diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e719ac389..2350f75f0 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ pub enum Config {
     /// The options are from the `WhoCanCallMe` enum.
     #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
     WhoCanCallMe,
+
+    /// Experimental option denoting that the current profile is shared between multiple team members.
+    /// For now, the only effect of this option is that seen flags are not synchronized.
+    TeamProfile,
 }
 
 impl Config {
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 12c3f645d..d6f72f491 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -1106,6 +1106,10 @@ impl Context {
                 .await?
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
         );
+        res.insert(
+            "team_profile",
+            self.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await?.to_string(),
+        );
 
         let elapsed = time_elapsed(&self.creation_time);
         res.insert("uptime", duration_to_str(elapsed));
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 0806c14a9..84c91ba63 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -1112,6 +1112,11 @@ impl Session {
 
     /// Stores pending `\Seen` flags for messages in `imap_markseen` table.
     pub(crate) async fn store_seen_flags_on_imap(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
+        if context.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await? {
+            info!(context, "Team profile, skipping seen flag synchronization.");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let rows = context
             .sql
             .query_map_vec(
@@ -1180,6 +1185,11 @@ impl Session {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
+        if context.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await? {
+            info!(context, "Team profile, skipping seen flag synchronization.");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let create = false;
         let folder_exists = self
             .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)