diff --git a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
index db21d5a80..36eead2d9 100644
--- a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
+++ b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
@@ -738,6 +738,16 @@ static NSArray *reminderValues = nil;
   return [userDefaults mailShowSubscribedFoldersOnly];
 }
 
+- (void) setSynchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders: (BOOL) synchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders
+{
+  [userDefaults setSynchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders: synchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders];
+}
+
+- (BOOL) synchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders
+{
+  return [userDefaults synchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders];
+}
+
 - (void) setSortByThreads: (BOOL) sortByThreads
 {
   [userDefaults setMailSortByThreads: sortByThreads];
diff --git a/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.wox b/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.wox
index 443c942a9..073d4e333 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.wox
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
                 var:checked="showSubscribedFoldersOnly" />
                 <var:string label:value="Show subscribed mailboxes only"/></dd>
               <dt></dt>
+              <dd><input type="checkbox"
+                const:name="synchronizeOnlyDefaultFolders"
+                const:id="synchronizeOnlyDefaultFolders"
+                var:checked="synchronizeOnlyDefaultMailFolders" />
+                <var:string label:value="Synchronize only default mail folders (EAS)"/></dd>
+               <dt></dt>
               <dd><input type="checkbox"
                 const:name="sortByThreads"
                 const:id="sortByThreads"