diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f7ba377..e788ddc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Expunge mbox after `move` and `delete` cmd [#83]
+
 ## [0.2.4] - 2021-04-09
 
 ### Added
@@ -144,3 +148,4 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#74]: https://github.com/soywod/himalaya/issues/74
 [#75]: https://github.com/soywod/himalaya/issues/75
 [#79]: https://github.com/soywod/himalaya/issues/79
+[#83]: https://github.com/soywod/himalaya/issues/83
diff --git a/src/imap/model.rs b/src/imap/model.rs
index 2040f03..6e9609b 100644
--- a/src/imap/model.rs
+++ b/src/imap/model.rs
@@ -220,4 +220,12 @@ impl<'ic> ImapConnector<'ic> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn expunge(&mut self, mbox: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        self.sess
+            .expunge()
+            .chain_err(|| format!("Could not expunge `{}`", mbox))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/msg/cli.rs b/src/msg/cli.rs
index 5e7d6da..a6ffb4e 100644
--- a/src/msg/cli.rs
+++ b/src/msg/cli.rs
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ pub fn msg_matches(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
             &uid, &target
         );
 
+        imap_conn.expunge(mbox)?;
         imap_conn.logout();
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ pub fn msg_matches(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
         imap_conn.add_flags(mbox, uid, "\\Seen \\Deleted")?;
         info!("Message {} successfully deleted", &uid);
 
+        imap_conn.expunge(mbox)?;
         imap_conn.logout();
         return Ok(());
     }