diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-context.el b/mu4e/mu4e-context.el
index c506f566..fa3f3a9f 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-context.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-context.el
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ non-nil."
 		  (set (car cell) (cdr cell)))
 	  (mu4e-context-vars context)))
       (setq mu4e~context-current context)
+      (mu4e~main-view-real nil nil)
       (mu4e-message "Switched context to %s" (mu4e-context-name context)))
     context))