diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
index 348b8a0e..84ef2255 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ in the background; otherwise, pop up a window."
     (setq mu4e~update-buffer-name (buffer-name buf))
     (when (not run-in-background)
       (pop-to-buffer buf)
-      (special-mode))
+      (mu4e~update-mail-mode))
     (mu4e-index-message "Retrieving mail...")
     (set-process-sentinel proc
       (lambda (proc msg)
@@ -842,6 +842,11 @@ in the background; otherwise, pop up a window."
   (interrupt-process (get-buffer-process
                       (get-buffer mu4e~update-buffer-name)) t))
 
+(define-derived-mode mu4e~update-mail-mode special-mode "Mu4eUpdate" 
+    "Mode used to update emails in `mu4e'.")
+
+(define-key mu4e~update-mail-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-c") 'mu4e~interrupt-update-mail)
+
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