = await connectionClient.list(options);
 
         let inboxData = (listing || []).find(entry => /^INBOX$/i.test(entry.path));
         if (inboxData && inboxData.delimiter) {
@@ -489,6 +491,12 @@ class Connection {
 
         try {
             let accountData = await this.accountObject.loadAccountData();
+
+            const accountPaths = [].concat(accountData.path || '*');
+            if (!accountPaths.length) {
+                accountPaths.push('*');
+            }
+
             let listing = await this.getCurrentListing();
 
             let syncNeeded = new Set();
@@ -497,8 +505,8 @@ class Connection {
                     // previously unseen
                     !this.mailboxes.has(normalizePath(entry.path))
                 ) {
-                    if (accountData.path && accountData.path !== '*') {
-                        if (accountData.path !== entry.path && accountData.path !== entry.specialUse) {
+                    if (!accountPaths.includes('*')) {
+                        if (!accountPaths.includes(entry.path) && !accountPaths.includes(entry.specialUse)) {
                             // ignore changes
                             entry.syncDisabled = true;
                         }
@@ -546,12 +554,22 @@ class Connection {
         this.isGmail = imapClient.capabilities.has('X-GM-EXT-1') && listing.some(entry => entry.specialUse === '\\All');
         this.isOutlook = /\boffice365\.com$/i.test(imapClient.host); // || /The Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 service is ready/.test(imapClient.greeting);
 
+        const accountPaths = [].concat(accountData.path || '*');
+        if (!accountPaths.length) {
+            accountPaths.push('*');
+        }
+
+        // store synced folder entries
+        const mainList = [];
+
         for (let entry of listing) {
-            if (accountData.path && accountData.path !== '*') {
-                if (accountData.path !== entry.path && accountData.path !== entry.specialUse) {
+            if (!accountPaths.includes('*')) {
+                if (!accountPaths.includes(entry.path) && !accountPaths.includes(entry.specialUse)) {
                     entry.syncDisabled = true;
                 } else {
-                    this.main = entry;
+                    // insert to stored list with the sorting index
+                    let index = accountPaths.indexOf(entry.path) >= 0 ? accountPaths.indexOf(entry.path) : accountPaths.indexOf(entry.specialUse);
+                    mainList.push({ index, entry });
                 }
             } else {
                 if ((this.isGmail && entry.specialUse === '\\All') || (!this.isGmail && entry.specialUse === '\\Inbox')) {
@@ -570,6 +588,11 @@ class Connection {
             this.mailboxes.set(normalizePath(entry.path), mailbox);
         }
 
+        if (mainList.length) {
+            // set the highest synced entry as the main folder
+            this.main = mainList.sort((a, b) => a.index - b.index)[0].entry;
+        }
+
         // Process untagged EXISTS responses
         imapClient.on('exists', async event => {
             if (!event || !event.path || !this.mailboxes.has(normalizePath(event.path))) {
@@ -1503,7 +1526,7 @@ class Connection {
     async listMailboxes(options) {
         this.checkIMAPConnection();
 
-        return await this.getCurrentListing(options);
+        return await this.getCurrentListing(options, true);
     }
 
     async moveMessage(id, target) {
@@ -1735,6 +1758,11 @@ class Connection {
     }
 
     runPostListing(accountData) {
+        const accountPaths = [].concat(accountData.path || '*');
+        if (!accountPaths.length) {
+            accountPaths.push('*');
+        }
+
         this.getCurrentListing()
             .then(listing => {
                 let syncNeeded = new Set();
@@ -1743,8 +1771,8 @@ class Connection {
                         // previously unseen
                         !this.mailboxes.has(normalizePath(entry.path))
                     ) {
-                        if (accountData.path && accountData.path !== '*') {
-                            if (accountData.path !== entry.path && accountData.path !== entry.specialUse) {
+                        if (!accountPaths.includes('*')) {
+                            if (!accountPaths.includes(entry.path) && !accountPaths.includes(entry.specialUse)) {
                                 // ignore changes
                                 entry.syncDisabled = true;
                             }
@@ -3365,7 +3393,7 @@ class Connection {
             if (err.mailboxMissing) {
                 // this mailbox is missing, refresh listing
                 try {
-                    await this.connection.getCurrentListing();
+                    await this.getCurrentListing(false, true);
                 } catch (E) {
                     this.logger.error({ msg: 'Missing mailbox', err, E });
                 }
@@ -3396,7 +3424,7 @@ class Connection {
 
         let mailboxes = [];
 
-        let listing = await this.getCurrentListing();
+        let listing = await this.getCurrentListing(false, true);
 
         for (let path of accountData.subconnections || []) {
             let entry = listing.find(entry => path === entry.path || path === entry.specialUse);
@@ -3405,16 +3433,21 @@ class Connection {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (accountData.path && entry.path === accountData.path) {
+            const accountPaths = [].concat(accountData.path || '*');
+            if (!accountPaths.length) {
+                accountPaths.push('*');
+            }
+
+            if (accountPaths.includes(entry.path)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (this.isGmail && (!accountData.path || accountData.path === '*') && !['\\Trash', '\\Junk'].includes(entry.specialUse)) {
+            if (this.isGmail && accountPaths.includes('*') && !['\\Trash', '\\Junk'].includes(entry.specialUse)) {
                 // no need to check this folder, as \All already covers it
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!this.isGmail && (!accountData.path || accountData.path === '*') && entry.specialUse === '\\Inbox') {
+            if (!this.isGmail && accountPaths.includes('*') && entry.specialUse === '\\Inbox') {
                 // already the default
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/lib/routes-ui.js b/lib/routes-ui.js
index b7e23ee4..f78e3710 100644
--- a/lib/routes-ui.js
+++ b/lib/routes-ui.js
@@ -6847,10 +6847,6 @@ ${Buffer.from(data.content, 'base64url').toString('base64')}
 
             accountData = formatAccountData(accountData);
 
