diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
index 4eaee2d9..0b9546c1 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
@@ -866,9 +866,9 @@ message view. If this succeeds, return the new docid. Otherwise,
 return nil."
   (interactive "P")
   (mu4e~view-in-headers-context 
-    (mu4e-headers-next-unread backwards)))
-;; NOTE perhaps nice to have it also _select_ the found message;
-;; but it seems emacs gets a bit confused when we try that.
+    (mu4e-headers-next-unread backwards))
+  (mu4e-select-other-view)
+  (mu4e-headers-view-message))
 
 
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