diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-main.el b/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
index 5c695944..fb117c9a 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ clicked."
                              (count  (plist-get (car qcounts) :count)))
                          (format
                           "%s (%s/%s)"
-                          (make-string (- longest (length name)) ? )
+                          (make-string (- longest (string-width name)) ? )
                           (propertize (number-to-string unread)
                                       'face 'mu4e-header-key-face)
                           count))
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ clicked."
                              (count  (plist-get (car qcounts) :count)))
                          (format
                           "%s (%s/%s)"
-                          (make-string (- longest (length name)) ? )
+                          (make-string (- longest (string-width name)) ? )
                           (propertize (number-to-string unread)
                                       'face 'mu4e-header-key-face)
                           count))
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
index 882b7f90..373fd0ff 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ This is meant to be the exact same data structure as
   "Return the length of longest name of bookmarks and maildirs."
   (cl-loop for b in (append (mu4e-bookmarks)
                             (mu4e~maildirs-with-query))
-           maximize (length (plist-get b :name))))
+           maximize (string-width (plist-get b :name))))
 
 
 ;;; Indexing & Updating