diff --git a/imap/browse.c b/imap/browse.c
index acda9f9..e65c089 100644
--- a/imap/browse.c
+++ b/imap/browse.c
@@ -449,5 +449,7 @@ static void imap_add_folder (char delim, char *folder, int noselect,
 
 static int compare_names(struct folder_file *a, struct folder_file *b) 
 {
-  return mutt_strcmp(a->name, b->name);
+  return mutt_is_inbox (a->name) ? -1 :
+         mutt_is_inbox (b->name) ?  1 :
+         mutt_strcmp (a->name, b->name);
 }
diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index 5f7c38f..1f16981 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -1087,3 +1087,9 @@ int mutt_atol (const char *str, long *dst)
     return -1;
   return 0;
 }
+
+int  mutt_is_inbox(const char *path)
+{
+  size_t plen = mutt_strlen(path);
+  return plen >= 5 && 0 == mutt_strcasecmp(path + plen - 5, "inbox");
+}
diff --git a/lib.h b/lib.h
index c048f8c..cb26bd1 100644
--- a/lib.h
+++ b/lib.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void mutt_str_adjust (char **p);
 void mutt_unlink (const char *);
 void safe_free (void *);
 void safe_realloc (void *, size_t);
+int  mutt_is_inbox(const char *path);
 
 const char *mutt_strsysexit(int e);
 #endif
diff --git a/sidebar.c b/sidebar.c
index a0162cd..82be890 100644
--- a/sidebar.c
+++ b/sidebar.c
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ static int cb_qsort_sbe (const void *a, const void *b)
       result = (b2->msg_flagged - b1->msg_flagged);
       break;
     case SORT_PATH:
-      result = mutt_strcoll (b1->path, b2->path);
+      result = mutt_is_inbox (b1->path) ? -1 :
+               mutt_is_inbox (b2->path) ?  1 :
+               mutt_strcoll (b1->path, b2->path);           
       break;
   }