diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/account/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/account/SettingsActivity.kt
index ca0ada5a1cbe89b82816e185f9e2b8ec977e2de0..22cc425c293fb7e553cdbe795eb2df7c5a42d2e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/account/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/account/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceGroup
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat
 import at.bitfire.davdroid.InvalidAccountException
+import at.bitfire.davdroid.MailAccountSyncHelper
 import at.bitfire.davdroid.R
 import at.bitfire.davdroid.db.Credentials
 import at.bitfire.davdroid.log.Logger
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ class SettingsActivity: AppCompatActivity() {
             accountSettings?.credentials(credentials)
             clearOwnCloudData()
             reload()
+            MailAccountSyncHelper.syncMailAccounts(getApplication())
         }
 
         private fun clearOwnCloudData() {