-            if (accountData.path === '*') {
-                accountData.path = '';
-            }
-
             accountData.imap = accountData.imap || {
                 disabled: !accountData.oauth2
             };
@@ -6944,7 +6940,7 @@ ${Buffer.from(data.content, 'base64url').toString('base64')}
                         redirectUrl: `/admin/accounts/${request.params.account}`
                     }),
 
-                    showAdvanced: accountData.path || accountData.proxy || accountData.webhooks,
+                    showAdvanced: accountData.proxy || accountData.webhooks,
 
                     subConnectionInfo,
 
@@ -7283,7 +7279,6 @@ ${Buffer.from(data.content, 'base64url').toString('base64')}
                     email: request.payload.email,
                     proxy: request.payload.proxy,
                     smtpEhloName: request.payload.smtpEhloName,
-                    path: request.payload.path || '*',
                     webhooks: request.payload.webhooks
                 };
 
@@ -7457,8 +7452,6 @@ ${Buffer.from(data.content, 'base64url').toString('base64')}
                         .example('https://myservice.com/imap/webhooks')
                         .description('Account-specific webhook URL'),
 
-                    path: Joi.string().empty('').max(1024).default('').example('INBOX').description('Check changes only on selected path'),
-
                     smtp: Joi.boolean().truthy('Y', 'true', '1', 'on').falsy('N', 'false', 0, '').default(false),
 
                     smtp_auth_user: Joi.string().empty('').trim().max(1024),
diff --git a/lib/schemas.js b/lib/schemas.js
index 9585f30e..da887db6 100644
--- a/lib/schemas.js
+++ b/lib/schemas.js
@@ -1289,6 +1289,14 @@ const accountCountersSchema = Joi.object({
     events: Joi.object().unknown().description('Lifetime event counters').label('AcountCountersEvents').example({ messageNew: 30, messageDeleted: 5 })
 }).label('AccountCounters');
 
+const pathSchema = Joi.string().empty('').max(1024).example('INBOX');
+const accountPathSchema = Joi.alternatives()
+    .try(pathSchema, Joi.array().items(pathSchema).min(1))
+    .allow(null)
+    .description(
+        'Check changes only on selected paths. Either a single string path or an array of paths. Can use references like `"\\Sent"` or `"\\Inbox"`. Set to `null` to unset.'
+    );
+
 module.exports = {
     ADDRESS_STRATEGIES,
 
@@ -1318,7 +1326,8 @@ module.exports = {
     tokenRestrictionsSchema,
     accountIdSchema,
     ipSchema,
-    accountCountersSchema
+    accountCountersSchema,
+    accountPathSchema
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/workers/api.js b/workers/api.js
index 0d69ad74..18285e23 100644
--- a/workers/api.js
+++ b/workers/api.js
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ const {
     tokenRestrictionsSchema,
     accountIdSchema,
     ipSchema,
-    accountCountersSchema
+    accountCountersSchema,
+    accountPathSchema
 } = require('../lib/schemas');
 
 const FLAG_SORT_ORDER = ['\\Inbox', '\\Flagged', '\\Sent', '\\Drafts', '\\All', '\\Archive', '\\Junk', '\\Trash'];
@@ -2118,7 +2119,7 @@ When making API calls remember that requests against the same account are queued
                     name: Joi.string().max(256).required().example('My Email Account').description('Display name for the account'),
                     email: Joi.string().empty('').email().example('user@example.com').description('Default email address of the account'),
 
-                    path: Joi.string().empty('').max(1024).default('*').example('INBOX').description('Check changes only on selected path'),
+                    path: accountPathSchema,
 
                     subconnections: accountSchemas.subconnections,
 
@@ -2371,7 +2372,7 @@ When making API calls remember that requests against the same account are queued
                     name: Joi.string().max(256).example('My Email Account').description('Display name for the account'),
                     email: Joi.string().empty('').email().example('user@example.com').description('Default email address of the account'),
 
-                    path: Joi.string().empty('').max(1024).default('*').example('INBOX').description('Check changes only on selected path'),
+                    path: accountPathSchema,
 
                     subconnections: accountSchemas.subconnections,
 
@@ -2958,7 +2959,7 @@ When making API calls remember that requests against the same account are queued
                     notifyFrom: accountSchemas.notifyFrom,
                     syncFrom: accountSchemas.syncFrom,
 
-                    path: Joi.string().empty('').max(1024).default('*').example('INBOX').description('Check changes only on selected path'),
+                    path: accountPathSchema,
 
                     subconnections: accountSchemas.subconnections,