5 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/buffy.c b/buffy.c
index ab9e870f..b7f722ef 100644
--- a/buffy.c
+++ b/buffy.c
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ int mutt_buffy_check (int force)
       BuffyNotify++;
   }
 
+  /* update postponed count as well, on force */
+  if (force && Postponed)
+    mutt_num_postponed ();
+
   BuffyDoneTime = BuffyTime;
   return (BuffyCount);
 }
diff --git a/globals.h b/globals.h
index 36ed6350..1de45f52 100644
--- a/globals.h
+++ b/globals.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ WHERE short HistSize;
 WHERE short PagerContext;
 WHERE short PagerIndexLines;
 WHERE short PopPort;
+WHERE short PostCount INITVAL(0);
 WHERE short ReadInc;
 WHERE short SendmailWait;
 WHERE short Timeout;
diff --git a/postpone.c b/postpone.c
index 9577477c..a5aebf62 100644
--- a/postpone.c
+++ b/postpone.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static struct mapping_t PostponeHelp[] = {
 
 
 
-static short PostCount = 0;
 static time_t LastModify = 0;
 static CONTEXT *PostContext = NULL;
 
diff --git a/send.c b/send.c
index ed97deb7..2a0b6bb3 100644
--- a/send.c
+++ b/send.c
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ main_loop:
 	goto main_loop;
       }
       mutt_message _("Message postponed.");
+      PostCount++;
+      mutt_num_postponed ();
       goto cleanup;
     }
   }
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index 1f11fb27..a53703de 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ status_format_str (char *buf, size_t buflen, char op, const char *src,
       break;
 
     case 'p':
-      count = mutt_num_postponed ();
+      count = PostCount;
       if (!optional)
       {
 	snprintf (fmt, sizeof (fmt), "%%%sd", prefix);