diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 221dcdeb0..bd55a6214 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - fix failure to decrypt first message to self after key synchronization
   via Autocrypt Setup Message #3352
 - Keep pgp key when you change your own email address #3351
+- Do not ignore Sent and Spam folders on Gmail #3369
 
 
 ## 1.83.0
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 7aac6d199..9d9a0989a 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ enum FolderMeaning {
     Sent,
     Drafts,
     Other,
+
+    /// Virtual folders.
+    ///
+    /// On Gmail there are virtual folders marked as \\All, \\Important and \\Flagged.
+    /// Delta Chat ignores these folders because the same messages can be fetched
+    /// from the real folder and the result of moving and deleting messages via
+    /// virtual folder is unclear.
+    Virtual,
 }
 
 impl FolderMeaning {
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ impl FolderMeaning {
             FolderMeaning::Sent => Some(Config::ConfiguredSentboxFolder),
             FolderMeaning::Drafts => None,
             FolderMeaning::Other => None,
+            FolderMeaning::Virtual => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1888,6 +1897,7 @@ fn get_folder_meaning(folder_name: &Name) -> FolderMeaning {
                 "\\Sent" => return FolderMeaning::Sent,
                 "\\Spam" | "\\Junk" => return FolderMeaning::Spam,
                 "\\Drafts" => return FolderMeaning::Drafts,
+                "\\All" | "\\Important" | "\\Flagged" => return FolderMeaning::Virtual,
                 _ => {}
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/imap/scan_folders.rs b/src/imap/scan_folders.rs
index e1c77bd04..cd4b6820b 100644
--- a/src/imap/scan_folders.rs
+++ b/src/imap/scan_folders.rs
@@ -35,16 +35,14 @@ impl Imap {
         let mut folder_configs = BTreeMap::new();
 
         for folder in folders {
-            // Gmail labels are not folders and should be skipped. For example,
-            // emails appear in the inbox and under "All Mail" as soon as it is
-            // received. The code used to wrongly conclude that the email had
-            // already been moved and left it in the inbox.
-            let folder_name = folder.name();
-            if folder_name.starts_with("[Gmail]") {
+            let folder_meaning = get_folder_meaning(&folder);
+            if folder_meaning == FolderMeaning::Virtual {
+                // Gmail has virtual folders that should be skipped. For example,
+                // emails appear in the inbox and under "All Mail" as soon as it is
+                // received. The code used to wrongly conclude that the email had
+                // already been moved and left it in the inbox.
                 continue;
             }
-
-            let folder_meaning = get_folder_meaning(&folder);
             let folder_name_meaning = get_folder_meaning_by_name(folder.name());
 
             if let Some(config) = folder_meaning.to_config() {