diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 240dd9a..54930aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ log = "0.4.14"
 maildir = "0.6.0"
 mailparse = "0.13.6"
 native-tls = "0.2.8"
-notmuch = "0.7.1"
+notmuch = { version = "0.7.1", optional = true }
 regex = "1.5.4"
 rfc2047-decoder = "0.1.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.118", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/config/account_config.rs b/src/config/account_config.rs
index b222abd..20c51ca 100644
--- a/src/config/account_config.rs
+++ b/src/config/account_config.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl<'a> AccountConfig {
                     DeserializedAccountConfig::Maildir(account) => {
                         account.default.unwrap_or_default()
                     }
+                    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
                     DeserializedAccountConfig::Notmuch(account) => {
                         account.default.unwrap_or_default()
                     }
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ impl<'a> AccountConfig {
                     maildir_dir: shellexpand::full(&config.maildir_dir)?.to_string().into(),
                 })
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
             DeserializedAccountConfig::Notmuch(config) => {
                 BackendConfig::Notmuch(NotmuchBackendConfig {
                     notmuch_database_dir: shellexpand::full(&config.notmuch_database_dir)?
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ impl<'a> AccountConfig {
 pub enum BackendConfig {
     Imap(ImapBackendConfig),
     Maildir(MaildirBackendConfig),
+    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
     Notmuch(NotmuchBackendConfig),
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ pub struct MaildirBackendConfig {
 }
 
 /// Represents the Notmuch backend.
+#[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct NotmuchBackendConfig {
     /// Represents the Notmuch database path.
diff --git a/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs b/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
index 4f5c440..80b59fb 100644
--- a/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
+++ b/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub trait ToDeserializedBaseAccountConfig {
 pub enum DeserializedAccountConfig {
     Imap(DeserializedImapAccountConfig),
     Maildir(DeserializedMaildirAccountConfig),
+    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
     Notmuch(DeserializedNotmuchAccountConfig),
 }
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ impl ToDeserializedBaseAccountConfig for DeserializedAccountConfig {
         match self {
             Self::Imap(config) => config.to_base(),
             Self::Maildir(config) => config.to_base(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
             Self::Notmuch(config) => config.to_base(),
         }
     }
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ make_account_config!(
 
 make_account_config!(DeserializedMaildirAccountConfig, maildir_dir: String);
 
+#[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
 make_account_config!(
     DeserializedNotmuchAccountConfig,
     notmuch_database_dir: String
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5e9a09a..48b162d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ pub mod backends {
         pub use maildir_flag::*;
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
     pub use self::notmuch::*;
+    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
     pub mod notmuch {
         pub mod notmuch_backend;
         pub use notmuch_backend::*;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f4db6b7..c99d4cc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{convert::TryFrom, env};
 use url::Url;
 
 use himalaya::{
-    backends::{imap_arg, imap_handler, Backend, ImapBackend, MaildirBackend, NotmuchBackend},
+    backends::{imap_arg, imap_handler, Backend, ImapBackend, MaildirBackend},
     compl::{compl_arg, compl_handler},
     config::{
         account_args, config_args, AccountConfig, BackendConfig, DeserializedConfig,
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use himalaya::{
     smtp::LettreService,
 };
 
+#[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
+use himalaya::backends::NotmuchBackend;
+
 fn create_app<'a>() -> clap::App<'a, 'a> {
     clap::App::new(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"))
         .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
         let mut imap;
         let mut maildir;
+        #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
         let mut notmuch;
         let backend: Box<&mut dyn Backend> = match backend_config {
             BackendConfig::Imap(ref imap_config) => {
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 maildir = MaildirBackend::new(&account_config, maildir_config);
                 Box::new(&mut maildir)
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
             BackendConfig::Notmuch(ref notmuch_config) => {
                 notmuch = NotmuchBackend::new(&account_config, notmuch_config)?;
                 Box::new(&mut notmuch)
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let mut printer = StdoutPrinter::try_from(m.value_of("output"))?;
     let mut imap;
     let mut maildir;
+    #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
     let mut notmuch;
     let backend: Box<&mut dyn Backend> = match backend_config {
         BackendConfig::Imap(ref imap_config) => {
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             maildir = MaildirBackend::new(&account_config, maildir_config);
             Box::new(&mut maildir)
         }
+        #[cfg(feature = "notmuch")]
         BackendConfig::Notmuch(ref notmuch_config) => {
             notmuch = NotmuchBackend::new(&account_config, notmuch_config)?;
             Box::new(&mut notmuch)