diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-main.el b/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
index 90dfd0af..7e4b756d 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-main.el
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ clicked."
            for bm in bmks
            for key = (string (plist-get bm :key))
            for name = (plist-get bm :name)
-           for query = (plist-get bm :query)
+           for query = (funcall (or mu4e-query-rewrite-function #'identity)
+                                (plist-get bm :query))
            for qcounts = (and (stringp query)
                               (cl-loop for q in queries
                                        when (string=
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
index d1151f93..cd4d5b71 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -826,7 +826,9 @@ When successful, call FUNC (if non-nil) afterwards."
   (setq mu4e-pong-func (lambda (info) (mu4e~pong-handler info func)))
   (mu4e~proc-ping
    (mapcar ;; send it a list of queries we'd like to see read/unread info for
-    (lambda (bm) (plist-get bm :query))
+    (lambda (bm)
+      (funcall (or mu4e-query-rewrite-function #'identity)
+               (plist-get bm :query)))
     ;; exclude bookmarks that are not strings, and with certain flags
     (seq-filter (lambda (bm)
                   (and (stringp (plist-get bm :query))